Publisher: SolVin Creative
Publication Date: July 26, 2021
Source: Provided in exchange for review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.
About the Book:
Three short, page-turning mysteries for ages 9-11 featuring mischievous cats and their middle-grade owners.In Hiding Out on Halloween, Avery Mcintosh borrows the Super Ultimate Minecraft Hacks book from the school library, much to the dismay of the school bully Becky. When Avery accidentally splashes Becky with an invisibility potion that he learned from the book, she not only disappears from Minecraft, but from the real world too.Trying to ease his guilt about Becky’s disappearance, with the help of his friend Jordan and a black cat who appears to be stalking him, Avery sets out to find Becky.In Creeping Up on Christmas, it’s time for the Halloway Hills Middle School Christmas fair and Violet Sidhu and her friends have planned to sell crocheted hats to raise money for charity. There’s just one problem—the hats are missing!When Violet discovers what’s happened to her hats, thanks to the new guy at school, getting them back turns out to be harder than she thought.In Veering Off on Valentine’s, Jordan Cartwright learns the meaning of true love . . . from her cat! After feeling rejected by her best friend Avery because of Valentine’s Day, Jordan wonders if she can still be friends with him.As she tries to avoid Avery, Jordan witnesses some strange behaviour from her cat Blizzard. When Blizzard goes missing during a snowstorm, Jordan enlists Avery’s help to find him and learns an important lesson in the process.Includes bonus cookie recipe and word search!
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Rating:
During Halloween, Avery is dealing with a stary cat that is following him and a missing classmate. During Christmas, Violet is looking for some lost hats and for Valentine's Jordan is missing her cat. One running theme throughout the series is cats! Each book had a cat and the cat was a focus of the story in some way. I have a cat at home and love him very much so I liked seeing cast instead of dog companions throughout the books in various ways. The people characters were all interesting and unique. Avery, Violet, and Jordan ar all friends at Halloway Hills Middle School - thus the series name, and they help each other throughout the books.
Let's talk about likes and dislikes:
I always enjoy a shorter book, these were a wonderful length with short easy chapters. The plots were simple and easy to follow, and the characters were realistic. I also really did like the cats - they were very much like real cats too.
I was a little sad at how in the first book a major emotional point was not given a lot of attention, but I think that the ending was nice and heartfelt. I don't want to give too much away her- because I don't want to spoil anything! The next two books also had very heartwarming plot lines and nice endings and I think that they covered some important topics, again only lightly, but will there to chat about afterwards.
Overall, this was a great collection about friendship, hard times, adapting, love, and fun. Added bonus was the cookie recipe - which I haven't tried yet but would love to, and the word search - so fun.
About the Author
AJ Kormon started out writing books about money to help explain the concept to her kids. As her kids got older, they showed signs of not wanting to read, so she enlisted their help creating a series for resistant readers. This is how the Halloway Hills Middle School Mysteries were born. When AJ isn't writing and cartooning, you'll find her losing to her kids at Uno.
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October 4th @ The Muffin
Join us as we celebrate the launch of the Halloway Middle School series. Read our interview with author AJ Kormon, and enter to win the giveaway too. One winner will receive all three copies of the books and a gift card. Three winners will receive one book from the series. Join us today!
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October 8th @ Madeline Sharples' Blog
Join Madeline as she shares a guest post by AJ Kormon about things kids learn from entrepreneurial parents.
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October 10th @ What is That Book About
Visit Michelle's blog where she shares a guest post written by AJ Kormon that talks about the best books for kids who don't like to read.
https://www.whatisthatbookabout.com
October 12th @ Lisa Haselton's Book Reviews and Interviews
Visit Lisa's blog where she interviews AJ Kormon, author of the Halloway Hills Middle School mystery series.
https://lisahaselton.com/blog/
October 14th @ Cover 2 Cover Blog <- you are here!
Join Stephanie as she shares her thoughts about the charming Halloway Hills Middle School mystery series.
http://cover2coverblog.blogspot.com/
October 16th @ Reading in the Wildwood
Join Megan as she shares a guest post by author AJ Kormon featuring must-have Halloween books to read with your kids.
https://wildwoodreads.com/
October 20th @ Lisa's Reading
Join Lisa as she reviews the Halloway Hills series on her blog today.
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October 22nd @ Quill and Books
Visit Kathryn's blog where she reviews Hiding Out on Halloween by AJ Kormon.
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October 22nd @ The Frugalista Mom
Join Rozelyn as she features a guest post by author AJ Kormon about navigating first crushes. She's also giving away a copy of the Halloway Hills Middle School series as an e-book to one lucky reader.
https://thefrugalistamom.com
October 25th @ World of My Imagination
Visit Nicole's blog today as she reviews AJ Kormon's Halloway Hills Middle School series books and gives away a copy of the books for one lucky reader.
https://worldofmyimagination.com
October 28th @ Knotty Needle
Judy delights us today with her and her granddaughter's review of AJ Kormon's Halloway Hills Middle School series books.
http://knottyneedle.blogspot.com/
October 31st @ Look to the Western Sky
Join Margo as she reads and reviews AJ Kormon's delightful middle-grade book Hiding Out on Halloween part of the Halloway Hills Middle School series.
https://margoldill.com/
November 3rd @ Fiona Ingram's Blog
Join Fiona as she shares AJ Kormon's guest post about why your child should read to their pet.
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November 4th @ CK Sorens
Visit CK Sorens' blog today and read her review of AJ Kormon's Halloway Hills Middle School series books.
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November 5th @ Quill and Books
Join Kathryn again as she publishes a guest post by AJ Kormon about fun Christmas books to read with your kids.
https://quillandbooks.com/
November 5th @ Bookworm for Kids
Join Tonja as she reviews Creeping Up on Christmas over at her blog today. A perfect book for the holidays!
http://www.bookwormforkids.com/
November 7th @ Jill Sheets' Blog
Visit Jill's blog today where she shares AJ Kormon's guest post about how to help your child deal with a bully.
http://jillsheets.blogspot.com/
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