Half Magic128 reviews Edward Eager Odyssey Classics, 1999 audio books + Half Magic is Twice the Fun + More Than Half The Fun + Good Fiction + Much more clever by half!             The Book Thief437 reviews Markus Zusak Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007 Beautiful, Poignant, Touching + For middle school through middle age and then some + Great Book for Any Season! + amazing + Haunting             The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (Penderwicks ...94 reviews Jeanne Birdsall Yearling, 2007 The Penderwicks + Well-Written, Character-Driven Novel That's Fun! + A New Book with Clasic Appeal One day I found this book lying around in my house. As always, I love to curl up with a good book. So when I started to read it, I couldn't put it down. This is a realistic fiction book that talks about an adventure four sisters encounter with. The summer adventure has twist and turns, sure to stay ...             Counting on Grace6 reviews Elizabeth Winthrop Yearling, 2007 How sweet the sound + Outstanding for Readers of All Ages + one of the best young adult novels I've ever read: beautiful, powerful, utter delight + Counting on Grace + new information             Bloomability185 reviews Sharon Creech Macmillan Children's Books, 2001 AN INCREDIBLE BOOK + An Exquisite Book + Bloomability This is the best book I have read in a while; it is really a breath of fresh air. The characters are more complex, and the story line is more interesting, than any of her past books. Therefore I don't recommend it to novice readers. It is true beauty.             The Wish List101 reviews Eoin Colfer Scholastic Inc., 2004 A fun, easy read + One of Colfer's best + A fun read + Heaven and Hell and a Soulfight             Journey to the River Sea42 reviews Eva Ibbotson Macmillan Children's Books, 2008 What a great book! + Boring at the start... Exciting in the middle... Inspiring at the end! + Circumstances Don't Dampen This Orphan's Spirit + Jigsaw puzzle + An interesting Journey to the River Sea             Twilight Child Sally Warner Viking Juvenile, 2006 Eleni didn’t choose to be a twilight child; it chose her. Born on the longest day of the year in the northern country of Finland, Eleni can communicate with creatures unseen by others—the tontuu of the sauna, the blue men of the Minch, and the brounies of the Scottish highlands. Part of her life is touched by magic, but the other is touched by sorrow. After losing her home, her family, and ...             Children Of The Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure (Children Of The Lamp)115 reviews P. B. Kerr Scholastic Paperbacks, 2005 Excellent read + Promising premise....... + Barbie Jett is CRAZY! I found P.B. Kerr's Children of the Lamp to be an entertaining book. I highly recommended it to my daughter who was 11 and she also loved the book. The book follows a good story line, keeps the audience interested. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys things a bit out of the ordinary. ...             Gregor The Overlander (Underland Chronicles)141 reviews Suzanne Collins Scholastic Paperbacks, 2004 Gregor the Overlander is the best! + Gregor's Book Review + Gregor the Overlander This book was really good! I read to my kids almost every night, and usually end up reading something that doesn't hold my attention. Gregor kept it and made me want to read longer!!! My kids enjoyed them and so did I.             Listening for Lions21 reviews Gloria Whelan HarperTrophy, 2006 Wonderful Book! + Great Book + More is more? More or less... + A good read!             Midnight for Charlie Bone (The Children of the Red King, Book 1)192 reviews Jenny Nimmo Orchard, 2003 You're In for Charlie Bone! + got here quickly Midnight For Charlie Bone is full of fantasy and wonder! Charlie Bone finds out he can hear people talking in photographs. Turns out, to his disappointment, he has to go to special boarding school for children with magical talent. Charlie Bone is left with a strange briefcase from a bookshop that ...             The Star of Kazan30 reviews Eva Ibbotson Puffin, 2006 This is the BEST book EVER EVER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + Enjoyable for the whole family + Don't miss this book! This is my all-time favorite book. It is one of those books you just can't put down. I would be dishonest to say it had any flaws. My favorite parts are where Anika (the main character) is listening to her neighbors' aunt's stories, especially about how the jewel shop owner gave the old woman ...             The Boggart47 reviews Susan Cooper Aladdin, 2005 A mischievous read . . . + HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS I am already a huge fan of Susan Cooper and I thoroughly enjoyed the Boggart. I loved all the mischief that the Boggart gets into, and how as a reader you come to appreciate his cunning. Knowing every ones' point of view makes already funny situations hilarious. Susan Cooper's characterization has ...             The Wish List101 reviews Eoin Colfer Scholastic Inc., 2004 A fun, easy read + One of Colfer's best + A fun read + Heaven and Hell and a Soulfight             The Boggart47 reviews Susan Cooper Aladdin, 2005 A mischievous read . . . + HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS I am already a huge fan of Susan Cooper and I thoroughly enjoyed the Boggart. I loved all the mischief that the Boggart gets into, and how as a reader you come to appreciate his cunning. Knowing every ones' point of view makes already funny situations hilarious. Susan Cooper's characterization has ...             Midnight for Charlie Bone (The Children of the Red King, Book 1)192 reviews Jenny Nimmo Orchard, 2003 You're In for Charlie Bone! + got here quickly Midnight For Charlie Bone is full of fantasy and wonder! Charlie Bone finds out he can hear people talking in photographs. Turns out, to his disappointment, he has to go to special boarding school for children with magical talent. Charlie Bone is left with a strange briefcase from a bookshop that ...             Twilight Child Sally Warner Viking Juvenile, 2006 Eleni didn’t choose to be a twilight child; it chose her. Born on the longest day of the year in the northern country of Finland, Eleni can communicate with creatures unseen by others—the tontuu of the sauna, the blue men of the Minch, and the brounies of the Scottish highlands. Part of her life is touched by magic, but the other is touched by sorrow. After losing her home, her family, and ...             Bloomability185 reviews Sharon Creech Macmillan Children's Books, 2001 AN INCREDIBLE BOOK + An Exquisite Book + Bloomability This is the best book I have read in a while; it is really a breath of fresh air. The characters are more complex, and the story line is more interesting, than any of her past books. Therefore I don't recommend it to novice readers. It is true beauty.             Listening for Lions21 reviews Gloria Whelan HarperTrophy, 2006 Wonderful Book! + Great Book + More is more? More or less... + A good read!