Category Archives: Fantasy

The Way Back by Gavriel Savit

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

The Way Back by Gavriel Savit. Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. 9781984894625 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Fantasy/horror/folklore What did you like about the book? Two children from the tiny village of Tupik … Continue reading →

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Beware The Werewolf by Andres Miedoso, illustrated by Victor Rivas with Kirk Parrish

Posted on June 8, 2021 by kyurenka

Beware The Werewolf (Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol, #12) by Andres Miedoso, illustrated by Victor Rivas with Kirk Parrish, Little Simon, 9781534479562, 2020 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you … Continue reading →

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The Hedgehog of Oz  – Cory Leonardo

Posted on June 8, 2021 by kyurenka

The Hedgehog of Oz  – Cory Leonardo. Aladdin, 2021. 9781534467590  Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: animal fantasy  What did you like about the book?  Marcel the hedgehog has been living at … Continue reading →

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Kitten Campout by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

Posted on June 7, 2021 by kyurenka

Kitten Campout (Purrmaids: #9) by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, Random House, 9780593301630, 2021 Format: Paperback Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about the book: This is an adorable black and white illustrated chapter book series.  … Continue reading →

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Max Meow: Donuts and Danger by John Gallagher

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Max Meow: Donuts and Danger by John Gallagher. Random House, 2021. 9780593121085 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Science fiction/fantasy What did you like about the book? The town of Kittyopolis hasn’t been … Continue reading →

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Escaping Ordinary – Scott Reintgen

Posted on May 28, 2021 by kyurenka

Escaping Ordinary (TaleSpinners Book 2) – Scott Reintgen. Crown Books for Young Readers, 2020. 9780525646723 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: fantasy  What did you like about the book?  Indira Story is … Continue reading →

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Realm Breaker – by Victoria Aveyard

Posted on May 25, 2021 by kyurenka

Realm Breaker – by Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, 9780062872623, 2021  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book?  Victoria Aveyard produced the multiple volume Red Queen series starting … Continue reading →

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Blue, Barry, & Pancakes / Blue, Barry, & Pancakes: Escape from Balloonia – written and illustrated by Daniel Rajai Abdo and Jason Linwood Patterson

Posted on May 24, 2021 by kyurenka

Blue, Barry, & Pancakes – written and illustrated by Daniel Rajai Abdo and Jason Linwood Patterson, First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, 9781250255556, 2021 Blue, Barry, & Pancakes: Escape from Balloonia – written and illustrated by Daniel Rajai Abdo and Jason … Continue reading →

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The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag. Scholastic Graphix, 2021. 9781338540581 Format: ARC (6/21 pub date) Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Fantasy/romance What did you like about the book? Morgan Kwon has … Continue reading →

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Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo: The Battle of the Bards – written by Ben Costa and James Parks, illustrated by Ben Costa

Posted on May 13, 2021 by kyurenka

     Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo: The Battle of the Bards – written by Ben Costa and James Parks, illustrated by Ben Costa, Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, 9780399556203, 2021 Format: Paperback Graphic Novel   Rating: 1-5 (5 … Continue reading →

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