The Last Archangel is a novel completely out of this world. Xandir is an important angel who is forced to choose between the fate of the world or of his own life. The author weaves two separate s…
Shadow Magic is a cute, simple story about a girl trying to help her cousin. The imagination sprinkled though out the story is perfect for a young girl who may also wish her toys came alive and she c…
The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game by John Feinstein is definitely a sports book first with the mystery playing second fiddle. The story follows two, fourteen year-old, aspiring reporters, S…
A very simple read yet with a thought-provoking twist is exactly what Lois Lowry's book The Giver offers to the reader. Care, trust, unity and happiness dwell in the dystopian town that Jonas lives in…
Airborn is narrated by Matt Cruse, the 15 year-old protagonist and resourceful cabin boy on the airship Aurora. Set in a world that echoes ours, where oceans named the Pacificus and the Atlanticus are…
After reviewing the third book in this series, I sought out the first book to see how it measured up. I am delighted to report that The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade did not disappoint. Spy…
After reviewing the third book in this series, I sought out the first book to see how it measured up. I am delighted to report that The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade did not disappoint. Spy…
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud and its main character, Bartimaeus, rock! There is just no other way to say it. This book introduces us to Nathaniel, an apprentice magician, and to Bartimae…
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show”
So begins the delightful tale of David Copperfield, Charles Dic…
It is so difficult to begin new life with someone. If you add to that that the someone you just married is a widower with children, then it gets even more complicated. To add to that mix, you’ll be …
My Ántonia is a portrait of a life well lived that begins in early childhood and moves all the way through adulthood—with all the foibles and mishaps in between. What a beautiful, lovely, rambling na…
What a lovely, exciting and thorough story! By the time I finished this book, I felt like it could be possible for me to walk through Venice and name every building I saw! I loved the hist…
