Coming of Age

Review: My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison

by First Mate Keira May 15, 2013

by First Mate Keira Title: My Fair Godmother Author: Janette Rallison Format: Hardback Page Count: 320 Pages Grade Reading Level: Grades 4-9 Summary: Two sisters, one boy, a disaster in the making, n’est pas? Enter Chrysanthemum (Chrissy) Everstar, a fairy godmother-in-training looking to make a little extra credit and get good recommendations to get into [...]

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Review: The Lost Gate (Mither Mages, Book 1) by Orson Scott Card

by First Mate Keira May 14, 2013

Reviewed by First Mate Keira Title: The Lost Gate (Mither Mages, Book 1) Author: Orson Scott Card Format: Hardback Page Count: 350 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 15+ Summary: Danny North was part of legend. Or at least his family was. As for Danny? Yeah, not so much. Danny as the son of two very [...]

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Review: The Runaway King (The Ascendance Trilogy, Book 2) by Jennifer A. Nielsen

by First Mate Keira May 8, 2013

Reviewed by First Mate Keira Title: The Runaway King (The Ascendance Trilogy, Book 2) Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen Format: Ebook Page Count: 352 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 11+ Summary: Jaron has inherited a kingdom that is politically unstable – he has one ally, with a princess his throne must marry, and a slew of [...]

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Review: Beastly by Alex Flinn

by First Mate Keira March 29, 2013

by First Mate Keira Title: Beastly Author: Alex Flinn Format: Hardback Page Count: 300 Reading Grade Level: Grade 7+ Summary: Beauty and the Beast retold in modern day New York from the Kyle Kingsbury or the Beast’s point of view in a high school setting. Need I say more? Yum! Why I started reading this [...]

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Review: The People of Sparks (The Books of Ember, Book 2) by Jeanne DuPrau

by First Mate Keira March 11, 2013

By First Mate Keira Title: The People of Sparks (The Books of Ember, Book 2) Author: Jeanne DuPrau Format: Digital ebook Page Count: 352 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Summary: When the people of Ember emerge from underground they are in shock. Following Lina and Doon’s advice they all trickle down to the road [...]

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Review: The False Princess by Eilis O’Neal

by First Mate Keira March 9, 2013

by First Mate Keira Title: The False Princess Author: Eilis O’Neal Format: Hardback Page Count: 319 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 11-19 Summary: Nalia is a shy bookworm princess whose only close friend is her best friend Kerinan, the son of an earl. On her 16th birthday, Nalia is told she’s a substitute princess; a [...]

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