For Those Suffering from Harry Potter Withdrawal (page 2)

CHILDREN'S

Released: May 1, 2007

EVIL GENIUS

by Catherine Jinks

"His emotional maturity realistically lagging behind his intellectual development, Cadel rides right up there with Artemis Fowl as a sympathetic anti-villain. (Fiction. 12-15)"

Carried along by much peeling back of layers of deception and repeated thickenings of plot, this hefty but engrossingly complex tale features a young super-brain being groomed for world domination. Read full book review >

Cover art for THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 1, 2007

THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY

by Trenton Lee Stewart, illustrated by Carson Ellis

Running long but hung about with cantrips to catch clever readers, Stewart's children's debut pits four exceptional youngsters, plus a quartet of adult allies, against a deranged inventor poised to inflict an involuntary "Improvement" on the world. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 1, 2006

THE WARRIOR HEIR

by Cinda Williams Chima

"A competent, unexceptionable addition to teen fantasy shelves; the sort of thing you'll like if you really like that sort of thing. (Fantasy. YA)"

Stop me if you've heard this one before: Ordinary youth unearths a mysterious artifact, discovers his secret heritage and becomes the pivotal figure in an epic battle between Good and Evil. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: July 1, 2005

THE LIGHTNING THIEF

by Rick Riordan

"The sardonic tone of the narrator's voice lends a refreshing air of realism to this riotously paced quest tale of heroism that questions the realities of our world, family, friendship and loyalty. (Fantasy. 12-15)"

Edgar Award–winning Riordan leaves the adult world of mystery to begin a fantasy series for younger readers. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: June 1, 2005

THE RANGER’S APPRENTICE: BOOK ONE: THE RUINS OF GORLAN

by John Flanagan

Sturdily competent fantasy from a veteran Australian screenwriter, this quartet opener introduces five teenaged orphans raised together in the medieval-like kingdom of Araluen, focusing on the apprenticeship of wiry, clever Will to a mysterious scout/spy, and on Will's changing relations with oversized, rival-later-friend Horace. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 1, 2005

MAGYK

by Angie Sage, illustrated by Mark Zug

"A quick-reading, stand-alone, deliciously spellbinding series opener. (Web site) (Fantasy. 10-13)"

Heads up, Harry, there's a new young wizard on his way up. Read full book review >

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