Karen Yingling’s Profile

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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading by Tommy Greenwald

How to Get Suspended and Influence People by Adam Selzer

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Karen Yingling rated a book 3 of 5 stars The Milk of Birds by Sylvia Whitman (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Both K.C. and Nawra have problems. K.C.'s parents are divorced, her older brother is obnoxious, and she struggles in school so much that her mother wants to have her tested. Nawra lives in Darfur, so her problems include several family members who ha...more
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Karen Yingling rated a book 2 of 5 stars Middle School: My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar (Middle School, #3) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Told from the point of view of Georgia, Rafe Khatchadorian's younger sister. Georgia is starting middle school at the same school where her brother was notorious enough to get kicked out, so all of her teachers immediately suspect that she will be ju...more
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Karen Yingling added Vote by Gary Paulsen read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 16, 2013 11:05am
Karen Yingling rated a book 4 of 5 stars Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Summer Vacation (Charlie Joe Jackson, #3) by Tommy Greenwald (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Charlie has agreed to go to Camp Rituhbukkee (pronounced “read-a-bookie”) to make his parents happy. Camp is three weeks long and involves writing home, no electronics, and a ton of workshops on reading and writing. Luckily, one of his best friends f...more
May 12, 2013 10:45am · see review
Karen Yingling rated a book 3 of 5 stars Spirit's Chosen (Spirit's Princess, #2) by Esther M. Friesner read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 12, 2013 10:30am
Karen Yingling rated a book 3 of 5 stars The Laura Line by Crystal Allen read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Laura's parents have to go off for two weeks for military training, and she is supposed to stay with an aunt. When that falls through, she ends up having to stay with her grandmother out in the country. Things are bad enough for Laura-- she's overwei...more
May 09, 2013 03:04am · see review
Karen Yingling added Permanent Record by Leslie Stella (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Too slow paced for middle grade. Had great hopes for this from a multicultural perspective, too.
May 09, 2013 02:49am · see review
Karen Yingling added The Secret Ingredient by Stewart Lewis read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Cooking and romance. Great book, just too young adult for my middle grade readers. Such a fine line.
May 08, 2013 02:35am · see review