Fantasy

This book is about a young girl who loves nature and animals. But her neighbors think other wise. She try's to stop them but they just won’t listen so she uses the power of her magic finger to teach them a good lesson.
 * //The Magic Finger//** by Roald Dahl (located @ DAH in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

When I first looked at the book **//The Magic Finger//** I wasn't really sure that I wanted to read this kind of book. But I told myself that there is a first time for everything and began to read. It made me laugh because it was creative. AP (5-7-10)

Image wanting a beautiful baby child only to finally get one and find out that the baby is cursed? The short story called "Sleeping Persun Of Better-Than-Average Attractiveness" tells of a queen and a king who have been married for a long time and haven't had a child. One day the queen feels like her body has changed. She gives birth to a child, but something is wrong. What is wrong and why?
 * //Once Upon a More Enlightened Time: More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories//** by James Finn Garner (located @ GAR in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

I enjoyed reading this book because it has six other short stories in the book. I choose this story to write about because I like how the author makes the ending so romantic and cute. If you’re the type of reader who loves reading mini romantic and comedic stories, than you should check this book out. NOW!!! JX (5-3-10)

Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson (not currently in East High Library) Sundays at Tiffany's is about a little girl who has an imaginary friend (the only friend she has) who is much older. Her mom is a movie director and she is rich! She dresses in all the finest clothes and meets all the important people. When she turns nine years old, her imaginary friend tells her that he has to go. He says it's part of his "job"; that the next day she will forget all about him. She doesn't. When he leaves, he finds a new child to help and become friends with. 30 years later, they run into each other and they fall in love... but the thing is, only she can see him. No on else can.

Have you ever had an imaginary friend who is also the man of your dreams? Well, in **//Sundays at Tiffany's,//** a friend when you're young becomes the man of your dreams and you fall in love. PJ (4-23-10) **//Forget-Her-Nots//** by Amy Brecount White (located @ WHI in the East High Library Fiction Collection) When Laurel does a class project on the secret language of flowers, she never dreams that it will open up a whole new world for her. Now with her new power, she must be careful unless she wants romance to be the theme of the upcoming prom. I would recommend this cute fantasy story to other readers. MF (4-19-10)

Zoey Redbird is a talented fledgling with unique and special powers that no one has had for centuries. She has the power to control all the elements (earth, air, water, fire, and spirit), but great responsibilities come with great powers. She later finds out what she has to use them for.
 * //Betrayed//** by P.C. Cast + Kristin cast (located @ CAS in the East high Library Fiction Collection)

Have you ever experienced or read something so awesome that you can’t even explain? Well this is one of those books. I give it 4 stars! YP (4-16-10)

// **Goddess Boot Cam** //// **p** // by Tera Lynn Childs (located @ CHI in the East High Library Fiction Collection) Phoebe is trying to get her goddess powers under control. But after learning she is the great-granddaughter of the goddess Nike, her life makes Phoebe feel out of control. On top of everything, Phoebe must prepare for a test of her control over her powers which the gods have ordered.

// **Goddess Boot Camp** // holds your attention and has a good mix of romance, adventure, and fantasy. MF (4-14-10)

// **Hell Week** // by Rosemary Clement- Moore (located @ CLE in the East High Library Fiction Collection) Do you think you could put the things most dear to you on the line to save someone else? Maggie Quinn is a freshman in collage going through rush, but not for the reasons you would think. As the semester progresses, Maggie's life becomes more and more stressful and things on greek row are not as they seem.

This book kept me enticed and wanting more every time I read it. // **Hell Week** // is book #2 in the // **Maggie Quinn: Girl vs. Evil** // trilogy. I give this book four stars. It's very good and is sure to hold your interest. KW (4-6-10)

What would you do if your true love suddenly left you? This second installment of Stephenie Meyer’s four-part book saga will make you breathless for the third book. After Bella is left by her vampire love, she is lifeless for months. Her friendship with Jacob, who turns out to be a werewolf, breathes life into her again. Watch for the twist that brings everything together.
 * // New Moon //** by Stephenie Meyers (located at MEY in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

