by Natalie Babbitt – 4/5 Stars – Winnie Foster discovers the Tuck family, who have lived an unusual life after drinking from a stream that provides eternal life.
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Poison for Breakfast
by Lemony Snicket – 4/5 Stars – Philosophical musings of life provided by a narrator after receiving a note that he had eaten poison for breakfast.
Ordeal by Innocence
by Agatha Christie – 3.5/5 Stars – Dr. Calgary provides an alibi for Jacko Argyle, 2 years after he is imprisoned for the murder of his adoptive mother. Jacko is now dead, and the family realizes someone in the house is the real murderer.
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman – 4/5 Stars – Girl and boy fall in love. Boy leaves girl on personal quest. Girl believes boy dead and agrees to a loveless marriage. Girl is kidnapped and subsequently rescued by boy and two of her original kidnappers.
The Santa Suit
by Mary Kay Andrews – DNF – Ivy Perkins finds a Santa suit containing a letter from a little girl asking for the safe return of her father from the war. Perkins makes a personal mission out of discovering what the fate of the father was.
Midnight Sun
by Stephanie Meyer – 3.5/5 Stars – Twilight from Edward’s view
The Titan’s Curse
by Rick Riordan – 4/5 Stars – Percy, Grover, Thalia and two of Artemis’s Hunters embark on a quest to rescue Artemis and Annabeth from a mysterious General. As the friends follow various leads across the country, the ominous prophecy provided by the Oracle quickly comes to pass.
The Magician’s Nephew
by C.S. Lewis – 4/5 Stars – Polly and Digory embark on an adventure to several different worlds, thanks to Digory’s cruel Uncle Andrew, in an effort to rid their world of an evil inadvertently drawn to it.
Fit to be French Fried
by Celia Kinsey – 3.5/5 Stars – Food truck owner Felicia tracks down the culprit who committed a surprise attack on one of her regular customers.
The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream
by Dean Jobb – 4/5 Stars – The true story of the life and crimes of Dr. Thomas Neill Cream, a prolific serial killer outlived only by the mysterious nature of Jack the Ripper. Dr. Cream was suspected of poisoning at least 10 people across Canada, the US, and England during the late 1800s.
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