Category Archives: Fantasy
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Tuesdays at the Castle
Posted on March 29, 2012 by Jennifer in Fantasyby Jessica Day George Princess Celie loves her Castle Glower. Every Tuesday it changes a little, adding a room here or a secret passageway there. It’s impossible for everyone to keep up with the tricky Castle, but Celie explores each new addition and creates maps to help her family and the servants get around. Early [...]
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Hiding Glory
Posted on March 3, 2012 by Laura in Adventure, animals, Early Chapter Books, Fantasy> by Laura Chester Turner Flint is whisked away on a magical journey…by a tiny, blue horse named Glory! This enchanted horse can communicate with Turner, and somehow she can understand everything Glory says to her, too. Glory and Turner travel to the land of Joya, which is controlled by the grumpy Kermudgins who must [...]
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Secrets at Sea
Posted on March 1, 2012 by Jennifer in animals, Fantasy>by Richard Peck Helena, the oldest, and her three mice siblings live with the Upstairs Cranstons. When their human family decides to set sail to England, Helena realizes she and her family must travel with them, despite their intense fear of water. Aboard the huge ship, Helena, Louise, Beatrice and Lamont meet up with other [...]
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A Tale of Two Castles
Posted on January 25, 2012 by Rachel in fairy tales and folklore, Fantasy, Mysteriesby Gail Carson Levine When Elodie leaves home to find work in the capitol city of Two Castles, her mother has only two rules: become an apprentice to a weaver, and stay away from dragons and ogres. Elodie plans to become an apprentice actor instead, but soon finds herself assistant to a dragon detective, protecting [...]
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Entwined
Posted on December 22, 2011 by Melendra in Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult/Teen>By Heather Dixon In this compelling retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Azalea and her sisters are lost and confused when their mother dies. In his grief, their father the king pushes the girls away when they need him most. And their greatest joy, dancing, is forbidden as they are in mourning. Faced with the [...]
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Books for Wonderstruck Readers
Posted on December 4, 2011 by Jennifer in Adventure, fairy tales and folklore, Fantasy, Newspaper column>Library column printed in The Mercury, December 4, 2011 When kids start reading longer novels, many are captivated by the magical qualities they can experience through the pages of a book. This is not a new phenomenon, considering children’s classics like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), to name [...]
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Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures Of A (Somewhat) Brave Shrew
Posted on November 19, 2011 by Victoria in animals, Family Read-Aloud, Fantasy>Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures Of A (Somewhat) Brave Shrew by Ursula Vernon Ursula Vernon has a wonderful talent for creating whimsical creatures, in her artwork and stories. You may know Vernon from her Dragonbreath graphic novel series. Nurk is her first novel, and I hope she writes more about this unlikely little hero. Nurk is a [...]
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Kat, Incorrigible
Posted on October 29, 2011 by Melendra in Fantasy>by Stephanie Burgis Kat, or Katherine as her stepmama likes to call her, truly is incorrigible. But what else can she be when she is the only one who can save her eldest sister, Elissa, from marrying the evil Sir Neville? Never mind that Angeline, her second oldest sister, has a plan of her own, [...]
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The Robe of Skulls
Posted on October 21, 2011 by Jennifer in Fantasy>by Vivian French Evil sorceress Lady Lamorna decides she needs a new magical gown (a robe of skulls and webs) and employs the Ancient Crowns to make it. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have enough gold to pay for it so she comes up with a new scheme, with the help of her troll Gubble, to trick [...]
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Going Batty at the Library
Posted on October 16, 2011 by Jennifer in animals, Fantasy, Newspaper column, Nonfiction, Picture Books>Library column printed in The Mercury 10-16-11 Another inky evening’s here—The air is cool and calm and clear.We’ve feasted, fluttered, swooped and soared,And yet…we’re still a little bored…Then word spreads quickly from afar;A window has been left ajar.Can it be true? Oh, can it be?Yes! Bat Night at the library! Brian Lies’s introduction to his [...]
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