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Brief synopsis (no spoilers) Aidan O'Lynn's childhood ended the night he saw a demon kill his mother and mark his sister, Ava, with Darkness. Since then, every three years the demons have returned to try to claim her... In desperation, Aidan seeks out the help of Sid, the enigmatic leader of a group of teens who run LA Paranormal, an Internet reality show that fights demons and ghosts. (Summary from Amazon) Category Fiction Why I chose this book Kindle First My personal opinion (the review) I cannot recommend it, because of the language. But if it didn't have the language, the story line is fantastic! The story line spans back to ancient days, 9 years back, and current day. Aidan can see otherworldy beings, speak and read ancient languages, and fight against demons. Cool stuff. But goodness gracious, why do you need F-words, when you have such an awesome story?? Warnings Language: abundant and strong! Many F-words, distributed throughout Violence: trappi...

Summary:  Summer evenings at Grandma’s house always end just the way Sadie likes – with Grandma tucking her in with the name quilt. As Sadie chooses from among the patchwork of hand-stitched names of generations of relatives, Grandma tells story after story – stories of hog-riding and hornets and Grandma’s own wedding. Then one summer day, a fierce storm comes on too quickly to get the washing off the line, and the quilt is blown away. That night, Sadie worries that more than just the quilt has disappeared, until Grandma shows her that all her favorite names and stories are more a part of Sadie than she knows.   Attention Span/reading level: Ages 5-10. 5+ sentences on each page and the concept didn't hold my 3 year old's attention.  Good uses for book in teaching: Family History, remembering stories Favorite part:        Mine: The concept of the name quilt in general. When they make a new quilt with Sadie's name on it, adding her to the f...

Concept: 150+ no bake cookies and bars that can be made without turning on the oven (most require the stove or microwave). Recipes are broken down into following categories: Drop cookies, shaped cookies, cereal bars, cookie bars, and icebox bars.  Author : Camilla Saulsbury is a freelance food writer, recipe developer and cooking instructor. Her culinary focus is translating food and flavor trends into fresh, innovative, and delicious recipes for the home kitchen. Camilla has been involved in the world of food for almost 20 years, including catering specialty desserts in the San Francisco Bay Area, writing cookbooks and freelance food articles, and developing recipes for national food companies. Further, she has won several of the country's top cooking competitions, including the $100,000 National Chicken Cook-Off, the $50,000 Build a Better Burger Contest, the Food Network's $25,000 Ultimate Recipe Showdown (Cookies Episode), and Top Chef Desserts $5000 Viewer Cha...

Brief synopsis (no spoilers) A mysterious threat to all inhuman beings had emerged. As inhumans are methodically abducted for testing, only one group of shifters poses a threat. Led by an equally mysterious shifter named Blaze, the werepack must recover their abducted members and stop the threat looming over them. (from Amazon) Category Sci-Fi Why I chose this book I know the author My personal opinion (the review) This is NOT a werewolf book, and it's not a "Twilight werewolf" story either. They're shape-shifters, but not like any others I've read. The spelling and grammar mistakes were distracting. T, if you're reading this, I recommend the use of an editor (I'm not one, but I'm willing to help). This book will become great. The plot line is good- a bit choppy, but gripping. The superhuman abilities are intriguing. The character interaction is excellent. Hold off on reading this for now, but watch for an updated version- it'll b...

Summary:   Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren't any rules about lions in the library. And, as it turns out, this lion seems very well suited to library visiting. His big feet are quiet on the library floor. He makes a comfy backrest for the children at story hour. And he never roars in the library, at least not anymore. But when something terrible happens, the lion quickly comes to the rescue in the only way he knows how.  Attention Span/reading level: 3-100, the pages are quite long, but my child had no problem staying engaged Good uses for book in teaching: Sometimes, and only sometimes, is it okay to break the rules. New/different doesn't always equal bad Favorite part:   Mine: Having been a librarian seeing all the jobs that the Lion does and how good he is with the childre...

Summary:  Charlie's letters have been busy helping Charlie learn all year, but when he goes off to visit his grandparents the lowercase letters fly to Alphabet City. There, the uppercase letters don't think that lowercase letters can be very helpful. That all changes when the lowercase letters fix up a firetruck they save the uppercase letters and put out a fire in Alphabet City. Attention Span/reading level: 3-5, best for children learning their alphabet.  Good uses for book in teaching: the alphabet (especially lowercase letters), learning to work together despite differences, small people/things can be useful, doing something helpful even after someone has told you you'll never be good enough Favorite part:     Child: the letters driving the firetruck    Mine: The brightly colored computer generated pictures  Least favorite part: None W arnings/negative feedback: None.  Review: I thought this was a cute book. As n...

Summary:  Florence, a small and willful girl, and Arnold, her faithful, plush monkey doll, have reached the bottom of the cookie tin and want more cookies! So they decide to come up with a plan to persuade Florence's mom to give them the treats. With the help of Florence's costumes, some drawings, and a LOT of imagination, the two friends invent lots of wacky ways to get more cookies. But Florence's mom has a plan of her own! (Amazon) Attention Span/reading level: 3-6, short enough and moved fast enough that my 3 year old stayed engaged, but I think the concept Florence of using different methods to try to get what she wanted was over my daughter's head. Good uses for book in teaching: Nothing (maybe something from the new recipe at the end) Favorite part:       Mine:The recipe at the end Least favorite part/ W arnings/negative feedback: Florence tries all these different ways to convince her Mom that she needs a cookie. While I was impressed w...