Book: The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson
Age-range: 10 and up
A young adult historical Christian fairy tale re-telling. No kidding. That is what this book is! And it's really good. The end sort of lost momentum, but I love the way she used the outline of Sleeping Beauty to inform this book. Definitely one I would recommend.
Happy reading!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
December Book #10
Book: Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
Age-range: 10 and up
A great re-telling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Short and sweet, but amazingly done, as all of Ms. George's books are. I think it's interesting how often the princesses are named after flowers in re-tellings. Why is that, I wonder.
Happy reading!
Age-range: 10 and up
A great re-telling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Short and sweet, but amazingly done, as all of Ms. George's books are. I think it's interesting how often the princesses are named after flowers in re-tellings. Why is that, I wonder.
Happy reading!
December Book #9
Book: Entwined by Heather Dixon
Age-range: 10 and up
This is hands-down the absolute best re-telling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses I have ever read. That's saying a lot. The Twelve Dancing Princesses is one of my favorite fairy tales and I read every book I can inspired by it. This is the very first one, of dozens, that has given each and every sister a distinct personality. It was amazing. I highly recommend it.
Happy reading!
Age-range: 10 and up
This is hands-down the absolute best re-telling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses I have ever read. That's saying a lot. The Twelve Dancing Princesses is one of my favorite fairy tales and I read every book I can inspired by it. This is the very first one, of dozens, that has given each and every sister a distinct personality. It was amazing. I highly recommend it.
Happy reading!
Friday, December 23, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
December Book #6
Book: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Age-range: 8 and up
I had a lot of issues with this book that I won't get into. It was interesting, but I won't buy it or read it again.
Age-range: 8 and up
I had a lot of issues with this book that I won't get into. It was interesting, but I won't buy it or read it again.
Friday, December 16, 2011
December Book #5
Book: Academy 7 by Anne Osterlund
Age-range: 10 and up
This is a "light" science fiction book that would be a great read for a boy or a girl. I adore this story and I really can't explain why. In fact, I liked it so much it inspired me to start working on my own science fiction novel.
Happy reading!
Age-range: 10 and up
This is a "light" science fiction book that would be a great read for a boy or a girl. I adore this story and I really can't explain why. In fact, I liked it so much it inspired me to start working on my own science fiction novel.
Happy reading!
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