A famous college basketball player is blackmailed. Two kids win a contest to see this player and end up helping him.

Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader

Date read: 10/29/2009

ISBN-10: 0375831681

ISBN-13: 9780375831683

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Before T Rex ruled an earth populated with dinosaurs, a class of creatures called synapsids roamed our world. Some were gentle and some were dangerous predators. Through a 'time snag', one of each enters the current world into what is now Colorado. Two thirteen-year-olds, Phoebe and Rob are investigating the disappearance and death of pets in the area when they meet Sid, a gentle beast, who is being stalked by the vicious gorgonopsid. The two friends find out they must help Sid send the gorgon back to its own time to insure the evolution of all things, especially humans. This exciting time travel adventure has wonderful characters, both, good and evil, human and beast.

Reviewed by: ewl

Date read: 9/21/2010

ISBN-10: 038590567X

ISBN-13: 9780385905671

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Since his death in 1881, the spirit of wealthy patriarch John Matthew Smith has been taking an annual walk around Smith's Mills, the square of homes he built for his large family. He's caused a few problems for his descendents & only for good reasons though. He has whipped up whirlwinds and even downed an oak tree or two in an effort to get his many descendants to patch up quarrels. While he was alive, he hid three treasures for his family to find. So far, two have been found by family when they desperately needed them. Now it is time for the youngest relatives to find the third treasure. Sending dreams to two Smith teens who have never even met, he ensures their return to Smith's Mills. With the kids figuring out the clues to find the treasure, this is a mystery, puzzle and ghost story all rolled into one.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/28/2009

ISBN-10: 0525469192

ISBN-13: 9780525469193

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Commenter: St. Charles Reader, grade 0

Mr. Bungles has a very strict rule- NO ONE IS EVER LATE FOR SCHOOL! But what happens when Mr. Bungles, the teacher, forgets to set his alarm clock and wakes up late for school? Are teachers allowed to be late for school? Delight in this captivating story with fascinating illustrations, 'Late for School' by Stephanie Calmenson. Follow Mr. Bungles as he makes a desperate and imaginative attempt to get to school on time. Will a car, a train, a bus, a van, or even a hot air balloon get Mr. Bungles to school before the clock strikes 9:00?

Similar authors: Benjamin James Walson; Harry Allard; Laurie Halse Anderson; Richard Hamilton

Similar books: The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School by Laurie Halse Anderson; The Boy Who Went Ape by Benjamin James Walson; Let's Take Over the Kindergarten by Richard Hamilton; Almost Late to School and More School Poems by Carol Diggory Shields

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/6/2011

ISBN-10: 1575059355

ISBN-13: 9781575059358

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All Lazy Jack wants to do is sleep, sleep, sleep! Mom says, 'This won't do,' and sends Jack out to work for the builder, the farmer, the dairyman, the baker, the fishmonger, and the grocer. Read this French folktale, 'Lazy Jack' by Vivian French to see the hilarious things Jack does with his payments of fish, cheese, milk, and many more. The young reader will delight in the zany illustrations created by Russell Ayto depicting life in a typical French village. You'll need to decide for yourself if Jack is truly lazy or in fact, a very clever boy!

Similar authors: Cynthia C. DeFelice; Marica Brown; Charles Perrault

Similar books: Lazy Jack by Tony Ross; Lazy Jack and the Silent Princess by Mitchell Motomora; Floramel & Esteban by Emilie Buchwald; Lazy Robert by Nancy DeRosa

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/20/2011

ISBN-10: 1564021300

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