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The Chocolate Touch

September 2, 2016 By Heather Leave a Comment

The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling
Published by HarperCollins on 2006
Genres: Middle Grade
Pages: 125
Format: Paperback
Source: Bought
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In a laugh-out-loud hilarious twist on the legend of King Midas, a boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate. Can you ever have too much of your favorite food? John Midas is about to find out….

First published in 1952, The Chocolate Touch was an instant classic—and has remained a timeless favorite with kids, teachers, and parents.

The Chocolate Touch is a great book. I finished it in one day! It is a book of mystery, excitement , and fun. I loved this book! John Midas loves candy specifically Chocolate , when he finds a strange coin and a strange shop this happens…… He kissed her wet cheek, his eyes shut as his lips softly her so he did not see the change right away then his lips began to feel sticky he opened his eyes. His mom had turned to a lifeless statue of chocolate!….. you will have to get the book if you want to find out more.- E, age 10

About the Author

Patrick Skene Catling (born 14 February 1925) is a British journalist, author and book reviewer best known for writing The Chocolate Touch in 1952. He has written 12 novels, 3 works of non fiction and 9 books for children.

Child’s Review- If the Magic Fits

August 19, 2016 By Heather Leave a Comment

If The Magic Fits by Susan Maupin Schmid
Published by Random House for Young Readers on October 25, 2016
Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade
Pages: 304
Format: ARC
Source: Random House for Young Readers
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Try on a little magic with this lighthearted fantasy adventure! For fans of Liesl Shurtliff, Jessica Day George, E. D. Baker, and Gail Carson Levine.

“A charming new fairy tale! Readers won’t want this adventure to end!” —Jessica Day George, New York Times bestselling author of Tuesdays at the Castle

Inside an enchanted castle, there’s a closet—a closet with one hundred dresses that nobody ever wears. Dresses like those need a good trying-on, and Darling Dimple is just the girl to do it. When she tries on Dress Number Eleven, something unbelievable happens. She transforms into the castle’s Head Scrubber! It turns out that each dress can disguise her as someone else. And Darling is about to have an adventure that calls for a disguise or two . . . or a hundred.

If the Magic Fits is a awesome book! I couldn’t stop reading it. This incredible book is full of cliffhangers, unexpected turns, and paragraphs that will have you wanting to read more.

You have to read this book. I cant wait to review book number 2.- E, age 10

About the Author

Susan Maupin Schmid writes in a little blue office in Iowa. She has a particular weakness for good coffee, good books, and beautiful dresses. Her closet doesn’t contain a hundred dresses—yet—but someday it will. To find out more, visit SusanMaupinSchmid.com and follow her on Twitter at @maupinschmid.