“Once upon a
time, fairy tales
were awesome.”
ATALEDARKANDGRIMM
by Adam Gidwitz
submitted by Viola! via Blab About Books,
Chatterbox
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THE DREADFUL TALE OF PROSPER
READINGby Alexandra Bracken
submitted by Sophie K. of Scottsdale, AZ“Longago,onthewild
andwindyisleofBerk,
a smallish Viking with a
longish name stood up
tohisanklesinsnow.”
HOWTOTRAINYOURDRAGON
(Book 1)by Cressida Cowell
submitted by Lucille S. of Washington, DC “The triplets were stolenon a sunny Monday
morning.”
ROCKING HORSE WARby Lari Don
submittedbyAnikaS.ofNewYork,NY“Mr. Utterson the
lawyerwasamanof
rugged countenance,
that was never lighted
by a smile; cold, scanty
and embarrassed in
discourse; backward in
sentiment; lean, long,
dusty, dreary, and yet
somehow lovable.”
DR.JEKYLLANDMR.HYDE
by Robert Louis Stevenson
submitted by Tuxedo Kitten
via Blab About Books, Chatterbox“Admit it, if you
suddenly had
magical powers,
you would have
turned that
leftover meat
loaf into pizza,
too.”
GRACEFULby Wendy Mass
submitted by Grace K. of Houlton, ME“During the third
attack, Hazel almost
ate a boulder.”
THE HOUSE OF HADES(The
Heroes of Olympus, Book 4)
by Rick Riordan
submittedbyLucyB.viaBlabAbout
Books, Chatterbox, and by Maria Kroger
of Wooster, OHLISTEN
TO THIS! I’VE GOT ONETHAT’S EVEN
BETTER!JUST
READ!“They’ll probably be
polite—crisp as a soda
cracker on the outside,
hard as day-old biscuits
underneath.”
FAITH, HOPE, AND IVY JUNE
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
submitted by Harvest L. via email“But kittypets can’t be
warriors!”
INTO THE WILD (Warriors: The
Prophecies Begin, Book 1)
by Erin Hunter
submitted by Cash B. of Durham, NC44