8-12 year old, Fiction, Humorous, Reviews

Dorko the Magnificent

Author: Andrea Beaty Illustrator: Nathan Hale © Date: 2013 Publisher: Amulet Books Pages: 213 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No, the cover has an illustration, chapter numbers are fancy, and each page number has a top hat Publisher Recommended Age: 10-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Robbie Darko is a magician, an […]

8-12 year old, Animals, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Reviews

Once Upon a Unicorn

Author: Lou Anders Illustrator: Brian Miller © Date: 2020 Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Pages: 271 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Not really, just a few that are used repeatedly at the start of the chapter Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Have you ever heard of a unicorn

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

The Great Pet Heist

Author: Emily Ecton Illustrator: David Mottram © Date: 2020 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 247 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, but a lot of page layouts do not have illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Butterbean knew she wasn’t always a good dog. Still, she’d never

4-8 year old, Animals, Nonfiction, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

a little book of sloth

Author: Lucy Cooke Photographer: Lucy Cooke, Jenny Jozwiak, Frank Lang, Rebecca Mills, Philip Stebbing © Date: 2013 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster Pages: 64 Chapters: No Photographs: Yes, lots of adorable sloths everywhere Publisher Recommended Age: 5-99 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but lists a website for visiting the Aviarios

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans

Author: Russell Ginns Illustrator: Barbara Fisinger © Date: 2018 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: 243 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, many page layouts do not have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, fun facts on the value of several items mentioned in the book, more puzzles to solve with websites

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Animals, Fiction, Reviews

The Adventures of a South Pole Pig

Author: Chris Kurtz Illustrator: Jennifer Black Reinhardt © Date: 2013 Publisher: Harcourt Children’s books Pages: 278 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: A few, most page layouts do not have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 10-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Flora’s a die-hard dreamer. She’s never left the farm, but she knows she

8-12 year old, Fiction, Reviews

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Author: E.L. Konigsburg Illustrator: E.L. Konigsburg © Date: 1967 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 162 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: A few, most page layouts do not have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be

4-8 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Princess Pulverizer Series

Author: Nancy Krulik Illustrator: Ben Balistreri (Books 1-4), Justin Rodrigues (Books 5-6), Ian McGinty (Books 7-8) © Date: 2018 – 2020 Publisher: Penguin Workshop Pages (Book 1): 132 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 6-8 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book One: Princess Serena

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

Fart Quest: The Dragon’s Dookie

Author: Aaron Reynolds Illustrator: Cam Kendell © Date: 2022 Publisher: Roaring Book Press Pages: 272 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Many – most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: Behind the scenes sketches with Cam Kendell, also mentions a game that can be downloaded Summary from Book: A quest awaits Fart, Pan,

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

Fart Quest: The Barf of the Bedazzler

Author: Aaron Reynolds Illustrator: Cam Kendell © Date: 2021 Publisher: Roaring Book Press Pages: 280 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Many – most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: Behind the scenes sketches with Cam Kendell, also mentions a game that can be downloaded Summary from Book: After crushing their very first

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