Category Archives: Children’s

Gossamer, by Lois Lowry

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Thistle

I love Lois Lowry. I’m so excited to have discovered her this year! For Christmas, I received Gossamer from my friend Julie (thank you!!), which is one of Lowry’s that I hadn’t heard of before. It was light and thin, … Continue reading →

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Awakening, by Robin Wasserman

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Thistle

This book is part 1 of a trilogy about a girl who wakes up with amnesia and who struggles to remember her past while also dealing with bizarre physical abilities and haunting hallucinations that might just be real. I’m not … Continue reading →

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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, by JK Rowling

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Thistle

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is the newest accessory in the land of Harry Potter. It is a book of five wizard-children’s fairy tales, mentioned first in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The five stories are “The Wizard … Continue reading →

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The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Thistle

This is a story about an odd mouse who falls in love with a princess and risks everything to save her from an odd serving girl and an odd rat. That’s probably the simplest way I can wrap up the … Continue reading →

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Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Thistle

Gathering Blue is the companion novel to The Giver and second in Lois Lowry’s trilogy. (The third book is Messenger, which I plan to read in 2009.) I’m not actually sure why this is considered a companion novel beyond the … Continue reading →

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The Gypsy Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Thistle

I needed something a little lighter after reading American Gods. Something to clear my head a bit. My husband found the perfect solution for me the other day when we went out shopping – the sequel to one of my … Continue reading →

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Coraline, by Neil Gaiman

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Thistle

Trish from Trish’s Reading Nook reviewed this book recently. For some reason – probably because I read so little modern fiction – I’d never heard of it. Her review excited me, and I wanted to get my hands on this … Continue reading →

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The Diamond of Darkhold, by Jeanne DuPrau

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Thistle

The Diamond of Darkhold is the fourth and final book of the Ember series by Jeanne DuPrau. The book takes the people of Ember, joined with the people of Sparks from book 2, through their first winter together. It’s a … Continue reading →

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The Giver, by Lois Lowry

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Thistle

You know, I’d thought that, as a kid, I’d read a lot of Lois Lowry. I didn’t recall which books specifically, but I remembered her name. A quick check on Wikipedia, however, reveals to me that before Number the Stars, … Continue reading →

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The Prophet of Yonwood, by Jeanne DuPrau

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Thistle

The Prophet of Yonwood is much, much better than The People of Sparks, though not quite as good as The City of Ember. It is, like Sparks, definitely a juvenile book, complete with sections of fact completely brushed over. But … Continue reading →

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