by Megan Stevens | Jul 3, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Tweens
Garth Nix’s Frogkisser combines fairytale, fantasy, adventure, a quest, and humor as Princess Anya must stop her evil stepfather, Duke Rikard, in a tale that involves flying carpets, good wizards, druids, responsible robbers, a frog prince, and other transformed...
by Megan McIntyre | May 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Glittery pictures, vivid colors, fanciful hat designs, and a real-world collection of girls (read: skin and hair and backgrounds are not just Caucasian) fill the pages of this fun story about a group of girls who are shopping/make-believing/crafting some lovely hats...
by Megan Stevens | Apr 4, 2017 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Mystery, Crime & Thriller
Gemeinhart’s Scar Island is a middle grade adventure and survival novel that includes coming to terms with the truth and dealing with guilt. Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys is a dangerous place with an abusive Admiral in charge, demeaning work,...
by Seniye Groff | Feb 23, 2017 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Mystery, Crime & Thriller
Audacity Jones and her friend Bimmy leave Miss Masie’s School for Wayward Girls Home on an adventure to New York City. Cypher, the adult that takes them, intends for them to see Harry Houdini and his latest magic trick – to make a larger than life elephant...
by Megan Stevens | Jan 12, 2017 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Tweens
Gabrielle Kent’s The Secrets of Hexbridge Castle is a page turning, middle grade adventure and fantasy novel with layers of mystery, history, mythology, and time travel. It follows an eleven-year-old boy named Alfie, whose father is an inventor of unique and not...