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Tag Archives: historical fantasy
Mansions, Mysteries & the Fair Folk in Thirteens and The Clockwork Crow
Here are two Cybils-nominated fantasy books, one contemporary and one fantasy, one set at Halloween and one at Christmas, that nevertheless have many elements in common, including the exploration of mostly empty mansions and stopping the disappearance of children at the hands of the Fae. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged christmas, contemporary fantasy, fairies, halloween, historical fantasy, steampunk, youth fantasy, youth historical fantasy
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The League of Secret Heroes: Cape and Mask by Kate Hannigan
Once again, being behind both in reading and reviewing means that I get to review the first two books of a series at the same time. I have enjoyed every book I’ve read by Kate Hannigan so far (see Cupcake … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Historical, Lists, Print
Tagged historical fantasy, New York City, San Francisco, superheroes, world war ii, youth fantasy
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Magical History: 12 Takes on Our Past + Magic for Teens
Here is the fourth in my series of lists for teens, this one featuring 14 great historical fantasy picks. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Historical, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged bibliography, historical fantasy, teen fantasy
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Beautiful Fantasies: Mulan: Before the Sword and A Wish in the Dark
Here are two recent middle grade fantasies that both feature thoughtful main characters involved in epic adventures. I’m reviewing them together because of that similarity, but hey, it’s Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, so if you’re still looking for a book to read to celebrate, both of these are excellent choices. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Challenges, Fantasy, Historical, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged #OwnVoices, Asian-American, china, historical fantasy, Thailand, youth fantasy
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The True Queen by Zen Cho
I mentioned this book in both of my last two posts, so I thought I should finally write a review of it. I read it from the library as usual, and then asked for and got it for Christmas so … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Books, Fantasy, Print
Tagged #OwnVoices, adult fantasy, historical fantasy, LGBTQ, Regency
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Plain Kate by Erin Bow
Back in 2016, I made a list of the top 10 fantasy authors I’d never read. – (I still need to get to three more of those authors!) Erin Bow was on that list, though I put the cover for … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Historical, Middle Grade, Print, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged historical fantasy, Russia, teen fantasy, youth fantasy
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Rebel Girls and Gowns: YA Graphic Novels
Continuing with the graphic novels, here are some aimed at teens (or at least, from the teen section of the library.) Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang. First Second Books, 2018. This book was tearing up the award and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged historical fantasy, LGBTQ, teen fantasy, teen graphic novels
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Cats and the Sea: Graphic Novels for Kids
I’ve found myself reading a lot of graphic novels lately. Here are some for the elementary to middle grade set. Curiously enough, they all have either cats or the sea as central themes – or both, in the case of Sea … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical, Middle Grade
Tagged Amy Chu, cats, Dylan Meconis, historical fantasy, humor, Janet K. Lee, Jim Benton, mermaids, youth fantasy, youth graphic novels
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The Girl with the Dragon Heart by Stephanie Burgis
This is the sequel to The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart, which won the 2017 Cybils award for Middle Grade Speculative Fiction. It came out in the middle of my 2018 Cybils reading, and was one of the first books … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged dragons, elves, historical fantasy, refugees, youth fantasy
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