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Kyle Keeley and his friends have been enjoying being locally famous for a while now, but other kids are starting to complain. They say that if they had had the chance then they would have won the library Olympics and beaten Kyle's team. As a way to prove them wrong, Mr. Lemoncello holds another library olympics to give teams from around the country a chance to compete and become library champions.
I enjoyed reading this book to my son, but I did not like it as much as I liked the first book. In the first book there were all these clues that led to more clues and it felt like you could figure out the puzzles with the team. In this book each game was its own thing and I felt like it lost some of the magic of the first book. I will say, however, that it is still an enjoyable read and my son really liked it.
I enjoyed reading this book to my son, but I did not like it as much as I liked the first book. In the first book there were all these clues that led to more clues and it felt like you could figure out the puzzles with the team. In this book each game was its own thing and I felt like it lost some of the magic of the first book. I will say, however, that it is still an enjoyable read and my son really liked it.
This book is really great if you plan on taking yourself on self-guided tours of London, but also great if you just like learning little tidbits and interesting facts about London. I thought that the stories were put together well, and stories that were related to each other included page numbers to the other parts of the book where you could find out more pieces to the story.
I think it was very well done.
I think it was very well done.
This is my first book of Mary Oliver poetry and I like the feeling I get when I read her work. I kind of feel that reading Mary Oliver might be the closest we ever get to slowing down time in a good way. When I read her poems I find myself noticing the breeze, the trees, the warmth or coolness of my environment and generally being glad for still being alive. She writes like she wants to to experience the world more fully, to slow down and notice more things.
I enjoyed her work very much.
I enjoyed her work very much.
PC Grant, ever on the lookout for weird magical lawbreaking is called away from his main responsibility of investigating the little Crocodiles dining club to come and investigate a weird railway stabbing. James Gallagher, an American who wasn't where he should be, is found dead near the subway tracks having been stabbed with a clay shard and when Peter goes to investigate it, it has vestigia. Once again Peter, Leslie and Nightengale are called upon to investigate the unseen things in London as Peter continues in his journey as an apprentice wizard.
I liked this one more than the second one, but the first one is still my favorite. I also want the books to start answering more questions about magic and how it works and what the limitations are. I don't need a full run down, but Peter's insistence in only knowing basic forms and then not trying very hard to learn much else can be a little frustrating at times. I am excited to see where the story goes and to maybe someday find out what exactly happened at Ettersberg.
I liked this one more than the second one, but the first one is still my favorite. I also want the books to start answering more questions about magic and how it works and what the limitations are. I don't need a full run down, but Peter's insistence in only knowing basic forms and then not trying very hard to learn much else can be a little frustrating at times. I am excited to see where the story goes and to maybe someday find out what exactly happened at Ettersberg.
If you loved Ms. Marple, or Murder She Wrote, then this book is written for you. Four Pensioners living in Cooper's Chase have started a little club to help keep them occupied since they are all retired now. Penny, an ex-cop, started the club as a way to work through her unsolved cases, and her friend Elizabeth leads it now. Usually the Thursday Murder Club work through cold cases, but when the contractor who worked on Cooper's Chase drops dead, they have an opportunity to solve a live case.
I loved this book so much. It reminded me so much of Murder She Wrote with the pensioners making friends with the cops and manipulating them because they are older and above suspicion. It was such a delightful read and I can't wait to start the next one.
I loved this book so much. It reminded me so much of Murder She Wrote with the pensioners making friends with the cops and manipulating them because they are older and above suspicion. It was such a delightful read and I can't wait to start the next one.
April May, a 23 year old fine arts graduate living in New York, stumbles upon a sculpture that looks a lot like a transformer. Thinking nothing of it, she and her friend Andy make a youtube video about it, unintentionally becoming the first known contact with what will become known as "The Carls." Becoming the world's first authority on what might be an alien species is complicated.
