Beastkeeper by Cat Hellisen Published by Macmillan on February 3rd 2015 Genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, MG Books, YA (Young Adult) Pages: 208 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Sarah has always been on the move. Her mother hates the cold, so every few months her parents pack their… Read more »
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Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow (Jessica Day George)
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George Published by Bloomsbury USA Children’s on February 1st 2011 Genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, MG Books Pages: 352 Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Wednesdays in the Tower, Princess of the Midnight Ball Blessed-or cursed-with an ability to… Read more »
Once Upon a Marigold, by Jean Ferris
Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris Series: Upon a Marigold #1 Published by Harcourt Inc. on 2004-06-01 Genres: Fairy Tales, MG Books Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Christian was clueless when he started spying on the royal family through his telescope. He lives in a cave… Read more »
Wednesdays in the Tower, by Jessica Day George
Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day George Series: Castle Glower #2 Published by Bloomsbury USA Children’s on 5/07/13 Genres: Children’s Books, Fantasy, MG Books Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow, Princess of the Midnight Ball A castle that is constantly rearranging itself,… Read more »
Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (review)
Kat, Incorrigible Series: Kat Incorrigible #1 Pages: 304 Add to Goodreads Katherine Ann Stephenson has just discovered that she’s inherited her mother’s magical talents, and despite Stepmama’s stern objections, she’s determined to learn how to use them. But with her eldest sister Elissa’s intended fiancé, the sinister Sir Neville, showing… Read more »
Treasures from the Hoard: Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery Series: Anne of Green Gables #1 on originally published in 1908 Genres: MG Books, YA (Young Adult) Add to Goodreads As soon as Anne Shirley arrives at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to stay forever… Read more »
A Snicker of Magic, by Natalie Lloyd
A Snicker of Magic on February 24, 2014 Pages: 311 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Introducing an extraordinary new voice — a magical debut that will make your skin tingle, your eyes glisten . . .and your heart sing. Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where… Read more »
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy, by Karen Foxlee
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers on Jan. 28, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, MG Books Pages: 233 Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads A modern-day fairy tale set in a mysterious museum that is perfect for readers of Roald Dahl… Read more »
The Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander (series review)
The Chronicles of Prydain Series: Chronicles of Prydain Add to Goodreads Millions of young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper and his lively companions as they journey through the magical land of Prydain. First published more than thirty years ago and translated into twenty… Read more »
The Little White Horse, by Elizabeth Goudge (review)
The Little White Horse Add to Goodreads When orphaned young Maria Merryweather arrives at Moonacre Manor, she feels as if she’s entered Paradise. Her new guardian, her uncle Sir Benjamin, is kind and funny; the Manor itself feels like home right away; and every person and animal she meets is… Read more »