Of the four novellas in this collection, the title story is unquestionably the best, and not only because we get to spend more time with Holly Gibney from the The Outsider and the Mr. Mercedes series. It's probably the most complete of the stories. Mr. Harrigan's Phone and The Life of Chuck were cl...
One of our children's librarians loves this series. She read all of them. Having read the first, I can see why. They're a good starter chapter book series with more substance than most. The 11-year-old liked these when she was younger.
For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleGrowing up, I loved the Bailey School Kids series. It was a fun way to mix mystical elements into reality. In this one, the school gets a new janitor who may or not be Santa Claus.Fun story with interesting events. I'll admit the kids are kind of jerks...
Grade: 4th This story is about a camp counselor at Camp Lone Wolf. The kids in the story become suspicious of him being a werewolf after he eats his meat raw, is hair like a wolf, and is obsessed with wolves. I will read this story aloud to my students as part of a classroom management strategy. W...
Grade: 5th This book is such a good book to read aloud to the class. The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids books really intrigue students with their humor, illustrations, and interesting titles. We will read this book between Halloween and the Presidential Election. Students will design a poste...
The Bailey School Kids is a fun beginner chapter series for the lower grades like late 1st grade and 2nd grade. Each book is a different story about the teachers at Bailey School. This one is Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots and the kids are convinced their teacher might be a vampire but of course, va...
The Kingdom Lights is a YA Fantasy set in the realm of Gardarel. This mystical floating city is the home of Celes, a boy that discovers he’s an Invoker capable of powerful magic. Celes is sent to study magic at a school in the Kingdom of Lights. Besides struggling with a new school and trying to m...
Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias marks the first time that The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids has tackled a literary figure, as opposed to the mythical they normally cover--vampires, werewolves, Santa, leprechauns, and ghosts so far. And despite the title, Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunia...
Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball is the fourth Adventures of the Bailey School Kids book and brings a bit of a unique twist to the premise. Whereas most books of the series are fairly straightforward--the kids get a new teacher or other authority figure, spend the book trying to prove and/or dispro...
If Calendar Mysteries is A to Z Mysteries for a younger audience, October Ogre is The Haunted Hotel for a younger audience. Once again, there's a spooky mystery at the Shangri-La Hotel in Green Lawn, and this time, Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy are on the case instead of Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. ...
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