Francesca Amendolia

The Return of Abracadabra (Hocus Pocus Hotel Book 2)
 
4.5
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"What kid doesn’t love magic, in any form? Sure, there’s..."
Legends of Zita the Spacegirl
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"Zita, plucky intergalactic adventurer and deep-space heroine, is back, but..."
Pip and the Wood Witch Curse
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"Eddie Pipkin, called Pip, is an orphan. One fateful night,..."
Third Grade Angels
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"The world is full of ordinary kids doing ordinary things:..."
3 Below (Floors #2)
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"I have promised myself I will never compare anyone to..."
Since You Left Me
 
4.3
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"In SINCE YOU LEFT ME, the new book by Allan..."
A Mutiny in Time (Infinity Ring #1)
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"A few years ago, when I first noticed the 39..."
Palace of Stone (Princess Academy #2)
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"When I first heard Shannon Hale had written a sequel..."
Liar & Spy
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"While it must be utterly wonderful to win a Newbery,..."
The Wondrous Journals of Dr. Wendell Wellington Wiggins
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"The imagination evinced in THE WONDROUS JOURNALS OF DR. WENDELL..."
Hocus Pocus Hotel
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"HOCUS POCUS HOTEL, by Michael Dahl, is two stories in..."
Fangs! (Dirty Bertie)
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"FANGS! by Alan MacDonald and illustrated by David Roberts (and..."
Katie Woo Rules the School
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"The latest offering in the Katie Woo series, KATIE WOO..."
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
 
4.5
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"It was while reading Tim Conrad's graphic novel retelling of..."
Seraphina
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"Rachel Hartmann’s astounding debut novel, SERAPHINA, is an utter joy...."
Sammy Keyes and the Power of Justice Jack (Sammy Keyes #15)
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"I admit it. I judged a book by its cover..."
The Scorpions of Zahir
 
3.5
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"THE SCORPIONS OF ZAHIR has just about everything I love..."
The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #6)
 
4.7
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"(This is going to be a spoiler-free review, as the..."
Sorcery and Cecelia (or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot)
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"SORCERY AND CECELIA, first published in 2004 by Harcourt and..."
Cheesie Mack Is Cool in a Duel
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"CHEESIE MACK IS COOL IN A DUEL is exactly what..."
Live Through This (Angel & Faith #1)
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"I confess. I am a huge Buffy fan. When the..."
A Boy and a Bear in a Boat
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"The Little Prince is sometimes considered -- mistakenly, I think..."
Crogan's Loyalty (Crogan's Adventures #3)
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"CROGAN’S LOYALTY, the latest volume in Chris Schweizer's ongoing series..."
The Prince Who Fell from the Sky
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"THE PRINCE WHO FELL FROM THE SKY, by John Claude..."
Do Super Heroes Have Teddy Bears?
 
3.5
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"DO SUPER HEROES HAVE TEDDY BEARS? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle..."
Two Crafty Criminals! and How They Were Captured by the Daring Detectives of the New Cut Gang
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"Philip Pullman has a new book out in the United..."
Crush: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Love
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"There are heaps of middle-grade books about girls falling in..."
Facing the Hunchback of Notre Dame (The Enchanted Attic)
 
3.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"As an adult reader of books for children, I spend..."
The Warrior Sheep Down Under
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"For the title alone, you should pick this book up...."
The Ruins of Noe (Faerie Tales from the White Forest #2)
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"THE RUINS OF NOE, by Danika Dinsmore, is the second..."
The Traveling Restaurant: Jasper's Voyage in Three Parts
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"-- How do you carve an elephant? -- Get a..."
Summer of the Wolves (Sisters In All Seasons)
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"In SUMMER OF THE WOLVES, two girls (Diana and Stephanie),..."
It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
 
4.5
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"There’s something especially intriguing about picture books that focus on..."
Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"Soybeans, or edamame, are not a particularly exotic foodstuff in..."
Play Ball
 
4.5
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"There is no crying in baseball. What there is..."
Hades: Lord of the Dead (Olympians)
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"HADES: LORD OF THE DEAD, the fourth in an ongoing..."
Valentino Finds a Home
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"This bright little picture book will appeal to the youngest..."
The Bremen Town Musicians
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"We had a couple of Brian Wildsmith picture books when..."
Cat Girl's Day Off
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"Okay, first I'd better 'fess up. I love *Ferris Bueller's..."
The Night Things (Courtney Crumrin #1)
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"When Courtney Crumrin and her social-climbing parents come to live..."
Giants Beware!
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"GIANTS BEWARE! Because there’s a hero in the house and..."
Alice-Miranda on Vacation
 
3.5
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"I adore children’s books from the first half of the..."
Baby Flo: Florence Mills Lights Up the Stage
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"This truly lovely picture book was like seeing a star..."
Icefall
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"There are books that make me smile, and books that..."
Ivy and the Meanstalk
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"When the book opens, the kingdom of Ardendale is celebrating..."
The Ogre of Oglefort
 
4.5
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"The ogre of Oglefort is a terrible ogre. A massive,..."
May B.
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"Like Caroline Starr Rose, I too was an avid fan..."
SilverFin: The Graphic Novel (A James Bond Adventure) (Young Bond)
 
4.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"His name is Bond. James Bond. Only he's not yet..."
Fear Itself (Keepers of the School #2)
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"The first book in this series, We the Children, set..."
Frozen in Time
 
5.0
Reviewed by Francesca Amendolia
"What will the world be like fifty years from now?..."