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Greenwitch is the third in the Dark Is Rising series by Susan Cooper. In the story, the three Drew children set out towards the coastal tow...

This was a book of six short stories about elemental spirits, by Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson. There were tales of mermaids, sea serpe...

The Prophet of Yonwood , by Jeanne DuPrau, was the last book of the Ember series. In it, young Nickie and her aunt Crystal travel to the odd...

Gregor and the Code of Claw , by Suzanne Collins, is the fifth and final book of the Gregor series. Gregor, a normal kid from New York City,...

I read three Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene, The Clue of the Tapping Heels , The Haunted Bridge , and the Secret of the Golden Pavilion ....

It's the End of the World As We Know It Challenge, hosted by Becky. Thanks Becky! Here's my list: The Prophet of Yonwood by Jeanne...

The Wright 3 , by Blue Balliet, is a sequel to the bestselling book Chasing Vermeer . In the book, best friends Calder and Petra find themse...

Ratha's Creature , by Clare Bell, is the engaging tale of a clan of intelligent wildcats, the Named, who have a civilized society with l...

This book, by Joseph Helgerson, is the story of twelve-year-old Claire and her bully cousin Duke. In the beginning, Duke, after throwing Cla...

In this book by Tamora Pierce, four outcasts come together. There is Sandry, a spunky noble; Briar, a street boy; Tris, a girl who, at her o...

To Be a Slave , by Julius Lester, is a collection of true stories told in the words of the slaves themselves. There are stories of how slave...

Dragonsdale , by Salamandra Drake, is the story of Cara. She lives with her father, Dragonmaster Huw, at a riding school called Dragonsdale....

The Rivers of Zadaa, by DJ MacHale, is the sixth installment in the Pendragon series. In it, Bobby Pendragon and his warrior friend Loor ha...

This book is for the Book Awards Challenge. The Borrowers , by Mary Norton, is the story of a family of three tiny people, Pod, Homily, and ...

Molly Moon, Micky Minus, and the Mind Machine , by Georgia Byng, is the fourth installment of the Molly Moon series. In this book, Molly Moo...

I'm excited to join the Nonfiction Five Challenge again. Here's a list of some of my possible reads: Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee ...

New Moon , by Stephenie Meyer, is the sequel to the bestselling book Twilight . Isabella Swan and her boyfriend, a beautiful vampire named E...

Rebel Angels , by Libba Bray, is the sequel to A Great and Terrible Beauty . Gemma Doyle and her friends, Felicity Worthington and Ann Brads...

Red Scarf Girl, by Ji-Li Jiang, is a true story about the Cultural Revolution. The author is twelve years old in the book. At the beginning,...

Nobody's Princess , by Esther Friesner, is a fictional story about Helen of Sparta. She isn't like her prissy sister, Clytemnestra. ...