Aurora of the Northern Lights by Holly Hardin

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Aurora of the Northern Lights
by Holly Hardin
ISBN: 978-1-4327-2439-9
Hardin’s Aurora of the Northern Lights follows Aurora on her quest to find a place to belong after loosing both of her parents to illness. Aurora, being half-human and half-Northern Elf, is subject to a cold reception when she approaches the nearby town after her parent’s death. She [...]

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

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The Tales of Beedle the Bard
By J.K. Rowling
At long last, fans of Rowling’s Harry Potter series, who aren’t extravagantly rich, are able to not only read, but also get their very own copy of the book of wizarding fairy tales that was willed to Hermione in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows entitled The Tales [...]

The Terrible Hodag and the Animal Catchers By Caroline Arnold

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The Terrible Hodag and the Animal Catchers
By Caroline Arnold
The Hodag is a creature with the head of an ox, feet of a bear, back of a dinosaur, and a tail of an alligator. He’s forty feet tall and his eyes glow like fire, but don’t be afraid, the Hodag has a preference for wild blueberries. [...]

A Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth Brown

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A Dark, Dark Tale
By Ruth Brown
The book starts off outside in a dark, dark moor and slowly makes its way to a dark, dark house. In the illustrations, the reader is greeted by a black cat who seemingly accompanies the reader on their adventure – one predictable sentence every other page at a time. This [...]

Poultrygeist by Mary Jane Auch and Herm Auch

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Poultrygeist
By Mary Jane Auch and Herm Auch
Rudy and Ralph are two roosters that live on the farm and who are the best of friends. Their noisy competitions and fights however, in conjunction with the rest of the noise stirred up by the other farm animals, grates on the nerves of Sophie the pig and Clarissa [...]

Santa’s Twin by Dean Koontz

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Santa’s Twin
By Dean Koontz
He is lauded as a master of mystery and suspense, but in this book Koontz uses his writing skills to travel a completely different and alien route than is his norm. But does he succeed?
It’s Christmas eve, but this year instead of a jolly fat man decked out in red swooping down [...]

New Addition to my TBR Pile: The Secret Diary of Adrian Cat

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The Secret Diary of Adrian Cat, by Stuart and Linda Macfarlane, is the tale of Adrian Cat, a cat who seems prone to finding trouble while at the same time trying to deal with the added bonus of a baby to his human’s family. Below is the official summary as well as the book’s [...]

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

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Dragon Rider
by Cornelia Funke
In the present day magical creatures, referred to as “fabulous animals”, must hide away in order to avoid detection and subsequent extermination by humans. In a valley the last of the world’s dragons live, but their way of life is about to changed. One day news comes that the humans are planning [...]

Sing Down the Moon by Scott O’Dell

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Sing Down the Moon
by Scott O’Dell
Scott O’Dell is well known for his contributions to the historical fiction genre. Though the books are written for a younger audience, readers of all ages will be moved by images and emotions that his writing provokes. Sing Down the Moon is no exception to this rule.
Sing Down the Moon [...]

Dragonology: the Complete Book of Dragons

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Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons
by Dr.Ernest Drake
To be frank I was quite leery of purchasing this book. I have read several books that attempt to be “encyclopedias” of fantasy and fairy creatures and have been badly disappointed in the past. Dragonology is thankfully exceptionally amusing, entertaining, and a must-have/must-read for all dragon lovers. The [...]