This book is a very good book because it really makes you feel that you are really in the story with the characters. This book is about a boy named Alastair. He found a blue baby dragon in his mother's petunia garden. Alastair called this baby dragon, 'Spike'. He takes care of Spike and hides him from his family because his sister says that she is allergic to animals so if she figures out that Alatair has a pet in the house, she will tell her parents and he would get in big trouble. The part when Alastair disguises Spike as a dog for the evening walk was kind of funny. I really recomand this book to people who likes to read fiction-dragon books.

This kid, Alastair. He broke his arm and can't go to summer camp with his friends! Bummer. So, he wandering around his backyard, and finds a little dragon in his mothers flowerbed! Talk about a stroke of luck! He doesn't tell anyone. Would you? Uh, yah, hey mom, I found a dragon eating you petunias... yeah right! Now, this dragon really keeps him busy! Eventually, he tels his friend. But will everyone else find out too? Find out! It's so good, I've read it a couple of times myself :o)

Often sequels are not as good as the original but THE CARE AND FEEDING OF DRAGONS is every bit as funny and enjoyable as its predecessor THE DRAGON THAT ATE SUMMER! The same cast (including the hilarious boxer, Gruesome) returns, joined this time by a teacher who is a dragon, Alastair's schoolmates, and a pair of ineffectual dragonappers. With the help of his best friend Josh, Alastair foils the dragonappers and inches toward learning to think before acting. The personality of Spike the dragon deepens - is he beginning to grow, too? This reader hopes there will be more adventures of these characters!

Do you like mysteries? This is a fast-paced, murder story. Brenda is from Falls Church, VA. She said she wrote it when they moved to a new house, and heard strange sounds. This is a very true story. I think it was a very interesting story. Because it keeps you interested in the book and not put it down, and go do something else.

I liked the Haunting of Holroyd Hill because it was a thrilling mystery book. I would recommend this book to middle school students, because I liked it and I think they will too.

Moving to a new home in never easy, especially when a ghost lives there,too! This book was a real page page turner for me all the way through as Melinda, her brother Kevin and their neighbor Dan not only have to deal with the hair-raising ghostly visits, but also solve the Civil War mystery behind them!

This is a delightful book for young readers. Eugene is a perfectly charming vampire who does not adhere to any of the vampire stereotypes. Ms. Seabrooke has a knack for zeroing in on the problems and complications which will entertain her readers. Jeff, the hero, comes up with creative solutions to the problem of hiding from his mother his very hungry, uninvited guest.

This is really and truly a very, very funny book! The title itself tells you it's going to be funny, and you won't be disappointed. Jeff, the first-person teller of the tale is clever and amusing himself. The name he bestows upon his nosy next-door neighbor is a case in point - Bat Ears. But, of course, the star of the book is chubby, lovable Eugene Aloysius Pierre Phillippe Carondelet. "But mais ouis!" as he would say, smiling sweetly. All I can say is who would have ever thought you could have warm fuzzy feelings about a vampire? Well, just read the book. You'll see!

A thoughtful and sensitive book about the meeting of two cultures and eras. Zarah, a savey teenager from New York, learns about an entirely different way of life when she visits her grandmother on an island off of the coast of South Carolina. Ms. Seabrooke skillfully deals with the dilemma created when Zarah drops back into an era of old southern mentality. She is able to treat her characters with sensitivity and dignity while telling this story of learning to bridge the generations between Zarah and her grandmother.

Often sequels are not as good as the original but THE CARE ANDFEEDING OF DRAGONS is every bit as funny and enjoyable as itspredecessor THE DRAGON THAT ATE SUMMER! The same cast (including the hilarious boxer, Gruesome) returns, joined this time by a teacher who is a dragon, Alastair's schoolmates, and a pair of ineffectual dragonappers. With the help of his best friend Josh, Alastair foils the dragonappers and inches toward learning to think before acting. The personality of Spike the dragon deepens - is he beginning to grow, too? This reader hopes there will be more adventures of these characters!...

When her father, a soldier, is reported missing in action in the autumn of 1944, eleven-year-old Abby and her mother leave their Florida home to stay with relatives in upstate New York. At first Abby is miserably unhappy. Her oldest cousin, Chad, torments her, and his friends are snooty. Her younger cousins are sweet, but they're too little to play with. And of course, she misses her father desperatley and fears he may be dead. But things gradually start to improve between Abby and her cousin, and she makes some friends. Then, as Christmas nears, one of the local girls Abby has befriended tells her of a young girl who drowned in the river on Christmas Day, 1864 while waiting for her father to return home from the Civil War. Now, the girl's ghost supposedly appears every Christmas. When Abby begins to see the ghost, she wonders why she is appearing to her. Is it about Abby's father? Abby herself? Or does the ghost want Abby's help in moving on? Abby has to find out before it's too late. This was an enjoyable, quick read that combines historical fiction with a ghost story. Fans of both genres should enjoy this book.

JUDY SCUPPERNONG is a gem of a book! It tells what happens to three girls in Fitzgerald, GA one summer in the middle of the 20th century when an outsider moves in and affects their lives. The story is unique, told in a series of poems but each poem can also stand alone. As the story moves along with the passage of summer, the girls encounter mysteries: who is Iola, what happened to Laddie, and what is making crystals grow in the glasshouse? As they unravel the mysteries, they also learn that things do not stay the same.

An enchanting and magical tale about the gift of life! This is an inspirational story written in the traditional folk tale style that illustrates the value of unselfish acts with simple, powerful words and sparkling, watercolor pictures. A warm and imaginative book, perfect for bedtime reading!

I enjoyed this book very much. The author might be very talented at writing such an unique poetry. This is the story about three young friends who spend their summer with Deanna's annoying cousin, Rusty. Dog weddings, rinse hairdo's, dance... tha old time's fun!

UNDER THE PEAR TREE, a sequel to JUDY SCUPPERNONG is written in the same format, poems in a series that tell a story but also stand alone with another mystery at the heart. This book is funnier than its predecsssor -The Dog Wedding is hilarious and worth the price of the book! The same three girls are now contending with boys,"...an exotic species/ like Komodo dragons/ or Tasmanian devils..." The small-town quiet is enlivened when Deanna's adopted cousin comes from Cincinnati to spend the summer while his mother has a baby and Vivian Malone marries a shell-shocked WWII veteran. When Deanna hears sounds in the night, she has to find their source and then decide what to do about it.