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Book Review: ‘The Last Firefox’ by Lee Newbery

Charlie is just a normal kid growing up in Wales. And like all kids, he has a few problems. There are a couple of bullies that won’t leave him alone, there’s a killer goose that keeps chasing him, and his parents want to adopt a new little brother or sister. It’s a lot for one kid to deal with. Then something

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Wonka Book Review: Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

What kid wouldn’t love to visit a chocolate factory? Especially one as fantastic as Willy Wonka’s eccentric factory? But be careful what you wish for because things aren’t always what they seem. What starts as a benign tour of a candy factory quickly starts to look like something else. Kids are dropping like flies, and it’s not quite clear if they’ll

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Book Review: A Twisted Tale Anthology Edited by Elizabeth Lim

The classic Disney tales. We all know them. Most of us can even quote them. Some of us even know them word for word. They are comforting stories that we can return to again and again whenever we need a little pick me up. But sometimes tried-and-true becomes old and boring. When this happens it’s an author’s responsibility to step in

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Book Review: ‘Slime Doesn’t Pay!’ By R.L. Stine

Do you have a bratty little brother? Is he always messing with your stuff? Picking on you? Making trouble? Amy knows exactly how you feel. But as bad as your little sibling might be, no one can hold a candle to her little brother Arnie. Making matters even worse, her parents never do anything to try and improve his behavior. They

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Book Review: ‘Goosebumps House of Shivers #1: Scariest. Book. Ever.’

Everyone has that beloved series from their childhood that they look back fondly on. For some, it’s a series of films or a show that they tuned in every week for. For others, like me, it was an engaging book series from a beloved author that stand out as a testament to my childhood. During my younger years, one of those

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Book Review: ‘Tales from the Haunted Mansion Volume 3: Grim Grinning Ghosts’ by John Esposito

Off Route 13, down a long, overgrown drive, sits an old decaying mansion. Within the mansion are winding halls, stairs to nowhere, and doors that are best left closed. The rooms are filled with items that tell the tales of the 999 guests. In charge of all these artifacts and tales is Amicus Arcane.  Of course, it’s great to curate these

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Book Review: ‘Pigs Can’t Look Up’ by Vincent D’Onofrio

Pigs can’t look up, that’s a fact. But don’t they still deserve to see the stars? In Pigs Can’t Look Up one little girl thinks so. And she does everything she can to help her piggie friend see the awe-inspiring sight. Even as she sweetly tries to help her friend, others aren’t so kind to her. Heartbreakingly, she just wishes that

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Book Review: ‘The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress’ by Max Brallier

Remember being a kid and thinking how cool it would be if there were no grown-ups telling you what to do? Well for four lucky kids their wish came true In The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress. Max Brallier writes about Jack, June, Quint, and Dirk as they live through a monster/zombie apocalypse.  All the grown-ups have vanished…

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