I made my way once again into the Young Adult section of the library and found yet again another heartwarming and light story. It took me all of an evening to get through.Katrina finds a young man sleeping in an alley out behind her and her grandmother's coffee shop. She leaves him some coffee an...
I don't really have much to say about this book, but it was an easy read, because I wanted to know how things would turn out in the end so badly.This is basically the story of a girl, Katrina, who's helping her grandmother save the family business when a new and more trendy coffeehouse opened jus...
A quirky mystery/adventure, so of course I'm in. Homer lives on a goat farm and his father expects him to take over when the time comes. Homer dreams of following in his uncle Drake's footsteps - treasure hunter. When Uncle Drake dies under mysterious circumstances, and Homer is left with a worth...
Homer W. Pudding has spent all his life on his father's goat farm, and dreads the day when he'll have to take it over. It's what his father expects of him, after all. But he dreams of being like his famous uncle Drake, who is a treasure hunter and adventurer who travels all over the world in se...
The Sasquatch Escape was a good book and I give it 4 out of 5 stars. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because there are some slow parts of the book and I wanted the adventure to start sooner. The book has adventure, mystery and fantasy genres. I recommend that all my classmates read it, they will reall...
Do you wonder if creatures such as dragons, fairies, and the sasquatch actually exist? When his grandfather’s cat brings home a baby dragon, Ben discovers that Buttonville may actually be the most exciting place in the country. He and his new friend, Pearl Petal, discover that the old button fac...
I hated this book so much that I can't fathom what other people enjoyed about it. I am rarely a hater in reviews, but I will just say that this book was definitely NOT for me. I'm a children's librarian and I've read many books in genres that I usually do not read for pleasure so I pride myself o...
This was super cute! Not earth-shattering, not grown-ups will want to read it just for its own sake wonderful, but still, it was totally sweet. There's a treasure hunt, strong, smart characters of both genders and a lovable Bassett Hound. Kids that want adventure with plenty of excitement but ...
Boom Broom doesn't think his life could get any worse. Ever since his mother was swept away by a twister, his family has gone crazy. They refuse to leave the house and Boom and his sister Mertyle are looked after by Halvor, the Viking descendant who rents the room over their garage.When Boom find...
During the night, a writhing mass of storm clouds gathered over the Pacific and headed our way. In Cal Anderson Park, no suffocating heat greeted the morning dog walkers. No brightness blinded the joggers. The ice cream vendors slept in. “Relief on the Way,” the Seattle Times announced. Noting th...
And because no one outside my family, except the surgeon, knew about Emmeline, I waited until the milkmaids finished the morning milking and walked back to their homes for midday meal, their blue dresses disappearing around the fence. Only then, with the coast clear, did I lead Emmeline from the ...