Children - Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1) by Amie Kaufman - Book Review

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$12.99
ISBN: 9781524720995
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Published: Ember - April 7th, 2020

It's not every day I find a Young Adult Sci-fi novel that actually keeps me engaged and entertained the whole way through. From start to finish, I found myself turning the page at lightning speed; trying to figure out what was going to happen next. The characters are top-notch and so real; I kind of want to be their best friend. This YA novel has everything you could want from action packed fight scenes, to laugh out loud dialogue, it's really no wonder I finished it in a day. ~ Reviewed by Cassidy Washburn


The Wind in the Willows: The Centennial Anniversary Edition by Kenneth Grahame - Book Review

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By Kenneth Grahame, Ernest H. Shepard (Illustrator), Margaret Hodges (Preface by)
$21.99
ISBN: 9780684179575
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - September 1st, 1983

True story: A few months before I got around to rereading The Wind In The Willows, a coworker, nearly out of nowhere as I recall, dropped a reference to a specific chapter of this classic childrens' book as being “quite a chapter”(Piper At The Gates of Dawn). “How strange,” thought I, “to name drop the chapter of a childrens' book!” I had already been planning to reread this book which I had treasured from childhood and had recently come across a free copy. Kenneth Grahame's famous animal adventure has a bit of everything from rollicking adventure to the joys of high tea and sumptuous feasting in one's underground, furnished, lair and his cast of woodland characters carry on with the highest levels of anthropomorphic personage any animal could ever aspire to! But on full display here beyond the high adventure is a sumptuous feast of verdant prose and lush imagery (and yes, most strikingly in the above named chapter) that ranks Grahame as one of our most gifted writers, for any age. ~ Reviewed by Jon Fine


Dread Nation by Justina Ireland - Book Review

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$17.99
ISBN: 9780062570604
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Published: Balzer + Bray - April 3rd, 2018

“See, the problem in this world ain’t sinners, or even the dead. It is men who will step on anyone who stands in the way of their pursuit of power.” Zombies and a very different post-Gettysburg America set the stage for one of the most memorable and subversive dystopias in YA history. Even those hesitant to grapple with fantasy will love this novel’s ruthless and unstoppable Jane McKeene! ~Aubrey Restifo


Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey - Book Review

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$7.99
ISBN: 9780689860089
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Published: Aladdin - April 1st, 2003

In Pern, dragons fly overhead, protecting the people from the poisonous Threadfall, and many have wondered where these great creatures came from. Ancient legends say the were once tiny creatures known as Fire Lizards, but no one believes that - until Menolly finds them. ~ Reviewed by Leah Moore


The Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid - Book Review

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$19.99
ISBN: 9781481472678
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - November 1st, 2016

Although Nemesis has been told that she doesn't "have humanity," she knows enough about being human to serve and protect. When her charge is arraigned, Nemesis goes in her place in order to keep her safe. Suspenseful, edgy, and original, this is the must-have YA fantasy of the year. ~Reviewed by Aubrey Restifo


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