Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary

5 stars I loved Beverly Cleary’s books growing up, especially the ones about Ramona. I recently found a few copies of my old books and thought I’d read them now that I’m an adult. I love this one just as much as I did when I was a kid. It is easy to relate to…

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Ramona’s World by Beverly Cleary

5 stars I decided to give this book a reread. I loved it growing up and found that even reading it as an adult, I loved it just as much. Before this, I read Ramona the Pest, in which Ramona is in kindergarten, so it was interesting to see how much Ramona has grown up…

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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

3 stars I am really torn about this book. I absolutely loved the descriptions in the first half of the book. Even when there wasn’t much happening, it was wonderful to watch Jess and Leslie’s friendship grow as they made the world of Terabithia together. However, that “terrible tragedy” that the back cover warned you…

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The Worst Witch All a Sea by Jill Murphy

4 stars Another great book in the Worst Witch series. I really enjoy this series. Mildred’s character is very likeable and it is interesting to read about all of the adventures she has and the trouble she finds herself in. Simply language, but a nice adventure story. The ending was a bit predictable, but I…

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Home is Where the Cat is by Lesley Anne Ivory

3 stars This is a book of quotations and story exerts relating to cats, illustrated with gorgeous pictures of felines.The quotes were very diverse, some humorous, some beautiful. There were quotes from Mark Twain, Henry David Thoreau, and tons of others as well as exerts from stories such as Puss in Boots.While the pictures were…

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The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey

5 stars I loved this series growing up. It was probably the series I re-read the most after Harry Potter. Hilariously funny, great story, humorous characters. I just recently saw the movie adaptation and was pleasantly surprised. After much searching, I finally found my old copies of the books in my mom’s attic and thought…

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Love Letters to Gaia Review

As a contributor to this collection, I feel it would be unfair of me to give it a star rating, however, I did want to share some of my thoughts on the anthology. One of the things I really love about this work is the variety of poems and letters. They all center or connection…

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