JacketFlap.com: MissShelve's Discussions

	Title / Year, Comments	Ages	Add Date
	The New Policeman (Hardcover, 2007) By Kate Thompson	Young Adults	6/27/2008 Add
	MissShelve said: Fond as I am of fantasy titles, the plots start getting a little predictable after a while. In fact, when I give book talks to my elementary students they automatically chime in at the prompt: "You know it's fantasy when the hero has to . . . SAVE THE WORLD!" In The New Policeman, however, all we need is a little time. The characters are nicely down-to-earth, even the "immortal" ones. Every chapter starts with an Irish tune (with apt title) -- one can only hope the audio version will include these. tags: I read