Magic Tree House: Dolphins at Daybreak by Mary Pope Osborne

4 stars No matter how many of these books I read, I just can’t get enough. I love this series. A quick, fun read that is educational and entertaining. This book was more suspenseful than some of the other ones I have read and it worked very well. I really liked that Osborne worked respecting…

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Magic Tree House: Ghost Town at Sundown by Mary Pope Osborne

4 stars A great continuation of the series. I am so in love with these books. A nice quick read that is very entertaining. I love how different Jack and Annie are, but how well they compliment each other. Annie is so impulsive and intuitive while Jack wants to plan and research before acting. They…

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The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy

5 stars I stumbled across my copy of this book while cleaning out my mother’s attic. I used to read it all the time as a child. I was fascinated with the story. I even remember watching the film version of it and dreaming about being a witch. Rereading it, I loved it just as…

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A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch by Jill Murphy

4 stars I really love this series. This is a great addition to it. Very silly and entertaining. You just can’t help but like Mildred Hubble. This is a pretty quick read filled with lots of adventure. I really enjoy Murphy’s humor. I’m also super pumped that there is a Worst Witch series on Netflix….

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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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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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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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