Think you have it rough? Try being King Olive, deposed by his somewhat addled younger brother, Boonder, and imprisoned by the fearful Boneman, left to rot far from home. Or try being young Sam Hatcher, who, upon being rejected by … Continue reading
It’s easy to think that the Arthurian myths have been thoroughly mined out by now, given the vast number of interpretations we’ve seen over the years. However, master storyteller Jane Yolen proves that there’s at least one story left worth … Continue reading
In the same vein as Windling and Datlow’s A Wolf At The Door, Swan Sister is another collection of fairy tales retold for young adults, with stories from some of the most talented authors in the field, including a number … Continue reading
When Jessie Drummond develops superpowers during English class on the first day at her new high school, she figures her social life is doomed. After all, she was supposed to be the normal one in a family of secret superheroes, … Continue reading
Welcome to the life of Jessie Drummond, teenage superhero-in-training. Just a few days shy of her sixteenth birthday, she’s the only person she knows who has to juggle a social life and training to get control over her emerging superpowers. … Continue reading
Right from the start, Stargirl is unlike anyone else Leo Borlock has ever met. Her unusual clothing, and ability to bring out the best in anyone, earns the self-named Stargirl a place of distinction among the otherwise-ordinary students of Mica … Continue reading
Book One: Mission One In the next century, the world’s greatest secret agents all come from one place: Deveraux Academy, known affectionately to its student body as Spy High. Here, away from the prying eyes of a world ever more … Continue reading
Book 1:The Field Guide When Jared, Mallory, and Simon Grace move into their Great-Aunt Lucinda’s house, the Spiderwick Estate, they have no idea what to make of the place. It’s huge, rambling, and some parts are in disrepair. But it’s … Continue reading
Hunter’s a trendsetter, a cool-hunter, one of those people responsible for finding the Next Big Thing and turning a cool idea (an Innovation) into a fad, or even a trend. Employed by various corporations to help catch the wave of … Continue reading
In the spring of 1817, two young ladies of Quality exchange a series of letters between Essex and London, recounting their separate and intertwined adventures. Kate, who’s been taken to London with her sister Georgina and Aunt Charlotte, so that … Continue reading
