pickI chose Canadian Summer, the sequel to The Mitchells: Five For Victory for #foodandlit this month. The Mitchell family moves to Montreal from Washington, D.C. shortly after the end of WWII. There are 6 Mitchell children & they get up to all sorts of shenanigans. They befriend some of the French speaking locals & other interesting neighbors. These are sweet & cozy & I‘m looking forward to reading the next book in the series. 4⭐️🇨🇦
#Canada
pickSVMS is putting together a time capsule to be opened in 25 years. Students are put onto teams of 4 to come up with 3 items which best represent the 1960s, when SVMS was founded. The winning team gets to have their photo put in the time capsule, along with the 3 items. Of course, Jess & the Unicorns want to win but Liz is placed on a team with her current pet project, George (would take too long to explain his story), & to the surprise of no one⬇️
pickNew student Ginny Lu Culpepper is a walking stereotype. She is from the Great Smoky Mountains & has a thick southern accent. Ellen takes an instant disliking to her & humiliates her whenever she gets the chance. Liz of course befriends her. What would we do without Saint Liz? 😆 She talks Ginny Lu into entering the Arts & Crafts fair at school & Ginny Lu ups and runs away because she thinks people are making fun of her. It all works out in the ⬇️
pickJess & Lila skip gym class to meet TV star Kent Kellerman. Liz takes off to warn them but only Jess & Lila get caught. As punishment they have to clean blackboards after school & have no after school activities for 2 weeks. This cramps Jess‘s style because she is the star basketball player & the championship game is coming up. She somehow convinces Liz to do a twin switch so she can play in the game. Saint Liz fesses up after Jess wins the ⬇️
pickThe first SVT super edition is completely new to me. The 6th grade class goes on a field trip to The Enchanted Forest & after a bump on the head, Elizabeth finds herself sucked into a world full of fairy tale creatures. Don‘t know how I missed this one when I was a kid but it‘s very reminiscent of Alice falling through the looking glass & waking up in a strange world. 4⭐️
#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#TBRread
#SweetValley
#SweetValleyTwins
#SVT
so-soSomeone put this on my radar to consider for my class library. It‘s a short chapter book about a group of kids that use math and great observation skills to solve the case of a stolen diamond. It‘s more of an early chapter book than the middle grade I was hoping for, and even accepting that, the mystery only made for a so-so read for me.
On a brighter note, La Gata was happy to snuggle up with me for a bit while I read. #CatsOfLitsy
pickThis one was a lot of fun! Jessica literally runs into this cute guy, Josh, at the roller rink. They flirt & exchange numbers. Turns out Josh is 16 (Jess is 12!) & the only one who knows is Lila, who helps cover her tracks when she goes on a date with Josh. For their 2nd date, Josh says it‘s a surprise. Jess has gone to great lengths to concoct an imaginary weekend getaway with her friend, Kerry, & Lila even impersonates Kerry‘s mom for Mrs. W.⬇️
pickThe 6th grade student council president has moved away so it‘s time to find a new one. Liz & Jess are both nominated, along with nerdy Randy Mason. The unicorns play dirty to sabotage Liz, & she turns around and does it to Jess (I‘m glad she wasn‘t a doormat in this one!). The biggest issue is that the new president will get to decide what to do with the money raised at the book fair. Jess wants to throw a costume party with the money, Liz wants⬇️
pickSuch a delight! Full of loss and hope and longing and healing—as only Kate DiCamillo can write it. 💜
