Three snouts up for Seeing Redd, book two in The Looking Glass Wars trilogy by Frank Beddor.Astute readers will remember that I gave The Looking Glass Wars, book 1 in the trilogy, 5 snouts up instead of a measly three (read by post). In fairness, … [Read more...] about Increased Violence in Children’s Lit?
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4 Snouts Up for The House of the Scorpion
(:)(:)(:)(:) for The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. This is the best "children's" book I have read in years. Anyone who likes good fiction should read it.Written from the perspective of a brilliant, inquisitive growing boy who is painfully … [Read more...] about 4 Snouts Up for The House of the Scorpion