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The Jumbies

The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste This is an absolute must-buy for children’s librarians and elementary schools! Forget trick-or-treating and bags full of candy, All Hallows Eve is when spirits and jumbies can mix freely with regular people. Corinne is tough … Continue reading

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Mr. Bear Gets Alarmed – After Happily Ever After

Mr. Bear Gets Alarmed (After Happily Ever After) by Tony Bradman The little one and I went to story time at a different library from the one we usually visit.  And while he was happily playing I spotted their amazing … 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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Sweetly

Sweetly by Jackson Pearce My library copy has a little “HORROR” sticker on the spine, which was making me a wee bit nervous. However, the book did not give me the creeps too much, and the horror sticker was probably … Continue reading

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The Sweetest Spell

The Sweetest Spell by Suzanne Selfors In the Flatlands, Emmeline is considered unnatural due to her curved foot.  When a soldiers come to take her father away and a flood devastates her town, she has no choice seek a new … Continue reading

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Castle Waiting

Castle Waiting by Linda Medley I can honestly say I have never read anything like Castle Waiting. Epic in size, it’s a twisting winding tale which references many familiar fairy tales but also introduces unique characters and stories.  Those hunting … 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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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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Beauty

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley Beauty has grown up in a city, the youngest daughter of a wealthy merchant.  While her two oldest sisters are completely beautiful, she is small and … Continue reading

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The Goose Girl

The Goose Girl (Books of Bayern) by Shannon Hale Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, is twice stripped of her title.  The first time is shortly following her father’s death. Her mother publicly declares her younger brother Calib to … Continue reading

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