The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Cover art by Ana Juan
Read by Color
Tag: portal fantasy
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100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson
Cover design by Jakob Eirich
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Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Cover art by Carol Lawson
Quote of the Day – Finding Serendipity
When children at school talked about the Vivienne Small books, Tuesday never said “My mom wrote them,” even though she sometimes felt she would burst with the effort of keeping it a secret.
–Finding Serendipity by Angelica Banks
Quote of the Day – The Petrified Flesh
“You make peace with one sister only to declare war on the other. It’s always like that with peace, isn’t it? Always to someone’s detriment, already sowing the seed for the next war.”
–The Petrified Flesh by Cornelia Funke
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A Week Without Tuesday by Angelica Banks
Cover art by Stevie Lewis
Quote of the Day – The Petrified Flesh
Truth or lie… he had always chosen the lie, to spare his little brother any unpleasant truth.
–The Petrified Flesh by Cornelia Funke
Quote of the Day – Beyond the Knock-Knock Door
“My boy, heroes don’t need guns. They need courage, smarts, and an occasional change of underpants.”
–Beyond the Knock-Knock Door by Scott Monk
Book Review – Finding Serendipity
Tuesday McGillycuddy has a wonderful secret. Her mother is actually the famous author, Serendipity Smith! When Serendipity goes missing, Tuesday and her dog Baxterr decide to investigate. Drawn into a magical world just for writers, Tuesday tries to track down any clues to her mother’s location before anyone realizes that she’s not actually a writer.
When children at school talked about the Vivienne Small books, Tuesday never said “My mom wrote them,” even though she sometimes felt she would burst with the effort of keeping it a secret.
Show & Tell – Summer Reading Bingo
Up to six books read this month, but no Bingo… it seems that a little strategy might be called for in the second half of the month.
Categories added this week:
Elza Kinde 