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February 20, 2013
My Review ♦ TIMERIDERS (Book #1) ♦ by Alex Scarrow ★★★★★
TIMERIDERS (Book #1) by Alex Scarrow ★★★★★ Goodreads Blurb Liam O’Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026 Yet moments before death, someone mysteriously appeared and said, ‘Take my hand …’ But Liam, Maddy and [...]
February 9, 2013
iPhone 5 ♦ Panorama Photos ♦ Gold Coast, Australia.
Like many others around the world I upgraded to the iPhone 5 when it was released late last year. One of the new features that it provided was the ability to take panorama photos. On my recent holiday to Queensland I gave it a bit of a whirl to see what the photos would turn [...]
iPhone 5 ♦ PANORAMA PICS ♦ Gold Coast, Australia.
Like many others around the world I upgraded to the iPhone 5 when it was released late last year. One of the new features that it provided was the ability to take panorama photos. On my recent holiday to Queensland I gave it a bit of a whirl to see what the photos would turn [...]
February 3, 2013
♦ Tadeo Jones ♦ An Adventurous Animation ♦ by Enrique Gato ♦
Hiya, This is just a quick post to let you know that I’ve added a new video link to my KIDS MOVIE TRAILERS page. Although this isn’t a trailer for a full-on kids movie, it is a short movie that I stumbled upon and fell in love with as soon as I saw it. You’ll no [...]
TADEO JONES ♦ An Adventurous Animation ♦ by Enrique Gato
Hiya, This is just a quick post to let you know that I’ve added a new video link to my KIDS MOVIE TRAILERS page. Although this isn’t a trailer for a full-on kids movie, it is a short movie that I stumbled upon and fell in love with as soon as I saw it. You’ll no [...]
January 31, 2013
♦ Love Middle Grade Actually ♦ 14 books ♦ 14 authors ♦ Great Prizes incl. a Kindle Fire ♦
I know I’m not the only one around that says, I LOVE MIDDLE GRADE ACTUALLY. The truth is, it’s really a genre that spans the generations. It opens up adventures and experiences for kids who dare to read, and it reminds adults of the dreams that they had in their childhood. It’s [...]
LOVE MIDDLE GRADE ACTUALLY ♦ 14 books ♦ 14 authors ♦ Great Prizes incl. a Kindle Fire
I know I’m not the only one around that says, I LOVE MIDDLE GRADE ACTUALLY. The truth is, it’s really a genre that spans the generations. It opens up adventures and experiences for kids who dare to read, and it reminds adults of the dreams that they had in their childhood. It’s [...]
January 18, 2013
My Review ♦ HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE ♦ by J.K. Rowling ★★★★★
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE by J.K. Rowling ★★★★★ Goodreads Blurb Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He’s never worn a Cloak of Invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable [...]
My review of … Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (by J.K. Rowling)
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE by J.K. Rowling ***** 5 Stars Goodreads Blurb Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He’s never worn a Cloak of Invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and [...]
January 14, 2013
MG Book Reviews by Kids
I’m the moderator of a fantastic group on Goodreads called GREAT MIDDLE GRADE READS. This group is a great place where authors and readers of middle grade fiction discuss and recommend great reads to each other. Some discussions were on the subject of how great it would be for members’ kids to review middle grade books, [...]
