General Winston’s Daughter by Sharon Shinn

General Winston’s Daughter
By Sharon Shinn
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Viking Juvenile

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Averie leave hers home to travel across the ocean and live with her father, a general in the Aebrian military. Her father is currently colonizing an “uncivilized” country important to foreign trade, and Averie is thrilled [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Intrigue, New Books, Self-DiscoveryPosted on November 23rd, 2007

Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

Dragon Slippers
By Jessica Day George
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Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books

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Creel’s parents died, leaving her brother and her in the care of an aunt and uncle who want to do the right thing, yet are already pushed to the limits [...]

4 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, Diabolical Scheming, Dragons, New Books, Self-DiscoveryPosted on October 15th, 2007

The Declaration by Gemma Malley

The Declaration
By Gemma Malley
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Bloomsbury USA

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What if there was a drug that allowed you to be immortal? Would you take it, even if it meant you would not be allowed to have children? Would you opt out, even if that put [...]

6 Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Future, Intrigue, New Books, Science Fiction, Self-DiscoveryPosted on October 6th, 2007

Golden by Cameron Dokey

Golden

By Cameron Dokey
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Rapunzel’s mother could only think of herself and her long blonde hair, and when the witch saw this, she made a bargain that if Rapunzel’s mother could not find a place in her heart for the new baby, the [...]

1 Comment »Filed under: Ages 10+, Fairytale, New Books, Once Upon A Time Series, Self-DiscoveryPosted on September 23rd, 2007

The Rose Bride by Nancy Holder

The Rose Bride
 
By Nancy Holder                                          
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Simon Pulse

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Rose’s mother, Celestine, grew a glorious rose garden behind their chateau, and central to that garden was the statue of Artemis. Celestine was faithful to her goddess, and on the eve of her daughter’s thirteenth birthday, she asked [...]

Avalon High: Coronation by Meg Cabot (V 1)

 
Avalon High: Coronation
Volume 1
By Meg Cabot
Illustrations Jinky Coronado
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The manga sequel to Avalon High has finally hit the shelves. Ellie’s adventures continue (but not until after explaining everything that happened in Avalon High for a third of the book) as she [...]

Journey Between Worlds by Sylvia Enghdal

Journey Between Worlds
By Sylvia Engdahl   
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Melinda should be happy to get to travel to Mars with her dad.  Everyone wants to go to space, don’t they? But not 18-year-old Melinda.  She had her life all planned out with her earthbound boyfriend, and she’s not happy [...]

1 Comment »Filed under: Ages 13+, Future, New Books, Science Fiction, Self-DiscoveryPosted on July 22nd, 2007

Harry Potter Time!

All right, so when I made this blog, I swore to myself I wouldn’t review Harry Potter. And I still won’t. It’s not that I don’t love the books, cause I do, it’s just that I know I won’t have anything extra to say on top of the millions of other reviews and word-of-mouth conversations [...]

2 Comments »Filed under: Book News, New BooksPosted on July 15th, 2007

Artemis Fowl Graphic Novel

Well, if you haven’t already heard, there is going to be an Artemis Fowl graphic novel in September.  It sounds like it’ll be an adaptation of the first book, as opposed to a new story. Still, this is exciting and I’m really interested to see how Artemis and the rest of the cast “actually” look. 
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8 Comments »Filed under: Book News, New BooksPosted on June 17th, 2007

Avalon High by Meg Cabot

Avalon High    

By Meg Cabot

 
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HarperCollins

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Ellie’s parents are professors of medieval studies – which means she knows exactly how much it sucked to live during the Middle Ages. No Disney princess BS for this girl, making her rather unpopular at sleepovers and far too [...]

3 Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Fluff, High School Drama, New Books, Urban FantasyPosted on June 3rd, 2007