I haven’t posted all the free books I got at the International Literacy Association conference last month in NOLA. I bought a few books but this post is about two books I just read that are great for upper elementary through middle school readers.
Both have magic bookshops and strong girls as main characters.
Malamander reminded me of one of my childhood favorite books, Half Magic.Two orphans meet and have an adventure in a seaside town. There is a talking cat, a magic bookshop, and a scary, watery ghost. Some of the adults were helpful and others were menacing. There may be sequels.
The Bookshop Girl has an orphan who has been adopted and lives in a bookshop. There is a cat and a mystery. The main character doesn't know how to read even though she lives in a bookshop. The family wins a contest and move to a magnificent book emporium and the troubles begin.
I found lots of similarities in these two books. Both are good reads for boys and girls.
