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Review: Revver the Speedway Squirrel by Sherri Duskey Rinker

By Kasey | October 7, 2020 - 7:00 am |October 7, 2020 Book Review and Content, Contemporary, Middle Grade 8-12

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Revver the Speedway Squirrel
Sherri Duskey Rinker
Bloomsbury USA Children’s
Published October 6, 2020

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About Revver the Speedway Squirrel

Meet Revver: a little squirrel with big dreams . . . to drive a race car! His siblings might not understand his need for speed, but Revver doesn’t care. And he certainly doesn’t care about looking for food, climbing trees, or any other “ordinary” squirrel activity. He spends his days staring at the racetrack just below his nest, where the cars zoom by day in and day out.

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Review: Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo

By Kasey | October 3, 2016 - 7:00 am |October 2, 2016 Blogger's Favorites, Book Review and Content, Clean Fiction, Contemporary, Middle Grade 8-12

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Flora and Ulysses
Kate DiCamillo
Candlewick Press

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When Flora saves a squirrel from a powerful vacuum cleaner, she discovers that he has super powers. She names him Ulysses and brings him home to teach him what it means to be a hero, and she watches and waits for his true superpowers to emerge. Ulysses’ powers do emerge: a deep love for Flora and the gift of poetry. Her desire to protect him and his power to communicate changes Flora’s life in unexpected ways.

My family and I listened to this as an audiobook on our vacation. I loved the comics that Flora reads and how they were a bond between her and … Continue reading →