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Cindy B
As a kid, I used to tell people that I wanted to be a “professional book reviewer” when I grew up (along with writer/ballerina/figure skater/mom). I thought that any profession that involved the full-time reading of books was my idea of heaven. Getting the chance to review books is a little dream come true!

Kat, Incorrigible

What would you get if you took the wit and period setting from a Georgette Heyer novel, rewrote it to have a plucky twelve-year-old heroine, and added in a dash of magic? Kat, Incorrigible! …
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Circle of Secrets

After reading Kimberley Griffiths Little's wonderful novel, The Healing Spell, earlier this year, I was excited to get my hands on a copy of Circle of Secrets. The story did not disappoint! …
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The Dark Unwinding

The Dark Unwinding is an unusual, atmospheric, sometimes creepy read with a whole lot of heart. I was engaged immediately by the book's unique premise—how many books can you say you've read in which t…
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Magisterium

Magisterium was not quite like any book I've read before. Part futuristic dystopia, part dreamlike fantasy, this story weaves together a number of disparate elements into one intriguing whole. Reading…
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Seraphina

I love when a writer creates a world so richly detailed that it's easy to sink right into it every time I pick the book up—and difficult to put the book down again! That was my experience reading Rach…
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The Golden Flute

The Golden Flute begins on an exciting note, and the fast pace and adventurous plot continues until the last page. Catherine Lanigan's teen heroes are likeable and easy to relate to, and her myst…
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The Kindling

I enjoy a good magical middle-school adventure story as much as the next reader, so I was excited to pick up The Kindling—and it didn't disappoint. With an interesting plot and unique system of magic,…
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The Rifts of Rime

Before picking up the book, I had read several reviews comparing The Rifts of Rime to Brian Jacques' popular Redwall series. Although the Redwall books are some of my fav…
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Peaceweaver

In Peaceweaver, Rebecca Barnhouse creates a rich, vividly-imagined historical setting that I found easy to lose myself in. I loved immersing myself in the sparse, formal landscape of the Shylfing…
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In Darkness

In Darkness is anything but an easy read. The storyline moves between the violent, gritty, and often hopeless streets of modern Haiti—where gangs rule and the United Nations offers very little he…
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The Mighty Miss Malone

I was captivated by Deza Malone's spunky, spirited voice from the first page. I enjoyed getting to know Deza and her wonderful family, and found her sass (and her creative use of words!) endearing. Wh…
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Crow

I grew up just a few hours west of Wilmington, North Carolina. However, until reading Crow, I'd never realized how ignorant I was of a crucial point in North Carolina history! I found the story fascin…
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