Tag Archives: youth fantasy

Three from Kate Milford

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Katy K.

I’d been meaning to read Kate Milford for a while, but having a big package of her books show up from the Book Smugglers was a big incentive to actually do so! Boneshaker by Kate Milford. Clarion Books, 2010. It’s … Continue reading →

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The Witch’s Boy

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Katy K.

I was hearing a lot of buzz about this book, so I was very excited to be approved for a digital ARC for it through Edelweiss. The Witch’s Boy by Kelly Barnhill. Algonquin Press, 2014. Once upon a time, in … Continue reading →

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The Snow Spider

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Katy K.

I remember seeing this book around, but it was Stephanie at Views from the Tesseract writing about it that prompted me to check it out. The Snow Spider, The Magician Trilogy Book 1. by Jenny Nimmo. First published by Methuen … Continue reading →

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Courting Magic

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Katy K.

Most often, if I want a book that the library doesn’t have, I’ll either interloan it from another library or ask one of my colleagues to get it for me. Here was a book that I had to buy for … Continue reading →

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Rose and the Lost Princess

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Katy K.

I really enjoyed reading Rose, one of the Cybils finalists this year, and I was so happy when I won this copy of the sequel from Liviana at . Rose and the Lost Princess by Holly Webb. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2014. … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Time City

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Katy K.

The late and much lamented Diana Wynne Jones is popular enough in fantasy lit circles that she’s often referred to only by her initials as DWJ, much as my scifi geek friends talk about JMS. She’s written so much that … Continue reading →

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Spirit Animals

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Katy K.

Even before I tried Scholastic’s earlier hit multi-author series, the 39 Clues, with my boy, I’d been wanting to read this one. It’s a fantasy with a very diverse cast, and all so far written by authors that like. I’d … Continue reading →

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The Princess and the Goblin

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Katy K.

One of the things I love about my son? When I say, “This is a book that kids have been enjoying for over a hundred years”, he gets excited about reading it. This is one that I read and reread … Continue reading →

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The True Blue Scouts of Sugarman Swamp

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Katy K.

This was the last of the Cybils Middle Grade Spec Fic finalists, which I’m just now getting around to reviewing. As a bonus, in the meantime, it was also named a National Book Award Finalist. The True Blue Scouts of … Continue reading →

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The Mark of the Dragonfly

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Katy K.

Hooray for middle grade steampunk! The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson. Delacorte Press, 2014. Piper lives on her own in a scrapper town, where everyone lives off of scavenging and selling the objects from some other dimension that … Continue reading →

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