I was so sad to hear of the passing of Natalie Babbitt a few days ago. Babbitt's book Tuck Everlasting is one of the most haunting I've ever read. When I first encountered it in elementary school, its beauty and poignancy hit me hard. It was the first time I fully understood the power of the written word, and from then on I judged books by whether ( Read more... )

Ghostlight
by Sonia Gensler


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Goosebumps: Slappy's Tales of Horror
by R. L. Stine


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Kevin Henkes: Waiting
at Kepler's in Menlo Park, CA

Kevin Henkes is the author of several beloved children’s picture books, including Chrysanthemum, Julius, the Baby of the World, and Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. I remember reading several of his “mouse stories” when I was a kid, but I stopped following his work when I grew out of picture-book ( Read more... )

Avatar: the Last Airbender - The Rift, Part One
by Gene Luen Yang


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Bracelet of Bones
by Kevin Crossley-Holland

Book One of The Viking Sagas


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Oceanology (Ologies #8)
by Zoticus de Lesseps and Dugald Steer

Last December, I reviewed several titles from the Ologies series, including Dragonology, Egyptology and Illusionology. Since it's Christmas time, and I have young nephews, I found myself again contemplating these gorgeous picture books. The boys are still too young for Ologies, but ( Read more... )

Spyology
by Spencer Blake and Dugald Steer

Last December, I reviewed several titles from the Ologies series, including Dragonology, Egyptology and Illusionology. Since it's Christmas time, and I have young nephews, I found myself again contemplating these gorgeous picture books. The boys are still too young for Ologies, but since 2013 marks the ( Read more... )

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
edited by Mike Richardson


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