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Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine I have loved Ella Enchanted since I first read it, way back before it was made into an amazingly mediocre movie.  Cinderella retellings abound but this is a particularly charming one. Even before her … Continue reading

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Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg

Fairy Dust And The Quest For The Egg by Gail Carson Levine When I was on the hunt for fairy books I was delighted to find that Gail Carson Levine (of Ella Enchanted fame) had a new series out!  Then … Continue reading

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Howl’s Moving Castle

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones This review was originally posted on October 19, 2010. One powerful, vain, girl-crazy wizard plus his incredible moving castle. I seriously love this book.  I love Calcifer the fire demon, I love poor … Continue reading

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Garden Princess

Garden Princess by Kristin Kladstrup Princess Adela loves her gardens, yet not in that distant dreamy way you might assume of a princess.  She actually loves the act of gardening, weeding, planting bulbs, all of it.  It’s a huge part … Continue reading

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Howl’s Moving Castle

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones We’ve been a little witch heavy this month to be sure, but here is your remedy.  One powerful, vain, girl-crazy wizard plus his incredible moving castle. I seriously love this book.  I love … Continue reading

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The Two Princesses of Bamarre

The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine In The Two Princesses of Bamarre, when Princess Meryl falls ill with the always fatal Grey Death, there is no need for a prince to come to her rescue.  Her sister, … Continue reading

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East

East by Edith Pattou Rose was born to replace a sister she never knew.  She was meant to be an East born child, mild and docile and staying close to home.  But Rose was born facing North, a wanderer, bound … Continue reading

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