Tag Archives: youth fantasy

The Swallow: A Ghost Story

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Katy K.

Here’s a lovely ghost story, which I was fortunate enough to read for the Cybils right around Halloween. The Swallow: A Ghost Story by Charis Cotter. Tundra Books, 2014. In 1963 Toronto 1963 two lonely girls discover that they are … Continue reading →

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Almost Super

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Katy K.

Here’s a book that’s great for fans of superheroes and silliness! Almost Super by Marion Jensen. Harper, 2014. It’s the day Rafter and Benny Bailey have been waiting for their whole lives: February 29 after they’ve both turned twelve. (Rafter … Continue reading →

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Zero Degree Zombie Zone

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Katy K.

Who doesn’t love zombies??? Well, ok, I don’t… but as I’m always looking for books to appeal to the Reluctant Boy Reader, this was a very welcome addition to my Cybils reading. Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass. … Continue reading →

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The Islands of Chaldea

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Katy K.

This is the last book by a much-beloved author, finished posthumously by her sister. It includes a very touching note by that sister on how she did that – though it doesn’t say where Diana stopped and Ursula began! The … Continue reading →

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The 26-Story Treehouse

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Katy K.

This is one that I read for the Cybils, and which my son sped through after I was done. The 26-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths. Illustrated by Terry Denton. Feiwel and Friends, 2014. The 26-Story Treehouse is a prose/graphic hybrid … Continue reading →

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The Luck Uglies

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Katy K.

This is a fun, traditional fantasy with invading monsters, an evil earl, and mysterious cloaked people. The Luck Uglies by Paul Durham. Harper Collins Children’s, 2014. 11-year-old Rye O’Chanter’s life has been pretty much the same for as long as … Continue reading →

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Boys of Blur

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Katy K.

Here is an intoxicating blend of Beowulf with the Everglades and football, three things that sounded incongruous but came together beautifully. Boys of Blur by N.D. Wilson. Random House, 2014. Charlie has just moved to swampy Taper, Florida (pop. 6000) … Continue reading →

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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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