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Bibliography:  Scott, Michael. (2009).  The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel: The Sorceress.  New York: Delacorte Books for Young Readers.  ISBN: 978-0385735292 (hc) 978-0385735308 (pb) Plot Summary:  Leaving a destroyed Paris behind them, Nicholas takes the twins Josh and Sophie (and the pages of the codex) to London, dangerous territory of Dr. John Dee, in hopes of finding Gilgamesh the King [...]

As mentioned briefly here, I am joining Amber at The Literary Wife in an informal reading challenge of sorts as we read and blog our way through  the top 100 children’s books as voted on by readers of Elizabeth Bird’s A Fuse #8 Production. Levine, Gail Carson. (1997). Ella Enchanted. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN: 978-0060275105 (hc) 978-0064407052 (pbk) It [...]

Bibliography: Jones, Carrie. (2010). Captivate. New York: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books. ISBN: 978-1599903422 Plot Summary:  The pixies Zara and her friends imprisoned at the end of Need (including pixie king, Zara’s father) were not the only ones to worry about.  Rival pixie kings are after his territory–and his daughter.  Astley is one of them, but [...]

Bibliography: Kessler, Jackie Morse. (2010). Hunger. New York: Graphia. ISBN: 978-0547341248 Plot Summary: Lisbeth is dealing with her own set of problems–battling with food and hiding it from the people who care about her when she is visited by Death.  When he hands her a set of scales and informs her that she has been [...]

Bibliography:  Berry, Julie. (2009).  The Amaranth Enchantment.  New York: Bloomsbury Children’s Books.  ISBN: 978-1599903347 Plot Summary:  15 year old orphan Lucinda leads a pretty dreary life,  working as a servant in her uncle’s jewelry shop.  When the unusual stone belonging to a witch is stolen from Lucinda, she must get it back.  In the process, [...]

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