Meyer has created a truly spine-tingling thriller, exploring love and obsession with a kind of suspense never before experienced. **//New Moon//** is a story about taking chances and following your heart. In the end, it will make you too believe in the miracle of love. JM (4-6-10)

 Have you ever wondered why we meet the people we see everyday? Why they influence us? Why they’re there? Why each end has a new beginning? In the mysterious world of **//Five People You Meet in Heaven//**, there is an old man called Eddie who lives alone and works at an amusement park. Most people who go to the park know Eddie because he has been working there for years. One day, Eddie sacrifices his life to save a little girl from dying and he goes to heaven. Eddie is told by the first person he meets in heaven that he will meet five people in heaven; they were in his life for a reason. Going to heaven is not to be reborn, but to understand your life on earth and its meaning. Eddie continues on his journey to meet the other four people, not knowing what’s ahead of him, what’s yet to be uncovered. MX (4-6-10)
 * //Five People You Meet in Heaven//** by Mitch Albom (located at ALB in the East Library Fiction Collection)

// **Switch** // ** by Carol Snow (located @ SNO in the East High Library Fiction Collection) What would you do if you could switch to different bodies? Do you think you would ever want to switch back to your own body? ** In // **Switch** ////, // Carol Snow’s first book for teens, this happens to Claire in Sandyland. She switches when the lightning storms come around to Sandyland. Only one knows about the switching- her grandmother’s spirit. Claire gets stuck in a girl named Larissa and she needs to get back into her own body.

I really liked this book because it shows how important your family is to you. Also, it shows why you should just be “in your body”; not want to be in someone else’s. I recommend // **Switch** // to other teenagers because this book is better than most. It really gets you to pay attention to your family and how much you might want to be with your family. KV (4-6-10)

**//Gone//** by Lisa McMann (located @ MCM in the East High Library Fiction Collection) In //**Gone**//, Janie has to make the choice of a lifetime, knowing that either way she loses. She can either be alone or with the love of her life.

This third book in the //**Wake**// trilogy leaves you on your tippy toes, making you want to read another and another. It has the perfect balance of romance and mystery. I’d give this book four stars if you read it as a stand alone, but if you read the first two books in the series, //**Wake**// and //**Fade**//, it definitely deserve five stars! AM (2-23-10)

// **Chasing Brooklyn** // by Lisa Schroeder (located @ SCH in the East High Library Fiction Collection) What would you do if you were being haunted by your dead boyfriend’s dead best friend? Lucca was Brooklyn’s boyfriend; he died, leaving Brooklyn and his brother, Nico to mourn. After Lucca’s best friend, Gabe, who is also a friend of Brooklyn’s, kills himself, Brooklyn and Nico are drawn together by the ghosts of Gabe and Lucca. What do the messages from the ghosts mean? Why are they telling Nico Brooklyn needs his help?

// **Chasing Brooklyn** // is powerfully written. It helps you get over your fears, or better, it helps you face them without being afraid. PN (2-23-10)

// **Hush, Hush** // by Becca Fitzpatrick (located @ FIT in the East Library Fiction Collection) Nora’s boyfriend is everywhere and he seems to know everything about her. But Patch has a terrible, shocking secret that even Nora can’t know. His secret puts Nora in the middle of an ancient battle that could cost Nora her life.

// **Hush, Hush** //** has interesting characters that make you want to read the next book by Becca Fitzpatrick. PN (2-19-10) **

// **The Enchanted Quest** // by Frewin Jones (located @ JON in the East Library Fiction Collection) In book five of // the // // Faerie Oath // series, Tania must save Faerie from an enchanted plague that is threatening the people. She, her sister, and Connor, their mortal ally, must go on a dangerous quest to find a cure... and themselves. Will they succeed? //**The Enchanted Quest**// was a very good read, keeping you entranced. MF (2-18-10)

// **Strange Angels** // by Lili St. Crow (located @ CRO in the East Library Fiction Collection) Dru Anderson is now an orphan. For years, she and her father have hunted the denizens of the Real World, creatures we only see in horror movies. But now her father is a zombie and since her mother died when she was five, Dru is all alone… Or is she? On the run from her own nightmares, Dru is fighting for her life.

