Mary feels like a misfit in her town of Word Weavers. Although her mother can weave stories that leave listeners spellbound, nobody wants to hear Mary's pathetic attempts at word weaving! That is, unt…
Talking animals, magical transformations, sentient winds—have you ever wondered if there could be a logical explanation for all the fantastical things that happen in fairy tales? In Ice, Sarah Beth Du…
Combine a charming, haunting, and lyrical writing style with a fabulous cat, a complex villain, and a lonely but strong girl, and you have Plain Kate by Erin Bow. The protagonist, Plain Kate, struggl…
Chima in The Warrior Heir delivers a high-octane fighting and action adventure that is spot-on for a high school audience. The protagonist, 16 year-old Jackson Thomas Swift, is instantly easy to relat…
Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner is a solid addition to the world of children’s fantasy. Her cast of characters, “some quite charming and some quite chilling”, are varied, likeable, and believable. …
Rebecca Barnhouse certainly doesn’t make it easy on Rune, the sixteen year-old protagonist in The Coming of the Dragon. In fact, she never cuts him a break and this may be what gives him authenticity…
Twins Diello and Cynthe are excited to turn thirteen and come of age—but their birthday doesn't shape up quite how they'd hoped. Instead of a celebratory breakfast and a day spent at the market fair, …
In the Hall of the Dragon King brings the times of kings, queens, knights and darklords to life with its engaging plot of good versus evil. An urgent message that is brought forth by a wounded kn…
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…
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…
Ah, the joys of the Greeks and Mythology! This little book is a ‘Classic Start’—in other words, it’s a watered-down version intended to whet the appetites of young readers for the originals. I l…
Meet the Scary Children (or Skary Childrin, as spelled by Beatrice): Adelaide is shunned because everyone believes she is a werewolf! Yes, her ears are pointed, her fingernails look more like claws,…
