Rain On the Dead

Library Journal 07/01/2014 Two Chechen mercenaries are wiped out in a failed attempt to assassinate former U.S. president Jake Cazalet on Nantucket—thank goodness black ops specialist Sean Dillon and his colleague Afghan war hero Capt. Sara Gideon were with him at the time. But how the mercenaries learned that Cazalet was on the island is […]

Fablehaven : Rise of the Evening Star

Overview At the end of the school year, Kendra and her brother Seth find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refuge for mythical and magical creatures. Grandpa Sorenson, the caretaker, invites three specialists — a potion master, a magical relics collector, and a mystical creature trapper — to help protect the property from the Society […]

Fablehaven, Grip of the Shadow Plague

Children's Literature – Denise Daley Strange things have been happening in Fablehaven. A mysterious shadow plague is slowly overtaking the once peaceful magical creatures that live there. The nipsies are like regular people except they are only about half an inch big. Some of their kingdoms have recently been attacked by other nipsies who have […]

The Final Battle– For Now

Overview It's the final book! Each of the Eights has received her power and gift and they even know where Daddy is—inside a snowglobe-shaped Christmas tree ornament. Now all they have to do is get inside the ornament and rescue Daddy. Hopefully, Mommy's in there with him. For heaven's sake, how are they supposed to […]

The Gate Thief

From the Publisher “Mr. Card is giving a kind of tour of fantasy possibilities while integrating them into his intricately imagined system of magic. One of the system's charms is that it explains such a lot: what ghosts are (the fading “outselves” that mages can project), what fairies are (playful creations that mages make from […]

High Time For Heroes

Children's Literature – Elisabeth Greenberg In the third book of the “Merlin Mission” series, Jack and Annie travel through time in the Magic Tree House to discover the third secret of greatness. Where do they end up? On the banks of the Nile by the city of Thebes in search of Florence Nightingale. Annie knows […]

Requiem

Library Journal In a world where love is criminal, how hard would you fight to resist becoming an emotional cipher? In Delirium (2011), Lena made the choice to leave her oppressive community, escaping to the Wilds with her true love, Alex. If she had not, like all of her peers, she would have undergone inoculation […]

Soccer On Sunday

Children's Literature – Phyllis Kennemer Jack and Annie are excited about their upcoming time-travel adventure, so when they see the symbolic streak of light, they run to the tree house. They spot a pamphlet for the 1970 World Cup event in Mexico with two tickets inside. The tree house lands across the street from the […]