Dragon Masters: Secret of the Water Dragon Tracey West 3.5 Stars In third edition of the “Dragon Masters” series the four young dragon masters are trying to learn how to ride their four dragons. However, in the midst of trying to learn how to ride their dragons Bo finds a black feather on his pillow.…
Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny John Himmelman 5 Stars Bunjitsu Bunny is a young rabbit girl named Isabel who is studying bunjitsu. Isabel can do all kinds of things: throwing, hitting, kicking, all sorts of bunjitsu type of things. But she is also very kind and smart. When things don’t go Isabel’s way, she is able…
Frank Einstein and the Electro-Finger Jon Scieszka 4 Stars In this second edition of the “Frank Einstein” books, Frank and Watson are learning about energy. While inventing an environmentally safe for of energy (the electro-finger) that can be used thanks to the magnetism of the world, evil scientist T. Edison is trying to destroy energy…
Sofia Martinez: My Family Adventure Jacqueline Jules illustrated by Kim Smith 4 Stars Sofia Martinez is one of my new favorite characters. She is smart. She is funny. She loves her family. And I just wish that she was a real girl who came to my library programs. Because she is cool. This book is…
The Princess in Black Shannon Hale and Dean Hale illustrated by LeUyen Pham 5 Stars Princess Magnolia has a secret. She isn’t just a princess. She is also a superhero that saves her kingdom from monsters. But princesses aren’t supposed to do things like that (or wear black) so she has to keep it a…
Beth’s Story, 1914 Adele Whitby 3 Stars This is the first in a new series called “Secrets of the Manor.” Beth is a young girl who lives in a manor in England. It is almost her 12th birthday and she is excited because this is a special birthday. This is the birthday when Beth will…
True (…sort of) Katherine Hannigan 5 Stars Delly is the type of girl that always tends to get into trouble. It isn’t because she is mean and wants to make trouble. It is just that trouble seems to find her. One day when Delly wakes up she feels that she is about to get a…
Blood Diaries: Tales of a 6th-Grade Vampire Marissa Moss 3 Stars Edgar is a middle-school vampire—which means he is one of the few vampires that have chosen to live through the horrors of middle-school. Surviving middle-school is harder than it looks, even for vampires. Edgar must act like a teen but not be too low…
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Interrupted Tale Maryrose Wood Read by Katherine Kellgren 4 Stars In this fourth edition of the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place Miss Penelope Lumley has been invited to her Alma Matter to speak at the Celebrate Alumnae Knowledge Exposition (the C.A.K.E.). As Penelope is trying to figure out…
May B. Caroline Starr Rose 4 stars May B. is a pioneer girl. She and her family live in a sod hut on the frontier. Her parents arrange for her to go and be a companion to a new bride 15 miles away. May does not want to go. But her father promises it will…