The Hero's Guide to Being an Outlaw by Christopher Healy is a swash-buckling conclusion to the wayward, hilarious and sometimes heroic adventures of the four Princes Charming. The League of Princes returns in the hilariously epic conclusion to the hit series that began with Christopher Healy's The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, which the... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Dyerville Tales by M.P. Kozlowsky
M.P. Kozlowsky's new middle grade adventure, The Dyerville Tales, is a beautiful story about hope, magic, and love. Vince Elgin is an orphan, having lost his mother and his father in a fire when he was young, but beyond that, his life hasn't been much of a fairy tale. With only a senile grandfather he... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel
Journeys - both physical and mental - abound within the pages of Kenneth Oppel's The Boundless, a stunning new middle grade saga that combines action, adventure, and magic into one thrilling story. All aboard for an action-packed escapade from the internationally bestselling author of Airborne and the Silverwing trilogy. The Boundless, the greatest train ever... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Stay Where You Are & Then Leave by John Boyne
During a dark time in world history, Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne shows one boy's determination and unrelenting hope in a beautiful portrait of love, strength, and how far we'll go to save the ones who hold most dear. The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan
Apparently, The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan is being classified as a "middle grade" book. It's not. I mean, it is ... but that's not all it is, and if you think you're too old for middle grade or that MG just isn't your thing, I beg of you not to dismiss The Weight... Continue Reading →
Review: The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
I firmly believe you are never too old for fairy tales, and The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy is the perfect book to support my argument. Though written for middle grade readers, this book's content is so hilarious, so universal, and so appealing that it transcends any age group. Healy's laugh-out-loud... Continue Reading →
Peter Nimble & His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
Every once in a while, a book comes along that is just so charming and magical and enchanting that you fall in love. This is exactly what happened to me upon picking up Peter Nimble & His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier. The book tells the story of Peter Nimble, a blind orphan who is... Continue Reading →
