Book Review: The Book of Wonders by Jasmine Richards

Tweet Thirteen-year-old Zardi is the daughter of the Sultan’s closest adviser. She lives with her family and Rhidan, a ward of the state since he was found on their shores as a babe years ago. Rhidan doesn’t look like anyone … Continue reading

Book Review: Ivy and the Meanstalk by Dawn Lairamore

Tweet Ivy and Eldridge have become fast friends after their adventures in Ivy’s Ever After by Dawn Lairamore. Now they’re trying to enjoy themselves at Drusilla’s wedding when a giant beanstalk with vicious teeth for pods grows into the clouds, … Continue reading

Book Review: Ivy’s Ever After by Dawn Lairamore

Tweet Take an unconventional princess, a shy and timid dragon, an evil prince as would-be rescuer, and a kingdom that sorely needs a dash of hope. Mix in an absent-minded, wayward fairy godmother, a few trolls, and a cute stable … Continue reading

Book Review: The Bone Magician by F. E. Higgins

Tweet Here’s a guest review by author Christina Hamlett. Title: THE BONE MAGICIAN Author: F. E. Higgins Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (2008) Genre: YA Fantasy Deodonatus Snoad. Benedict Pantagus. Aluph Buncombe. Rudy Idolice. The gritty city of Urbs Umida has … Continue reading

Book Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Tweet Laini Taylor is a master at weaving tales that include creatures of all kinds, but her stories are solidly grounded in the human experience. Her characters want what many of us want: to know where we come from, to … Continue reading

Book Review: Circle of Secrets by Kimberley Griffiths Little

Tweet When Shelby Jayne’s mamma, Mirage, left their family, Shelby swore she’d never forgive her. Now it’s a year later, and because her father will be out of the country working for six months and her grandmother recovering from hip … Continue reading

Book Review: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Tweet Minli loves to listen to the stories her father tells her about the Old Man of the Moon and kingdoms far away. She works tirelessly next to her parents in the dirty fields near her small Chinese village, and … Continue reading

Book Review: The Magician King by Lev Grossman

Tweet King Quentin is bored with his life in Fillory. He’s itching for something, but he’s not sure what. When the chance comes for him to sail off to a little-heard-of island to remind its inhabitants to pay their taxes, … Continue reading

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