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Free Dudes!
That's right. Enter to win a free ebook copy of the newest Dudes Adventure Chronicles book:
Dudes Hard Target.
The Dudes have got modern security covered!
Click here to enter: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
Dudes books can be read in any order, so feel free to start with this 6th book and work your way back to the beginning.
The giveaway ends October 19th.
Good luck, Dudes!
Dudes Hard Target.
The Dudes have got modern security covered!
Click here to enter: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
Dudes books can be read in any order, so feel free to start with this 6th book and work your way back to the beginning.
The giveaway ends October 19th.
Good luck, Dudes!
Free Dudes!
This Land Was Their Land
This week I'm reviewing In the Shadow of the Mammoth by Patricia Nikolina Clark. This book is about the time and the people that lived here in North America 12,000 years ago! The author was inspired by real archaeological finds in Washington State near where I live. The story is fiction, but there are a bunch of scientists who say this is really, maybe how these prehistoric people could have lived. Anyway, the story is about a boy named Zol who is 11 and about to become a mammoth hunter for the tribe. Only he's scared because his dad was killed that way.
In the book, Zol and his friend, Tungo, live in the shadow of the ice-age glaciers. And they do exciting stuff like practice spear-throwing and get attacked by a wolf and a saber-toothed cat. They hunt and fish and gather for every morsel of food. And they make their own stuff, like weapons and a birdcage for when Zol tames a crow. I had the most fun reading this book and imagining how things were! You're gonna love it.
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, here's how this book qualifies:
HISTORICAL (although it's actually prehistory), TIME MACHINE (because this is where I'd go if I had one), BACK IN THE DAY, I LEARNED SOMETHING, and IT'S NATURAL.
Find the Bingo card here: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
In the book, Zol and his friend, Tungo, live in the shadow of the ice-age glaciers. And they do exciting stuff like practice spear-throwing and get attacked by a wolf and a saber-toothed cat. They hunt and fish and gather for every morsel of food. And they make their own stuff, like weapons and a birdcage for when Zol tames a crow. I had the most fun reading this book and imagining how things were! You're gonna love it.
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, here's how this book qualifies:
HISTORICAL (although it's actually prehistory), TIME MACHINE (because this is where I'd go if I had one), BACK IN THE DAY, I LEARNED SOMETHING, and IT'S NATURAL.
Find the Bingo card here: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
Battle of the Evil Twins!
In The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett, Miles Murphy is all set to be the celebrated prankster of his new school. The only problem is the school already has a master prankster--and he's better than Miles (or is he?)!
Get ready for an all out prank war.
I loved this book for two reasons:
1) We Dudes love a good prank, and these pranks are original and funny.
2) The villain. The principal is the butt of some of the pranks. He also has it in for Miles, which makes him a true enemy. He's clueless and funny, but still dangerous, so none of the pranks seem like they are just mean.
Also, there are cows. The setting is this weird town that's known for its cows. And there are tidbits of funny cow info throughout the book. To me this is a mark of good writing--not cows, I mean--but the fact that each scene is funny or important. You never feel like you're waiting around for the good stuff to happen, 'cause it's all good! So, kudos to Mac Barnett. Also, the pictures by Kevin Cornell really add to the story.
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, here's how this book qualifies:
EVIL TWIN (who is the other prankster and how does he keep defeating Miles?), RANDOM HUMOR (cows!), HOW WE ROCK (Dudes love a prank), I LEARNED SOMETHING (about cows).
Find the Bingo card and see how I'm filling out my card here: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
Get ready for an all out prank war.
I loved this book for two reasons:
1) We Dudes love a good prank, and these pranks are original and funny.
2) The villain. The principal is the butt of some of the pranks. He also has it in for Miles, which makes him a true enemy. He's clueless and funny, but still dangerous, so none of the pranks seem like they are just mean.
Also, there are cows. The setting is this weird town that's known for its cows. And there are tidbits of funny cow info throughout the book. To me this is a mark of good writing--not cows, I mean--but the fact that each scene is funny or important. You never feel like you're waiting around for the good stuff to happen, 'cause it's all good! So, kudos to Mac Barnett. Also, the pictures by Kevin Cornell really add to the story.
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, here's how this book qualifies:
EVIL TWIN (who is the other prankster and how does he keep defeating Miles?), RANDOM HUMOR (cows!), HOW WE ROCK (Dudes love a prank), I LEARNED SOMETHING (about cows).
Find the Bingo card and see how I'm filling out my card here: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
PIrates!
