children’s
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Just finished reading this one and thought I’d share. This one starts with Nick and Laurie (instead of the Grace children from the previous books)……Nick’s dad married Laurie’s mom which makes Nick and Laurie step-siblings. Laurie wants to go exploring with her book about faeries. Nick is forced to tag along by his father in…
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I finished reading this one just now and thought I’d share. I’m still enjoying this series and keeping up with the Grace children on their adventures. I don’t want to say too much and ruin anything…..especially if you’re planning on reading this with your kids or read this to your kids. It’s just interesting to…
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I finished reading this one and thought I’d share. This book continues to follow the Grace children on their adventure. The Grace children encounter even more creatures in this book who are also after the Guide that they found at the begin of the series. Avoiding danger is becoming harder and harder in each book.…
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Finished reading this today. This book continues following the Grace children on their adventure. The children go to visit their Aunt Lucinda in the hope that they find answers about the Guide, however, I don’t think they expected the answers that they got. Plus, the children are introduced to even more creatures that they haven’t…
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I finished reading this last night…..it takes place a few weeks after the first book. Simon is kidnapped by a group of goblins and dragged off into the woods behind their new home. Only the seeing stone allows them to see the goblins, along with the other creatures they encounter in the woods, in the…
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Just finished reading the first book in the Spiderwick Chronicles. I thought it was a great introduction into this children’s series. I feel like the characters are relatable. Mallory, the oldest of the Grace children, is kind of a tomboy. The twins, Jared and Simon, are about 3 years younger than her. Simon is the…
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I just finished this last night and I have to say that I enjoyed this introduction to the Bookwanderer series. Matilda Pages, who goes by Tilly throughout the book, can usually be found at the bookshop ran by her grandparents. Tilly longs to know more about her mother that disappeared and she sets out on…
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I finished reading this last night and it didn’t disappoint. This story is equal parts spooky and heartwarming (and I absolutely loved it). I really enjoyed seeing Eve (the main character of the book) interact with her friends Vlad and Lyla…….it kind of reminds me of the trio from the Harry Potter series (especially from…
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My latest haul…..I thought I’d make a stop at my local book store today since I had to get out and run some errands on my day off. I’ve been interested in getting this series for a while now and I finally made the decisions today to get it. Luckily, my local book store had…
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