I would absolutely recommend // **Strange Angels** // by Lili St. Crow. It caught me in a death grip and didn’t let go until the very end! It has a great plot, with twists and turns guaranteed to draw you into the story. HD (2/10/10)

Dru Anderson is an orphan, but she is no longer alone. Her best friend is a luop-garou, a werwulf, and her guardian angel slash half vampire is always watching out for her. Now that she is safe at Schola, Dru can focus on training… or maybe not. There is a traitor in the all-boys school, and she is being treated as though she’s made of glass or a prisoner. Can she find the traitor and live to reveal him?
 * //Betrayals//** by Lili St. Crow (located @ CRO in the East Library Fiction Collection)

//**Betrayals**// by Lili St. Crow is so well-written. It kept me hooked the whole time! Readers should read the first book in the series (“Strange Angels”) before “Betrayals.” This is an amazing book! HD (2/10/10)

// **The Demon’s Lexicon** // by Sarah Rees Brennan (located @ BRE in the East Library Fiction Collection) Nick and Alan are two brothers who, with their insane mother, move all across the country trying to escape evil magicians and their demon puppets. When the inseparable pair stumbles across a boy who has a demon’s mark – a mark that will kill him, Alan is determined to save him. A love triangle, deadly demons, psychotic magicians – can Nick and Alan survive? And will they want to after a horrifying secret is uncovered?

// **The Demon’s Lexicon** // by Sarah Rees Brennan is very well written and keeps you guessing as to what will happen next. As soon as you think you understand the characters, Brennan throws in a wicked twist that will leave you shocked! HD (2/9/10)

Due to Erak, Oberjarl of Skandia, being held captive, the Arluen heroes and heroines must travel to an uncharted land. **//Erak's Ransom//** tells of Will’s transition from apprentice to ranger, using skills Halt has been teaching him for many years.
 * //Erak’s Ransom//** by John Flanagan (located at FLA in the East Library Fiction Collection)

I would recommend **//Erak’s Ransom//** because it continues the “Ranger’s Apprentice” series in an interesting and unusual way. The reader sees another side of all the characters. MM (2/6/10)

// **Swoon** // by Nina Malkin (located @ MAL in the East Library Fiction Collection) Candice is unhappy about her new town of Swoon, Connecticut. The New York City girl has nothing to do in the tiny town until her cousin, Penelope, almost dies. After that, there seems to be too much to do as she tries to deal with the ghost-turned-hottie whose name is Sin.


 * //Swoon//** reminded me of **//Twilight//** (a fairly normal girl who falls in love with a not-so-normal boy), but with several exciting twists. HD (11-12-09)

// **The Youngest Templa**r // by Michael Spradlin (located @ SPR in the East Library Fiction Collection) Tristan is an orphan living at the Abbey. When the Knights Templar visit the Abbey, Tristan’s life is turned upside down. He becomes a squire to Sir Thomas, begins to learn sword fighting, and meets the high king. But danger is afoot for Tristan and his parentage is becoming known. Can he survive his trials and see the Holy Grail safely home?

// **The Youngest Templar** //, book one in the // **Keeper of the Grail** // ** series by Michael Spradlin, is a mix of King Arthur, Robin Hood, and the mystery of the Holy Grail. It is exciting and makes you want to read the next book in the series. MF (11-2-09) **

// **Thirst** // by Christopher Pike (located @ PIK in the East Library Fiction Collection) Alisa is a five thousand year old vampire who is also the riches person in the world. She has remained aloof from the human world, living among them but never flaunting herself. Now someone is after Alisa and even she has no idea who it is. As she sets out to find her hunter, she teams up with a human named Ray, who is an unlikely human.

