Feature – Elena Reads and Reviews

Review: The Hundred Penny Box Is A Bittersweet Tale Of A Special Bond

This Newbery Honor-winning book is short, but is filled with all the right stuff – emotion, poignant characters, and a

Claudia Coleman and Monday Charles were the best of friends. They were inseparable, and did everything together. So when Monday

Complete with colorful pictures and inspiring words, author Rob Sanders and illustrator Steven Salerno come together to weave a story

This book gave me deja vu of when I was the lead in my middle school play, Peter Pan. Being

Isobel is a little girl who loves solving problems. She enjoys figuring out the answers to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and

Christina Soontornvat loved to read and tell stories when she was younger, but had never dreamed of becoming an author.

I think that books are going to keep getting better and better as writers develop more story ideas and techniques.

I recently reviewed author and art educator Amanda Davis’ book 30,000 Stitches: The Inspiring Story of the National 9/11 Flag,

After being struck by lightning at eight, Lucy Callahan’s brain has been rewired, making her a math genius. Now 12