Book Review: The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt

Another fantastic Gary D. Schmidt book that is fun and fulfilling! 
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Book Review: Pay Attention, Carter Jones

"Schmidt (or Carter Jones, the narrator) had me laughing within the first couple of pages. At 7:15 a.m. on the first day of Carter’s sixth grade year, nothing is going right in the Jones household. The doorbell rings. It is raining “like an Australian tropical thunderstorm,” but the man on the doorstep is completely dry because he’s standing “underneath an umbrella as big as a satellite disk.” When Carter finally lets the man in the house, the man tells Carter’s mother that her father-in-law, whom she never met, has died and left an endowment to enable his butler to continue in the service of the family." 

Book Review: The Reb and the Redcoats by Constance Savery

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Book Review: Parnassus on Wheels

Book Review: The Spear by Louis de Wohl

Fans of Ben-Hur, The Robe, the movie Risen, the TV series A. D.and The Chosen may wonder how they have missed this exciting and beautiful conversion story that was originally published in 1955. It is now available not only in print and ebook, but in an excellent audiobook as well. https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/the-spear/

Book Review: Hold My Hand and Run by Margaret McAllister

I discovered English author Margaret McAllister through her Mistmantle Chronicles books. Those beautiful books have become a favorite series in my home and my lending library. In fact, I love them so much that I named my dog Cedar in honor of one of the characters we meet in book two. I have since read as many of her other books as I can get my hands on here in the United States. While interviewing McAllister last fall, she told me that she thought I would really enjoy and appreciate one of her first novels, Hold My Hand and Run. And . . . she was right.You can find our full review here: https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/hold-my-hand-and-run/ 

Book Review: The School That Escaped the Nazis

  "The teacher who defied Hitler was Anna Essinger, a Jewish woman who was running a school for Jewish children in Germany at the time Hitler came to power. As early as 1933, Tante Anna, as she was known to her students, could see the direction events were trending, and contrived to smuggle her entire student body out of Germany. She re-established her school in southern England." 

Book Review: 101 Dalmatians

"What we want are brave animals performing daring feats for a noble cause. Smith rolls out a cast of major and minor players, without whom Pongo and Misses could never have accomplished the rescue." 

Book Review: Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott

In this nook review, Sara tells us why she loves this charming classic by one of our beloved authors - Louisa May Alcott. You can find our Louisa May Alcott page here: https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/louisa-may-alcott/ 

Book Review: That Book Woman

"The Author’s Note begins: 'This story was inspired by the true and courageous work of the Pack Horse Librarians, who were known as ‘Book Women” in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky.'”