Christopher Pike’s //**Thirst**// is amazing! It combines action, suspense, danger, and romance to create the perfect ratio of elements! MF (10-22-09)

=== //Immortal// by Gillian Shields (located @ SHI in the East Library Fiction Collection) === === Evie Johnson goes to Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies because she has no other choice. There she finds hatred, isolation, and a little romance. Evie must come to terms that she is seeing ghosts and that Wyldcliffe Abbey School is not what it appears. There she forms unusual alliances and finds out her incredible fate. ===

** Though //Immortal// by Gillian Shields is good, it moves slowly and this makes it hard to get through the book. MF (10-20-09) **
//**The Awakening**// by Kelly Armstrong (located @ ARM in the East Library Fiction Collection) In her second book //**The Awakening**//, Kelly Armstrong continues the story she began in **//The Summoning//**. Chloe, Tori, Derek, and Simon are on the run again. After being recaptured, Chloe and Tori manage to escape and find Derek and Simon. Chloe’s powers as a necromancer have spun out of control and she is now raising the dead in her sleep. Derek is getting closer to a full werewolf transformation and his anger and aggression is escalating. These kids are running for their lives and away from themselves. MF (9-24-09)

Shelby grew up privileged, but her new stepmom has her dad on a leash and she is shipping Shelby off to brat camp. Things change, however, when Shelby meets fellow camper Austin Bridges III. With their budding romance, Shelby learns that Austin is harboring a dark secret and he needs her help.
 * //Never Cry Werewolf//** by Heather Davis (located @ DAV in the East Library Fiction Collection)

Will Shelby look after herself or help the boy she is so attracted to? If you want the answer, read **//Never Cry Werewolf//** by Heather Davis. MF (9-20-09)

//**Rampant**// by Diana Peterfreund (located @ PET in the East High Library Fiction Collection) In //**Rampant**// by Diana Peterfreund, Astrid has grown up hearing stories about man killing unicorns, but she never believed- until now. Her mom is shipping her off to Rome, but not for a vacation. She and girls from all over the world are going to a training facility to learn how to kill unicorns. Astrid wants no part of this and plans to escape, but when disaster strikes, she must put aside what she wants and try to save humanity.

I’d give this book a fair rating and would not recommend it to a friend. MF (9-20-09)

// **The Immortal Realm** //** by Frewin Jones (located @ JON in the East Library Fiction Collection) Faerie is finally enjoying a time of peace and happiness and Tania has brought both of her families together. All is right in her world.But when a baby (an immortal one, at that) falls ill, everything goes terribly awry. Tania must race against time to find a cure, but to do so, she must make a decision that will either kill them all or save everything she holds dear.

I would recommend ** // **The Immortal Realm** // by Frewin Jones because it is an interesting read. If you have read the previous books in Frewin’s // **Faerie Path** // series, you’ll find this one is just as good as its predecessors and it holds true to the characters’ stories. AW(9/8/09)

//**Gone**// by Michael Grant (located @ GRA in the East High Library Fiction Collection) In **//Hunger//**, the second installation of the //**Gone**// series, we continue the story after the fight with the Darkness. Things have gotten even worse and Sam is getting tired of being mayor over a group of unruly kids. Food is running out and lines are being drawn between the normals and those with mutations. The Darkness grows stronger the kids grow weaker… Who will win?

This good novel would be good for ninth through eleventh graders. MF (9-7-09)

//**Prophecy of the Sisters**// by Michelle Zink (located @ ZIN in the East High Library Fiction Collection) In //**Prophecy of the Sisters**//, Lia and Alice are twins caught in the web of their prewritten destinies. Recently orphaned, they uncover the secrets of the parents’ deaths and in doing so, end up mortal enemies. As they struggle against a prophecy written centuries before they were born, they quickly learn that the fairy tale is now cold harsh reality, and that the one person they always relied on, each other, can no longer be trusted.

I would recommend this book as it holds your attention and makes you think about family and sacrifice. MF (8/30/09)

// **A Kiss in** //** Time **// by Alex Flinn (located @ FLI in the East High Fiction Collection) //
 * Her whole life Talia has been warned not to touch a spindle. After giving in to temptation, she awakes on the eve of her sixteenth birthday 300 years later. She and her reluctant true love, Jack embark on an adventure of a lifetime. As Talia learns about the modern world, she must battle her curse and fight for Jack’s heart as she realizes she is not a princess any longer and that her life is no fairy tale.

