I read all these books for children's lit some reviews are better than others I will admit

Rapunzel's Revenge
Written by Shannon Hale &Dean Hale. Illustrated by Nathan Hale
Bloomsbury, 2008
Summary: This graphic novel written by husband and wife team Shannon and Dean Hale is of no relation to the illustrator Nathan Hale. This retold fairy tale takes the princess Rapunzel who is normally viewed as useless and makes her a western action hero. The story combines of elements other myths as well, including dwarf’s urban legends and jack in the bean stalk. Rapunzel escapes from her own prison tower and sets off on a quest to find her real mother and save the land from the witch Mother Gothel.

Modern Fantasy
Mild Violence witch craft

I loved this book it has a sweet romance and a great female lead. The illustrations told a large part of the story and did a great job showing emotions through body language.


39 Clues Maze of Bones book one
Rick Riordan
Scholastic, 2008
Summary: The Cahill’s embark on a quest for the39 clues to lead them to a family secret that will make them the most powerful people in the world.

Realistic Fiction
Mild violence and lots of lying
Cute quick read can be read and loved by both boys and girls. One thing that kind of bugged me was that the whole series is obviously designed to make money not be the best books possible. It works though I want to read all the books in the series.

Adventurers Wanted, Book 1: Slathbog's Gold
M. L. Forman
Shadow Mountain, 2009
Summary: Alex sees a sign in a shop advertising for adventure so he goes in to ask about it. What he doesn’t know is that it is one of those shops. So Alex ends up going through a magic shop into another world full of adventure on a quest for a dragons hoard. Alex learns and changes along the way as he finds out what it means to be an adventurer.







Modern Fantasy
Violence, death, and witchcraft.

I enjoyed this book it had an interesting sense of humor that poked fun at a fantasy world I knew very well. I think it had a few original ideas of its own and managed not to take itself too seriously. The writing style and quality could have used a little work but overall it has a lot of potential to be a great book series.

Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow
By James Rollins
Harper Collins, 2009
Summary: jakes parents disappeared 3 years ago and are presumed dead. When Jake and his sister stumble into a strange land outside of time where cultures from all over the world live together in peace. Jake finds clues that his parents might still be alive but a more urgent threat approaching is the horrible skull king and the mysterious power of the blood stones.

Modern Fantasy
Some violence
I liked this book a 5th grade read this is a great book mainly for boys but could easily be read by girls as well. A little too much of the book was a telling rather than showing style. So it wasn’t much of a ponder and think over story. It is more of a wait till we tell you what happens next book.

The Extra-Ordinary Princess
Carolyn Ebbitt
Bloomsbury, 2009

Summary: Amelia considers herself to be an ordinary princess without the talents or grace of her older sisters. After her parents death Amelia must realize that not only is she a princess she is a white queen and she must fight to save the kingdom of Gossling. She and her best friend Henry must fulfill an impossible prophecy with the help of the white queens can Amelia defeat Count Raven and become more than ordinary.

Modern Fantasy
Magic

A cute book that explores the relationships between four sisters their love for their kingdom and their friends. As they discover their power as white queens. I thought it was a really fun cheerful read that concluded by its self but could still have as squeal.




Sector 7 (Caldecott Honor Book)
David Wiesner
Clarion Books, 1999
Picture book where a boy makes friends with a cloud and shows him how to make new shapes. This frustrates the workers of sector seven who tell the clouds what to do.
I loved this book it was beautiful and the
E fantastical ideas were painted in a realistic style.



Flotsam
David Wiesner
Picture book boy finds underwater camera and when the film develops discover it is full of fantastic impossible under sea life I loved this book and recommend it is great to read with kids because there are no words.
Publisher: Clarion Books, 2006

Strega Nona's Magic Lessons
Tomie dePaolaa
Sandpiper, 1984

Adorable story about clever witch. Another great book in a series about strega nona.
A fun read and great fun.

Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls)
by Ally Carter
Hyperion Book, 2009
Realistic fiction /girl book
Camie is a girl who’s training to be a spy at an exclusive girls academy. But when her best friend is attacked while her dads running for vice president. Camie and her friends realize that they aren’t just in training any more the danger of espionage is now real. Third book in the series I absolutely loved it adorably cheesy book for 7th grade girls. Realistic fiction because who knows where spies train.

