by Whitney Smyth | May 22, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Self-published, Sponsored, Tweens
Wendell is an orphan living on the streets and trying to keep himself and his friends fed to the best of their ability when a chance discovery of a portrait of the king’s daughter, Karen. Something about the fiery red-head’s image struck a chord so deeply that...
by Whitney Smyth | May 10, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sponsored
At the beginning of Geminga, Rodger finds himself in a bit of a predicament. He is hosting a pair of unlikely guests – a talking raven and a green snake named Jimmy – who he has just found out murdered his beloved cat. From this tense standoff emerges an unlikely...
by Megan McIntyre | Jan 11, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
This book uses inventive story weaving in classic fairy tales (and an unexpected character, Judy, who resembles Edna from The Incredibles by the way) into a new tale of a boy who loves to cook. In reading this book with my toddler, I realized that he did not get most...
by Megan Stevens | Dec 1, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Tweens
N.D. Wilson’s prequel to his 100 Cupboards series, The Door Before, is a tale that combines suspense, fantasy, action, and humor. This story follows Hyacinth Maxine Smith, whose parents work for the Order, an organization that tracks down evil creatures and imprisons...
by Laura Di Giovine | Dec 21, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Dragons and Mythical Creatures is part of the Magic Tree House series and is the nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #55, Night of the Ninth Dragon, which explored the world of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. Dragons and Mythical Creatures tracks fun facts about...
