The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum; ill. W. W. Denslow George M. Hill Company, 1900 280 pages (Numerous contemporary editions are available, including a beautiful centennial edition issued by HarperCollins and an annotated edition issued by Norton.) MGM's 1939 film The Wizard of Oz is so ubiquitous--such a cornerstone of American pop … Continue reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Seedfolks
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman HarperCollins, 1997 69 pages I found Seedfolks by accident, really. I was searching my public library's online catalog for another Paul Fleischman book, and Seedfolks popped up as well. I read a short description of it and decided to try it because I'm a sucker for point-of-view novels--I like the challenge … Continue reading Seedfolks
Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy HarperCollins, 2007 392 pages On the whole, I'm not much of a fantasy fan. I think Tolkien ruined the genre for me back in middle school, when I first read Lord of the Rings. After Tolkien, run-of-the-mill fantasy novels seemed so, well, run-of-the-mill: dry and derivative. There have been several … Continue reading Skulduggery Pleasant
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