Portal Reads

I recently read a book called Come Sing, Jimmy Jo by Katherine Patterson. You may have heard of Bridge to Terabithia, which is also by her, but this one is a little less widely known. James (Jimmy Jo) Johnson has been singing and playing guitar with his Grandma, but things change when he is invited [...]

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I almost always read series in order. Can you imagine reading the 7th Harry Potter before any of the rest of them? Maybe, but I would never. Call me compulsive, but I just couldn’t get another blog done because I left myself hanging in Japan. But, maybe there are series that are okay to read [...]

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We were pretty excited, (and tired) when we reached Iwakuni. Billie Dysinger picked us up at the train station as planned, but then she took us to the Chicken Shack where people were waiting for us. It’s a fun traditional Japanese place where you sit on the floor, cook beef on small grills, and enjoy [...]

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Yesterday we got off the plane in Narita after a nine hour flight, arriving one hour later than we left because of the time change. I was tired. My mom said that the third day is the hardest, but to me, it already seemed pretty hard. We got to the airport and almost immediately I [...]

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I just finished J.R.R. Tolkien’s book, The Lord of the Rings. It is a literature lover’s dream in which elves, orcs, humans, dwarves, eagles, ents, wizards, wraiths, spiders, balrogs, oliphaunts, dragons, spirits, wights, and definitely hobbits all have a part to play. It’s amazing! Once Tolkien grabs you, there’s no letting go. And this is [...]

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I ran into this book because of my mom. I wasn’t interested, but once I picked it up I found out that Derek Landy is a fabulous author. This may seem like a girl’s book because of the main character, but it’s action-packed and witty. Stephanie’s life is changed when a walking, talking skeleton named [...]

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