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Magic Marks the Spot – A Fun Pirate Tale

ByBecki Svare July 4, 2016October 4, 2019

If you are looking for an adventurous, swashbuckling pirate tale then Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson might just be what you’re looking for! Magic Marks the Spot is a fun, silly tale of a young girl, Hillary, who wants to become a pirate. Her father, the Admiral, wants her to go to finishing school and…

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children ~ Book Review

ByBecki Svare June 27, 2016October 4, 2019

When reading Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, I almost put it down, several times, because I thought it was going to be really creepy! The photographs, the beginning chapters all pointed to a creepy, horror story. This book might even be categorized as a horror story. I was compelled, though, to continue reading, and I’m glad I did!…