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 »
Tag: MG books
The Nightmare Affair (Arkwell Academy #1), by Mindee Arnett (review)
Category: MG/YA paranormalSeries: Arkwell Academy #1 Publisher: Tor Teen Book Source: Review copy (e-book) from the publisher through NetGalley Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare. Literally. Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for… Read more »
The Runaway King, by Jennifer A. Nielsen (review)
Jennifer A. Nielsen has done it again! The Runaway King delivers all the excitement and thrills of its best-selling predecessor, The False Prince. [Warning: this review contains some spoilers for Book 1.] Things are not going smoothly for the newly crowned King Jaron. The neighboring kingdom of Avenia continues to… 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 »
NYT “Notable Children’s Books of 2012” List: A discussion
The New York Times Sunday Book Review has published their list of “Notable Children’s Books of 2012.” Looking through the list, which is broken into YA, MG, and picture books, I find I’ve read (and reviewed) only two of them — though I have put several others on my TBR… Read more »
Princess Academy: Palace of Stone, by Shannon Hale (review)
Princess Academy: Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale Series: Princess Academy #2 Published by Bloomsbury USA Children’s on August 21st 2012 Genres: Fantasy, MG Books, YA (Young Adult) Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters Also by this author: Princess… Read more »