This is a very fun fantasy chapter book for older elementary/middle school kids. The story is about 11-year-old Cristiano who has been invited to visit his Aunt at Dusbar College. Cristiano is so excited about the visit because he has been studying on his own for a long time and is ready to learn everything … Continue reading Death at Dusbar College: A Story of Antyfas by Laura DiNovis Berry
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Mirror Man: Who’s Watching Who? by Jacques Von Kat
John Michael turned 21. He is an adult now and would really like it if everyone treated him as such but growing up in a small coal-mining town in Yorkshire at a time when there was little known about autism means that he is treated more as an oddity. The book is written from John … Continue reading Mirror Man: Who’s Watching Who? by Jacques Von Kat
The Green Book by Jill Paton Walsh
What an amazing book! An author that can make as many points about humanity as Walsh does in so few pages should get at least a National Book Award! The story centers around one family that has been chosen to travel to a new planet in order to survive. The family will travel through space … Continue reading The Green Book by Jill Paton Walsh
Orcus Fled: The Arnath Chronicles by Cassie Greutman
Meri is a college student. She is fascinated with the idea of discovering something new and spends much of her days documenting her adventures just in case she does find something new. Senara is a slave, bound to her Master, who controls her life and actions. She has been trained for battle as a warrior. … Continue reading Orcus Fled: The Arnath Chronicles by Cassie Greutman
The Woman In Darkness by Christopher Stanfield
Stanfield has done it again! In this, his second novel we find Genevieve having found the way to accept her lot in life, leave behind everything she knew, change her name to Lilith and begin to fulfill her purpose. Stanfield brings the same strengths to this novel that he did in the first; strong characters, … Continue reading The Woman In Darkness by Christopher Stanfield
Vintage by Steve Berman
This is a most unusual story but it is one of the best coming of age stories I have read. It includes a young goth homosexual coming to terms with his identity in a small town that he has just moved to after his parents disowned him for his sexuality. In this town, he discovers … Continue reading Vintage by Steve Berman
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