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Sunshine - Book Review2 comments

Leah wrote 1 week ago: I borrowed Sunshine by Robin McKinley from the Logan County Library on 11/6/2009 and I started readi … more →

Tags: Books Galore, first-person narrative, info-dump, Magic, Neil Gaiman, rae seddon, Robin McKinley, Shapeshifters, Sunshine

The Princess Tales - Book Review

Leah wrote 1 week ago: I borrowed The Princess Tales: Volume One by Gail Carson Levine from the Logan County Library on 11/ … more →

Tags: Books Galore, Books, diamonds and toads, Ella Enchanted, Enchanted Conversation, Fairy Tales, gail carson levine, Princess and the Pea, princess sonora and the long sleep

Princess of the Midnight Ball 2 comments

someteensarereading wrote 3 weeks ago: Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George In this book, George brings to life one of my fa … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, knitting, Jessica Day George, sun and moon ice and snow, Princess of the Midnight Ball, Robin McKinley, Donna Jo Napoli, gail carson levine

Hale, Hale, and Hale make a great team

Allegra wrote 4 weeks ago: Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale Copyright 2008, Blooms … more →

Tags: Bookishness, Opinion, Books, Fantasy, Book Reviews, Shannon Hale, Critical Reviews, Graphic Novels, rapunzel's revenge

Interview with Lauren Baratz-Logsted, Author of Crazy Beautiful1 comment

Emily wrote 2 months ago: The latest from Lauren Baratz-Logsted, Crazy Beautiful, is a unique reimaging of the classic fairy t … more →

Tags: Author Interviews, Chapter Books, Teen Books, Alibi Junior High, amanda marrone, Amputation, Author Interview, beauty and the beast, crazy beautiful

The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children: You NEED to read this book!

Emily wrote 3 months ago: The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children by Keith McGowan Remember the story of Hansel and G … more →

Tags: Chapter Books, Staff Rec - Emily, staff recommendations, Book Reviews, bookkids, BookPeople, Brothers Grimm, Chapter Books, city

New Teen Fiction for September

Emily wrote 3 months ago: The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson This story of four friends on a road trip is both heart-breakin … more →

Tags: Staff Rec - Emily, staff recommendations, Teen Books, mary pearson, Teen Fiction, Young-Adult, the adoration of jenna fox, Mary E. Pearson, teen

June 2009 Reading Challenge: Fractured Fairy Tales4 comments

Allegra wrote 6 months ago: It’s time for our first Here’s To Us reading challenge! All details are below. Enjoy! Ru … more →

Tags: Bookishness, Books, blogs, Reading Challenges, Book Reviews, Reading, Fairy Tales, Fractured Fairy Tales

Cinderella retold by Cynthia Rylant3 comments

thereadingzone wrote 1 year ago: “This is a story about darkness and light, about sorrow and joy, about something lost and some … more →

Tags: Books, Reviews, Picture Books, cynthia rylant

Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale10 comments

thereadingzone wrote 1 year ago: I have to admit- I am not a graphic novel reader. Sure, I will read one, but it’s never my fir … more →

Tags: Fairy Tales, Reviews, Graphic Novels, rapunzel's revenge, Shannon Hale

Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

thereadingzone wrote 1 year ago: Princess Ben is not your typical princess. Instead of a proper, waif-thin, ladylike teen, Ben (short … more →

Tags: Reviews, Catherine Gilbert Murdock, princess ben

Trisha's March Roundup

Trisha wrote 1 year ago: A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce As enjoyable as I find fairy tale retellings, I tend not … more →

Tags: Fiction, monthly roundup, A Curse Dark as Gold, elizabeth c. bunce, the swan kingdom, Zoe Marriott, Empire, James Laxer


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