Tuesday, June 28, 2016

The Jeddi Doth Return


Doescher, Ian.  William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return.  2014.  Quirk Books, Philadelphia, PA.

Hardcover, $14.95.   ISBN: 978-1-59474-713-7.

William Shakespeare's Star Wars : the Jedi doth returnOnce More to the Death Star, Dear Friends!

You've seen the original Star Wars.  You've seen the new movie in the series. You know the tale by heart, but have you ever heard it told in Iambic Pentameter?

Come and join this joyful romp with the rebel alliance, told in the style of William Shakespeare. Even if you're not a fan of the Bard, you will enjoy this quick paced journey through with Luke and his friends.

Author's Web Site:  http://www.iandoescher.com/


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Thursday, June 9, 2016

The Curious Cat Spy Club

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Singleton, Linda Joy.  The Curious Cat Spy Club.  2015.  Albert Whitman & Company. Chicago, Illinois.

Hardcover, $14.99, ISBN:978-0-8075-1376-7.
The Curious Cat Spy Club
Three more unlikely companions have never been found.  Becca, the popular girl that everybody loves, lives on an Animal Sanctuary with her mother.  Leo, the school geek who struggles with friends and social situations is a technological whiz.  Kelsey, the quiet girl who doesn't quite fit in, she has dreams of solving mysteries like Harriet the Spy.

The three find an abandoned litter of kittens tied in a bag in a dumpster and smuggle them to safety in an old abandoned building in the sanctuary.  Bound by their love of the kittens, the three form and unlikely friendship that they name the "Curious Cat Spy Club".  The three don't acknowledge each other outside of school, but they are bound in the mutual love for the kittens and fear that they will lose the kittens if their parents should find out about them.

As Kelsey, Leo, and Becca struggle to find a way to pay for the needs of the kittens, they stumble upon the idea of returning lost pets to their owners.  As they begin collecting lost pet signs around town, they begin to notice a disturbing pattern to the pet disappearances.  Not only are an unusual number of animals being lost, they are all being returned by one of the three same people.

Sensing a mystery, Kelsey begins to look deeper into what is happening with the missing pets in town.

As she gets closer to the truth, what Kelsey discovers about the missing animals could drive a permanent wedge in her newfound friendship!