Category Archives: Fantasy
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Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff
Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jennifer in fairy tales and folklore, FantasyThis is fun fantasy that retells and provides a new backstory for the age-old Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale. I appreciate the author’s leap of faith as she takes on an unloved trollish character as her main character. I found myself compelled to keep reading as Rump’s story unfolded, and, despite several mistakes and wrong turns, Rump had [...]
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The Wizard the Ugly and the Book of Shame by Pablo Bernasconi
Posted on March 27, 2013 by Brian in Fantasy, Picture BooksThis book tells the story of a wizard who can grant the innermost wish of anyone, but when his assistant, Chancery, attempts to make himself beautiful everything is turned upside down. Leitmeritz’s book of spells, no longer working properly, casts spells that are silly and fun to imagine. After several awry spells Leitmeritz vows to [...]
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The Time Warp Trio: Summer Reading is Killing Me! by Jon Scieszka
Posted on March 22, 2013 by gbenedick in Adventure, Fantasy, Humorous StoriesWhat happens when a summer reading list gets slipped into the pages of a time-traveling book? You don’t even want to know…The time-warp trio is accustomed to getting lost in time, but this is different. Taken to a fictional place, Fred, Sam and Joe discover that all the villains from their favorite books have formed [...]
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A Wish in the Woods by Beth Bracken
Posted on March 1, 2013 by Children's Department Staff in FantasyBe careful what you wish for! This saying proves to be very true in this story. Lucy and Soli have been best friends their entire lives and treat each other like sisters. Jealousy starts to tear their friendship apart when a boy at school shows interest in both of them! There is a mysterious, magical wood [...]
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The Museum of Mary Child
Posted on February 14, 2013 by Jessica in Fantasy, Mysteries, Scary storiesby Cassandra Golds Heloise has grown up under the extremely strict, and entirely irrational, hand of her godmother. She knows nothing of her parents and nothing of the real world. Questions, love, friendship, dolls, and other things considered “a waste of time” are not allowed. She rarely leaves their home, a gardener’s cottage, except for [...]
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Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli
Posted on January 20, 2013 by gbenedick in Fantasy, Humorous StoriesHokey Pokey is the place where children live. It’s a wonderful world of snuggling, and cartoons, and playgrounds, and pretend wars, and bikes—beautiful bikes. For Jack, life is meaningless without his bike. So, when he wakes up one fateful day and it’s gone, he can’t rest until he has reclaimed it. To make matters even [...]
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Castle of Shadows by Ellen Renner
Posted on November 27, 2012 by Melendra in Fantasy, MysteriesAlthough she’s a princess, Charlie’s life hasn’t been easy. In the five years since her mother’s disappearance, her father hasn’t been himself. Instead of ruling the country or taking care of Charlie, he spends his time making elaborate castles out of playing cards. In some ways, this isn’t so bad because it means that Charlie [...]
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The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy
Posted on November 21, 2012 by gbenedick in Adventure, fairy tales and folklore, Fantasy, Humorous StoriesHave you ever wondered why every fairy tale prince is named “Charming?” They have real names, but in fairy tale lands, news is spread through songs, and the bards who write the songs always refer to the princes as “Prince Charming.” Consistently overlooked, the princes are ready to change their reputations. Four unlikely friends, Prince [...]
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The Night Marys by Dan Poblocki
Posted on November 15, 2012 by Jessica in Adventure, Fantasy, Mysteries, Scary storiesTimothy didn’t mean to be partners with Abigail for the history project, but an ill-timed ear scratch looked like a raised hand to the teacher. While Timothy certainly wasn’t pleased to be partnered with the strange new girl who was apparently trying to set her own socks on fire, he had no idea just how [...]
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Mira’s Diary: Lost in Paris
Posted on October 29, 2012 by Melendra in Fantasy, Historical FictionBy Marissa Moss When Mira gets her mother’s postcard, she’s not sure how to react. After all, her mother had disappeared six months ago, and now one measly postcard. Still, Mira’s father is convinced that the postcard is a clue and that Mira’s mother, Serena, might be in trouble. He takes the family to Paris [...]
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