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My, My Elf & I, by Heather Swain (Speak, 2009)

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Michael M. Jones

Meet Zephyr Addler, the newest student at the Brooklyn Academy of Performing Arts. She’s tall, blonde, pretty, and an elf. Her family moved from their secret homeland in Michigan to New York so her father can further his musical career … Continue reading →

Posted in Elves & Fairies, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult | Tagged Realms of Fantasy

Fairy Tale, by Cyn Balog (Delacorte Press, 2009)

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Michael M. Jones

Morgan Sparks thought she had her happily ever after with her boyfriend Cam, sharing everything from secrets to birthdays together. That is, until Cam’s geeky cousin Pip comes to visit, and everything changes for the stranger. It seems that Cam … Continue reading →

Posted in Urban Fantasy, Young Adult | Tagged Realms of Fantasy

Sea Change, by Aimee Friedman (Scholastic Point, 2009)

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Michael M. Jones

Miranda Merchant has no idea what to expect when she and her mother move back to secluded Selkie Island to renovate the old family home for resale. What she finds is a legacy stretching back generations, new friends who draw … Continue reading →

Posted in Urban Fantasy, Young Adult | Tagged Realms of Fantasy

Once Dead, Twice Shy, by Kim Harrison (HarperCollins, 2009)

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Michael M. Jones

Madison Avery dwells in a state between life and death, due to the botched reaping that failed to properly claim her soul, and her own stubborn desire to live. Now, as an apprentice reaper in her own right, she studies … Continue reading →

Posted in Urban Fantasy, Young Adult | Tagged Realms of Fantasy

Kiss of Life, by Daniel Waters (Disney Hyperion, 2009)

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Michael M. Jones

Phoebe Kendall has two men in her life, and they’re both dead. Or rather, differently biotic, a polite way of saying zombie. Tommy is the articulate spokesman for the walking dead, while Adam died trying to protect her; she loves … Continue reading →

Posted in Urban Fantasy, Young Adult, Zombies | Tagged Realms of Fantasy

The Demon’s Lexicon, by Sarah Rees Brennan (McElderry Books, 2009)

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Michael M. Jones

Brothers Nick and Alan have been fighting magicians and demons all their lives, one step ahead of the forces intent on killing or exploiting them, all thanks to the magical talisman keeping their insane mother alive. It gets decidedly more … Continue reading →

Posted in Divine/Infernal Beings, Urban Fantasy, Wizards & Other Spellcasters, Young Adult | Tagged Realms of Fantasy

Dull Boy, by Sarah Cross (Dutton Books, 2009)

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Michael M. Jones

Gifted with the powers of super-strength and flight, Avery struggles to put them to good use without giving away his secret identity or becoming any more of an outcast than he already is. Things seem to improve when he meets … Continue reading →

Posted in Science Fiction, Superheroes, Young Adult | Tagged Realms of Fantasy

Eyes Like Stars, by Lisa Mantchev (Feiwel and Friends, 2009)

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Michael M. Jones

Beatrice Shakespeare Smith has never known any home beyond the Theatre Illuminata, a magical place where every character to ever appear in a play can be found. Her best friends are a quartet of Shakespearian fairies, her constant nemesis is … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairy Tales, Folklore & Myth, Fantasy, Young Adult | Tagged Realms of Fantasy

The Faery Reel, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (Viking Children’s Books, 2004)

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Michael M. Jones

It’s taken me several months just to try and figure out what I want to say about this book. Mainly because it’s one of those rare occasions where I’m afraid that whatever I have to say won’t live up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairy Tales, Folklore & Myth, Short Fiction, Young Adult | Tagged Science Fiction Chronicle

Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales, edited by Deborah Noyes (Candlewick, 2004)

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Michael M. Jones

Much like the Addams Family, this all-new collection of stories is creepy, spooky, and just a little bit odd, invoking the very best of the gothic spirit, in the tradition of Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe. Part horror, part … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Short Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult | Tagged Science Fiction Chronicle

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