Book Review: The Party by Natasha Preston

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The Party by Natasha Preston opens with Bessie and her boarding school friends preparing to sneak out for Spring Break to throw a huge party in a rundown castle. Things start to go awry when a huge storm hits and keeps them secluded in the remote castle and the friends begin to be killed. Who is doing this and why? A huge thank you goes out to NetGalley for providing me with an Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of The Party  for free in exchange for my honest review. I was excited to be approved for this book because I enjoyed The Island , at least until the ending, and thought The Dare  was just okay, and I wanted to be able to compare her latest novel to the ones I had already read. Preston did a fantastic job of having a lot of diverse characters. Despite there being quite a few characters, it wasn't too hard keeping them straight. However, I did have trouble remembering who Raif was at one point because he hadn't been mentioned in a while. Additionally, the characters weren'

Book Review: Miss Nelson is Missing (Miss Nelson, #1) by Harry Allard

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First published in 1977, Miss Nelson is Missing (Miss Nelson, #1) by Harry Allard is a fun, offbeat story about the students in Room 207 misbehaving once again. It's the worst class in the entire school, and the teacher just never shows up one day and instead get a new teacher named Miss Viola Swamp.

While online shopping for books, I came across a book that was a blast from my past . . . Miss Nelson is Missing. I absolutely LOVED this book as a child, and I loved the short movie that was made out of it, which one of my elementary teachers let my class watch one day. I don't know of one kid from my generation that didn't love this book. 

When I purchased this book for nostalgic reasons and of course to reread, I found out that there were other books featuring "Miss Nelson" that I never knew about. I definitely will go back and read those books as well. I was super interested to see if Miss Nelson is Missing stood the test of time, and I have to say it did not disappoint. I enjoyed reading it just as much as I did when I was a little kid. I do remember wondering what kind of kids would be able to get away with acting the way they did because my parents and teachers would not tolerate behavior like that.

Miss Viola SwampIt does make me wonder if this book is still in school and public libraries and if it is still popular with kids today. What I do find interesting is that according to Amazon.com, it is recommended for children between the ages of four and seven, but I remember it being popular for kids between the ages of six and nine, especially the short movie. (I would love to own a dvd of the movie as well, but I can't find a copy.)

Miss Nelson is Missing is an engaging book for kids and parents alike, and I hope it is still popular with children today. It definitely has stood the test of time. I gave it five out of five stars.

Side Note:  If you have a young child that isn't showing any interest in reading, I urge you to have him or her give this book a go as I think it will be just the book to pique their interest.


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