Tag Archives: 11-12

Boone Shepard’s American Adventure

Posted on January 26, 2019 by jenbales

Some time ago I had the pleasure of being introduced to Boone Shepard in  his first slapdash and madcap adventure as he travelled across time, and sung the book’s praises on this blog. I missed the release of the second … Continue reading →

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Erinne Paisley – Pop Activist

Posted on January 17, 2018 by jenbales

Erinne Paisley is a young American who has harnessed technology to promote social activism and to encourage young adults to become proactive in addressing local and global issue to facilitate positive change. Visit popactivism to find out more. Can Your … Continue reading →

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Dig Too Deep – Amy Allgeyer

Posted on August 15, 2017 by jenbales

Dig Too Deep is a powerful novel to engage middle and senior high school readers, a worthy winner of the 2017 Green Earth Book Award for Young Adult-Fiction. Poisoned wells.    A bloody cough.    Secrets.    And silence. This is the story of a town … Continue reading →

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Boone Shephard – Rollicking Read from Gabriel Bergmoser

Posted on June 18, 2016 by jenbales

Shifting between the 1960s back in time to the 1880s Boone Shepard, in his efforts to destroy evidence of a dark crime from his (long distant) past, hurtles from one misadventure to another.  The author employs a mix of slapstick … Continue reading →

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The Big Lie – Julie Mayhew

Posted on November 7, 2015 by jenbales

And what a big lie it is – German governed England in 2014 – Jessika is torn between family love and fidelity to the regime that she has been brought up [brainwashed?] into revering, and the reactionary stance of her … Continue reading →

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