Henry Atherton has been different ever since his amazing set of adventures with Pyrgus, Prince of the Faeries of the Light, and Holly Blue, Pyrgus’ sister. Together, they foiled an evil plot, and prevented the armies of Hael from completely … Continue reading
Jade, the daughter of the powerful Duke of Divulyon. Amber, a simple country girl. Opal, an intellectual, artistic city girl. Under normal circumstances, these three teenagers would never have met, never have been forced to travel together, never been forced … Continue reading
Gail Carson Levine revisits three favorite fairy tales, and reinterprets them with a wry sense of self-aware humor in this compilation of the first three books in her Princess Tales series. In The Fairy’s Mistake, twin sisters are given very … Continue reading
Think your life is weird? Try being teenage heroine Theora Theremin, whose last-minute idea for a science project, to study the possible existence of local legendary lake monster, Big Phil, throws her head-first into an adventure like none other. First … Continue reading
For many years, the people of Mount Eskel have been a neglected part of a larger kingdom, their remote region noteworthy only for the stone they quarry and their fiercely independent ways. That’s how it is, and that’s how they … Continue reading
The sins of a generation past come back to haunt the present, in this fantasy from Diana Wynne Jones, originally published in 1976 and part of the ongoing reprint effort by Greenwillow Books. The Moor is inhabited by three different … Continue reading
Phoenix Dance suffers from a bizarre affliction which often makes her life unbearable. Sometimes, she’s manic, filled with energy and prone to fanciful ideas, her thoughts churning around too quickly for her to grab hold of them. As this state … Continue reading
Arianrhod (Roddy) and her best friend Grundo live on the alternate Earth known as Blest, which acts as the magical center for thousands of worlds. To keep the magic stable, they travel with the King’s Progress, a perpetual movement of … Continue reading
Interested in fairy tales? Then I have a book for you. The Little People: Stories of Fairies, Pixies, and Other Small Folk, is just that, a beautiful illustrated compendium detailing numerous aspects of the mythical creatures found in folklore and … Continue reading
Somewhere beyond the Arctic Circle, ringed by magical glaciers, lies the Land of the Immortals, the kingdom known as Forever. Ruled by Nicholas, better known as Santa Claus, it’s a happy place where the immortal souls of those who’ve truly … Continue reading
