Category Archives: Harper Collins Publishers

Frightful Friday: Supernatural: Bobby Singer’s Guide to Hunting by David Reed

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured book is Supernatural: Bobby Singer’s Guide to Hunting.   Paperback:272 pages Publisher:It Books; Original edition (September … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: Little Goblins Ten by Pamela Jane

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover:32 pages Publisher:HarperCollins (July 26, 2011) ISBN-10: 0061767980 Source: Publisher Last year, my boys & I reviewed Pamela Jane’s A Vampire is Coming to Dinner.  Here’s a synopsis from Publisher’s Weekly: Read along as the narrator … Continue reading →

Posted in 4-8 years of age, Harper Collins Publishers, Kid-Lit/Middle Grade, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review | 6 Comments

Review: The Devil’s Star by Jo Nesbø

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 464 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Reprint edition (February 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 0061133981 Source: Publisher Harry Hole, Oslo police detective, is called in to investigate the murder of a young woman.  Her finger was amputated and a red diamond is … Continue reading →

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Review: Harry Potter-Film Wizardry by Brian Sibley

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Collins Design (October 19, 2010) ISBN-10: 0061997811 Source: Publisher Looking for the perfect book for a Harry Potter fan? Harry Potter Film Wizardry is without a doubt the perfect gift! Get a glimpse inside the world … Continue reading →

Posted in 4-8 years of age, 7-10 years of age, 8-12 years of age, Harper Collins Publishers, Kid-Lit/Middle Grade, Review | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

Review: The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st edition (September 7, 2010) ISBN-10: 0061961086 Source: Publisher Aldwyn is a rough & tough alley cat on the run from a bounty hunter.  He’s able to sneak into a shop … Continue reading →

Posted in 7-10 years of age, 8-12 years of age, Harper Collins Publishers, Kid-Lit/Middle Grade, Review | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Review: In A Dark, Dark Room by Alvin Schwartz

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 64 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (October 2, 1985) ISBN-10: 0064440907 Source: Library copy I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention this collection of stories, also retold by Alvin Schwartz, who I consider the king of scary … Continue reading →

Posted in 4-8 years of age, 7-10 years of age, Fright Fest, Harper Collins Publishers, Horror, Review | 4 Comments

Review: Leaving Before It’s Over by Jean Reynolds Page

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Avon A (August 10, 2010) ISBN-10: 0061876925 Source: Publisher Roy Vines and his wife Rosalind, like the rest of the residents of the rural North Carolina town in which they lived, have hit upon rough times. … Continue reading →

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Review: The Blessings of the Animals by Katrina Kittle

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 464 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; 1 edition (August 3, 2010) Source: Publisher ISBN-10: 0061906077 When they were young, Bobby rescued Cami from debilitating anorexia.  Decades later, she needs saving again when he decides he wants to end their marriage.  … Continue reading →

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Review: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (August 3, 2010) ISBN-10: 0061843415 Source: Publisher Summertime is nearing an end.  Thirteen-year-old Henry hasn’t done much but watch television.  He lives with his mother Adele who, since the divorce from his … Continue reading →

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Review: The Truth About Delilah Blue by Tish Cohen

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial (June 8, 2010) Language: English Source: Publisher Delilah Blue is a twenty-year old budding artist, so desperate to enter art school that she begins to model nude for art students in an attempt to … Continue reading →

Posted in Harper Collins Publishers, Review, Women's Fiction | 9 Comments