| Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Space Cadet (Hardcover) Author: Robert A. Heinlein Publisher: Thorndike Press |
N/A |
12/3/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: Reading this book is like watching an old sci-fi movie with really good effects! I'm about half-way through and enjoying it. tags: I'm reading , science fiction | |||||
| 393 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Game 1 (Barnstormers) (Hardcover) Author: Phil Bildner Illustrator: Loren Long Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
Ages 9-12 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: A very unique series! It's set in 1899 and involves a family traveling across the country with an itinerant baseball team to raise $10,000, a very sinister bad guy, and a magic baseball!. This first o...more tags: Barnstormers , I read , fnatasy , sports | |||||
| 34 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Barnstormers: Game 2 - The River City (Hardcover) Author: Loren Long, Phil Bildner Illustrator: Loren Long Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
Ages 4-8 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: Things keep getting more interesting and mysterious in this second book (each book is called a "game"). Strange characters pop up and disappear, the kids learn how to use the magic baseball, and we ge...more tags: Barnstormers , I read , fantasy , sports | |||||
| 10 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Barnstormers: Game 3 (Hardcover) Author: Phil Bildner Illustrator: Loren Long Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
Ages 9-12 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: In true series fashion, this latest installment ends with a cliffhanger. The Chancellor, the very sinister bad guy, appears to have kidnapped of the main characters and, with her, the magic baseball, ...more tags: Barnstormers , I read , fantasy , sports | |||||
| 5 Reviews | |||||
| 5. Erec Rex: The Dragon's Eye (Erec Rex) (Paperback) Author: Kaza Kingsley Illustrator: Melvyn Grant Publisher: Firelight Press, Inc. |
Ages 9-12 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: There are a lot of good fantasy books out there; in fact, there are a lot of very good fantasies but very few that make you say, "Wow!" This is one of them! Young Erec Rex finds that his mother has be...more tags: Erec Rex , I read , fantasy | |||||
| 394 Reviews | |||||
| 6. Erec Rex: The Monsters of Otherness (Erec Rex) (Erec Rex) (Hardcover) Author: Kaza Kingsley Illustrator: Melvyn Grant Publisher: Firelight Press, Inc. |
Ages 9-12 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: The second book gets even better! How could I possibly begin to summarize the plot or tell about the marvelous, eccentric, glorious, and villainous characters or the magical settings that comes from t...more tags: Erec Rex , I read , fantasy | |||||
| 168 Reviews | |||||
| 7. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) (Paperback) Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Miramax |
Ages 9-12 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: What can I say that hasn't already been said about this fantastic series? The most original, exciting, inventive, series I've read in my 10 years as a librarian. tags: I read , fantasy , greek mythology | |||||
| 103,380 Reviews | |||||
| 8. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2) (Paperback) Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Miramax |
Ages 9-12 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: Be sure to read this one too... tags: I read , fantasy , greek mythology | |||||
| 19,502 Reviews | |||||
| 9. The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3) (Paperback) Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Hyperion |
Ages 9-12 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: ...and this one... tags: I read , fantasy , greek mythology | |||||
| 23,270 Reviews | |||||
| 10. Tiger's Blood: The Tiger's Apprentice, Book Two (Paperback) Author: Laurence Yep Publisher: HarperTrophy |
Ages 9-12 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: The second book takes everyone to the undersea kingdom of the dragons... tags: chinese mythology , fantasy , I read | |||||
| 9 Reviews | |||||
| 11. Tiger Magic: The Tiger's Apprentice, Book Three (Hardcover) Author: Laurence Yep Publisher: HarperCollins |
Ages 9-12 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: ...and the third is the thrilling and jaw-dropping conclusion. tags: fantasy , I read , chinese mythology | |||||
| 4 Reviews | |||||
| 12. The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4) (H... Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Hyperion |
Ages 9-12 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: ...and this one!! tags: I read , fantasy , greek mythology | |||||
| 34,206 Reviews | |||||
| 13. Call It Courage (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Armstrong Sperry Publisher: Simon Pulse |
Ages 9-12 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: One of the best survival stories of all time! tags: I read , adventure | |||||
| 1,350 Reviews | |||||
| 14. The Tiger's Apprentice (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Ti... Author: Laurence Yep, L. Yep Publisher: Tandem Library |
Ages 9-12 |
12/1/2008 Add | |||
| Carl said: Ever read a fantasy based on ancient Chinese mythology? No? Then go out and get this grand tale of young Tom Lee, the tiger in human form to whom he apprenticed, and the rescue of the Phoenix Egg from...more tags: fantasy , chinese mythology , I read | |||||
| 3 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
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Carl Schwanke - Occupation: Librarian
- Company: Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County
- Birthday: August 26
- Locale: Charlotte, NC, United States of America
- Member Since: 12/10/2007
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