words by Annie

I want to see them. I want to find their outlines when I scan the edges of the meadow. I want to know if I'm being watched while I work ...

Do you want to check out a fun contest? Head over to Fyrefly's Book Blog . To enter, you have to write a haiku review of a book that y...

The Seer of Shadows is yet another book by the renowned author Avi. It takes place in post-Civil War New York, where fourteen-year-old Hora...

Triskellion , the first in a brand-new trilogy by Will Peterson, is the story of two twins, Adam and Rachel. They are heading to the picture...

For Love of Insects , by entomologist Thomas Eisner, is a book devoted to his discoveries about the lives of arthropods. Although the title ...

11,000 Years Lost , by Peni R. Griffin, is the story of 11-year-old Esther's journey back to the Pleistocene era. When Esther finds two...

The Red Badge of Courage , by Stephen Crane, is one of the most famous Civil War stories ever published. Unlike most novels about this subje...

Faerie Wars is the first in a series of fantasy books by Herbie Brennan. When the main character, Henry Atherton, helps his old neighbor Mr...

Wild Magic , by Tamora Pierce, is the first in the epic Immortals series. The heroine, Daine, has always had a knack with animals, but it is...

I am so excited that this challenge has started. I've been waiting for it forever! Thank you, thank you, thank you Carl , for hosting t...

Witch-Hunt , by Marc Aronson, is the true story of the Salem Witch Trials, which actually began in Boston with the possession of the Goodwin...

All the Cats of Cairo , by Inda Schaenen, is the story of a young American girl experiencing all the magic and wonder of the Egyptian city o...

Promise of the Wolves is the first in the epic Wolf Chronicles by Dorothy Hearst. The heroine of the story, Kaala, is a mixed-blood wolf wh...

The Killer Angels , by Michael Shaara, is perhaps the best historical novel that I have ever read. It told the story of the Battle of Gettys...

I am Regina , by Sally M. Keehn, is a fictional tale based on the true story of a young woman named Regina Leininger, who was kidnapped by t...

I am excited to start the Book Awards II Challenge , and I have my list of books all ready. Here it is: The Book of Lost Things by John Con...

All My Patients are Under the Bed , by Dr. Louis J. Camuti, is the tale of his career making house calls for pets in New York City. His job ...

Lucy and her Times , by Paseal Pieg and Nicole Verrechia, was the first book I read for the Nonfiction Five Challenge . It was about the evo...

The Princess and the Hound , by Mette Ivie Harrison, is the story two very different people who must marry one another despite all the barri...

Outfoxing Fear, edited by Kathleen Ragan, is a collection of folktales about (you guessed it) fear. Anything that people have feared over th...