So funny and Hallariuos!

3.75 stars rounded up. I find this book very hard to rate as much of the merit comes from its status as a classic. Mark Twain’s novel is full of adventure, boyhood mischief and depictions of the racist antebellum Southern US. I’m very familiar with the story and probably have the strongest memory of the Elijah Wood portrayal on film. There’s nostalgia that comes with taking that trip down the river with Huck and Jim and revisiting their stops along the way. Yet, during this reading, I was shocked at the preponderance of vernacular and ear-piercing slurs (specifically the n-word) that made it rather hard to listen to on audio. If this book were written today as historical fiction, I’d probably be rounding down the rating, but I can’t ignore where this text stands in history. Tom Parker’s narration felt rather fast-paced, but his voice felt authentic though his occasional vocal clicks stuck out a bit.

This book is a very interesting and a fun book to read. There are a lot of cliff hangers that make me want to read it more and more. The book is about Greg that plays video games too long and his mom wants him to get off of a screen. One day, his school does a balloon challenge to see how far it goes. It turns out to be a big problem of stealing. Halloween is around the corner and he wants to go to some girls party. So he joins the band because she is inviting the whole band. But it is the woodwinds only. He is a brass, and sneaks into the party. At the end, he films a movie but his friend, Rowley, gets scared and climbs up a tree. The fire truck has to get him down and then he becomes famous. I give this book 5 stars ?? ???????? and a good book if you want a challenge.

This is a sweet story about children welcoming their parent home from a trip with the things they think are important to him. When they arrive at the airport with all of the things, their dad lovingly accepts the grand gesture and also lets them know they are the best part of coming home. The illustrations are bright and fun.

This is a very good book for people who like magic, twists and turns, and adventure. Fun and funny!

Over the summer, high school senior Grace came out to family and friends as transgender. She hadn’t planned on returning to the football field because she’s a girl now. But the team needs a great kicker and they convince Grace it will work. Senior year will be a time for new friends, old friends, college recruiting visits, wild parties, prom, confusion, despair, pink hair, podcasts, haters, and lots of football!

I got from the book that it is ok to give up your stuff when you don’t need it or fit in it anymore and you can dream about all the other people that will love your things.

My 4.5 year old loved this book and would rate it 5 stars. I thought this was one of the hokier books in the Magic Treehouse and did not find it as interesting and educational as some of the other more historical tales.

This is a great book of complexity, and family fighting issues. I love this book because it sent me into a new world of reading the 39 clues series.

They went to the dinosaur times and they found a dinosaur. Jack was worried about Annie. They went up to the hills and found a dinosaur with her eggs. They went down to the treehouse too.