written for ages 7-10


Improving a child's ability (& desire) to learn

Clare Cannon | 17 May 2013
written for ages 7-10 | highly recommended
Build skills and excite interests that will stay with a child for life.


Unspoken

Jennifer Minicus | 8 Apr 2013
written for ages 7-10 | highly recommended
A story from the Civil War.


The Silver Nutmeg

Jennifer Minicus | 15 Mar 2013
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
Some books beg to be read aloud.


Cam Jansen Mysteries

Emily Castilla | 26 Feb 2013
written for ages 7-10 | highly recommended
Three titles from a mystery series for beginner readers.


Time Stops For No Mouse

Tim Golden | 15 Feb 2013
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
Hermux is a watchmaker living a quiet existence.


The Many Troubles of Andy Russell

Emily Castilla | 29 Oct 2012
written for ages 7-10 | recommended with reservations
Andy Russell has lost a number of his pet gerbils.


The Saxby Smart Series

Jennifer Minicus | 7 Sep 2012
written for ages 7-10 | recommended with reservations
Saxby Smart is a child detective.


Beginning Readers

Jennifer Minicus | 26 Aug 2012
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
Parents of avid young readers often ask me for new titles of basic chapter books.


The Prince Who Fell from the Sky

Jennifer Minicus | 16 Aug 2012
written for ages 7-10 | acceptable
Planet of the Wolves?


Mildred D. Taylor's Short Stories

Jennifer Minicus | 24 Jun 2012
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
Mildred Talyor has written several books based on her family's history.


Stone Fox

Jennifer Minicus | 17 May 2012
written for ages 7-10 | highly recommended
Ten-year-old Willy is determined to care for his ailing grandfather.


Latsch Valley Farm Books

Jennifer Minicus | 15 Mar 2012
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
A lovely story about a warm family of Polish immigrants.


The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn

Clare Cannon | 23 Jan 2012
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
What happens if a well known character decides to tell his author's story?


Great Grandfather's House

Jennifer Minicus | 1 Jan 2012
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
Keiko is a spoiled little girl.


The Cat's Pajamas

Jennifer Minicus | 28 Sep 2011
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
A delightful book of idioms.


Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night

Jennifer Minicus | 9 Sep 2011
written for ages 7-10 | highly recommended
This delightful book of poems is a "must have" for classrooms and librairies.


Three Tales of My Father's Dragon

Jennifer Minicus | 9 Jun 2011
written for ages 7-10 | highly recommended
I never knew that dragons ate tangerine skins.


The Boy in the Garden

Jennifer Minicus | 2 May 2011
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
Sometimes the best distraction a child has is his own imagination.


A Penny for a Hundred

Jennifer Minicus | 23 Mar 2011
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
In wartime, even enemies can build friendships.


The Very Little Princess

Jennifer Minicus | 8 Mar 2011
written for ages 7-10 | acceptable
I don't mind sad endings, but this one left much to be desired.

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