Today, we were saddened to hear about the sudden passing of beloved Harry Potter actor Alan Rickman -- aka Severus Snape. His family said he died from cancer; he was 69. I think it's safe to say that Rickman's fans included the entire Harry Potter fandom community, as his perfect and moving portrayal of Snape... Continue Reading →
The beauty of The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann is that it is classic middle-grade; a colorful, creative children’s adventure that celebrates imagination, fantasy, and fun. The key is to approach it as such. Admittedly, with reviews touting this dystopian fantasy as the next The Hunger Games and Harry Potter, my expectations were not only too high,... Continue Reading →
It's exciting to be apart of the current deluge of fantasy fiction in YA literature; Books like Twilight and Harry Potter have been hailed as conduits that have led to renewed reading among children and young adults and have provided kindling to fuel the world’s fascination with witches and wizards and all manors of fantastical... Continue Reading →
It's exciting to be apart of the current deluge of fantasy fiction in YA literature; Books like Twilight and Harry Potter have been hailed as conduits that have led to renewed reading among children and young adults and have provided kindling to fuel the world’s fascination with witches and wizards and all manors of fantastical... Continue Reading →
Every day we get closer and closer to the release of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 -- and we just can't wait! So to tide us over until then, we've created a batch of desktop wallpapers that any Muggle would enjoy! Just click to view full-size, then right-click to save: For the... Continue Reading →
Every day we get closer and closer to the release of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 -- and we just can't wait! So to tide us over until then, we've created a batch of desktop wallpapers that any Muggle would enjoy! Just click to view full-size, then right-click to save: For the... Continue Reading →
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 opens in theaters this Friday (anyone else going to see it Thursday at midnight?!) -- and as the world gears up for "the beginning of the end" of this epic franchise, the Boy Who Lived is at the forefront of everyone's minds. So it makes sense that... Continue Reading →
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