Room One By: Andrew Clements

Room One By Andrew Clements Andrew Clements is an awesome author. He has written lots of fantastic books, including Room One. Room One is about a boy named Ted Hammond. He lives in a tiny town in Nebraska. He loves mystery books and mysteries in general, but his town is very dull. At least, it…

COG By Greg Van Eekhout

COG By: Greg Van Eekhout For my birthday I got a three-month subscription to Owl Crate Jr. from my “Aunt” Madeline. Once a month I get a couple books and some activities that go along with a theme in the mail. October’s theme was robots, and one of the books I got is COG. COG…

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

Al Capone Does My Shirts By: Gennifer Choldenko This is a really good book, and my mom has read it too. Al Capone Does My Shirts is the first book in a series. I have read Book One, Two, and Three and have liked them all. Al Capone Does My Shirts is about a boy…

The Magic Misfits By: Neil Patrick Harris

  The Magic Misfits By: Neil Patrick Harris My friend Audrey recommended The Magic Misfits to me, so I bought a copy. She was right; it is really good. The Magic Misfits is about a boy named Carter. He lives with his uncle, who takes his ability to do magic tricks, and uses it to…

The Jumbies By Tracey Baptiste

  The Jumbies By: Tracey Baptiste Tracey Baptiste was at the 2019 Truman State University Children’s Literature Festival. I got to meet her and she was SUPER nice. This book is about a girl named Corinne whose mom died a long time ago. One day Corinne went into the woods chasing an animal. Corinne can’t…

The Great Wall of Lucy Wu By Wendy Wan-Long Shang

The Great Wall of Lucy Wu By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang I LOVED this book. It was really good. Wendy Wan-Long Shang will be at the 2019 Truman State University Children’s Literature Festival. I am super excited! The Great Wall of Lucy Wu is about a Chinese-American girl named Lucy. She is going to have the…

Book Notes, Episode 5

  Check out the new display at the Adair County Library in Kirksville, MO. Take one of my recommendations home!