A great time in the land of Norse Mythology

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	• Runemarks Joanne Harris Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008 - 544 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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Pleasing for this bookseller!

My partner at the bookstore is much more well-read in Norse mythology than I am, but I like Joanne Harris, and I like young adult fantasy, so when I saw "Runemarks" listed as a BookSense pick a couple months back, I decided I'd like to try it. Wow!!!! I am so glad I did!!! Not only was it clever and enjoyable, I'd have to say it's the best book I've read in at least six months, and that's saying a lot. I don't sell as many hardcover books to the teens and families who come through the store, because price can be a factor, but I confidently stocked this book, in hardcover, 4 or 5 deep at a time, because I know I can handsell it. And I do! It's not a hard sell; I love the book, and the book speaks for itself. As many other reviewers have said, it takes an old theme, old characters, and gives them new life, a fresh twist, and a humorous, exciting story. I love when it's easy to get really absorbed in a good, long book, and this book drew me right in and made me want to keep flying through the pages. Satisfying, meaty, without being too intense, it's a great read for young adult and adult kid alike. So glad to hear rumors of a sequel!!

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A great time in the land of Norse Mythology

So, I saw this book on the shelf at a book store and bought it on a whim. I like Norse Mythology and thought that this book would provide a little fun. It astounded me by what it provided. A deep storyline with great plot twists and turns, familiar characters brought to life with clever storytelling and a great idea. What most impressed me was the burning push towards the climax. It starts building at a surprising time and erupts in a wonderfully magic event. If you like Fantasy, or Norse mythology pick this up. It's a great time. Oh, a knowledge of Norse Mythology would make this more enjoyable I think, but it's not necessary at all.

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Runemarks

I am a Joanne Harris fan. In my opinion, this book is different from the others. This book is suited for a wider range in reader age. I believe that younger readers would enjoy it as well as adults- maybe more. Her story lines are always filled with elements of magic- Runemarks is her most magical plot line to date. Lovers of Harris and fantasy fiction will enjoy this one.

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Seven o?clock on a Monday morning, five hundred years after the end of the world, and goblins had been at the cellar again. . . . Not that anyone would admit it was goblins. In Maddy Smith?s world, order rules. Chaos, old gods, fairies, goblins, magic, glamours?all of these were supposedly vanquished centuries ago. But Maddy knows that a small bit of magic has survived. The ?ruinmark? she was born with on her palm proves it?and makes the other villagers fearful that she is a witch (though helpful in dealing with the goblins-in-the-cellar problem). But the mysterious traveler One-Eye sees Maddy?s mark not as a defect, but as a destiny. And Maddy will need every scrap of forbidden magic One-Eye can teach her if she is to survive that destiny.

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