The Cabinet of Wonders and The Celestial Globe, by Marie Rutkoski

[crowinator]

Author: Marie Rutkoski
Genre: Juv Fantasy (middle grade)
Pages: 224 pages; 304 pages
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Recently at genrereviews there was a post about the lack of kick-butt female heroines for middle grade girls, and that made me want to put in a plug for this fantasy series, the Kronos Chronicles. This is one of those series that falls under the radar, at

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[checkers65477]

These sound really good--sometimes I'm looking for the right book for 6th graders who say they like fantasy but don't want a 500-pg book. Thanks for the rec.

[crowinator]

You're welcome! I'd like to know what you think about Cosmic when you're done -- I loved Millions but I haven't read any of Boyce's books since then. I have this one on my to-read list.

[checkers65477]

To be honest, I'm *this* close to giving up on Cosmic. It's not that it isn't good--it is, and very funny, too--but it's just not keeping my attention. Too young for me, I suspect. It's cute, and reminds me a little of Charlie and the Choc. Factory, not sure why. Maybe I'll stick with it...

[crowinator]

Maybe I will try it while reading The Knife of Never Letting Go. I need something funny to help me recover from all the anxiety and fear I experience while reading it.

[shveta_thakrar]

Hey, do you follow Reading in Color (blackteensread)? That seems like a teen review blog you might like.

[crowinator]

I haven't heard of it, but I'll check it out. Thanks!

[crowinator]

I just learned the author grew up in Bolingbrook, Illinois! That's SO close to where I grew up in Joliet and we visited that school for tennis matches and such; it's awesome. She is only a year younger than me as well, so we were even there at the same time. It's so cool to find out these random things about authors sometimes.