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Archives for September 2012
Benotripia Blog Tour- Middle Grade Book Review and Giveaway
Benotripia: The Rescue
by McKenzie Wagner
Paperback, 136 pages
Expected Publication Date: September 11, 2012
by Cedar Fort
ISBN: 1462110142
Book source: Netgalley
4 1/2 Stars
Summary from Goodreads: When her mother—the ruler of Benotripia—goes missing, Roseabelle knows she’ll need the help of her best friends and their combined powers to survive the perilous journey ahead of her, rescue her mother, and save Benotripia! Written by a young author, this exciting adventure story pulls you into a true fantasy world. A suspenseful and addicting read!
Cathy’s Review: Roseabelle lives a fairly normal life, she goes to her school, or training to use her talents with her personal trainer Shelby, she has a couple of best friends, Jessicana and Astro, and her mom, Danette is the queen of their country, Benotripia. Life couldn’t be better, until one afternoon when Shelby disappears for the afternoon, Roseabelle is sent home and discovers that her mom has been kidnapped by another country. She, Jessicana and Astro must journey to that other country, Darvonia, and rescue Danette before it’s too late. On the way they will have many adventures and there will be peril and treachery. Will the three young friends make it?
This was a really cute book. I thought that it was well written, the author is only 11, I think that if she can write this well and show this much imagination at this age, we all better watch out, because she’s going to be writing some amazing stuff. The story was easy to follow, I thought it was engaging and I’m a mom, can’t wait to find out what my own 11 year-old thinks of it!
Content: clean
About the author: McKenzie Wagner is eleven years of age and has adored reading since she was four years old. Her love of books inspired her to write a book of her own and she completed the first book of “The Magic Wall Series”, “The Magic Meadow and the Golden Locket” at the early age seven and the second book “The Blue Lagoon and the Magic Coin” shortly thereafter. She wishes to obtain an English degree and teach elementary school and continue in her pursuit of her love of writing and is already working to obtain college credits towards her degree. She currently resides in Utah, with her mom, dad, grandma, and her eight-year-old brother, Ty.
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Children’s Ebook Review- The Golden Apple Tree- Free on Kindle
The Golden Apple Tree
by Ana H Clark
Kindle Edition, 35 pages
Published: August 11, 2012
by Amazon Kindle; Third
ASIN: B008WHKH2O
Book Source: Bought
4 Stars
Book Description: The Golden Apple Tree is a fairy tale story of love and hatred. A woman has three daughters; the two eldest are twins, and both were born with imperfections. One of them has one eye in the middle of her forehead, and the other one has three. They are both so proud and so much like their mother. The youngest, who is the very picture of her father for sweetness of temper, is kind and beautiful. The mother and her twin daughters treat Muriel horribly and make her work hard. Muriel has a baby deer, which she loves so very dearly, but the wicked mother killed the poor thing and served before Muriel a piece for her supper. Muriel knows what they have done. So in despair, she disappears into the woods. While she get lost in the forests, a fairy appears to her and grants her a wish. Muriel wishes for her beloved deer to be back by her side and her wish is granted. The magic animal, who is invisible to all, unless she is asleep, grants Muriel one wish per day. But when the twins discover her sleeping on Muriel’s bed, they become terrified thinking that the spirit of the deer is back to haunt them, (good for them, they deserve it).The mother, to protect her twin daughters from the spirit of the deer, will put an end to Muriel. If you want to find out how the story ends, buy the book, please. The moral of this story is… LOVE is stronger than evil and will always win out in the end.
Mary’s Review: A sweet story of three sisters each one different. Two with personal and spiritual imperfections and one who was perfect in every way. Although called The Golden Apple, it reminded me quite a bit of a rewritten version of Cinderella. A wicked mother and two wicked sisters; a Prince Charming; a fairy Godmother(in this case baby deer); a missing father. Given a wish a day by the magical baby deer, I wondered why she never wished for her father who had disappeared years before when she was a baby, instead of clothes and food every day. Aside from this, I thought the story sweet and showed how unconditional love even for our enemies can overcome anything and that forgiveness is everything.
I recommend this book for ages 6 and above.
The illustrations were very good and children will love them.
About The Author: Ana Herrera Clark was born in El Salvador, C.A., and first came to the United States at the age of eighteen. She is the mother of one daughter, and happily divorced. For nearly twenty years, she worked for the airlines as a Customer Services Agent. Due to a back injury, she retired from the airlines and discovered that she could write. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, near her daughter. She has studied English, as her first language; at Sacred heart College in Belmont, North Carolina, Computer Science at Central Piedmont community college, and Psychology at the University at Charlotte, North Carolina.
Children are her passion, and that is the reason she writes children’s books.
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