I picked up this book in a classroom one day while substituting for another class, and it was a super easy and fast read, but with complex themes that would be good for a reader in the coming-of-age years, someone confronting the drive to be independent of parents and their …
Last year, this was the Loudoun County 1book1community pick, and I grabbed a copy after we had excess in our school library. I had forgotten about it until now. It’s about a seventh grader, so that gives you an idea about the target age range. To me, it was odd …
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story that involves worms. Today’s tale comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers mystery series. Served By Val Muller It was June 2—exactly two days of school left after today. Marsha had been a …
I’ve wanted to read this book for a while now. The fictionalized film version of this story is one I’ve enjoyed, so I was glad to finally pick up this book that was written in the 1970s and has achieved bestseller status. The title refers to the events that happened …
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is, “Let’s write a story using the following words: boat – flowers – snow.” Today’s story comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers kidlit mystery series. Currents Val Muller The sun ticked past noon above, but it was …
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This months prompt is “expectations for spring.” Today’s tale comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers mystery series. April Fool Val Muller Milton Miniver planned eveything, from what he would eat each week to when he would take off the storm …
I received this book years ago as part of a promotion—it came with the purchase of another book which I cannot now remember. It’s a novella by Stephen King that also includes another short story called “Mortality.” The novella is told through a frame structure of an old-timer in a …
Welcome to the Spot Writers! This month’s prompt is to an unexpected phone call. Today’s tale comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers kid lit mystery series. Light By Val Muller Her alarm went off again. Jenn reached her hand out from the warm …
I came upon the graphic novel version of this story at a book fair at my kid’s school. When I went home to research it, I saw that it was originally a novel, so I gave it a shot. The novel is middle grade—meant for ages 8-12 or so—and tells …
Like last week’s book pick, I chose to read this one after someone mentioned that it involved journalism. I thought it might be a good read to integrate into my journalism classes, at least in part. While that part of my hope fell short, it was a fun, quick read, …