When we left the McQuarrie kids, they were fighting the evil FunTime empire. At the end of the last book, the principal had called all the Rebels’ parents in for a meeting, which didn’t got as she had planned. The parents began to realize that maybe FunTime wasn’t the best educational product. And the kids learned that they had allies in the grown-up and teacher world. As ever, Tommy is building a case file about the FunTime situation, with all the kids contributing a chapter. […]
The Origami Yoda saga continues. . . .
And we’re back at McQuarrie Middle School. Dwight’s back too, and now the kids have a new common enemy: The FunTime Education System. Like I said in an earlier review, the author has an opinion about standardized testing and schools teaching to the test. It is not a good opinion, and it is an opinion which I share. As to the kids at McQuarrie. So, the school failed the standardized testing last year, which ain’t good. As a parent, I’d probably be pulling my kid […]
Love Must Make Sacrifices in War
Rating: 4.5/5 Summary: It has been months since Day & June went their separate ways at the end of Prodigy. Though they still care for each other, Day doesn’t want to burden June with his fatal prognosis. A peace treaty is being negotiated between the Republic and the Colonies when a tragedy strikes. Plague has spread throughout the Colonies and they’re blaming the Republic. The only hope for a cure seems to be Eden, but Day has already sacrificed his whole family for the Republic, […]
Everyone Just LOVED Each Other
This was my first experience with YA non-fiction, and while this was incredibly well researched, interesting, and at times even heartbreaking, I found myself slightly annoyed at the word choice for much of this book. “Charles and Emma” chronicles an exceptionally detailed account of Charles and Emma Darwin’s life both professionally and familial from right before their wedding in 1839 to Emma’s death in 1896. It’s beautifully researched, with quotations from articles, diaries, personal letters, and an abundance of primary documentation. But the language….As usual, […]