CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2008
"The fantastic journey undertaken by both teenagers reveals them as worthy heroes in a promising adventure in a foreign land (and sea). (Fiction. 10-14)"
Often sequels are not as powerful as the original, but this sequel to Ingo (2006), a British fantasy import, seems, at times, to be far more gripping than its franchise leader, with tense plot points cooled by more temperate but compelling plot points.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2008
"Dense but exciting. (Fantasy. 10-12)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2008
"Fine fare for fans of the likes of Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell's Far-Flung Adventures series or Philip Ardagh's Eddie Dickens trilogy. (Fantasy. 9-11)"
A prolific British illustrator makes a rare foray across the pond with this faintly Gothic series opener.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 30, 2008
"A searching exploration of good and evil, fate and free will, both as broad and as deep as anything this brilliant and, happily, prolific author has produced so far. (Fantasy. 11 & up)"
Pratchett's latest masterpiece chronicles a lad's struggle to survive, and far harder struggle to make sense of the universe, after a tsunami wipes out his entire people.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2008
"Complete with clouds of vampire bats, mesmerized orphans and a massive underground pipeworks filled with blood, this fast-paced adventure makes for a delightfully gruesome alternative to Twilight. (Fantasy. 11-13)"
Victorian London's taste for ancient Egyptian artifacts might lead to the destruction of humanity when the British Museum inadvertently frees an ancient vampire master.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2009
"All in all, another winner. (Fantasy. 8 & up)"
Gaiman does it again, this time featuring a lame young boy, talking animals and intrigue in Asgard.
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