Liz is helping her grandmother pack and clean the old house that has been in the family for years. She awakens suddenly in the middle of the night when she hears a voice. A blue light highlights a woman in an old-fashioned dress that seems to be beckoning her to follow. When Liz travels back to log-cabin days she meets her ancestors, and on one visit is able to provide important help for a sick baby. This gentle story would appeal to readers interested in history, time travel, and benevolent ghosts.

Reviewed by: msp

Date read: 8/11/2011

ISBN-10: 0375831797

ISBN-13: 9780375831799

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Meet 'Bones', Jeffrey Bones--boy detective. Jeffrey can solve any case no matter how big or how small. That works out perfectly for Mr. Green, who needs Jeffrey's help in finding his BIG yellow school bus that is now missing! Will Jeffrey's bag of detective tools help him follow the many clues in this puzzling case? Will 'Bones' uncover the mystery behind Mr. Green's missing yellow school bus? This funny and enjoyable detective story will have you laughing out loud and is perfect for the Level 2 Reader.

Similar authors: Majorie Weinman Sharmat

Similar books: Nate the Great by Margoie Weinman Sharmat; Young Cam Jansen by David A. Adler; Bones and the Dog Gone Mystery by David A. Adler

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/13/2009

ISBN-10: 014241042X

ISBN-13: 9780142410424

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Jeffrey Bones loves solving mysteries but does not like taking Math Tests, especially the one that he forgot to study for. Read how Jeffrey helps his teacher find his glasses and how he solves the mystery of his missing Math Test. Read along and help Jeffrey follow the clues. Is Jeffrey a good detective after all?

Similar authors: Patricia Reilly Giff

Similar books: Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/1/2009

ISBN-10: 0670062626

ISBN-13: 9780670062621

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Natalie Minks' big secret is that she cannot ride the special bicycle she and her father rebuilt. Her father owns the bicycle repair shop in the town of Arcane, Missouri. The year is 1913, ten years after another pair of bicycle repair shop owners, Wilbur and Orville Wright, first began their experimental airplane flights. Natalie's mother tells the most amazing stories about people who live and have lived in their town, such as the time old Tom Guyot met the Devil and won a guitar playing contest with him. Natalie wonders if the story could be true. While the town doctor is called away to another town to battle a mysterious illness, Dr. Jake Limberleg is forced to stop in Arcane, due to a broken wagon wheel. He sets up his Nostrum Fair and Technological medicine show right outside the town. Dr. Limberleg claims to be able to diagnose and cure any illness, a claim which seems to be true. Natalie finds Dr. Jake Limberleg and his fellow 'scientists' to be highly suspicious. Could Dr. Limberleg be in league with the Devil?

Similar books: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brain Selznick

Reviewed by: vverscaj

Date read: 4/14/2011

ISBN-10: 0547241879

ISBN-13: 9780547241876

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Boo loves to play dinosaur games with her older brother, but most of all she loves real dinosaurs. So one day she sets out to find one for her very own. When Boo brings her new friend home, it seems that she is the only one who can see it. Together, Boo and her dinosaur play games, read stories and go for adventures. However, one day Boo's dinosaur must say 'Good-bye'. This is a gentle story of saying good-bye to our imaginary friends.

Similar books: Dragon Tooth Trouble by Sarah Wilson; Little Horse by Betsy Byars; Little Horse on His Own by Betsy Byars; Fat Bat and Swoop by Leo Landry

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/8/2009

ISBN-10: 0805079580

ISBN-13: 9780805079586

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