Review of Magic for Marigold, by L. M. Montgomery
Magic for Marigold by L. M. Montgomery McClelland-Bantam, Toronto, 1988. Originally published in 1929. 274 pages. Review written August 3, 2020, from my own copy, purchased for me by a…
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Review of Further Chronicles of Avonlea, by L. M. Montgomery
Further Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery Seal Books, 1987. First published in 1920. 199 pages. Review written September 17, 2019, from my own copy. I feel guilty reading…
Review of The Golden Road, by L. M. Montgomery
The Golden Road by L. M. Montgomery Bantam Books, 1989. First published in 1913. 213 pages. Starred Review Review written July 17, 2019, from my own copy The Golden Road…
Review of Chronicles of Avonlea, by L. M. Montgomery
Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery Grosset & Dunlap, 1970. Originally published in 1912. 306 pages. Starred Review Review written July 6, 2019, from my own copy In preparation…
Review of The Story Girl, by L. M. Montgomery
The Story Girl by L. M. Montgomery Bantam Books, 1987. First published in 1910. 258 pages. Starred Review Review written July 5, 2019, from my own copy It’s really happening!…
Review of Kilmeny of the Orchard, by L. M. Montgomery
Kilmeny of the Orchard by L. M. Montgomery Bantam Books, New York, 1989. First published in 1910. 134 pages. I turned 50 last month. As a way of celebrating, later…
Review of Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White read by the Author Listening Library, 2002. Written in 1952. Recorded in 1970. 3 compact discs. Starred Review 1953 Newbery Honor Book 1970 Laura…
Review of Over Sea, Under Stone, by Susan Cooper
Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper Scholastic, New York. First published in 1965. 243 pages. Starred Review I decided to reread Susan Cooper’s The Dark Is Rising cycle after…
Top 100 Chapter Books Poll – Again!
As I said last night, Betsy Bird, who writes School Library Journal’s Fuse #8 blog, is doing another Top 100 Chapter Books Poll. You have two more days to get…
Darkness and Oz
There’s been another recent kerfuffle, albeit a relatively minor one, about darkness in children’s books. What set it off was Maria Tatar’s Opinion piece in the New York Times, “No…