Marcia Wells Archives » Bookology Magazine https://www.bookologymagazine.com/tag/marcia-wells Children's Literature Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:50:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 69996714 Capers and Cons https://www.bookologymagazine.com/listology/capers-and-cons https://www.bookologymagazine.com/listology/capers-and-cons#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:00:23 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=12971 When you (or your students) want a book that keeps you turning the pages for your weeknight and weekend reading, here are some suggestions for books with that nimble pacing and what-are-they-up-to plots. Many of them are just right for middle grade or avid younger-than-that readers, with a couple of teen titles added. (And, of course, all are suitable for reading by adults.)

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Who doesn’t love a mystery? Whether your find them intriguing puzzles or can’t-wait-to-know-the-solution page-turners, a good mystery is engrossing and a little tense. Throw in a little humor, a detailed setting, and well-drawn characters and you have a book you can confidently hand to young readers who are already hooked on the genre and those who have yet to become fans.… more

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]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/bookstorms/bookstorm-turn-left-at-the-cow/feed 0 8888 A Trip to the Art Museum https://www.bookologymagazine.com/listology/a-trip-to-the-art-museum https://www.bookologymagazine.com/listology/a-trip-to-the-art-museum#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:49:26 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=5945 by Vicki Palmquist

 

Arlo’s Artrageous Adventure!
David LaRochelle
Sterling Children’s Books, 2013
When Arlo’s grandmother drags him to the art museum, he can’t imagine how he’ll be interested. Something odd catches his eye and he soon realizes the paintings have things to say that surprise and delight him—and the reader. Fun and quirky, with illustrations that will make you smile and flaps to lift that will reveal nuances in much the same way you discover something new in a painting each time you look at it … this is a good choice to prepare a child for a trip to the museum.

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]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/listology/a-trip-to-the-art-museum/feed 0 5945 Give me a good mystery https://www.bookologymagazine.com/reading-ahead/give-me-a-good-mystery https://www.bookologymagazine.com/reading-ahead/give-me-a-good-mystery#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:00:09 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=5989 Summertime is synonymous with reading for me.
My grandmother kept a light blue blanket by the back door so I could spread it out under the elm tree and dissolve into stories. Sometimes a lemonade, sometimes a piece of watermelon … but always a book. Sometimes a friend would sit next to me absorbed in a story of their own but most often it was just me, the birds, the sounds of summer, and a hardcover book.… more

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