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Dragons. People who shape shift into dragons. OK, I’m interested already.

90% of this book is Jaycinda, the main character, angsting over her boyfriend. She can’t hang out with him because she’s from a dragon clan, and he’s from a hunting clan. This means that if his family finds her family, her family will be tranquilized, caged, and spend the ( Read more... )

It seems Rashi’s daughter Miriam is quite famous - she shows up in other historical fiction books, too, as an inspiration for learned women.  She even inspires young women who don’t quite trust in themselves yet, as in “Blue Thread” by ( Read more... )

List of book reviews, sorted by category.
Unlike physical books which an only sit on one shelf, some book will be on two lists.

Fairy Tales( Once upon a time... )

I love retold fairy tales, and while Peter Pan is a creation of the 1800s, the idea of eternal youth is ancient ( Read more... )

I love re-told fairy tales, and the legend of Faust is a story on one of the oldest themes there is.  Can you trade your heart to gain your heart’s desire?  What does the trade do to you?  Can it leave you really happy?
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1. 
   Did Marie Antoinette ever say ‘Let them eat cake?’
   
2. 
   Did the lovely queen really wear braces when she was thirteen?
   
3. 
   Didn’t she realize that she was spending more than France could afford?
   

No, yes, and sort of:

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Stalkers creep me out, but I have read many other books by Nancy Springer, so I figured this would be handled well.  In fact, it was a much better book than I expected ( Read more... )

Once upon a time, a maiden had to marry a polar bear.

All her life, Cassie lived in an Arctic research station. She learned to shoot tranquilizer darts instead of playing video games. She is homeschooled by her dad (her mom is dead) and by her grandmother. Dad focuses on science. Gran tells the story of the Daughter of the North Wind, who ran ( Read more... )