The Dragon of Trelian
Michelle Knudsen paints a masterpiece in her debut work for young adult fantasy, The Dragon of Trelian. I loved everything about the book, with its well-crafted wit, moments of sorrow, and vivid...
View ArticleThe Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner
There are books with good characters that you remember and like, and then there are the books with characters so amazingly real and wonderful that you will never forget them. If I could meet ten...
View ArticleFrom the Librarian
Hi Teens: Sorry to interrupt your page! I want to be sure you all know that for every book you read this summer, you can enter to win an iPod, one of 2 beach towels, or a day for up to 20 people to...
View ArticleTo Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
In telling the story of a small Alabama town, To Kill a Mockingbird captures in its pages not only the essence of childhood, but the strengths and weaknesses of mankind, the beauty and goodness,...
View ArticleGulliver's Travels, by Jonathon Swift
Being the brief recounting of my experiences inside the mind of Lemuel Gulliver Some, upon hearing the words Gulliver’s Travels, immediately think of the Lilliputions. But in reading the actual book,...
View ArticleJane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre’s story is like a zebra’s stripes: you can’t always decide whether it’s white with black stripes, or black with white stripes (though personally, I’ve always believed the former). In Jane’s...
View ArticleThe Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The first installment of The Lord of the Rings series, that hallowed entity of the fantasy novel, begins its first chapter unexceptionably (following a rather lengthy prologue on the history of...
View ArticleThe Grimm Legacy, by Polly Shulman
The Grimm Legacy is a unique, satisfying novel—a fairy tale within a fairy tale, with all the classic handsome princes and lovely princesses, wicked wizards and witches and wondrous magical objects....
View ArticleThe Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of those classics that earned its name by being suspenseful, exciting, and an absolute joy to read. I started reading it almost by accident (waylaid in pursuit of a...
View ArticlePercy Jackson and the Olympians, by Rick Riordan
Gods, monsters, duels and magic: what’s not to love about the “Percy Jackson” series? Rick Riordan takes an ancient myth and renews it, giving gods new faces and heroes new life. The series...
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