This rich literary novel follows Elen, who must live a precarious lie in order to survive among the medieval Welsh warband that killed her family.Wales, 1109. Three years ago, a warband raided Elen’s home. Her baby sister could not escape the flames. Her older sister fought back and almost killed the warband’s leader, Owain ap … Continue reading SPINDLE AND DAGGER, by J. Anderson Coats, Candlewick Press
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EARTHLINGS: A NOVEL, by Sayaka Murata, Grove Press/Publishers Group West
Ewww! Natsuki isn't like the other girls. She has a wand and a transformation mirror. She might be a witch, or an alien from another planet. Together with her cousin Yuu, Natsuki spends her summers in the wild mountains of Nagano, dreaming of other worlds. When a terrible sequence of events threatens to part the … Continue reading EARTHLINGS: A NOVEL, by Sayaka Murata, Grove Press/Publishers Group West
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GRAVEMAIDENS, by Kelly Coon, Delacorte Press/Random House
The start of a fierce fantasy duology about three maidens who are chosen for their land's greatest honor...and one girl determined to save her sister from the grave. In the walled city-state of Alu, Kammani wants nothing more than to become the accomplished healer her father used to be before her family was cast out … Continue reading GRAVEMAIDENS, by Kelly Coon, Delacorte Press/Random House
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BABY CLOWN, by Kara LaReau(Geisel Honor Winner), Illustrated by Matthew Cordell(Caldecott Medal Winner), Candlewick Press
Applause and crying babies... how do they go together? If you're a clown in a circus, you know the answer.
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