The teenager known only as Red Rider is content to cruise the streets of his urban neighborhood, doing favors for people and delivering money to his grandmother, who acts as the unofficial banker for his family. However, his predictable life … Continue reading
In the sequel to A Great And Terrible Beauty, life for Gemma Doyle and her friends goes on. Circe’s monster has been destroyed, the magic of the Realms has been released from the crystals which bound it, and Pippa lies … Continue reading
Somewhere beyond the Real World, but before you reach the unpredictable, magical, Uncertain World, lies the Lost Isle, a place forever trapped in the middle, bearing many of the trappings of the Real World, yet threatened by bizarre, shadowy dangers. … Continue reading
Following the events of the previous book, Tally Youngblood has returned to the city in which she grew up, voluntarily submitting to the operation all people undergo when they turn sixteen. Tally’s one of the very few who know, however, … Continue reading
As two ships leave port, the prologue to one of the most famous children’s stories of all time begins, innocuously. Aboard one ship: the greatest treasure known to man. Aboard the other, a group of orphans being sent overseas to … Continue reading
Cal doesn’t exactly have a normal job. He works for the Night Watch, a secret organization existing undetected in the bowels of the New York City government. They’re a shadowy group whose role is to hunt down, trap, and secure … Continue reading
When Callie McCallan agrees to interview the rock and roll band Brass Rat for her school newspaper, she never imagines that she might be getting herself into an adventure born out of a centuries-old mystery. But for a band that’s … Continue reading
Of all the books I’ve read, I certainly never expected to see a sequel to Sleator’s classic Interstellar Pig, which came out nearly a decade ago. For those not in the know, Interstellar Pig was the story of sixteen-year-old Barney. … Continue reading
This attractive picture book is one of the reasons I love this job. Occasionally, I’ll run across a treasure I never would have seen otherwise. One Lighthouse, One Moon, is a creative, imaginative book designed to help the younger reader … Continue reading
In One for Sorrow, the realm known as Birddom is in grave peril, threatened by a horde of vicious magpies led by their mad leader, Slyekin, who desires nothing more than to conquer all of Birddom and kill or rule … Continue reading
