Eulalia!
School Library Journal: Gr 4-8- Pitchforks, daggers, mace, and chain-these are the weapons of choice in a warring animal realm. Lord Asheye of the fortress mountain Salamandastron seeks a new Badger Lord, one who has been prophesized to shun armor and a sword. This young badger is possessed by the deadly Bloodwrath, a ferocious rage […]
Brisingr, Or, The Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular
The Washington Post – David Anthony Durham: As an adult, I read Brisingr with a mixture of admiration for Paolini's accomplishments and an awareness of the book's flaws, which prevented me from being fully won over. But that's hardly a slight. Had I read this novel when I was 13, it would have kept me […]
Wrath of the Bloodeye
Thomas Ward has spent two years as the Spook's apprentice. He's faced unimaginable peril, and survived. But a new danger has emerged: an ancient water witch, Bloodeye, is roaming the County intent on destroying everything in her path. To strengthen his skills, Tom is sent to the far north to train with the demanding Bill […]
Attack of the Fiend
School Library Journal: Gr 5-8- Apprentice witch-hunter Tom Ward and his master, the Spook, must now travel into deep enemy territory. The three witch covens of Pendle Hill have been at odds for a long time, but somehow they've been persuaded to put aside old enmities. The aim of this unholy alliance is no less […]
Off to War
Kirkus Reviews:With 13,500 Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan and one million American military personnel in Iraq, millions of children on the home front and in the war zones have been affected. As Ellis says, "In any war, it is always the children who are the biggest losers-children whose voices are rarely heard." In an oral history […]
Dancing to Freedom : the True Story of Mao's Last Dancer
School Library Journal Gr 3-5- A poignant memoir of a boy caught in the difficulties of life in Maoist China, this is the author's own story of how he was given a chance to break the bonds of his bleak life and become an international star. First told for adults in the bestseller Mao's Last […]
Women of Granite: 25 New Hampshire Women You Should Know
Featuring profiles of 25 prominent New Hampshire women, Women of Granite is an easy way to introduce children to the study of biography. Each chapter features a short biography, historically accurate illustrations, a timeline, glossary of new words, and suggestions for further research. Fascinating additional facts called Tidbits complete each womans life story.
Evil Star
Kathleen Karr – Children's Literature: British writer Anthony Horowitz is currently riding high between his "Alex Rider" adventure series and book one of "The Gatekeepers." Book two of the fantasy series should keep him on that best-selling plateau. Fourteen-year-old reluctant superhero Matt Freeman has not been adjusting well to his new life in York with […]
Nightrise
VOYA: The third book in Horowitz's Gatekeepers series focuses on another member of the Five Gatekeepers whose job is to protect the world from the Old Ones. Jamie Tyler and his brother Scott are orphans who have always been able to read minds. Now fourteen, they are working for their latest foster parents by doing […]
The Buffalo Are Back
Booklist: Succinctly and gracefully written…Illustrated with beautiful landscape paintings and striking close-ups of people and animals