Category Archives: Mythology

Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good by Louie Stowell

Posted on June 19, 2022 by susanh579

Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good by Louie Stowell. Walker Books, Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536223279 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover illustrated novel What did you like about the book?  Any … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee

Posted on May 28, 2022 by kyurenka

A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee, Clarion, 2022. 9780358469988 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book? 17-year-old Miuko is kissed by a demon … Continue reading →

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Who Guards My Sleep? by Marie Chow, illustrated by Sija Hong

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Who Guards My Sleep? by Marie Chow, illustrated by Sija Hong. Marvel, 2021. 9781368069960 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Fantasy/movie tie-in What did you … Continue reading →

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Across the Rainbow Bridge by Kevin Crossley-Holland,  illustrated by Jeffrey Alan Love

Posted on December 11, 2021 by susanh579

Across the Rainbow Bridge: Stories of Norse Gods and Humans by Kevin Crossley-Holland,  illustrated by Jeffrey Alan Love. Candlewick Studio, c2020, 2021. 9781536217711 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Folktales What did … Continue reading →

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Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee

Posted on December 6, 2021 by susanh579

Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee. Disney Hyperion, 2021. 9781368068246 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? This story centers on Pahua, … Continue reading →

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Tristan Strong Keeps Punching by Kwame Mbalia

Posted on December 6, 2021 by susanh579

Tristan Strong Keeps Punching by Kwame Mbalia. Disney Hyperion, 2021. 97813680547874 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy  What did you like about the book? Tristan Strong is in New Orleans for a … Continue reading →

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The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities edited by Rick Riordan

Posted on December 4, 2021 by susanh579

The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities edited by Rick Riordan. Disney Hyperion, 2021. 9781368070836 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book?  Riordan gets into multiverse-mode … Continue reading →

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My First Pop-Up Mythological Monsters by Owen Davey

Posted on October 20, 2021 by susanh579

My First Pop-Up Mythological Monsters by Owen Davey. Candlewick Press, c2020, 2021. 9781536217643 Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format:  Hardcover Genre:  Picture Book What did you like about the book?   Fifteen mythological creatures from … Continue reading →

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The Vanishing Lake by Paddy Donnelly

Posted on October 2, 2021 by susanh579

The Vanishing Lake by Paddy Donnelly. Yeehoo Press, 2021. 9781953458032 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover  Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book? What a fun, fantastical and almost mythical story of … Continue reading →

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The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim

Posted on September 19, 2021 by susanh579

The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim. Disney Hyperion, 2021. 9781368059633 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book? Despite being much loved by her adoptive … Continue reading →

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