8-12 year old

8-12 year old, Fiction, Mystery, Reviews

The Potato Chip Puzzles

Author: Eric Berlin Illustrator: Katrina Damkoehler © Date: 2009 Publisher: Puffin Books Pages: 227 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No, but a few puzzles involve an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: More puzzles and answers to the puzzles that weren’t given in the text of the story Summary from Book: When […]

8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews

Oscar and the Amazing Gravity Repellent

Author: Tina L. Peterson Illustrator: Xavier Bonet © Date: 2016 Publisher: Stone Arch Books Pages: 215 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No, just one at the start of the first chapter Publisher Recommended Age: 8-11 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Oscar Schmidt is a klutz and gravity is his nemesis — it

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Reviews

Fart Quest: The Troll’s Toe Cheese

Author: Aaron Reynolds Illustrator: Cam Kendell © Date: 2022 Publisher: Roaring Book Press Pages: 271 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Many – most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but mentions a game that can be downloaded Summary from Book: Something smells rotten… After their latest quest, Fart, Pan, Moxie, and

8-12 year old, Animals, Humorous, Nonfiction, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Animal Antics: the funny things animals do

Author: Derek Harvey Illustrator/Photographer: Various © Date: 2014 Publisher: DK – Dorling Kindersley Pages: 141 Chapters: No Photographs: Yes, every page has a photograph Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years old Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Humans are not the only animals that look ridiculous when they’re caught doing something unexpected.

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Fiction, Mystery, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Holes

Author: Louis Sachar Illustrator: N/A © Date: 1998 Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Pages: 233 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No Publisher Recommended Age: 10 and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but the edition that I had included essays from Louis Sachar’s brother, daughter, and wife along with Louis Sachar’s Newbery Medal acceptance speech

8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews

Dragon Girls: Willa the Silver Glitter Dragon

Author: Maddy Mara Illustrator: Thais Damião, cover art by Steph Lew © Date: 2021 Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Pages: 135 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, however many page layouts do not have illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Willa and her friends have a powerful magic inside them-they

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