Lance Hendricks is a perfect kid—plays trumpet, 4.0 GPA, has earnest heart palpitations for a girl, knows his way around cars. When his trusty steed—er, car—breaks down in the middle of the Washington wilderness, things—wait for it—go awry. It’s like David Lynch’s Lost Highway meets The Wizard of Oz, but without all the monkeys. [And we’ll gloss over …
This is the beginning of a promising series with exotic historical settings and magic woven throughout. A lushly written time-traveling adventure with an imaginative magical twist, real heart and real heartbreak, and a major dash of swoon! For fans of the Kane Chronicles, The Madman’s Daughter, and The Scorpio Races. –Susan, children’s book buyer, The …
“First, a cat has suddenly shape-shifted into a fish, then its owner is mysteriously murdered. Next, fossils of a giant unknown creature go missing. The second book in William Ritter’s Jackaby series has Jackaby, a fantastical Sherlock Holmes, and Abigail Rook, his intuitive and intelligent Watson, teamed up with a host of characters to solve …
When you read a lot, you often have to ask: What do I keep? Which of these books do I love just a little bit more than the others? My rules for the keeper shelf are fluid and constantly changing. There are usually a few authors and series that enjoy “automatic keeper” status at any …
“This is an absorbing read for both boys and girls. Set in modern-day Myanmar/ Burma, it’s the story of the unlikely friendship between Chiko, a 15-year-old city boy who longs to be a teacher, and Tu Reh, a teenager living in a Karenni refugee camp on the Thai border, whose home was destroyed by the …
