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Arthur (September 23, 1996)
Part One – D.W. has an imaginary friend, Nadine, who is afraid of scary rides, so when Arthur’s family and friends go to the amusement...
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Roald Dahl Website
Happy Roald Dahl Day! In honour of this day, I am doing a review of the Roald Dahl website (50 ways to celebrate here!). I really enjoy...
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Matilda (August 28th and September 4th, 2011)
I frequently listen to BBC Radio 4+ (formerly BBC Radio 7) which hosts radio plays and dramatized books. Matilda is a fantastic example...
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Once Upon a Crime – Michael Buckley (Author), Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) (2008)
The fourth in The Sisters Grimm series, this book begins seconds after The Problem Child ends. Puck, still badly injured from his fight...
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The Problem Child – Michael Buckley (Author), Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) (2007)
The third book in The Sisters Grimm series, this book begins seconds after The Unusual Suspects ends. Puck and Sabrina are face to face...
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The Unusual Suspects – Michael Buckley (Author), Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) (2005)
The second book in The Sisters Grimm series, this book begins seconds after The Fairy-tale Detectives ends. Sabrina and Daphne under...
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The Fairy-Tale Detectives – Michael Buckley (Author), Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) (2005)
Sabrina and Daphne Grimm have been through almost a year and a half of foster homes after their parents mysteriously vanish. Their...
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The Princess Bride – (1987)
What do you get when you cross a love story with a cult classic? True Love. Easily one of my favourite movies, but better for the action,...
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Alison Dare, the Heart of the Maiden – J. Torres & J. Bone (2002)
Not quite as hilarious as the first, which was just so unexpected and funny, but still quite good. Once again there are three stories in...
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Smile – Raina Telgemeier (2010)
A tragi-comedy about braces, friends, frienemies, and the ups and downs of life between the ages of 11 and 15. c’mon, mom, let’s go get...
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The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman (2008)
One night a two-year-old child wanders from his house and into the night. His wandering and curiosity saved him from the man who had come...
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Tag & Bink Were Here – Kevin Rubio & Lucas Marangon (2006)
Ah-maz-ing! Seriously! Easter Eggs galore and oh so much fun! Tag and Bink follows two rebel grunts as they stumble through the most...
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Little Miss Adventures – J. Torres & J. Bone (2002)
I just loved this book. I can’t help loving novels, comics, books, movies, and television shows that reference other things. I guess I...
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Girls’ Life Magazine – October/November (2010)
Eww. Just eww. I was reading The Worst Date Ever by Jane Bussman, where she divulges (before she went to Uganda to discover a war, that...
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A Cinderella Story (2004)
Though the DVD begins with some terrible previews, one for One Tree Hill (“the only place you can see Chad Michael Murray every week”)...
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MAD Magazine – January 2010
I enjoyed this magazine much more than the issue of Girls’ Life that I read. It was funny, engaging, and I can completely understand the...
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Hot X: Algebra Exposed! – Danica McKellar (2010)
I didn’t make the connection until much later, but I had heard about some way back television star who went on to be a mathematician. So...
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Zombies Calling – Faith Erin Hicks (2007)
Rule # 1: In zombie movies the ordinary person will become an extraordinary hero upon encountering the zombies. Rule #2: One of the...
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A Bear Called Paddington – Michael Bond (1958)
What is more endearing than an adorably scruffy bear covered in jam, custard cream, and marmalade, wearing a blue wool toggle-button...
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Picture the Dead – Adele Griffin & Lisa Brown (2010)
Written in part as a journal and scrapbook, Picture the Dead features illustrations, newspaper clippings, letters, and trinkets which...
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