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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Jason Rome and Geena (the Jason who e-mailed my mom three years ago when he was eight, requesting permission to use Dinosailors in a film he was making) and Nicole Flores, counseler at Jason’s Elementary School, pick us up at the train station in Sasebo, Japan.
Jason and his family met my mom and dad last [...]

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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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