Five Books for Boys This Christmas
These days, a great recent book for a boy can be hard to find, what with all the new offerings
Book reviews, Phyllis Wheeler's Books
middle grade
I got a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award!
I’ve got big Moonbeam news! But first, I apologize for being quiet. You may have been wondering what I am
Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment by James Patterson, a review
Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment is a middle grade book that takes the female scientist character to a whole ‘nother level. But does the book grab our hearts?
An Unexpected Adventure by Kandi J. Wyatt, a review
In this middle-grade story, An Unexpected Adventure by Kandi J. Wyatt, eighth-grader Harley and two friends help a geologist look for geodes on the beach. Instead, they find what seems to be a huge egg. Soon it hatches –into a dragon!
The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt, a review
I was delighted to find Tonke Dragt’s novel The Letter for the King. It was originally published in 1962 in
Mulan: Before the Sword by Grace Lin, a review
n Mulan: Before the Sword, Grace Lin takes her turn as storyteller of the Chinese folk tale of Mulan, female warrior of old.
My Novel, The Long Shadow, Is Born!
It’s here! The Long Shadow, my debut novel, is born today. I am so thrilled and thankful that so many people, including kids and adults, are reading it and telling me they love the book. Including, for example, Covenant Seminary professor Jerram Barrs: “I loved this book.”
Alone by Megan E. Freeman, a review
In Alone by Megan E Freeman, twelve-year-old Maddie meant to plan a secret sleepover with a smorgasbord of Twinkies, soda and frozen pizza. But her friends cancel and she sleeps by herself at her grandparents’ apartment. Then she wakes up to a new world–one with no other people in it.
I Am David by Anne Holm, a review
Anne Holm, a Danish journalist and author, wrote this novel in 1963 about a twelve-year-old boy who grew up in a concentration camp in Eastern Europe and remembers nothing else. David’s life and outlook are uniformly grim. He has never even smiled.Anne Holm, a Danish journalist and author, wrote this novel in 1963 about a twelve-year-old boy who grew up in a concentration camp in Eastern Europe and remembers nothing else. David’s life and outlook are uniformly grim. He has never even smiled.
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus, a review
Kate Albus has penned a World War II story, A Place to Hang the Moon, that engages the reader magnificently.
Coo by Kaela Noel, a middle-grade book review
Coo by Kaela Noel, a middle-grade tale, tells the story of a girl raised by pigeons. It’s a sweet story;
Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri, a book review
In this book, Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri, the author channels his twelve-year-old self, an immigrant living in Edmond, Oklahoma.