With Christmas coming, I thought it might be helpful to share some books I think would be good to give as gifts. Book Boy Junior is my nine-year-old brother, and these are some books I think would be good for him, or any other nine-year-old boy. Guess which one of these books I’m getting my …
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I’m sharing the books on my Christmas wishlist with excitement. See, I look back over my year of reading and my #52booksin52weeks was a bit of a washout. I was reading, just not as much or as often as I would have liked. I also blogged less often, but thankfully my brother Book Boy Jr …
This book review of The Crossover is brought to you by Book Boy Jr (12). Title: The Crossover Author: Kwame Alexander Publisher: Houghton Mifflin About the book The Crossover by Kwame Alexander is a blend of hip-hop poetry and normal text. It follows the story of JB (Josh Bell to his mother), a young basketball …
This book review of Holes by Louis Sachar is by my little brother Book Boy Jr (12). Title: Holes Author: Louis Sachar Publisher: Bloomsbury About the book Holes by Louis Sachar follows the story of Stanley Yelnats, who has been cursed by his pig-stealing great-great-grandfather and has been sent to Camp Green Lake where he …
Title: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Author: Celeste Ng Publisher: Penguin Books About the Book “Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” When Lydia Lee is late to breakfast one morning, her protective mother, Marilyn, is instantly suspicious. When Marilyn goes to Lydia’s room, and sees that Lydia is not …
This book review of The New Kid by James O’Loghlin is brought to you by Book Boy Jr, aged 12. Title: The New Kid (Unpopular Me) Author: James O’Loghlin (ill. Matthew Martin) Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia About the book The New Kid by James O’Loghlin is about a boy named Sam who moves to Canberra …