Delcroix Academy, Book One: The Candidates by Inara Scott Hardcover: 9781423116363, $16.99, Harper, Pub. Date: August 2010 Another perpetual search: teen reads suitable for non-teen readers (and teen readers as well). Here's a new one to add to that list, and you know what I like best about it? The paranormal powers discussed in this … Continue reading Book Review: Delcroix Academy, Book 1: The Candidates by Inara Scott
Category: Genre: fantasy
Procrastination Reviews #2: The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry
The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie BerryHardcover, 9781599903347, $16.99The second book in the exciting "Procrastination Reviews" series, I picked this one up off the shelf when I was searching for an appropriate book to send to the 14/15 year-old girl in the Odyssey Bookshop's Gift of Reading Program. This is a program where people sign up … Continue reading Procrastination Reviews #2: The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry
Book Review: Fire by Kristin Cashore
Fire by Kristin CashorePublication date: October 2009Hardcover: 9780803734616, $17.99Also counts for Chunkster Challenge, Book 2.First of all, let me just say that, particularly as first novels, Graceling and Fire (and Kristin Cashore, for writing them) are an inspiration. I really enjoyed Graceling, and despite the fact that I'm apparently reviewing primarily fantasy books recently, I … Continue reading Book Review: Fire by Kristin Cashore
Fantasy Literature
What do Fantasy Baseball, Nick Hornby, and Gina Barreca have in common? They've all popped up in my life within a few weeks of each other, and strangely, when blended together, have inspired today's blog post. This, of course, is the obvious answer, but figuring out exactly how they've done so is the tricky part. … Continue reading Fantasy Literature
Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman – 2009 Newbery Award Winner
2009 Newbery Award Winner - The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanI realize I may be one of the last people to finish this book - my co-worker, Nieves, has been trying to get me to read it since it first came out (congratulations to her for reading a book before me and being the first … Continue reading Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman – 2009 Newbery Award Winner
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