Worldweavers: Gift of the Unmage, by Alma Alexander (Eos, 2007)

In a world where almost everyone possesses magic, Thea Winthrop, the seventh child of two seventh children, was expected to surpass them all. Thus, her total lack of magic dismays and disappoints her entire family. As a last-ditch effort, Thea … Continue reading

Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians, by Brandon Sanderson, (Scholastic, 2007)

On his thirteenth birthday, orphan Alcatraz Smedley receives a strange inheritance from his long-lost parents: a bag of sand, which is promptly stolen. Rescued from a gun-toting madman by his previously-unknown grandfather, Alcatraz is swiftly dragged into a bizarre adventure … Continue reading