“I prefer not too!” is Margaret’s response to her camp director and counselor when asked why she won’t participate in any camp activities.  Margaret is sent to camp while her parents travel in Peru.  Because Margaret refuses to participate and is being teased by other campers, her two uncles pick her up from camp.
Margaret looks [...]

Summerhouse Time by Eileen Spinelli is a free verse book that will make any reader want to go to the beach! Sophie can’t wait for August 1st because that is the day she and her parents pack up and leave for their month long beach vacation.   This year, however, feels different to Sophie.  All [...]

In Onions in the Stew, the author of Miss Piggle Wiggle writes about her life on an island off of the Washington coast. While Miss Piggle Wiggle is a children’s classic, it is interesting to read about Betty MacDonald’s life.
MacDonald recounts her years on Vashon Island, off of the coast of Seattle, during World War [...]

Capital Growth Coupled with the Principles of Product Expansion. Twelve years old. Running a very successful lawn business. Investments.
Gary Paulsen’s Lawn Boy is a great read for those with wild imaginations and those who were given lawn mowers by their grandparents. When the narrator is give a used lawn mower for his 12th birthday, he [...]

Two siblings at an entrepreneurial  war over selling lemonade is the basis of  Davies’ novel.  Evan and Jessie are brother and sister.  They are equally smart; however, Jessie will be entering fourth grade with her brother.  Evan isn’t happy about the transition and their summer turns into a business war.
They pair off with classmates to [...]

The Wimpy Kid series is set to open this weekend, March 19th, with its first feature film – Diary of a Wimpy Kid.  The movie will star our favorite Wimpy characters – Greg, Rowley, Rodney, Manny and Fregley!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie

The Wimpy Kid series have inspired a new generation of cartoonists.   Jeff Kinney’s latest addition, Dog Days, continues with Greg Heffley and his summer vacation.
As realtors will often say, “Location, Location, Location,” is the key to house, “Character, Character, Character,” is often the key to a successful book.  Greg’s character is observant and hilarious, [...]

Alvin Ho is a quirky child who tells his story about his fears and other funny things.  In the same vein as Wimpy Kid, this book looks at the idiosyncrasies of children, in their own honest voices.  The book centers around Alvin’s upcoming camping trip with his father, and includes funny moments like when he [...]

Up, Disney’s Pixar animated movie, was released in 2009 and is an adorable movie.  The movie begins with a brief overview of the character’s marriage, Ellie and Carl.
The movie quickly fast forwards to the present, where Carl wants to live out an adventure that he and Ellie weren’t able to do.  Carl is troubled by [...]

The Worst Best Halloween Ever is Barbara Robinson’s sequel to the popular The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.  In this Halloween adventure, the Herdmans are back for disaster.
Mr. Crabtree, the principal of Woodrow Wilson, cancels Halloween.  No trick or treating, no activities and certainly, no fun! The cancellation is due to “misconduct” of a few students [...]