The Art of Reading

Tag: #middle grade

  • Review: Nancy Parker’s Diary of Detection by Julia Lee

    Review: Nancy Parker’s Diary of Detection by Julia Lee

    ~Summary~ Fourteen year-old Nancy Parker has just taken her first job as a housemaid to the elegant and elusive Mrs. Bryce. Nancy would much rather be out solving mysteries but for now she’ll have to settle for what she’s got. However as it soon turns out, that there are plenty of suspicious happenings taking place…

  • Review: The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

    Review: The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

    ~Summary~ Habia una vez there was a girl named Petra Peña whose dream was to become a storyteller, just like her abuela. But her dreams are shattered when Earth is struck by a comet and only a select few, Petra’s family included, are chosen to journey on to a new planet. But this means leaving…

  • Review: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

    Review: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

    ~Summary~ Meggie has never heard her father read aloud from a book before. Little does she know, this stems from an incident which occurred when she was younger. You see, Meggie’s father has an unusual skill, when he reads out loud, sometimes the characters come to life. And this is exactly what happened that night…