Fitz’s Faves: Carly’s review of the Merlin series

I gave this series five stars because it is happy, adventurous, and humorous. If you like magical creatures, magic, twists and turns and best of all friendship, you will like the series. Not gonna lie – the beginning is slow, push through! This student book review was written by Carly, a St. Anne’s-Belfield School student. […]

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Insta Review: Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Breadcrumbs is the book I would end up with if I attempted to write a novel – and that's not a good thing. Meandering and about double the necessary length, the author includes beautiful […]

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Fitz’s Faves: Kelsey’s review of The Walk On, by Alan Williams

I gave this book 4 1/2 stars because it showed the opposite of success. The main character almost never got to play but he still kept an okay attitude and was the best teammate. This student book review was written by Kelsey, a St. Anne’s-Belfield School student. Kelsey is in the 6th grade.

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Family Connection: November is Picture Book Month!

Happy Picture Book Month! Wondering what Picture Book Month is? Let’s look back together at the information from last year’s Picture Book Month post. First and foremost, it’s an excellent excuse to read and reread your favorite children’s books – so you can stop hiding that copy of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus […]

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Insta Review: Under the Egg, by Lara Marx Fitzgerald

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram I love a good mystery, but Under the Egg was a little too mysterious. As in…the unsolved case of who are these characters, and why don't they have more development?? When Theo's beloved grandfather […]

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Insta Review: Fortunately, the Milk, by Neil Gaiman

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Devilishly silly and utterly pointless in the best way. Dad leaves the kids, goes out to grab some milk, and returns hours later with a full book of insane stories about why he is […]

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Fitz’s Faves: Elsa’s Review of Four Different Novels

I would like to recommend four books that have great romantic subplots. Not your average boy-meets-girl romances. I’m talking about four books with great boy-meets-girl stories. Number one: The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black This is a story about Hazel Evans, her brother, Ben, and the faerie prince they both fell in […]

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Insta Review: Absolutely Truly, by Heathen Vogel Frederick

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Absolutely Truly had a lot of working components. A main character struggling with growing up, physically and emotionally; the chaos of a large family; moving to a new place as a teen and navigating […]

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Visiting Author: Kimberly K. Schmidt

Did you hear any roosters crowing with the sunrise this morning? Local Virginia author Kimberly K. Schmidt sure did! On her farm near Scottsville, VA, Ms. Schmidt houses hens, roosters, horses, and all kinds of other animals. After years of watching their adventures at Grayson Farm, she decided to write a book about all of the […]

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