Tag Archives: youth fantasy

The Tree of Mindala

The Tree of Mindala by Elle Jacklee. Miranda Moon (almost 12) and younger brother Marcus are spending Halloween weekend at their grandparents’ cabin in the woods, abandoned since their disappearance several years earlier. When Miranda finds and shakes a snow … Continue reading

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Kid Lit Giveaway Hop – The Tree of Mindala

Welcome to the first Kid Lit Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mother Daughter Book Reviews and Youth Literature Reviews. We are celebrating Children’s Book Week (May 13 to 19, 2013) by providing all of YOU, our loyal followers, with the opportunity … Continue reading

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Summer and Bird

Once again, friends know me well – this is one that my colleague Ms. S found for me. It came out in October and got lots of positive reviews, which I somehow missed entirely. Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull. … Continue reading

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The Runaway King

It’s Kidlit Blog Hop day again! Hop over and take a look at all the books, interviews and more! Also, take a look at the Guys Lit Wire blog for pics of happy high schoolers with new books. The Runaway … Continue reading

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Three Thieves Book 1. Tower of Treasure.

My love and I chose these books for the Ballou Senior High School Book Fair: Scarlet, by Marissa Meyer for me ; Infinite Kung Fu for my love; and somewhat randomly Juicy Central #7, just because high-low books are good … Continue reading

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The One and Only Ivan

A quick note to say that it’s Kidlit Blog Hop day today. I’ve put in my review on Dragonbreath from last week, but you should go over and check out the rest of the hop! This is both the last … Continue reading

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Dragonbreath

I’ve been waiting for a couple of years now for my son to be old enough to read this series, which I keep hearing about from Charlotte at Charlotte’s Library. Finally, I thought, we might be there. I brought it … Continue reading

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The Last Dragonslayer

This was on the Cybils middle-grade sf/f shortlist (though my library shelves it in teen.) It’s the next-to-last book for me to read on that list, and I finished the last one, The One and Only Ivan, yesterday. The Last … Continue reading

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The Cabinet of Earths

My reading of the 2012 Cybils middle grade sf/f shortlist continues with this one… next up will be Jasper Fforde’s The Last Dragonslayer. The furor around The One and Only Ivan from it winning the Newbery has finally died down … Continue reading

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Meridian

The teen librarian gave me volume two of this series for adult, saying she didn’t think it was going out so well in teen. I thought it looked fun, and bought the remaining three volumes second-hand so people can read … Continue reading

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