**//**A Kiss in Time**// has a cute story line and would be very good for those who like fairy tales. It is a good spin off the Sleeping Beauty story. MF (8/27/09)

//**The Return: Nightfall**// by L. J. Smith (located @ SMI in the East Library Fiction Collection) //**The Return: Nightfall**// by L.J. Smith is about Elena who falls in love with a vampire. This love is a tragedy, a heartbreak, with many other men falling in love with her. Elena transforms into many different “beings.” A heroic act turns her into a vampire; she also transforms into a child-like spirit and a back to a human with the powers of a vampire. It is interesting to read about all the different type of creatures who are living in the woods near her hometown and who come to Elena’s hometown.

I would recommend this book to a friend because it is very interesting. I loved the romance and all the emotions behind it. KM (5-5-09)

//**Counter Clockwise**// by Jason Cockcroft (located @ COC in the East Library Fiction Collection) One year after Nathan’s mother is killed, Nathan’s dad starts acting very strange. When Nathan sees a Beefeater, an old guard of the Tower of London, walking down the hallway passed his physics class, he knows something isn’t right. Soon after, Nathan’s father disappears and Nathan realizes he has gone back in time. Nathan and the Beefeater embark on a hazardous journey through time in search of his father.

I would recommend //**Counter Clockwise**// because it is an amazingly original story with a plot that keeps you guessing what will happen next. HD (4-23-09)

//**Into the Wild**// by Sarah Beth Durst (located @ DUR in the East Library Fiction Collection) Julie is not an average girl. With the fair-haired Rapunzel as a mother and a witch for a grandmother, Julie’s life is far from normal. When the “Wild,” the place where all fairy tale characters are trapped, breaks free and captures Julie’s mother and grandmother, Julie goes after them. She must outsmart the Wild and save her family and home.

//**Into the Wild**// combines all of your childhood fairy tales and spins them into a cute adventure story. MF (4-22-09)

In Durst’s second installment, **//Out of the Wild//**, we follow Julie as she returns to reality after her battle with the Wild in book one. Her adventures are far from over and when her father, Rapunzel’s prince, mysteriously appears and a fairy godmother goes haywire, Julie knows that life is anything but normal. MF (4-27-09)
 * //Out of the Wild//** by Sarah Beth Durst (located @ DUR in the East Library Fiction Collection)


 * //The Singing//** by Alison Croggon (located @ CRO in the East Library Fiction Collection)
 * //The Singing//** is the fourth book of Croggon’s “Pelllinor” series. Brother and sister, Hem and Maerad now journey alone through a land riddled with war and destruction. Through unknown magic, they are drawn by the long-lost tree song that ties them together and may be the one thing that will save everyone from the Nameless One. As they struggle through their trials, they learn much about themselves and about what they are made of.

This book is very well written and holds your attention. I would recommend it because each book in the series builds on the others and the author intertwines magic with a strong storyline to create an amazing novel! MF (4-15-09**)**

//**Starclimber**// by Kenneth Oppel (located @ OPP in the East Library Fiction Collection) Matt Cruse is a pilot in training in Paris when and his girlfriend, Kate de Vries are invited to join the crew of the Starclimber. The Starclimber is a secret spaceship designed to go to the far reaches of space and back. During their journey, Matt and Kate must work out some kinks in their relationship and get back to earth alive. This becomes difficult when space becomes so unpredictable and the mysterious Babylonians threaten the ship and its crew.

This is a good book with equal amounts of adventure, romance, and science fiction mixed in. MF (4-16-09)

//**Wondrous Strange**// by Lesley Livingston (located @ LIV in the East High Library Fiction Collection) Kelley Winslow has lived seventeen years in blissful ignorance of her dark past and her even darker powers. But when she meets Sonny Flannery, everything changes and she learns that the “true” bedtime stories told to her by her aunt are not as preposterous as she thought. Kelley is introduced to the world of Faeries and she must battle through Faerie treachery to find out who she really is.

I would recommend this excellent book because it keeps your attention and makes you not want to put it down! MF (4-5-09)

//**Sword of Waters**// by Hilari Bell (located @ BEL in the East High Library Fiction Collection) Justice has been restored to the Kingdom of Deorthas. After Arisa and her friend, Weasel find an ancient shield, their world is turned upside down. Now Arisa’s mother, the Falcon, has brought Arisa to court where she is learning how to be a lady. Her task is to befriend the prince and find the legendary sword lost along with the shield.

