Drift House: The First Voyage
Facts:Date finished: 10-30-08Author: Dale PeckCategory: Children’s fantasyPublished: 2005Pages: 424Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot:In the wake of 9/11, three siblings are sent to live with their uncle on the Bay of Eternity in Canada. But what their parents thought would be safe haven turns out to be a fantastical (and often dangerous)…
Princess baseball?
I know girls are often an odd mix of girly and tomboyish. I know I was – playing forts with my brother one minute, Barbies with my neighbor friend the next. But this combination has my head in a bit of a spin. A Disney Princess baseball set? Seriously? It’s…
Wicked
Facts:Date finished: 10-25-08Author: Gregory MaguireCategory: FantasyPublished: 1995Pages: 406Rating: 3/5 Basic Plot:Dorothy and Toto landed with a boom in Oz, but the real whirlwind in Oz had been going on for years before the pair arrived. Just how did the wicked witch become the wicked witch? Is she even a witch?…