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When their friend's father is robbed of a rare comic book, Nick and Tesla use their new self-built robots to try to find the thief.
Kids will enjoy this one. The characters are better than the first and in keeping with a middle grade novel. The plot is strong and actually threw a twist in there that surprised me.
NOTE: I received an ARC of this book via Amazon's Vine Program.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/11/book-review-nick-and-teslas-robot-army.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Kids will enjoy this one. The characters are better than the first and in keeping with a middle grade novel. The plot is strong and actually threw a twist in there that surprised me.
NOTE: I received an ARC of this book via Amazon's Vine Program.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/11/book-review-nick-and-teslas-robot-army.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones (Alcatraz, #2) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Alcatraz and some new friends and relatives are off to the Library of Alexandria to hopefully track down his grandfather and maybe even his long lost father. But will they be able to do it while escaping the assassin on their tail and the keepers of the library who want their souls. A second absolutely delightful adventure for kids that keeps you laughing and turning pages to find out what will happen next.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-alcatraz-versus-scriveners.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-alcatraz-versus-scriveners.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Spy School (Spy School #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Ben is delighted when the CIA asks him to join an elite spy school. But when his life is endangered within hours of arriving on campus, he begins to rethink things. Can he stay alive long enough to find out who wants to kill him? Yes, the book is aimed at kids, but I had a blast reading it. The story moved quickly with some good twists, and I really liked Ben.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/spy-school-by-stuart-gibbs.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/spy-school-by-stuart-gibbs.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated The Adventurous Suitcase - The First Trip in Books
Jun 18, 2018
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I received this book through Goodreads Giveaway. This is a super cute book. It is written simply but in a way that kids of all ages can appreciate it. I teach 10 and 11-year-olds and they loved the book. They loved the way the book was presented with text and high-quality pictures to accompany the text. The adventure the suitcase goes on allows for the reader to want to read more books to see where the suitcase goes on his around the world trip.
I received this book through Goodreads Giveaway. This is a super cute book. It is written simply but in a way that kids of all ages can appreciate it. I teach 10 and 11-year-olds and they loved the book. They loved the way the book was presented with text and high-quality pictures to accompany the text. The adventure the suitcase goes on allows for the reader to want to read more books to see where the suitcase goes on his around the world trip.
J. L. Stowers (136 KP) rated Exploding Kittens in Tabletop Games
Jul 13, 2018
Easy to learn (1 more)
Short gameplay
I won this game in a Smashbomb giveaway and m my family has really enjoyed playing it. It's easily adaptable between 2 and 4 players. We laugh about the cards and have a great time.
Gameplay is short enough to hold the attention of my kids. They don't even get upset when they lose like they do with other games. It's a new favorite for sure. The only down side is that i wish the deck was just a little bigger... but I can always buy the expansion.
Gameplay is short enough to hold the attention of my kids. They don't even get upset when they lose like they do with other games. It's a new favorite for sure. The only down side is that i wish the deck was just a little bigger... but I can always buy the expansion.
Danny (182 KP) rated Pokémon GO in Apps
Jul 14, 2018
Reliving my childhood (5 more)
Exercising without thinking of it
Community building
Trading!!!
Legendary raids
Community Days
I’m 12 again
So 22 years ago 12 year old me brought Pokémon Red.... now 34, have every game & corrupted my kids into loving Pokémon!!
It creates a brilliant family bonding as we work together on walks finding Pokémon & turning gyms Red. Our village joins together to take on Raids for legendary Pokémon.
Monthly community events bring people closer.
You see group of people that would normally avoid each other suddenly join together
It creates a brilliant family bonding as we work together on walks finding Pokémon & turning gyms Red. Our village joins together to take on Raids for legendary Pokémon.
Monthly community events bring people closer.
You see group of people that would normally avoid each other suddenly join together
AT (1676 KP) rated Assaasination Classroom Vol. 2 in Books
Sep 17, 2018 (Updated Sep 17, 2018)
Volume 2 of Assassination Classroom continues the oddball storyline of a misfit class of students that are trying to assassinate their teacher. The book covers are colorful and cute, but the series is not for young readers. In book 2, we are introduced to a new teacher character, who happens to be a professional assassin. This lady needs to try her hand at the assassination as well as get used to teaching kids in a classroom setting. The class also gets to head out on a class trip to Koyoto. More fun to come...
Cumberland (1142 KP) rated Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) in Movies
Nov 11, 2018
Good kids movie
This is a great Halloween movie for smaller children. Nothing in it is really going to frighten them, and the story is simple enough to keep their attention. It isn't the best movie for adults, but it's not painful to sit through. The story is predictable, but that could be attributed to the fact that Slappy is a regularly used character in the franchise. Overall I probably won't watch it again, but if you have smaller children it wouldn't be a bad one to pull out around Halloween.
Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated Rise: Blood Hunter (2007) in Movies
Nov 13, 2018
Just ok
Watched this older movie on Crackle. I'm a Lucky Liu fan so was hoping for a treat. Overall this movie was mediocre, though. Story was ok but could've played out so much better. Several familiar faces, but they couldn't really save this one. The ending was quite anti-climatic. If you REALLY like vampire movies you MIGHT enjoy this one(though I think you'll find a lot of liberties taken). Otherwise, this one is really NOT worth a watch. (Some partial nudity so not for the kids)
Melody Womack (32 KP) rated Dr Seuss' The Lorax (2012) in Movies
Nov 14, 2018
One of my all time favorites!
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I have always loved the original Lorax book and movie (which was essentially just an animated reading of the book, ) so I was really excited when this version was released. I like Ted's story even though he was just a nameless boy in the books. The silliness of the story made it Catchy for children, which I feel helped get the message across. The animation was fun and the songs were super catchy. I've watched this movie at least 50 times.