Bright Star, Black Dawn by Scott O'Dell
Just finished, and he loved the "adventure and suspense." Braxton says the book is about "a young girl who enters the Iditarod race because her dad got hurt." Favorite happening? "She ran into three moose on the trail. A moose can kill a dog, or a person, just like that!" (Earned a 4-star Braxton rating)
A nod to Braxton's gifted education teacher for introducing our family to the annual Alaskan Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race -- more than a race really, a national symbol of the triumph of human endeavor and spirit and a commemoration of the last American frontier. Gary Paulsen is one of my all-time favorite children's book authors and has "been there, done that" when it comes to all things Iditarod. My personal favorite Paulsen book coming from his dog-sled race days is Woodsong, but he has also written Dogsong, Dogteam, and My Life in Dog Years. Check out this all-inclusive Iditarod book list. If only I could figure out how to get paid to read!
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black (Books 1 - 5 and Beyond)
A fantastical world (think faeries, trolls, goblins, and a shape-shifter who makes chaos) of good and evil - with evil defeated in the end... or is it? Loved the last two lines of Book 5, "Because knowledge is good.... Just beware how you use it." Next stop... the movie. (A full 5-star Braxton rating!)
Currently Reading: Swindle by Gordon Korman
Young Griffin Bing is conned out of his most valuable collectible baseball card, and then seeks justice with his band of friends. Not sure yet how it ends... and not sure you want us to tell you anyway.
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