Category: Mysteries
Enigma: Graeme Base
Enigma by Graeme Base Reading level: Ages 5-10 Hardcover: 48 pages Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers (September 1, 2008) As someone who doesn’t remember many books from her childhood, I still have fond memories of sitting in the playground at school, reading best selling author Graeme Base’s Animalia. I was forever searching for the [...]
The Gollywhopper Games: Jody Feldman
The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Greenwillow (March 4, 2008) Where do I start? How about with a big fat ‘I loved this book’ and had so much fun reading it. Everyone loves Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which just happens to be the inspiration [...]
The Sisters Grimm
Once Upon a Crime (The Sisters Grimm, Book 4) by Michael Buckley Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Amulet (May 1, 2007) The Sisters Grimm series is wonderfully witty, full of adventure and mystery, and set in a fairy-tale community. The series is based on the idea that authors such as Hans Christian [...]
Blizzard of the Blue Moon
Blizzard of the Blue Moon #36 by Mary Pope Osborne Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 128 pages Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (September 26, 2006) The sparkling snow cover sucks you in, and once you start reading… it keeps you hooked until the end. The Magic Tree House series is an excellent choice [...]
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: March 25, 2008 The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 544 pages Publisher: Scholastic Press (January 30, 2007) Source: Personal collection
