Carrie Weston

This was an interesting, complex, and at times dark coming of age novel with plenty of paranormal elements. The story starts off with you right in the midst of a nightmare, both figuratively and literally, and doesn’t slow down from there. It did feel like we should know more about the world before diving in, with the way things are written. It took a little bit to fully parse out what was happening in chapter one, but by the time you reach chapter two, it’s a lot easier to understand show more and follow along. The descriptions are quite vivid, and some of them can get a bit gruesome, although not overly gorey. Overall, definitely recommend to YA or older readers. show less

"charlie Goes Camping" follows a lovable bear who causes problems but is the only one within that situation who can solve it. This book is entertaining as it allows kids to relate to camping and shows them what camping is like without scaring them. In the section where the class attempts to set up the tent there is trouble and setting up tents in reality is very difficult.

"Charlie Goes Camping" is about a class of young animals who go out camping with their teacher. Charlie is a young bear who because of his size and strength is given a lot of responsibility including carrying all the gear, rescuing a teddy bear and scaring away two wolf cubs. All cheer when Charlie shows his "bravery" and skill; however, most times Charlie is unaware of his actions. The book had cute illustrations, but I was unsure if I should be calling Charlie a brave bear or feel sorry show more that he has so much responsibility, because he was a bear. It appears to be a book for young readers and was originally published in 2011 as "Bravo, Boris!" show less

This twist on The Five Silly Fishermen features five adorable little foxes who are very naughtily straying outside when their mother told them not to. Side plot features a debate on whether or not the family's going to wind up eating the chicken who saves the little foxes from themselves. Funny text, cute illustrations, total fun.