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When he is 10-years-old, Charlie discovers that he is able to look at photographs, and hear conversations, even thoughts, that were taking place at the time the photos were taken, a legacy of his ancestor, the Red King, whose descendants all have different magical abilities. Charlie hears one conversation that sets him on a search for a girl who has been missing for years, and, when he begins attending Bloor's Academy, an elite boarding school for the rich and the endowed (as the Red King's descendants are called), his life becomes full of intrigue and danger. Charlie, his friend, Benjamin, and other allies try to unlock the secrets of a mysterious case that could get the girl back, while the sinister Bloors and Charlie's ghastly relatives, who are endowed, try to thwart them. While the parallels with Harry Potter are obvious, this fantasy has its own charms, chief among them being the endoweds' often-odd magical abilities.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/27/2009
ISBN-10: 0439474299
ISBN-13: 9780439474290
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Picture This...Commenter: St. Charles Reader, grade 0
A boy who can travel into pictures and his adventures at his school, Bloors Academy.
Arthur's life is saved by a key, shaped like the minute hand of a clock; but bizarre creatures from another realm are determined to take the key, even if it means killing Arthur. This is book one of The Keys to the Kingdom series.
Book Series: Keys to the Kingdom
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/27/2009
ISBN-10: 0439551234
ISBN-13: 9780439551236
Monday with a Mad Genius
Mary Pope Osborne (2007), 128 pages
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca
Audience: 2nd Grade - 4th Grade
Annie and Jack go on a mission and help Leonardo DaVinci.
Book Series: Magic Tree House
Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader
Date read: 10/29/2009
ISBN-10: 0375837299
ISBN-13: 9780375837296
Mr. Wolf Bounces Back
Tony Bradman (2009), 49 pages
Illustrated by Sarah Warburton
Audience: 2nd Grade - 3rd Grade
Being the Big Bad Wolf isn't what it used to be. Not only did Mr. Wolf fail to capture the three little pigs, he was chased off with an ax by a woodcutter while pretending to be Little Red Riding Hood's granny. He just can't win anymore. Is there any other career that's good for someone who is fast, strong, and scary? Pictures on every page make this book a quick, engaging read.
Book Series: After Happily Ever After
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 9/29/2010
ISBN-13: 9781434213068
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Robert C. O'Brien (1971), 240 pages
Illustrated by Edward S. Gazi
Audience: 4th Grade - 6th Grade
Mrs. Frisby is a field mouse who runs into a problem when she needs to move her family's home out of the path of the farmer's plow. Normally, this is not a big deal, but this year, one of her children is too sick to be moved. When her situation becomes desperate, she turns to the rats of NIMH: rats, who were imprisoned in a laboratory, which made them wise. This won the Newbery Medal in 1972. Two sequels are: Racso & the Rats of NIMH and R-T, Margaret & the Rats of NIMH, both by Jane Conly.
Awards won: John Newbery Medal
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/12/2009
ISBN-10: 0689206518
ISBN-13: 9780689206511
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