The Magykal Papers

Children's Literature: Fans of the Septimus Heap fantasy series will thoroughly enjoy this collection of papers from his world. Included are papers from the Castle, the Wizard Tower, the Palace, and around the Castle. Histories and bios of characters enable the reader to better understand the past and how it impacts the current characters. A […]

A Separate Country

he Washington Post – Charlotte Hays: ?riveting?Anyone who has ever lived in New Orleans must be prepared to be made homesick, and the bizarre cast of characters, including a dwarf, a burly priest and a boy of mixed and mysterious parentage, wouldn't seem right in any city but this one. I read A Separate Country […]

Breaking the Rules

Publishers Weekly: For the 30th anniversary of her first novel, A Woman of Substance, Bradford delivers her 25th book. The riches-to-more-riches tale features beloved matriarch Emma Harte?s plucky great-granddaughter, M, who, at 23, moves to New York to start a modeling career, banking on her intelligence and business savvy, her Audrey Hepburn looks and her […]

House of Reckoning : a Novel

Publishers Weekly: Set in Vermont, this supernatural thriller from bestseller Saul (Faces of Fear) updates but adds nothing new to a traditional story. Six months after 14-year-old Sarah Crane's mother dies from cancer, Sarah's father, Ed, accidentally kills a man in a fight. On top of that, a drunken Ed hits Sarah with his truck […]

Breathless : a Novel

Publishers Weekly: Bestseller Koontz (Relentless) delivers a hard-to-classify stand-alone set near the Rocky Mountains that will appeal more to fans of his Odd Thomas books than those partial to his Hitchcockian thrillers. While out for a walk, reclusive Grady Adams and his wolfhound, Merlin, spot two white furry animals ?as large as midsize dogs? and […]

Killer Ants

Children's Literature Different species of ants are found in many parts of the world. This book features some of the flesh-eating killer ants like the army ants, driver ants, fire ants, and bulldog ants. These ants have large mandibles and stingers used for survival and protection. The book starts with a short vignette as army […]