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Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Jefferson's Sons by by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Interest level: 4-8 
Reading Level: 3.9
Lexile: 600L
Genre: Historical Fiction

Finished the book

The recent election led me to a podcast series called Presidential by the Washington Post. The podcast about Thomas Jefferson led me to this book. When I purchased this book for the library back in February, I put it on my 'to read' list. As readers of this blog know, I love historical fiction. This book did not disappoint.  Although the ending was not a happy one, it was realistic. 


My Life with the Liars by Caela Carter

Finished the book

I enjoyed this book. The characters are well developed. I cared about Zylynn. Carter portrayal of Zylynn's father, step-mother, and step-siblings was believable. I plan on pointing it out to some of the middle school readers I know. I give this book a thumbs up.

Friday, December 2, 2016

My Life With the Liars by Caela Carter

Interest level: 5-8
Reading Level: 3.4
Lexile: 610L
Genre: Realistic Fiction 

Currently on pg.24, chapter 3

Zylynn is twelve years old. She has spent her whole life inside the Children Inside the Light compound. The book opens with Zylynn's father, Louis, rescuing her from the cult. At this point she is confused. She has been taught that the 'outside' is the 'darkness'. And there are liars in the darkness but there are colors and food too. She plans to find her way back to 'the light' but first she will eat.

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

Finished the book
As a historical fiction book aimed at 3rd through 6th graders I would give this book 5 stars. I have it in the library collection but I do not know if it will appeal much to 8th graders, 7th graders probably.