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Dear Mom, You’re Ruining My Life By Jean Van Leeuwen

You always say parents and children should trust each other. Well, I trusted you. This is the most mysterious book I have picked up for this project. While there are certain titles that the back-cover copy gives the potential reader … Continue reading

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Terror on the Mountain By Phillip Viereck

I’ve read a lot of Scholastic Book Services titles from the 50s and 60s over the course of this project. On the whole they rate an A for Acceptable: clear storytelling with a beginning, middle and end and a goal-driven … Continue reading

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