The Roald Dahl novel-plus-sequel on Charlie and Willy Wonka, which are Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, are hilarious, fun novels. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features 6 kids who enter the factory, and have lots of adventures, but only Charlie ends up coming out. The Great Glass Read more…
‘Twas the Summer of 1888 Joseph Ponce, an 11 year old boy who lives in a town in New York along the Hudson. Beacon, New York, to be specific. He was just enjoying his summer after being shipped off to boarding school by his parents. However, on another side of the animal kingdom, a family Read more…
Spoiler Alert: The fourth installment of the Lewis Barnavelt series: John Bellairs’ Rose Rita stars like she did in “The Letter the Witch and the Ring” in this excellent novel set in the midst of the Pennsylvania Dutch, in 1828. The Ghost In The Mirror, written by John Bellairs and completed by Brad Strickland, takes Read more…
Fangs I heard footsteps creaking on every step of the stairs. I woke up with a startle, sweating, and thought to myself, where am I? It was dark so I couldn’t see much, but I assumed I was in some abandoned attic. I read a label on the bed that I was sleeping on, and Read more…
JJ The Rat By Michael Aaronson Introduction Once upon a time there was a rat. That rat’s name was JJ. This stood for nothing. He was brown and had long whiskers, which aided him in his stealthy pursuit of flesh. So once, JJ got hired by another rat. His name was Worker Rat. Worker Rat Read more…
“We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.” Patrick Henry, a 38 year-old delegate to the Second Continental Congress spoke thus in 1775, at the Second Virginia convention, to try and pass a resolution for Virginia militia members Read more…
The Battle of Gettysburg The United States has not always been united. In fact, our country survived intact the greatest civil war in World History between 1861-1863, and almost a million US soldiers from both the Union Army led by Ulysses S. Grant, and the Confederate Army, led by General Robert E. Lee, perished in Read more…
Please feel free to read the below reviews IF you have already read Factory, Fox, Witches, and Danny. If you have not read these, please read them! Dahl is required reading for all MWLS students! Chloe’s Roald Dahl Collection Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator: Being old and close minded, the group of grandparents (not Grandpa Read more…
The Legendary Lapdog You might know a lot about dog breeds in general, but have you ever met, or even heard of the Havanese breed? They are a one of a kind species, and can fit in almost perfectly with any family. When my mom let me choose a dog for the family, I went Read more…
The Battles of Saratoga In late 1777, the Revolutionary War was almost getting into its third year (the first battles of the war, Lexington and Concord, occurred in April, 1775) and the British wanted to crush the rebels once and for all. They were worried that foreign powers, specifically the French, would join the war. Read more…
