Classic Book Reviews
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Ramona the Pest
Beverly Cleary (1968), 192 pages
Illustrated by Tracy Dockray
Audience: K - 3rd Grade
Ramona is very excited about Kindergarten. She is determined to do well and impress her teacher. But somehow things never turn out the way she plans. Enjoy all the Ramona books.
Reviewed by: caroll
Date read: 7/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0688217214
ISBN-13: 9780688217211
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This graphic novel retells the classic story of a woman judged and sentenced by her Puritan community to wear a red letter 'A' on her chest as a sign of adultery. The adaptation keeps much of Hawthorne's original language, so the reader will experience the flavor of his writing with illustrations helping to flesh out the story.
Similar books: Classics Illustrated series includes the Wind in the Willows, Frankenstein, Hamlet, The Raven & Other Poems, and more.
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 11/22/2011
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-1
Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett (2000), 352 pages
Illustrated by S. Saelig Gallagher
Audience: 3rd Grade - 6th Grade
Poor orphaned Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle at Misselthwaite Manor. Everyone thinks she is a disagreeable child, but after she discovers a secret locked garden, good things begin to happen. As she tends the garden with her friend Dickon and her sickly cousin Colin, the plants aren't the only things that start to bloom. Read this classic story to discover the healing power of love and nature's beauty.
Reviewed by: msp
Date read: 12/2/2010
ISBN-10: 0688145825
ISBN-13: 9780688145828
Reader Comments
A Garden That Nobody Knows About...Commenter: Alan, grade 2
Amazing! A story of friendship and adventure.
Seven Voyages of Sinbad
Martin Powell (2011), 64 pages
Illustrated by Ferran Perez
Audience: 4th Grade - 8th Grade
From the culture that brought you the story of Aladdin, here are the adventures of Sinbad the Sailor. In full color, you will see how he enters the valley of diamonds, fights off the Cyclops, escapes on the back of the giant Roc, restores the peaceful island of the elephants, meets the beautiful Serena and has many close escapes. How can one man have so many exploits in one lifetime?
Reviewed by: vfv
Date read: 11/16/2011
ISBN-13: 9781434227751
Short & Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales
Robert D. San Souci (2001), 192 pages
Illustrated by Katherine Coville
Audience: 4th Grade - 8th Grade
A Jack Frost whose goal is to freeze a young girl's blood, the Ghostly Little Girl who waits for her friends to join her after drowning to death, Billy Mosby, who is forced to ride with demons and a monstrous creature that kills three dogs and their master in a search for its Tailypo are among the stories in this collection. They are told with chilling suspense by a master storyteller. Do not read them after dark, or prepare to have a restless night. Look for more Short & Shivery books: More Short & Shivery, Even More Short & Shivery, and A Terrifying Taste of Short & Shivery.
Reviewed by: vverscaj
Date read: 11/12/2009
ISBN-10: 0440418046
ISBN-13: 9780440418047
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