Bibliography: Dolamore, Jacklyn. (2009). Magic Under Glass. New York: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 978-1599904306
Plot Summary: In her home country, Nimira’s mother was an artist, but after her death, Nimira leaves to look for better life. Instead, she finds herself singing and dancing in a low class music hall. That’s where she is discovered by the mysterious and [...]
In my family, there are many traditions and memories surrounding Christmas and the holidays. One of them has to do with books and reading. Just like we had a collection of loved ornaments for the tree, we had a collection of Christmas and holiday books. Every year they would be unpacked from their boxes and [...]
Bibliography: Lo, Malinda. (2009). Ash. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 9780316040099
Plot Summary: Having lost first her mother and and then her father to a mysterious illness, broken-hearted Ash is forced to do her stepmother’s bidding, but longs to return to the woods near her family home and dreams of being captured [...]
Bibliography: Hale, Shannon. (September 2009). Forest Born. New York: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books. ISBN: 978-1599901671
Plot Summary: Rin is restless, she loves her mother and her extended family but she doesn’t feel at home in the forest with them anymore. When her city-dwelling brother Razo comes for a visit, she begs to go back with him. [...]
Bibliography: George, Jessica Day. (2009). Princess of the Midnight Ball. New York: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books. ISBN: 978-1599903224
Plot Summary: Princess Rose and her 11 sisters are exhausted and wearing through a pair of dancing shoes almost every night. But no one knows how or why. Others have tried to discover their secret with no success, [...]