Lily Quench and the Dragon of Ashby
Natalie Prior
Puffin books, 2004
Modern Fantasy
Lilly is the last of the quenches famous dragon fighters of Ashby but lily is only half quench and all her other half wants is peace. So lily makes friends with the dragon and sets off a chain of events that will change her whole country.
Cute book perfect for fourth grade or even third well written and interesting it has more depth than most books at its reading level.

The graveyard book
Neil Gaiman
Harper Collins, 2008

Amazing modern fantasy horror this book is filled with the surreal creepy style of Neil which I love. This book totally deserves its Newbery award. The book tells the story of nobody called bod a boy who is raised in the graveyard and is granted the freedom of it. Bod must learn the secrets of the graveyard and his own past.

The Merlin Conspiracy
Diana Wynne Jones
Green willow books, 2004

Modern fantasy
Companion novel to Deep Secret this book takes place in the magid universe and tells about nick and rhoddy two teens from different worlds literally nick and rhoddy walk between the worlds in order to restore the magic balance of the country of blest and the rest of the infinite worlds.

The Princess Knight
Cornelia Funke
Picture book
A Modern fantasy Fairy tale tells the story of a princess who found her own way to be a knight and made her own decisions. Beautiful funny and a great empowering book for little girls .

Cinder Eyed Cats
Eric Rohman
Picture book
Picture book beautiful and lyrical I loved its fantasy and impossible ness with dancing fish and cats that move like shadows.

Time Flies
Eric Rohman
Picture book
No words in this picture book and it doesn’t need any the paintings shows a bird as it flies threw dinosaur bones and real dinosaurs through time.

Kitten Tale
Eric Rohman
Picture
Tells about four kittens and how one kitten is brave. The kittens are timid where the others are afraid this kitten can’t wait for snow.




Great Gilly Hopkins
Harper Collins ,1987
Katherine Patterson
Realistic fiction
This is an Emotional well written book with some language. Galadriel Hopkins better know as Gilly is a foster child who has mastered the art of annoying everyone in social services. Gilly is a character with strength and determination but is she so focused on being strong that she won’t let anyone into her heart. Gilly thinks you need to know to things to survive how to read and fight for yourself but Gilly is wrong there is a third thing.
I had mixed feelings about the ending but I still think it was a worthwhile read.

Beauty
Robin McKinley
Harper Trophy 1978
Girl book
Beautiful fairy tale retelling this book especially appeals to girls because of its romance and general girl mind. I like how beauty and her sisters change and developed throughout the story from city girls to capable hardworking country women. I love how beauty interacts with the Beast .

The Lorax
Dr Seuss
Random House , 1971
Controversial book
This picture book speaks for the trees and address controversial issues such as pollution and clear cutting. I love personally love Seuss his style and his art never cease to make me smile. I have always wanted to see a Truffula Tree

Holes
Louis Sachar
Bloomsbury, 2000
Modern fantasy
Awesome book about the story of green lake and Stanley Yelnats whose name is the same spelled backwards.

Hans Christian Anderson
Fairy Tales
Light

What to do about Alice
by Barbara Kerley
non Fiction
picture book about Alice Roosevelt and her rambunctious attitude throughtout her life. This book is an Interesting way to learn about the famous Roosevelt princess of the white house.

A chair for my mother
Vera b Williams
Picture book tells about how since the fire they haven’t had a comfy chair. So they save all their change in a big jar until they can go as a family and pick out the perfect chair. I love the artist style in this book Something about the bright simplicity.

Can’t You Make Them Behave king George?
By jean Fritz
Putman Juvenile, 1996
Non fiction
Tells how King George tried to be what he thought a king should be. A father to the people and couldn’t understand why the Americans were so mad.

Jabberwocky
Lewis Carroll
Graeme base
Picture Book implied violence an illustrated version of the poem jabberwocky. Bright colors and crazy looking monsters make book this a fun way of seeing the epic nonsense peom for young children.

Good Queen Bess the story of Elizabeth the first of England
Peter Vennema
Non Fiction