Tag Archives: youth fantasy

Hook’s Revenge

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Katy K.

While I loved Peter and Wendy as a child, the book seems so dated when I went back to it as an adult. Here’s a fresh take on the idea. Hook’s Revenge by Heidi Schultz. Disney-Hyperion, 2014. Jocelyn Hook, daughter … Continue reading →

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Odin’s Ravens

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Katy K.

Yesterday’s post was all about gentle reads. This is just the opposite, a fast-moving book full of violence against monsters that’s sure to grab action-loving kids. Odin’s Ravens. Blackwell Pages Book 2 by K.L. Armstrong & M.A. Marr. Little, Brown … Continue reading →

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Three Gentle Fantasies

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Katy K.

Apologies for the silence, friends. My daughter just spent the week in the hospital – something that goes along with being a transplant recipient. Fortunately, her liver was not affected and the doctors think she’s on the mend. Also, a … Continue reading →

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The Whispering Skull

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Katy K.

Happy Halloween! I needle-felted radish earrings for myself last night, so I can be Luna Lovegood instead of a random Ravenclaw student. And for more Halloween book geekery, I did my very best to carve the banner of Gondor into … Continue reading →

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Read Scary: The Night Gardener

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katy K.

Here’s a spooky read perfect for Halloween, written by the author of Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes. Also, check out Jennifer Wharton’s Read Scary post, with lists and links to scary books for toddlers to teens at the Jean … Continue reading →

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The Glass Sentence

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Katy K.

The Glass Sentence by S.E. Grove. Viking, 2014 In 1799, the world came apart and then back together quite differently. Since the Great Disruption, times as well as countries are different. Mapmakers who can figure out where things are and … Continue reading →

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The Magic Thief

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Katy K.

This is a series that hadn’t really been on my radar until last year, when I Winterling, also by Prineas. This spring, Charlotte wrote a Waiting on Wednesday post about how, while she liked Fer and Rook just fine, she … Continue reading →

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Ninja Librarians and the Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Katy K.

The Accidental Keyhand. Ninja Librarians Book 1. by Jen Swann Downey. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2014. Dorrie and Marcus, two stage sword-fighting siblings from Passaic, New Jersey, are chasing their friend’s pet mongoose through the local public library when they find themselves … Continue reading →

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Greenglass House

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Katy K.

Not long after I finished reading the Kate Milford books the Book Smugglers sent me, her latest book came into the library! Greenglass House by Kate Milford. Clarion Books, 2014 Milo has grown up in an old mansion in the … Continue reading →

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The Eighth Day

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katy K.

Here’s a contemporary fantasy with an Arthurian twist. I was happy to win an ARC from fellow book blogger Akossiwa Ketoglo. The Eighth Day by Dianne K. Salerni. Harper Collins Children’s, 2014. Recent orphan Jax Aubrey, 13, through some legal … Continue reading →

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