As Simple As It Seems

From Donna Barnes author: Weeks, Sarah As Simple As It Seems This book tells the story of a twelve year old girl named Verbena who is struggling with many changes the summer after fifth grade.   Her first change occurs when her best friend since kindergarten has abandoned Verbena for a more popular girl.  This is [...]

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Spring Pearl : the last flower

From Donna Barnes author: Yep, Laurence Spring Pearl : the last flower  Looking for a book with an adventurous heroine? Spring Pearl by Laurence Yep is a book from the Girls of Many Land series that offers readers a suspenseful and eye opening adventure to the world of Canton, China during the 1857 Opium War.  [...]

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The Capture (Guardians of Ga’Hoole: Book 1)

From Donna Barnes author: Lasky, Kathryn  The Capture (Guardians of Ga’Hoole: Book 1) With the upcoming movie release of The Guardians of Ga’Hoole, based on the book with the same name by Kathryn Lasky, I read the book and was pleasantly surprised at all of the wonderful messages of friendship, leadership and believing in yourself that [...]

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The Unfinished Angel

From Donna Barnes author: Creech, Sharon The Unfinished Angel There is an angel living in a tiny Alpine village where life is quiet and good-until an American girl named Zola arrives with her father to open up an international school for children.  Our “angel”  feels untrained and without a mission until Zola arrives.  Unlike everyone [...]

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