Jacob, tramatized by the violent death of his grandfather, travels to a British island near Wales with his father to honor his grandfather’s last wishes. Exploring the island, Jacob finds Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Rummaging through the ruins of the old house, Jacob discovers a trunk of pictures that show that the children [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Fantasy'
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
October 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Fantasy, Science Fiction
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The Land of Silver Apples by Nancy Farmer
January 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Fantasy
The Land of Silver Apples is Farmer’s sequel to The Sea of Trolls. Back from his adventure with the Vikings, Jack is continuing his training as a bard. Lucy is even more spoiled by their father, and nearly brings the whole village bad luck during the Need-Fire ceremony by wearing a metal necklace. At the [...]
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The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
November 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Action/Adventure, Fantasy
Percy Jackson is back! Although, he is not quite sure who exactly he is since Juno has stolen his memory. He finds himself battling gorgon sisters all the way from Napa to the Berkeley HIlls where Juno leads him to Camp Jupiter, a Roman camp for demigods. Here Percy meets Hazel Levesque and Frank Zhang. [...]
The Wizard Test by Hilari Bell
November 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Fantasy
Dayven wants with all his heart to become a Guardian but then he passes the Wizard Test. Wizards are distrusted by the Guardians, the protectors of Tharn. Dayven’s cousin and best friend, Soren, will soon take the Guardian’s oath. Dayen is told he has a choice as long as he doesn’t heal a person with [...]
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linger by maggie stiefvater
October 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Fantasy, Romance
Linger, the second book in the Wolves of Mercy Falls and sequel to Shiver, finds Sam surviving the winter on his own without his pack. Sam and Grace are inseparable. When the temperature warms, Cole and Victor shift from wolves to humans. Victor is unable to maintain either form leaving an unfeeling Cole, who wants [...]
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Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
July 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Action/Adventure, Fantasy
Westerfeld’s latested series goes steam punk (a blending of future and past). World War I is on the horizon. Clankers (Austrian-Hungarians and Germans) versus the Darwinists (British). The Clankers have machines that walk and zepplins. The Darwinists have genetically altered beasts for every kind of job. Leviathan tells the story of Alek, a young prince, [...]
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The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
July 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Action/Adventure, Fantasy
This sequel to The Red Pyramid finds Sophie and Carter Kane on another hero’s quest to save the ways of Ancient Egypt. Apophis, the Chaos snake, threatens to break free of his prison. The magicians of the House of Life do not trust the Kanes. Sadie and Carter with the aid of their Uncle Amos, Bast and [...]
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The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
June 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Fantasy
Strange things are happening in the Chalk where Tiffany Aching lives with her family. Just the other day, when Tiffany was down at the river with her toddler brother, Wentworth, she noticed two tiny men covered with blue tattoos wearing kilts rowing a boat about the size of a half a coconut shell. One of [...]
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The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
March 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Action/Adventure, Fantasy
This is book one of The Heroes of Olympus Series. Jason awakes on a school bus on a field trip to the Grand Canyon. He doesn’t remember anything that happened before. He has a girlfriend, Piper, and a best friend, Leo, but he doesn’t remember anything about them or his past. Apparently, he attends the [...]
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Everlost by Neal Schusterman
February 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Fantasy
Nick and Allie do not survive the fatal car accident. As they float through the tunnel toward the light, they bump into each other and end up in Everlost, a type of limbo. In Everlost, Nick and Allie try to figure their way around in this magical, dangerous world where there are many lost souls, [...]
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