Annie fantasizes about the nineteeth century. She loves the formality, fashion, old-fashioned romance and courtship-basically everything about this time period! So imagine her surprise and delight when Annie finds herself in the year 1895 after exploring an old mansion that is about to be torn down. Annie finds that she loves the simplicity of this time period but when she finds herself falling in love with a boy named Strat, everything becomes very complicated. Annie goes 'back to the future' when she is framed for a murder but her love for Strat soon draws her back to 1895. Read this book to peek into the lifestyle of the 19th century and to find out which side of time Annie ends up in. Other time travel books about Annie are Out of Time, Prisoner of Time and For All Time.

Reviewed by: jb

Date read: 10/1/2010

ISBN-10: 0440219329

ISBN-13: 9780440219323

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Accidentally, Emily makes enemies of the most popular girls in school, the Daisies. Soon, she's their target, and she finds 53 posts on the online forums ridiculing her. After that, it gets much worse. Then, by mistake, Emily discovers a secret that could end the career of one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, Colby Summers. His public relations firm will do anything to keep the knowledge from leaking, so in exchange for her silence, the firm takes on Emily as their new client. Next thing she knows, Emily is sporting a new image, 'Brand Em,' and she's on her way to being the most popular girl in school. Her 'brand' is turning into the hottest thing around, and there are rumors that she's dating Colby Summers. Can her popularity last?

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 6/4/2010

ISBN-10: 1582462690

ISBN-13: 9781582462691

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This Grimm's folktale gets a modern twist with a heroine seamstress in place of the traditional tailor. After accidentally killing 7 flies with a flick of a towel this confident seamstress goes out to show the world her bravery. With quick-thinking, she outwits three giants, a unicorn, a wild boar, and finally the king - and 99 of his knights. The 100th knight? You'll have to read to the end to find out!

Similar books: Lucy Dove, by Janice Del Negro; The Brave Little Tailor, by Eric Blair; Seven at One Blow, by Eric Kimmel; and Kate & the Beanstalk; Sleeping Bobby, both by Osborne and Giselle Potter.

Reviewed by: djd

Date read: 7/20/2009

ISBN-10: 0689844867

ISBN-13: 9780689844867

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On her sixteenth birthday, in 1936, on the fictional island of Montmaray, Sophia FitzOsborne begins keeping a diary. She writes about living on their island kingdom with her mad uncle, the king, her sister, Henry, her cousin, Veronica, and their very loyal housekeeper, Rebecca. Their castle is crumbling, the drawbridge is rotting, and they've sold most of their possessions. Sophie dreams of going to England to wear beautiful dresses and live like other people. The tensions on the mainland with the Nazis in Germany seem very far away until two German soldiers arrive. Their visit triggers tragedy, adventure and the revelation of dark family secrets. The story takes awhile to get going, but the ending is a blockbuster.

Reviewed by: hap

Date read: 2/5/2010

ISBN-10: 0375958649

ISBN-13: 9780375958649

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When Lizzie discovers the old typewriter her mother used when she first started as a journalist, she's intrigued by it, and uses it to record the events of her life during the year before she turns ten. She types (blogs) about her birthday being too close to Christmas, how she hates being the middle child (squeezed between Norman, the tormentor, and copycat, Ellie), her new teacher, and more.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0142500364

ISBN-13: 9780142500361

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Commenter: Kaitlin, grade 1