Sci-fi/Fantasy: The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan

THE LIGHTNING THIEF by Rick Riordan Author’s Website: http://www.rickriordan.com/   Some stories are powerful, and others are beautiful and haunting. Still others delight you with their wordplay or their humor, or their daring subject matter. The best part of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, however, is the snarky voice of the twelve-year old [...]

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General Fiction: Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson

Banned Books Week review of: BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA by Katherine Patterson Author’s Website: http://www.terabithia.com/ Once again, today’s review comes from the ranks of the Newbery Award-winners. Katherine Paterson’s wonderfully-crafted Bridge to Terabithia was (like so many YA books of late) recently made into a film version, which, rather surprisingly, was quite a faithful adaptation of [...]

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Sci-Fi/Fantasy: The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman

Banned Books Week review of: THE GOLDEN COMPASS (or, NORTHERN LIGHTS) by Philip Pullman Author’s Website: http://www.philip-pullman.com/   This is one of my favorite books. Ever. I’m just putting that out there before I do this review, because I don’t want anyone to get ridiculously high expectations about this book (only to be disappointed later). [...]

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