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Wednesday, January 5, 2011 10:03:32 AM
Chris Eboch added The Knight In The Shadows (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) to her Bookshelf
Chris said, "Haunted: The Knight in the Shadows won the 2010 New Mexico Book Awards in the category Juvenile Book (grade school to junior high school). According to the awards website, "The purpose of the New Mexico Book Awards is to honor great books from New Mexico"
Friday, December 3, 2010 11:28:13 AM
Chris Eboch added a link to Write Like a Pro! A Free Online Writing Workshop on her profile page
Friday, December 3, 2010 11:27:30 AM
Chris Eboch added a link to Chris Eboch's web site on her profile page
Friday, December 3, 2010 11:19:19 AM
Chris Eboch left a comment on the video page for Haunted series by Chris Eboch book trailer:
Chris said, "the childrens book series haunted is about a brother and sister who travel with their parents ghost hunter tv show. in each book, the tv show researches a new ghost at a new location. the kids try to help the ghosts, while keeping their activities secret."
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 6:08:31 PM
Chris Eboch added The Well of Sacrifice to her Bookshelf
Chris said, "Kirkus Reviews called The Well of Sacrifice, “[An] engrossing first novel….Eboch crafts an exciting narrative with a richly textured depiction of ancient Mayan society….The novel shines not only for a faithful recreation of an unfamiliar, ancient wo"
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 6:05:56 PM
Chris Eboch added The Knight in the Shadows (Haunted) to her Bookshelf
Chris said, "The Haunted series debuted in August 2009 with two books, The Ghost on the Stairs and The Riverboat Phantom. In The Knight in the Shadows, a Renaissance French squire protects a sword on display in the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. Can Jon and Tan"
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 6:04:03 PM
Chris Eboch added The Riverboat Phantom (Haunted) to her Bookshelf
Chris said, "In the Haunted series, a brother and sister travel with their parents’ ghost hunter TV show. In each book, the TV show researches a new ghost at a new location. The Riverboat Phantom features a steamboat pilot still trying to prevent a long-ago disaster"
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 6:03:01 PM
Chris Eboch added The Ghost on the Stairs (Haunted) to her Bookshelf
Chris said, "Haunted is about a brother and sister who travel with their parents’ ghost hunter TV show. In each book, the TV show researches a new ghost at a new location. The kids try to help the ghosts, while keeping their activities secret from meddling grownups."
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 6:00:13 PM
Chris Eboch added The Farwalker's Quest to her Bookshelf
Chris said, "It took me awhile to get totally engaged in this book, but once I got in, I could hardly put it down. The main characters are distinct and well-rounded. They are also true heroes, enduring great suffering with courage and humility. As in Philip Pullman's"
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 5:59:35 PM
Chris Eboch added Face to Face with Mount Rushmore to her Bookshelf
Chris said, "I was surprised by how fascinating this book made Mount Rushmore. Forget long passages of text -- this has lots of bite-size pieces. Fun facts and quirky stories will keep young readers engaged, so they don't even realize they're learning."
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 5:58:26 PM
Chris Eboch added Blind Tom to her Bookshelf
Chris said, "This nonfiction picture book gives young readers a glimpse into the building of the Intercontinental railroad. The story is especially accessible because of the focus on Blind Tom, a horse. A repetitive pattern of questions and answers should keep childre"
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 5:58:03 PM
Chris Eboch added The Amethyst Road to her Bookshelf
Chris said, "In this alternate reality, a gypsy-like people roam the Pacific Northwest, the victims of racism and sometimes their own tribal rules. Serena, a fiercely angry yet entirely likable young teen, gets drawn into a difficult quest to find her mother and save"
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 5:57:01 PM
Chris Eboch added 60 classic Australian poems for children to her Bookshelf
Chris said, "These poems cover a variety of subjects, and a lot of them tell stories – sometimes humorous, sometimes sad. Many readers will recognize a few of them, such as Waltzing Matilda. Plus, dozens more touch on subjects from animals to sports. There’s somet"
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 5:56:34 PM
Chris Eboch added Police Officers on Patrol to her Bookshelf
Chris said, "Kersten Hamilton is fabulous at writing very short, action-packed, fun-filled books for preschool children. This is another winner, especially for boys who will love getting a look at what police officers do. The officers (including a woman) are competent"
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 5:55:35 PM
Chris Eboch added Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs to her Bookshelf
Chris said, "This is a kid-friendly intro to the famous painter Rembrandt van Rijn, in Amsterdam in the 1650s. Blaisdell built a father-son story from the historical fact that Rembrandt’s son Titus sketched as a child. In this fictional version, Titus wants to imita"
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:10:32 PM
Chris Eboch made friends with Sharron Thornton