I love this series for younger chapter readers. It has adventure, fantasy, mythical beasts, and an accidental child hero, who doesn’t feel brave but manages to save the day. In looking for great books for grade three novel studies, I can across this series. You could definitely use it with grade 3′s or 4′s or 5′s. And [...]
Posts Tagged ‘adventure’
Beastologist
Posted in lit circles/book club, novel, read aloud, tagged adventure on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
More Barbara O’Connor!
Posted in novel, read aloud, tagged adventure, exclusion, friendship, secrets on June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I love Barbara O’Connor, author of How To Steal a Dog, and her novel The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester is another good read. Owen Jester has moved across town, away form his two best friends and into his grandfather’s house when his dad loses his job. He’s not happy being far from Travis and Stumpy, [...]
Amulet
Posted in graphic novel, tagged adventure, fantasy, mystery on March 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I highly recommend this graphic novel series. Book One: The Stonekeeper begins with a punch. A family of four is driving in their car at night when suddenly their car careens off a cliff and the father dies. Broken hearted, the mother and two children move to a creepy old mansion that the mom grew [...]
