Tag Archives: youth fantasy

The Cabinet of Earths

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Katy K.

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

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Katy K.

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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Beswitched

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Katy K.

I continue my reading of the Cybils Middle Grade SF/F shortlist with this one that had totally slipped under my radar before. Beswitched by Kate Saunders. Flora Fox is a modern teen on her way, very grumpily, to boarding school … Continue reading →

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First Fantasy Chapter Books

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Katy K.

Recently, my friend C- was asking for fantasy book recommendations for her five-year-old son, who’s just getting old enough to listen to chapter books. Here are books that my son and I enjoyed (or plan to enjoy soon), beginning when … Continue reading →

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Tuesdays at the Castle

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Katy K.

I heard about this one from Charlotte at Charlotte’s Library over a year ago. It sounded delightful from the start, so I’m not sure why it took me so long to actually locate it on the library shelves and check … Continue reading →

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The Borrowers

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Katy K.

I think on principle that I ought to make my son read the book before we watch the movie… but the dvd at the library was just so tempting. We had family movie day with “The Secret World of Arrietty”, … Continue reading →

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Fantasy for Music-Lovers

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Katy K.

I’ve been reading more about people reading or re-reading Anne McCaffrey’s Harper Hall series, which reminds me how much I love fantasy books that feature music or musicians. Here is my List. I’ve included a few that I found in … Continue reading →

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A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Katy K.

I might have mentioned once or twice that Madeleine L’Engle is one of my all-time favorite authors, and I heard such good things about this from so many places that of course I had to try it. A Wrinkle in … Continue reading →

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The Peculiar

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Katy K.

This is a Cybils Award finalists in the middle grade science fiction/fantasy department, one of only two on this year’s that I’ve read. I feel like I read a fair amount of mg fantasy last year – but I have … Continue reading →

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The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Katy K.

The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente. Illustrated by Ana Juan It’s over a year since our heroine September was last in Fairyland, as narrated in The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in … Continue reading →

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