Mrs. Julien read this book to Ewandini, so we are preparing a joint review. Ewandini: Wonderstruck is a great book. It is packed with mystery. Who is this? What is that? What ties this all together? The answer is a wolf diorama. Ben has just turned 10 and his mum died a year ago. Suddenly, he makes a strange discovery – a silver locket. It hints to who his dad is, but that is just the main story. There is a side story told in […]
Please See My Joint Review with Ewandini
My son and I prepared a joint review of this book. Please go visit that version.
#7 A fantastic foray into Norse Mythology for children
For Odd’s village, winter seems like it will never end – more so than usual, that is. It is especially tough on Odd, who doesn’t quite fit in with his village, and at last he resolves to set forth into the wintry forest to figure out why spring does not come. When he runs into a bear, an eagle, and a fox, he is swept into a mystery and another world – the world of Asgard, where the Norse gods are dealing with an angry […]
Ender’s No Good Very Bad Life
I have had “Ender’s Game” on my to read list for a while but was a little on the fence because I didn’t really want to spend money on it because of Card’s politics.