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Song of the Sparrow By: Lisa Ann Sandell Are you a fan of the Knights of the Round Table? Arthur? Lancelot? What about Gwynivere? Ever heard of the Lady of Shallot? In the Arthurian legends we are given all sorts of varying insights into the character...
Out of the Wild By: Sarah Beth Durst Remember Into the Wild ? You know, where Julie saves the world (well, her city anyways) by going into the Wild and defeating it, thereby releasing some of the Fairy Tale characters it had grabbed hold of yet again...
The Night of the Burning: Devorah's Story By: Linda Press Wulf This story is based on actual events and the main character and her sister were real people. The author is very upfront in telling you right away that she has taken liberties with the...
Rapunzel's Revenge By: Shannon & Dean Hale Illustrated By: Nathan Hale Oh was I excited for this one! It's the tale of Rapunzel re-written to make her more of an independent cowgirl than the role of damsel-in-distress. Guess what the added...
Well Witched By: Frances Hardinge For those of you who loved Fly By Night I am happy to report that Hardinge has written yet another whopper of a tale. The tales are vastly different as far as their settings go, but they are both really great books. Well...
Sunrise Over Fallujah By: Walter Dean Myers This is an extremely emotional yet unemotional tale at the same time. I'm really not trying to be contradictory, but when you read a book about the day to day life in a war zone you're going to come...
The Surrender Tree By: Margarita Engle For someone looking for a book that's a little out of the ordinary, I've found you one! The Surrender Tree is set in Cuba beginning in 1850 and goes to 1899. It's a novel in verse format, which I adore...
Into the Wild By: Sarah Beth Durst By now you all realize that I love me my fairy tales and new versions/takes of the old stories. The premise of Into the Wild is imaginative and unique: Julie lives with her mother, Zel (as in, Rapunzel) and her brother...
Skulduggery Pleasant By: Derek Landy When Gordon Edgley suddenly dies, his niece Stephanie inherits more than she has bargained for. She also wonders about the mysterious man who appears at the reading of the will: his entire face is covered with a scarf...
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos By: R.L. LaFevers Theodosia knows a lot about Egyptian history and mythology because her parents both work at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London. Her mother is in Egypt on a dig at the beginning of the...
The Battle of the Labyrinth: Percy Jackson and the Olympians By: Rick Riordan Warning: Previous plots may be given away! With Kronos getting closer and closer to regaining form because of Luke's treacherous help, Annabeth, Percy, Grover and Tyson...
The Titan's Curse: Percy Jackson and the Olympians By: Rick Riordan Warning: Pursue at your own risk as part of a previous plot may be given away! Percy, Thalia and Annabeth are on another mission: this time to help the satyr and their friend, Grover...
The Sea of Monsters: Percy Jackson and the Olympians By: Rick Riordan There may be information that will give away part of the plot of the first book. Don't say I didn't warn you! After the successful completion of his very first quest, Percy...
The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians By: Rick Riordan If you're looking for some great writing that provides nicely paced action this is the series for you! Percy Jackson's reputation is that of a troublemaker. He gets kicked out...
The Wednesday Wars By: Gary D. Schmidt Newbery Honor Book - 2008 Holling Hoodhood was an easy character to identify with: a father who's always right and gets his way - even at the expense of his children, a mother who does what dad says, a teenaged...
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