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Book Review: The Christmas Pig by J.K. Rowling Published October 12, 2021 by Scholastic Inc. Goodreads | Amazon A heartwarming, page-turning adventure about one child's love for his most treasured thing, and how far he will go to find it. A tale for the whole family to fall in love with, from one of the world’s greatest storytellers. One boy and his toy are about to change everything... Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve something terrible happens — DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life... even toys. And Jack’s newest toy — the Christmas Pig (DP’s replacement) — has a daring plan: Together they’ll embark on a magical journey to seek something lost, and to save the best friend Jack has ever known... My review: The Christmas Pig  is a heartwarming and enchanting holiday tale that follows Jack, a young boy who experiences the de...

The Lightning Thief Author: Rick Riordan Series: Percy Jackson and The Olympians #1 Release Date: June 28th, 2005 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Age: Middle Grade After getting expelled from yet another school for yet another clash with mythological monsters only he can see, twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is taken to Camp Half-Blood, where he finally learns the truth about his unique abilities: He is a demigod, half human, half immortal. Even more stunning: His father is the Greek god Poseidon, ruler of the sea, making Percy one of the most powerful demigods alive. There's little time to process this news. All too soon, a cryptic prophecy from the Oracle sends Percy on his first quest, a mission to the Underworld to prevent a war among the gods of Olympus. This first installment of Rick Riordan's best-selling series is a non-stop thrill-ride and a classic of mythic proportions. If you like books filled with adventure and Greek mythology, you have to read The Lightning Thief. Percy ...

Title:  Kat, Incorrigible Author: Stephanie Burgis Series: The Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson #1 Release Date: April 5th, 2011 Publisher:  "I was twelve years of age when I chopped off my hair, dressed as a boy, and set off to save my family from impending ruin. "I made it almost to the end of my front garden..." Magic may be the greatest scandal in Regency England. But that's not going to stop Kat Stephenson when there are highwaymen to foil, sinister aristocrats to defeat...and true loves to capture for her two older sisters. Lately, I've been wanting to read some Middle Grade books, so when I won  Kat, Incorrigible , I was really excited to read it. I'd read great reviews about it, and it didn't disappointed me. Kat's a 12 years old girl. She's definitely one of my favorites protagonists, she's young, brave, naive, independent, intelligent, adventurous...and sometimes a little wicked too. I wished I would h...

A Tale of Two Castles Author: Gail Carson Levine Release Date: May 10th, 2011 Publisher: Harper Collins Age: Middle Grade Mysteries abound, especially in Two Castles. A handsome cat trainer, black-and-white cats, thieves on four legs and two, suspicious townsfolk, a greedy king, a giddy princess, a shape-shifting ogre, a brilliant dragon. Which is the villainous whited sepulcher? Elodie journeys to the town of Two Castles to become a mansioner—an actress—but luck is against her. She is saved from starvation by the dragon Meenore, who sends her on a dangerous mission inside the ogre's castle. There, disguised as a kitchen maid at an ogre's feast, she finds herself cast in the role of a lifetime and pitted against a foe intent on murder. Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine weaves an entrancing tale of a fearsome ogre, a dragon detective, and a remarkable heroine, who finds friendship where she least expects it, learns that there are many ways to mansion, a...