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Top 3 Chapter Books – 2025

January 9, 2026 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I read dozens of chapter books each year, both because publishers send me review copies and because of my book clubs. Somehow, though, only three books really stood out to me! I’ve introduced all three to my book clubbers (aged nine and ten), and perhaps it’s more significant that they enjoyed these books than that […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Blame It on the Untz, books for ages nine and ten, books for ages seven and eight, Jumble Sale, reading, review, The Great Sneak-Out

Blame It on the Untz

September 6, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Blame It on the Untz by Lavanya Karthik is such a fun book! From the crocodile of group work to music making and competition, there’s so much we can do with this book at my book club! Once more, it’s part of a series–POFFS. I don’t yet know whether I will read the others in the […]

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Blame It on the Untz

August 21, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I learned one new word when I read Left-Out Paru, and I learned another when I read Blame It on the Untz! Untz. What a delightful word! And just like so many books I’ve read by Lavanya Karthik, Blame It on the Untz is such a fun book! Adi is excellent at the keyboard. And […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Blame It on the Untz, books for ages nine and ten, Lavanya Karthik, POFFS, reading, review