Emma may have become the Green Witch for her land of Greater Greensward, but the position came at a price: her beloved Aunt Grassina has fallen prey to the family curse, which stipulates that after each female in the family … Continue reading
We all know the story. Once upon a time, blah blah, wicked queen, beautiful maiden, seven dwarfs, poisonous apple, magic mirror, happily ever after. But who ever actually thinks about that poor magic mirror, forced to answer inane questions from … Continue reading
At sixteen, Halcyon Blithe came into his powers relatively late, especially for a family renowned for turning out powerful wizards. However, as the seventh son of a seventh son, he definitely has a lot more magical potential than wizards twice … Continue reading
Perseus “Percy” Jackson is about to discover his destiny. The good thing is that he may very well be the son of a god, one of the many offspring produced by the various deities and supernatural creatures of the immortal … Continue reading
Sometimes “and they lived happily ever after” isn’t the end of the story. That’s the premise of Margaret Peterson Haddix’s charming Just Ella, which revisits the classic rags to riches fairy tale to show what happens after Cinderella meets her Prince Charming. … Continue reading
From best-selling German author Cornelia Funke comes this extraordinary, thoughtful story about the magic of books and the power of an author’s imagination. Meggie lives alone with her bookbinding (and book doctoring) father, Mo, who’s instilled in her the same … Continue reading
Once upon a time, when gods still strode the Earth and magic still manifested in unexpected ways, when the city of Troy stood in all its glory and the city-states of Greece dominated the world as they knew it, no … Continue reading
For her birthday, Giannine Bellisario (Janine) receives a gift certificate to the popular Rasmussen Gaming Center, a virtual reality arcade offering the very best in role-playing simulations. After some thought, she chooses Heir Apparent, a complicated game in which the … Continue reading
Harry Potter is back for the fifth installment in the best-selling phenomenon that’s swept the world, and this is his biggest, most dangerous adventure yet. Not only are all the old characters – Harry, Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Hagrid, Draco, … Continue reading
As Harry’s 6th year at Hogwarts approaches, a secret war amongst the wizards and witches of the world continues to rage on, with the reborn Lord Voldemort’s Death-Eaters inflicting a slow, ghastly toll upon those who would stop them. The … Continue reading