This week I'm reviewing a true classic by Robert Louis Stevenson: Treasure Island!
I don't want to give anything away, but just the name tells you there is a treasure hidden on an island. And Jim Hawkins is a kid who's caught up in the middle of it.
Long John Silver befriends him and takes him on board a voyage to find the treasure. But can you really be friends with a pirate? Jim has both friends and enemies on the ship. And, when they get to the island, everybody starts double-crossing each other--well, not everybody. You'll have to read for yourself to find out who the good guys are.
Basically, if you've ever seen a pirate movie, this is what it was based on. And, to me, this is still the best story. Also, they talk like in "ye olde dayes", which adds to the atmosphere and didn't really slow me down. Get ready for blood-curdling chills and swashbuckling action!
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, here's how this book qualifies:
HISTORICAL, BACK IN THE DAY, MEME-RELATED (there are a lot of pirate memes).
Find the Bingo card and see how I'm filling out my card here: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
I don't want to give anything away, but just the name tells you there is a treasure hidden on an island. And Jim Hawkins is a kid who's caught up in the middle of it.
Long John Silver befriends him and takes him on board a voyage to find the treasure. But can you really be friends with a pirate? Jim has both friends and enemies on the ship. And, when they get to the island, everybody starts double-crossing each other--well, not everybody. You'll have to read for yourself to find out who the good guys are.
Basically, if you've ever seen a pirate movie, this is what it was based on. And, to me, this is still the best story. Also, they talk like in "ye olde dayes", which adds to the atmosphere and didn't really slow me down. Get ready for blood-curdling chills and swashbuckling action!
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, here's how this book qualifies:
HISTORICAL, BACK IN THE DAY, MEME-RELATED (there are a lot of pirate memes).
Find the Bingo card and see how I'm filling out my card here: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
Magic That's Not and a Crazy Girl!
I have two more weeks of school, so, in my free time, I escaped it by jumping into the year 1491 and a spooky old castle in Midnight Magic by Avi. The main character is a magician's apprentice, Fabrizio. Everybody believes his master's tricks are real sorcery, so he's in trouble (because sorcery is illegal back then). The only way out is to get rid of a ghost so the king's daughter can marry.
Of course, the king's daughter is one of those girls, like Teresa, who is both smart and crazy and has her own scheme going. And Fabrizio is caught in the middle. There are hidden passages, secret identities, and wailing spirits.
The people in this book were great. I loved the sly humor whenever Fabrizio and his master teased each other. And the way Fabrizio balanced sucking up to powerful people and unnerving them with his sleight of hand.
Even Fabrizio couldn't decide whether this ghost was real or, as his master says, there must be a rational explanation. So it was a good mystery right down to the last page.
I would love to spend more time with these characters, and, if you're interested, there's a prequel to Midnight Magic called Murder at Midnight.
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, here's how this book qualifies: CAN YOU SEE IT? (can't beat the spooky castle/hidden passageways setting), THE OLD COUNTRY, THEY TALK WEIRD (in ye olde medieval way), CONTRAPTIONS (read it and you'll see), ONE WORD TITLE OR AUTHOR (Avi), GODS AND GHOSTS (obviously), ITS ABOUT TIME ('cause it takes you back to the old days).
You can download and print the bingo card for this year at the Dudes website: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
See you next week! Happy Reading!
Of course, the king's daughter is one of those girls, like Teresa, who is both smart and crazy and has her own scheme going. And Fabrizio is caught in the middle. There are hidden passages, secret identities, and wailing spirits.
The people in this book were great. I loved the sly humor whenever Fabrizio and his master teased each other. And the way Fabrizio balanced sucking up to powerful people and unnerving them with his sleight of hand.
Even Fabrizio couldn't decide whether this ghost was real or, as his master says, there must be a rational explanation. So it was a good mystery right down to the last page.
I would love to spend more time with these characters, and, if you're interested, there's a prequel to Midnight Magic called Murder at Midnight.
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, here's how this book qualifies: CAN YOU SEE IT? (can't beat the spooky castle/hidden passageways setting), THE OLD COUNTRY, THEY TALK WEIRD (in ye olde medieval way), CONTRAPTIONS (read it and you'll see), ONE WORD TITLE OR AUTHOR (Avi), GODS AND GHOSTS (obviously), ITS ABOUT TIME ('cause it takes you back to the old days).
You can download and print the bingo card for this year at the Dudes website: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
See you next week! Happy Reading!
