Author Archives: Rachel
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The Kingdom Keepers
Posted on November 24, 2009 by Rachel in Adventure, Fantasyby Ridley Pearson Have you ever wondered what happens in Disney World after dark? Do the characters around the park sometimes seem just a little too real? Finn is one of five kids chosen to be the models for new holographic hosts at Magic Kingdom, but he soon finds out that he is actually connected [...]
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Silent to the Bone
Posted on November 9, 2009 by Rachel in Uncategorizedby E.L. Konigsburg For older readers. Connor’s best friend Branwell suddenly can’t speak, and the au pair says he dropped the baby, who is now in a coma. Connor has to find a way to communicate with Branwell, and slowly piece together what happened. The boys are 13, and dealing with the strange feelings that [...]
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Running Out of Time
Posted on September 5, 2009 by Rachel in Adventure, Historical Fiction, My Favorite, Mysteriesby Margaret Peterson Haddix Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many popular books, including the Shadow Children series. Running Out of Time was her first novel, and it may be my favorite–although it’s hard to choose! Jessie is 13 and lives in a log cabin in a settlement in the woods of Indiana in [...]
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Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter
Posted on August 14, 2009 by Rachel in Adventure, Fantasy, My Favoriteby R. J. Anderson Bryony is the youngest faery of the Oakenfolk–a group that lives together in a big oak tree in the corner of a garden. To Bryony, that garden is the entire world. As she grows older, though, she longs for adventure. She becomes the Queen’s official Hunter, sent out to protect the [...]
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42 Miles
Posted on July 27, 2009 by Rachel in My Favorite, social issuesBy Tracie Vaughn Zimmer Often I don’t enjoy books that are written in the form of poems, but this one was excellent. JoEllen’s parents are divorced, and live 42 miles away from each other. At her dad’s farm on the weekends, she is country girl who rides horses and listens to bluegrass, while during the [...]
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Interworld
Posted on July 14, 2009 by Rachel in Fantasy, My Favorite, Science Fictionby Neil Gaiman & Michael Reaves Joey Harker discovers that he, along with the other versions of himself in an infinite number of possible universes, is a Walker: he can travel between these different worlds. Joey signs up to fight against the opposing but equally evil magic and science conglomerates who seek to use the [...]
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The Trials of Kate Hope
Posted on June 30, 2009 by Rachel in Historical Fiction, My Favorite, social issuesby Warwick Downing In the summer of 1973, Kate Hope is 14 years old, and the youngest lawyer anyone has ever heard of. Plus, she’s a girl–and not many lawyers were female at that time. Kate became a lawyer because her grandfather needed help at his law practice, and he researched old laws from before [...]
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How Oliver Olson Changed the World
Posted on June 18, 2009 by Rachel in Early Chapter Books, My Favoriteby Claudia Mills Oliver Olson may be nine years old, but his parents still treat him like a baby. They tie his shoes, fix his always-healthy snacks, and even do his homework. Oliver just wants to be able to do normal kid things, like go to sleepovers and make his own homework dioramas for school. [...]
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The Girl Who Could Fly
Posted on June 2, 2009 by Rachel in Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fictionby Victoria Forester Piper McCloud is a normal, everyday farm girl with one difference: she can fly! Her parents don’t want her to fly, but she just can’t help it. Then one day a woman from a secret government agency shows up and tells Piper about a special school for children with abilities where [...]
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So You Want to Be a Wizard
Posted on May 26, 2009 by Rachel in Adventure, Classics, Fantasy, Science Fictionby Diane Duane This is the first book in one of the classic series of children’s fantasy and science fiction. Nita Callahan is browsing in the library when she finds a book called So You Want to Be a Wizard. When she checks the book out, she discovers that it is actually a manual for [...]
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