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Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus, Reviewed by Emma, 9

Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling is a great book in so many ways. This ...
An acrylic painting of a crashing wave in the ocean.

Our Ocean Wildlife

Our Ocean Wildlife Poorvi Girish, 8 When I was about 4 years old, I used to wonder in bed at ...

Medusa, Reviewed by Nova, 10

Medusa, written by Jessie Burton and illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill, at only 207 pages, is a quick and stimulating ...
Watercolor painting of brushstrokes in different shades of black forming one column against a white background

Life in the Time of COVID-19

Life in the Time of COVID-19 Graham Kosnar, 12 I t started—the disease that just kept coming   S taying ...

Girls with Flowers, art by Jane, 13

Girl with Daisies Jane Wheeler, 13 Girl with Roses ...

Why California Schools Should Introduce a World Language Program, by Olivia Shekou, 13

“With all the emphasis on 21st-century skills, with the globalization of the economy and the world becoming smaller because of ...

The Extraordinary Colors of Auden Dare by Zillah Bethell, Reviewed by Abhi Sukhdial

The Extraordinary Colors of Auden Dare (TECAD) is one of the best books I’ve read in quite a long time ...

Which One is Malala? Reviewed by Patrycja, 13

On the book's cover we can see a brunette girl with sad, but twinkling brown eyes. She makes an impression ...

Oliver Twist, Reviewed by Enni, 13

“Please, sir... I want some more.” These words have become a catchphrase through the countless adaptations of Charles Dickens’s novel ...

The Tale of Despereaux, Reviewed by Eunice, 10

The Tale of Despereaux is a book about the power of love and bravery. Despereaux is a little mouse that ...

Author Interview: Damian Dibben, author The History Keepers, talks to blogger Madeline Sornson

Recently Stone Soup blogger and book reviewer Madeline Sornson had the opportunity to read The History Keepers by Damian Dibben, ...

The History Keepers series by Damian Dibben, reviewed by Madeline Sornson, 12

Review of The History Keepers series by Damian Dibben 1. The Storm Begins 2. Circus Maximus 3. Nightship To China ...