by Dawn | Dec 12, 2011 | Picture Book
A young boy remembers the stories his father told him about he and his family living through the great depression. No matter how rough it got there is a sense of optimism in the family. 40 pages ISBN-13: 978-0375861970 Reviewed by: Frank Hodge, Bookseller Emeritus,...
by Dawn | Dec 12, 2011 | Mystery
Trophy disappears from the display case at Mary Todd Lincoln Middle School and a nature week for the 8th graders is cancelled until the trophy is returned. Bethedsa Fielding with cohort Tenny Boyer set out to solve the case. However with each clue uncovered a new...
by Dawn | Dec 12, 2011 | Action / Adventure
Story of a dog’s coming of age as the dog, Rascal, desperately tries to save the life of his injured human boy master. His trials bring him in contact with many animal denizens of the bayou. 208 pages ISBN-13: 978-0375866517 Reviewed by: Frank Hodge,...
by Dawn | Dec 12, 2011 | Picture Book
“Will I see you again?” Gus asks his dog Ella. “A promise made under a full moon cannot be broken,” she replies. What is more natural than a boy and his dog sitting together under the moon? Nothing—except that Gus has his arm around his skeletal dog, who died earlier...
by Dawn | Dec 12, 2011 | Picture Book
Bad Kitty is decidedly Grinch-like about Christmas, and she has an alphabet of reasons why she’s unhappy and acts she has committed against the household’s Christmas preparations to show it. After her poor behavior, the family takes her and Poor Puppy off to see Uncle...