Artemis Fowl: Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl:
Time Paradox
By Eoin Colfer

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Hyperion / Miramax Books

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Artemis vs. Artemis. When a past wrong doing is on its way to leading to his mother’s death, Artemis must go back in time to stop his younger self from killing a lemur that could very well [...]

2 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, Diabolical Scheming, Unique Magic, Urban FantasyPosted on August 20th, 2008

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Little Brother

By Cory Doctorow

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Tor Teen

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Terrorists attack San Fransisco, and Marcus and his friends are in the wrong place at the very wrong time. Picked up by Homeland Security, Marcus is held and interrogated for three days, then released into a city filled with surveillance and security [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 13+, Future, Science FictionPosted on August 17th, 2008

Sabriel by Garth Nix

Sabriel
by Garth Nix
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In order to keep her safe from the random power of Free Magic and the Dead–zombie-like creatures that roam the kingdom–Sabriel’s father sends her to boarding school across the wall, where only a few even believe magic exists. But when her father’s [...]

4 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 13+, Self-Discovery, Unique MagicPosted on August 9th, 2008

Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale

Rapunzel’s Revenge

By Shannon Hale

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August 19, 2008
Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books

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When Rapunzel turned twelve she defied Mother Gothel and climbed over the walls of her home, curious about what lay on the other side of their beautiful gardens. Outside the walls she found desert wasteland and enslaved people, [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, Comic Book/Graphic Novel, FairytalePosted on July 26th, 2008

House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones

House of Many Ways
by Diana Wynne Jones
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June 10, 2008
Greenwillow (HarperCollins)

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Charmain finds herself house sitting for a wizard, in a house where every door leads to multiple places, depending on which way one turns. Between the magic house and her new job at the royal library, she becomes entrenched in [...]

4 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, Fairytale, IntriguePosted on June 7th, 2008

Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones

Castle in the Air

by Diana Wynne Jones
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In this sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle, Abdullah spends his time daydreaming about a more exciting life, filled with princesses and bandits. His dreams come true when he obtains a magic carpet and meets his princess, Flower-in-the-Night, but the [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, FairytalePosted on June 5th, 2008

Airman by Eoin Colfer

Airman
By Eoin Colfer
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Hyperion

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"Conor Broekhart was born to fly, or more accurately he was born flying."
On the small island of Great Saltee, Conor’s parents work for the King, he’s raised beside a princess, and tutored by an inventive French man. Everything in his life is perfect as [...]

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Howl’s Moving Castle

By Diana Wynne Jones

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Sophie Hatter is an eldest daughter and therefore destined to be a failure. So when the Witch of the Waste comes into her hat shop and turns her into an old woman, Sophie isn’t particularly surprised. In fact, being old [...]

15 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, Fairytale, Self-Discovery, Unique MagicPosted on May 4th, 2008

Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George

Dragon Flight

By Jessica Day George
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Creel, the heroine of the Dragon War, now runs the most successful dress shop in King’s Seat and is best friends with a prince. Now, if only she could figure out what to do about the army of dragons that [...]

3 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, Dragons, IntriguePosted on April 30th, 2008

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
By Jessica Day George
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Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books

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The lass was an unwanted fourth daughter, and her mother despaired so much over her birth that she never gave her a name. Her siblings try to care for her and she feels closest [...]

6 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 13+, Fairytale, Historic, MysteryPosted on April 15th, 2008