In An Abosolutely Remarkable Thing, Hank Green dives into deep topics such as internet fame, the deifying and villifying of strangers on the internet, and how polarization of ideology occurs over seemingly small problems. In the beginning it is hard to forget that it is Hank Green writing (especially if you listen to Dear Hank and John, Hank's podcast with his brother John), but as the story progresses and becomes more interesting you do forget that it is Hank's voice and his experiences informing his writing. You become wrapped up in the story and trying to understand how fear warps perspective and how we treat strangers on the internet.
I really liked this story. I think that it is a story that stays with you for a while and the subjects raised become something that you think about every time you use the social internet. I know that in part this was supposed to be a commentary on the social internet and the ways that it is used, but I would like to think that it is also a reminder to those who interact online that there is always a person at the other end of the line, and to remember to choose kindness.
This book does have a fair amount of adult language in it, something to be aware of if you have kids interested in reading it.
In An Abosolutely Remarkable Thing, Hank Green dives into deep topics such as internet fame, the deifying and villifying of strangers on the internet, and how polarization of ideology occurs over seemingly small problems. In the beginning it is hard to forget that it is Hank Green writing (especially if you listen to Dear Hank and John, Hank's podcast with his brother John), but as the story progresses and becomes more interesting you do forget that it is Hank's voice and his experiences informing his writing. You become wrapped up in the story and trying to understand how fear warps perspective and how we treat strangers on the internet.
I really liked this story. I think that it is a story that stays with you for a while and the subjects raised become something that you think about every time you use the social internet. I know that in part this was supposed to be a commentary on the social internet and the ways that it is used, but I would like to think that it is also a reminder to those who interact online that there is always a person at the other end of the line, and to remember to choose kindness.
This book does have a fair amount of adult language in it, something to be aware of if you have kids interested in reading it.
This follow-up to an absolutely remarkable thing opened up more on the topics of the social internet, how do we decide what is good for us and how do we change our own habits when they are bad for us? One thing that I liked a lot about this book is that Green was careful to answer questions that were left with the reader after the first book. I feel like I understand the Carls' purpose and the purpose of Carl's brother. One thing that I find very cool, is that, although Hank Green is himself an athiest, he is very careful to be respectful of other people and their beliefs or the things that they hold onto. He is also not afraid to dive into more philosophical thinking.
This book is a good read and well worth your time.
This book is a good read and well worth your time.
The Thursday Murder club is fresh off of getting to solve some real murders and they are looking for something new to investigate. That is when Douglas, and ex-spy, and Elizabeth's ex-husband, enters the picture and complicates their normal routine. Can the Thursday Murder club protect Douglas and find the missing diamonds that he stole?
I liked this one even more than the first one. I love their whole act of being harmless pensioners and their knack for getting into trouble. I listened to the audiobook on this one and it made me laugh out loud several times.
I liked this one even more than the first one. I love their whole act of being harmless pensioners and their knack for getting into trouble. I listened to the audiobook on this one and it made me laugh out loud several times.
In this Rivers of London book, PC Peter Grant is tracking down the Faceless man and trying to find and dismantle his operation when he starts to find out about magical objects built with the purpose of retaining magic for future use.
I don't really know how to say anything else about this book without giving away the plot but I really enjoyed the plot of this one. I like that Aaronovitch doesn't have unimportant characters that get left behind. The officers, informants, and criminals all feel like real people that have passions outside the framework we first meet them in. I do think that the other books in the series had their own plots that happened to further the overarching plot of all the novels, this one was written to only further the overarching plot as well as to teach us more about the rules of magic and the magical community.
I don't really know how to say anything else about this book without giving away the plot but I really enjoyed the plot of this one. I like that Aaronovitch doesn't have unimportant characters that get left behind. The officers, informants, and criminals all feel like real people that have passions outside the framework we first meet them in. I do think that the other books in the series had their own plots that happened to further the overarching plot of all the novels, this one was written to only further the overarching plot as well as to teach us more about the rules of magic and the magical community.