Arisa embarks on another adventure that I would recommend to others. MF (3-1-09)

//**The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles**// by Julie Andrews Edwards (not in the East High Library) Have you ever imagined a different world? Where the only way to get there is to have the brightest of imaginations? Well, this opportunities arrives for three young children, who while visiting the zoo one day to enjoy the animals, have a sweet old man tell them of the most extraordinary animal ever—the Whangdoodle. The Whangdoodle and a remarkable place called Whangdoodleland, where mythical creatures from over a century ago have created their own world, is a place humans cannot reach because they can’t imagine it. The children meet back up with the old man and he trains them to open their minds and know that anything can be achieved. They work on strengthening their senses and imaginations so far that they are able to reach Whangdoodleland. On their adventure to meet the Whangdoodle, enemies and creatures stand in their path to try and stop them from destroying peace in the beautiful land, even though the humans mean no harm. Will they accomplish their hopes and dreams of reaching the palace of the Whangdoodle? You’ll have to find out in this extravagant book filled with a massive adventure.

I would rate this book, five stars! BP (12-8-08)

//**The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood**// by Howard Pyle (not in the East High Library) A person that steals from the rich and gives to the poor would be viewed as a hero. This is exactly what Robin Hood does in this book, making enemies and friends alike along the way. Robin and his friends’ lives are continuously threatened throughout this story, but in order to find out who lives and dies, you will have to read the book for yourself.

This story is filled with deception, treachery, and heroism. Boys and girls alike will learn how to be better people from reading this book. TF (12-8-08)

//**Red is for Remembrance**// by Laurie Faria Stolarz (located @ STO in the East High Library Fiction Collection) The fourth book in the "Blue is for Nightmare" series takes you through the stories of two people who know nothing of each other’s existence but somehow come together. This book is a never-ending cycle of twists. After the main character, Stacey Brown loses her true love; she stops her whole life, even starting her first year at college. Soon after the president of the university offers her a full scholarship in return for helping his daughter. The other main character, Shell finds himself in a predicament he can’t seem to get himself out of. Owing his life to the people of the camp, he just can’t help but realize that he doesn’t belong there and something bad is going to happen.

I give this book four stars and think it is more of a “girl” book. JB (12-8-08)

Storm Thief //** by Chris Wooding (located @ WOO in the East High Library Fiction Collection) In a city lashed by darkness and violent storms, Orokos has had streets moved and monsters known as Mozgas prowl the back alleys. Two thieves, Rail and Moa are the best in the city; they are sent by Anya-Jacana to recover a special and rare artifact in a night that will change their lives. Rail, a teen hit by a very dangerous storm, has lost his ability to breathe freely. Moa, taken in by Rail and raised as a thief, has become the best lock picker. In the night about to come, Rail and Moa will face the most difficult choices of their lives. Will the mysterious artifact choose to return and claim a bounty, or will it lead them to uncover Orokos’s deepest secrets?
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I think //**Storm Thief**// is a great book. It literally draws the reader’s mind into a world like no other. BB-S (12-8-08)

= = Caz and Lucy like to break into houses, but not to steal things. They just like the feel of the danger. One night Caz gets caught by Mrs. Tranter and Caz gets a silver bracelet cuffed on her wrist. She can’t remove the bracelet and it begins to sink into her skin, almost like a tattoo. Suddenly she is overcome with this sense of ESP, which she can’t tell anyone but Mrs. Tranter about.
 * //The Exchange//** by Graham Joyce (@ JOY in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

I would recommend “Exchange” because it’s a good book that I enjoyed. There are a lot of realistic things going on while at the same time mystery and a mythical part seep into the story. AW (11-14-08)


 * //Ever//** by Gail Carson Levine (@ LEV in the East High Library Fiction Collection)
 * //Ever//** is about a girl named Kezi who is willing to give up her future for the family she loves so much. As Kezi is living her final days, she meets a goatherd named Olus. On the contrary, Olus is really a god who might be able to help Kezi with her death problem. However, Kezi will have to go through one of the craziest challenges ever.

I will tell my friends of this book… As I was reading //**Ever,**// I felt enchanted. It was like I was inside the book, in the aroma [of the book]. SC (8-31-08)