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In the Bag by Kate Klise I originally posted about this book a couple of years ago. You can read the review here. But summer is windin...

Disenchantments by Nina LaCour All summer long I've been making a list of "Road Trip" books so that I could do an entire p...

Shark Life by Peter Benchley Already missing Shark Week???? I know, it's tough to go from sharks, sharks, sharks 24-7, to...nothin...

Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando This is the summer that many of my friends have been sending their kids off to college. And man...

Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry So, I haven't actually read this book, but today is my dad's birthday and this is the book that ...

The Secrets of Tree Taylor by Dandi Daley Mackall Tree Taylor has two goals for summer: have her first real kiss; and become a writer.  ...

Poem-Mobiles: Crazy Car Poems by J. Patrick Lews and Douglas Florian Oh. My. Gosh.  My two favorite poets for kids have teamed up on a...

Blind Spot for Boys by Justina Chen Okay, I cannot do justice to this book in a few sentences. But I will say that reading this book a f...

Lulu's Mysterious Mission by Judith Viorst First, I want to say that I love this author. LOVE. Not afraid to gush about it either. S...

If I Stay by Gayle Forman It's not too late to read this book before the movie hits theaters this weekend!!! And don't forget....

Devoted by Dick Hoyt Another of my favorite triathlete stories. You can read my original review here. I know that you've probably ...

Iron Heart by Brian Boyle I discovered this book about 4 years ago. It has been one of my "go to" titles to recommend widely f...

Whatever After #5: Bad Hair Day by Sarah Mlynowski This is such a great series! There are many fractured fairy tale stories out there th...

The Tree House that Jack Built by Bonnie Verburg & Mark Teague I love all things Mark Teague.  From his "How Do Dinosaurs......

The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith I love everything written by Jennifer E. Smith. EVERYTHING! This is her latest, and f...

The Chicken Squad by Doreen Cronin They're baaaaaack. Those cute chicks from the author's JJ Tully Mystery series. And now t...

The Giver by Lois Lowry Well, I'm not going to say too much about this book, other than you must read it! And if you've alread...

The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel I booktalked this one like crazy in June to my 6th grade students for summer reading. I am a huge fan o...

The Cat with Seven Names by Tony Johnston, Illustrated by Christine Davenier. Animal lovers of all ages, have I got a book for you. A ...

Breathe, Annie Breathe by Miranda Kenneally Okay, I do gush over a lot of books. But I am not lying when I say that this is one of the m...