From the back cover: Rose is the youngest of seven children, meant to replace her dead sister. Maybe because of that, she's never really fit in. She's always felt different, out of place, a restless wanderer in a family of homebodies. So when an enormous white bear mysteriously shows up and asks her to come away with it—in exchange for health and prosperity for her ailing … [Read more...] about East by Edith Pattou: B
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The Floating Admiral by Certain Members of the Detection Club: B-
Book description: In 1932, thirteen members of London's exclusive Detection Club—including notables like Dorothy L. Sayers, G. K. Chesteron, and Agatha Christie—decided to undertake a challenging project. As Sayers writes in her introduction, "The problem was made to approach as closely as possible to a problem of real detection. Except in the case of Mr. Chesteron's … [Read more...] about The Floating Admiral by Certain Members of the Detection Club: B-
M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman: A-
From the back cover: Master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a breathtaking collection of tales for younger readers that may chill or amuse, but that always embrace the unexpected: * Humpty Dumpty's sister hires a private detective to investigate her brother's death. * A teenage boy who has trouble talking to girls finds himself at a rather unusual party. * A boy … [Read more...] about M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman: A-
The Witches by Roald Dahl: A
From the back cover: Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High … [Read more...] about The Witches by Roald Dahl: A
Ghoul Trouble by John Passarella: B-
From the back cover: Something wicked has been preying on Sunnydale students—and whatever it is, its methods are pretty gruesome. Buffy locates some human bones that have been picked clean, and knows that she's dealing with an unearthly evil. Some help from the Scooby Gang would be ideal, but they've run into trouble of their own. Oz and Xander are literally (perhaps … [Read more...] about Ghoul Trouble by John Passarella: B-