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Calinda
My taste in literature leans heavily towards sci-fi, fantasy, and (my favorite) horror, and the latter can present some fairly murky waters for parents to let their children explore. I enjoy novels of both the standard and graphic varieties. Since those genres, and graphic novels in particular, tend to appeal to boys, I hope that I can help other Boy Mommies in their quest to find books that their little video gamers--I mean, future bibliophiles will read and enjoy. When I am not reading, I enjoy tabletop role-playing games, video games, and singing karaoke. I have a wonderful husband who lets me indulge my reading habit by sharing the housework and being a great dad to our genius kids and their faithful hound.

Bad Mermaids: On the Rocks

Bad Mermaids: On the Rocks is the second installment in the Bad Mermaids series. It follows a group of mermaids and a human friend of theirs as they find adventure in the mysterious Cro…
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NOS4A2

NOS4A2, by Joe Hill, takes the reader through a twisting labyrinth of depravity, terror and heroism. In this novel, the author plumbs the depths of the evil that people can do to one another and also …
Calinda

The Queen’s Secret

The Queen’s Secret, by Jessica Day George, is the second installment of the Rose Legacy series. The story follows a young woman named Anthea and her companions in the Horse Brigade. The hero…
Calinda

Polaris

Adventure, mystery, and danger await readers in Polaris, by Michael Northrop. This novel transports literary adventure-seekers to the early 19th century aboard a sea vessel on a mission to e…
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Coraline

Coraline brings together the wild imaginings of fantasy, the morality teaching of fairy tales, and a dash of the darkness and horror into one story. The reader follows the exploits of Coraline, a…
Calinda

Kid Normal and the Rogue Heroes

Kid Normal and the Rogue Heroes follows the continuing adventures of Kid Normal and his not-as-normal super-powered friends. Using the word "super" for their powers may be a bit of a stretch, at …
Calinda

Tooth and Claw: The Dinosaur Wars

Tooth and Claw: The Dinosaur Wars, by Deborah Noyes, chronicles the exploits of paleontologists Marsh and Cope, who explored the American West looking for dinosaur fossils in the late 1800s. A bitter …
Calinda

Wizard for Hire: Apprentice Needed

Wizard for Hire: Apprentice Needed, the most recent installment of Obert’s Skye’s Wizard for Hire series, follows the continuing adventures of two young teenagers, their unusual compani…
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Good Omens

Good Omens represents the meeting of two great literary minds – Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. The novel tells the story of the apocalypse. The whole big planned event goes fantastically off th…
Calinda

Peter Green and the Unliving Academy

Peter Green and the Unliving Academy tells the story of the (after)life of Peter Green, a fourteen-year-old boy who has recently died. He doesn’t remember how he died or who he was before he died…
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The Iliad

The Iliad, by Gareth Hinds, is a beautiful adaptation of Homer’s epic poem. The story is told in a way that honors the style of the classic, and it maintains a lyrical feel throughout. Hinds is both a…
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The Hunt for the Mad Wolf’s Daughter

The Hunt for the Mad Wolf's Daughter is a historical adventure set in thirteenth-century Scotland. In this novel, Diane Magras chronicles the further adventures of Drest, the heroine introduced i…
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