Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

5 stars A beautifully written story of faith, hope, and perseverance. This is a fantastic read. I loved it. I’ll admit, the start of it was very hard to read. So much tragedy at the beginning. But as the novel went on, I really enjoyed it. I love how much Esperanza grew and matured. A…

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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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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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Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

5 stars  Fantastic read. I really enjoyed this book. I was a bit hesitant to read it after I read Inkheart earlier this year. I loved Inkheart, but it took me a while to get into it. This one, however, had me hooked at page one. This is a great adventure tale. In comparison to…

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