| Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Stardust (Hardcover) Author: Neil Gaiman Publisher: William Morrow |
N/A |
9/21/2007 Add | |||
| j said: A delightful tale by Gaiman that takes various traditional fairy tale motifs and drops them on their head. Gaiman's story about the travels of Yvaine, the fallen star, and Tristram, the young man who...more tags: I read , I recommend , Inspired me | |||||
| 6,079 Reviews | |||||
| 2. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: Dealing with Dragons / Searching for Dr... Author: Patricia C. Wrede Publisher: Magic Carpet Books |
Young Adults |
4/12/2007 Add | |||
| j said: The first fantasy series I remember reading again and again and again ... In other words, I absolutely love the whole series. I've never been one for the cliche Disney princesses so Princess Cimorene...more tags: I read , I recommend , Inspired me | |||||
| 679 Reviews | |||||
| 3. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Sou... Illustrator: Timothy Basil Ering Publisher: Candlewick |
Ages 9-12 |
4/7/2007 Add | |||
| j said: Spend enough time with this book and the narrative may start to grate on your nerves; however, DiCamillo's mimicing of fairy tale narrative is effective and inspiring to the right reader as I found ou...more tags: I read , I recommend , Inspired me | |||||
| 13,775 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Coraline (Paperback) Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Dave McKean Publisher: HarperTrophy |
Ages 9-12 |
4/5/2007 Add | |||
| j said: Probably the creepiest book I've read all year. Gaiman's style, however, is amazing and all Gaiman. He manages maintain a sense of complete control while allowing the world around Coraline to more o...more tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 38,122 Reviews | |||||
| 5. Once Upon a Marigold (Paperback) Author: Jean Ferris Publisher: Harcourt Paperbacks |
Young Adults |
4/5/2007 Add | |||
| j said: This is just one of many books for Young Adult and Juvenile readers I picked up in the last year and absolutely loved. Ferris' story inverts the usual fairy tale motifs while still making the book a ...more tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 1,910 Reviews | |||||
| 6. Princess Academy (Hardcover) Author: Shannon Hale Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books |
Ages 9-12 |
4/5/2007 Add | |||
| j said: Hale takes the usual princess image and turns it on its head in this book that was full of action and intrigue. This book was recommended by my Children's Lit. professor and it certainly did not disa...more tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 6,951 Reviews | |||||
| 7. The Giver (Newbery Medal Book) (Hardcover) Author: Lois Lowry Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Walter Lorraine Books |
Young Adults |
4/5/2007 Add | |||
| j said: A very well-written, thoughtful book. Lowry creates a world that, for all intents and purposes, appears to be a utopian society and then procedes to make it look more and more like a dystopia. tags: I read , I recommend , Inspired me | |||||
| 69,076 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
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