Book Reviews – Kids

Summer Reading list “Sail-Away-on-a-Good-Read” and Pop Up Bookstore from Island Readers and Writers

June 28, 2017

In addition to their “Sail-Away-on-a-Good-Read”  summer reading list, the local organization Island Readers and Writers, based in Southwest Harbor, will be holding 2 POP UP bookstores this summer—one of them right here at our library . . . read more »

As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds 2016

May 2, 2017

I love this book. It’s about two boys spending the summer with their grandparents in the south. The Grandpa is blind and both Grandma and Grandpa have lots of left over issues from loosing a . . . read more »

If you love Game of Thrones…

March 22, 2017

 

All We Left Behind by Ingrid Sundberg (2015)

January 25, 2017

This was a tough book for me to read; I think it would be for any parent or caregiver of teens. It is compelling, well written, and the characters are believable. I can see how it . . . read more »

Sit, Stay, Love by JJ Howard

November 4, 2016

This is A sweet little story, very light and easy about a dog crazy girl and a dog crazy boy who finally get together. I can see the use of such books for kids who . . . read more »

Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury 2007

November 4, 2016

Amanda was right about this book of course; it’s a great adventure story. It’s fiction based on a real earthquake in Hawaii in 1975 and a troop of scouts who were caught in it. It’s . . . read more »

House Arrest by K.A. Holt 2015

September 12, 2016

At first I was put off by the unsympathetic treatment of this 12 yr old boy who stole a wallet out of desperation to help his Mom and his critically ill baby brother, Levi. (shades . . . read more »

This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

September 12, 2016

This is a collection of stories where the animals in the author’s life have trained him or taught him something instead of the other way around. His observations are sharp and entertaining. His stories illustrate . . . read more »

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

September 12, 2016

I really enjoyed the nostalgic fun of being  back in the world of Harry Potter where I spent so much time when the books first came out. Reading a play was great too; I enjoyed . . . read more »

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

September 12, 2016

I really enjoyed the nostalgic fun of being  back in the world of Harry Potter where I spent so much time when the books first came out. Reading a play was great too; I enjoyed . . . read more »