Archive for the ‘Grades 3 – 5’ Category

Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield

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Book Summary: Elizabeth Ann was orphaned at an early age and raised by her maiden aunts in the busy city. But suddenly illness forces the aunts to send her to other relatives: the Putnams, who live in the country on a farm. Elizabeth Ann learns all about the farm and making butter and applesauce and [...]

The Belgium Book Mystery (Ruby Slippers School book 2) by Morgan,Stacy Towle

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Book Summary: Hope and her family travel to Belgium, where someone has been vandalizing their missionary friends’ printing press. Hope is sure she has cornered the culprit–a mean looking man with a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Joy’s review coming soon! Paperback: 78 pages Publisher: Bethany House Pub (March 1996) Language: English [...]

Too Smart Jones and the Pool Party Thief (Too Smart Jones Series #1) by Gilbert Morris

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Book Summary: Too-Smart Jones. That’s what the kids at school call her. Juliet’s family moves to another town. And Juliet Jones finds herself right in the middle of a mystery. Who did take that missing camera? See what happens when Too-Smart Jones decides she won’t be smart anymore. Then see what happens when she starts [...]

Kangaroos and the Outback:Travels in Australia (Adventures of the Kerrigan Kids #3) by Gilbert Morris

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Book Summary: The Kerrigans learn valuable lessons as everything begins to go wrong on their trip to Australia. Their luggage was misdirected, the girls suffer food poisoning, Mr. Kerrigan loses a contact, and their all-purpose vehicle breaks down on a rural road. The Kerrigans learn the valuable lesson that bad things can happen to good [...]

Mr Pipes And The British Hymn Makers by Douglas Bond

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  Summary: Annie and Drew travel to England with their mom who is doing research there in a small town, Olney, that is “off the beaten path and old.” Although perfect for their mother’s research, both children are not thrilled with this prospect, especially Drew, as old to him equals boring and dull. All plans [...]

Interview with Susan Kilbride, author of Our America…The Pilgrim Adventure

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1. What motivated you to want to start writing the Our America Series? I was never really interested in history in school because it was mostly memorizing dates and reading from a textbook. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized how interesting history really was, and also how important it was to [...]

Our America…The Pilgrim Adventure by Susan Kilbride

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Summary- Finn & Ginny’s parents are lost back in time, and the two young twins have decided to go back to early America to find them. Their search takes the twins to the Mayflower where they discover that the Pilgrims had far more adventures than they had ever realized. This first book in the Our [...]

Buckingham Palace & The Crown Jewels, by Gilbert Morris (The Adventures of the Kerrigan Kids #2)

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Book description:  Traveling with their father to England, the Kerrigan Kids quickly learn the differences between life in America and England, such as cars driving on the ‘wrong’ side of the road. While the rest of the family is having fun leaning new things, Juan is overcome by a complaining and selfish spirit. However, the [...]

Katy by Mary Evelyn Notgrass

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      Book Summary/Description: Katie Porter likes to climb trees, play with her sister, and ride bikes with her brother. The Porters are a close family. They are brought even closer through a family vacation, a surprise in the middle of the night, and an important decision that will affect them all. Joy’s Review: [...]

Interview with Susan K. Marlow

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  You could say I have been “chomping at the bit” the last few months to get the opportunity to interview one of my favorite homeschool writers and was delighted to get the go-ahead. After contacting Susan K. Marlow, she was very receptive of HL doing an interview with her. Susan K. Marlow has written the [...]

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