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

Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn

Summers at Castle Auburn
By Sharon Shinn
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ACE Fantasy

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Illegitimate daughter of a royal lord, Coriel’s time is divided between her life n the village as her healer grandmother’s apprentice and her summers at Castle Auburn, where she lives as her uncle’s ward and spends three glorious months with [...]

6 Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Fluff, Historic, IntriguePosted on March 16th, 2008

A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth Bunce

A Curse Dark as Gold
By Elizabeth Bunce
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Arthur A. Levine Books

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Charlotte Miller has just lost her father, and now she stands to lose the family wool mill as well if she can’t find a way to keep in competition against the steam powered factory [...]

12 Comments »Filed under: Ages 10+, Fairytale, Historic, MysteryPosted on March 12th, 2008

The Luxe by Anna Godbersen

The Luxe

By Anna Godbersen
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Harper Teen

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Elizabeth is dead.

Society’s darling has died on the eve of her marriage, tragically lost in the river. All of New York City mourns.

But what lead up to her funeral? How did her sister’s yearning for romance and adventure lead [...]

4 Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Fluff, Historic, IntriguePosted on February 25th, 2008

Cybele’s Secret by Juliet Marillier

Cybele’s Secret
By Juliet Marillier

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UK: Dec 2007
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Knopf Books for Young Readers

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When scholarly Paula accompanies her father on a trade trip from their home in Transylvania to Istanbul, they know the bidding will be fierce for Cybele’s Gift (said to be [...]

Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier

Wildwood Dancing
By Juliet Marillier
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Knopf Books for Young Readers

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Five adventurous sisters…
Four dark creatures…
Three magical gifts…
Two forbidden lovers…
One enchanted frog…
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Set in the heart of Transylvania, where folklore is central to village life, Juliet Marillier takes us back to the time before Dracula, [...]

4 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, Fairytale, Historic, Self-DiscoveryPosted on October 28th, 2006