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Voyage of the Dawn Treader

“Adventures are never fun while you're having them.” Author: C.S. Lewis Lucy and Edmund are stuck with their cousin, Eustace, enduring his haughtiness, when suddenly they are all three sucked into a beautiful picture of a daring ship. They are back again, at last, in their beloved Narnia, and this time the adventure will take them across oceans to the very edge of the world where Aslan’s land is said to begin. The ship, the aptly named Dawn Treader, is captained by King Caspian who, along with his crew and Reepicheep (the brave mouse), are looking for seven lords banished by [...]

2026-06-14T17:08:28-07:00June 14th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Robinson Crusoe

The Novel That Created The Castaway Story  Author: Daniel Defoe The story of Robinson Crusoe is a cultural icon; many of us haven’t read the full book before, but we all know the premise: a young sailor survives a shipwreck only to be cast onto a desert island. Here, he is stranded and forced to live by his wits and wiles. This becomes more complicated when he discovers that his new island home is also the special feast location for several tribes of cannibals who row across the waters to host their deadly banquets. I read Robinson Crusoe (proper title The [...]

2026-06-06T14:36:06-07:00June 6th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk, The

The Fierceness of 1940s Nancy Author: Carolyn Keene In the 1940s version of The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk, Nancy, Bess, and George are planning to take an exclusive girl’s school tour trip to South America. In preparation for the trip, Carson Drew has gifted Nancy a beautiful brass bound trunk with her initials carved into them. But this trunk ends up being the catalyst for many different problems – even attracting armed thieves into the Drew’s home. Meanwhile, one of the students’ mothers, Mrs. Joslin, discovers that Nancy will be present for the trip and demands that the gumshoe [...]

2026-03-21T15:36:45-07:00March 21st, 2026|Tags: , , , , , |
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