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Fairest 63 reviews
Gail Carson Levine
HarperTrophy, 2008
Love this book
+ A worthy rival for Ella
+ Great twist to the original fairytale
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ a fairy tale about an appearence-obsessed culture
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Sovay 3 reviews
Celia Rees
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2008
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Good, But Could Be Much Better
It's England, 1783. America has recently won independence and a revolution is going on in France. Anyone and everyone in England is suspect for treason, and spies are everywhere.
Sovay Middleton donned a man's cloak and posed as a highway robber in order to prove her lover disloyal. But ...
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Aurelia 17 reviews
Anne Osterlund
Puffin, 2008
A somewhat unoriginal, trite beginning, but a satisfying finish
+ Aurelia
+ A Little Cliche, But Still Entertaining
+ Mystery, Danger, not much romance but still good
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I Heart You, You Haunt Me 19 reviews
Lisa Schroeder
Simon Pulse, 2008
LOVE THIS BOOK!
+ be prepared to cry when you read this
+ Sends a good message without being message-y
+ I heart this book
+ I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder
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City of Glass (Mortal Instruments)
Cassandra Clare
Margaret K. McElderry, 2009
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The Hunger Games200 reviews
Suzanne Collins
Scholastic Press, 2008
Awesome!
+ Hunger Games
+ great book
+ The Hunger Games
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Princess Ben23 reviews
Catherine Murdock
Houghton Mifflin, 2008
Enchanting Review: Princess Ben
+ Princess Ben
+ A fabulous new fairy tale
PRINCESS BEN
CATHERINE GILBERT MURDOCK
YA Fantasy
Rating: 5 Enchantments
I have to say I absolutely adored this book. It pulled me in right from the first paragraph. Told as a memoir, promising to `tell the real truth' of Princess Ben, Ms. Murdock weaves a wonderful story about Ben's ...
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A Company of Swans10 reviews
Eva Ibbotson
Puffin, 2007
A Favorite
+ Angieville: A COMPANY OF SWANS
+ Wonderful Love Story
+ It was wonderful. I am torn that I couldn't give it 5 stars.
+ intelligent romance
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Ever25 reviews
Gail Carson Levine
HarperCollins, 2008
Good discussion of religion
+ Very different.
+ Ever-Gail Carson Levine
If you're expecting something similar to Ella Enchanted, don't. Mrs. Levine has taken a different twist, trying a more diverse setting than before. I, as a writer, found it interesting and helpful to see a book written from two points of view in the present tense. It took a little bit of time to ...
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A Curse Dark as Gold24 reviews
Elizabeth C. Bunce
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2008
A fine fantasy
+ a good book
+ Angieville: A CURSE DARK AS GOLD
+ Intruiging, can't put it down fairy tale
+ Not your typical retelling of a fairy tale
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The Host: A Novel683 reviews
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Beautiful Host
+ Suspense, love, and betrayal...
+ Interspecies Stockholm Syndrome
No vampires appear in Meyer's latest novel, instead an alien species invades our planet and eventually the bodies of the human population. In the end most of these host lose their personality but not all. Such is the case of the young human female Melanie. She fights to keep her own identity in ...
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Beastly27 reviews
Alex Flinn
HarperTeen, 2008
very well done
+ Angieville: BEASTLY
+ good but not for anyone under 16
+ What a Beast!
+ A fun retelling of a classic fairytale
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Book of a Thousand Days56 reviews
Shannon Hale
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007
Maid Maleen thrown on its head in this haunting twist
+ Simple read
I was a little displeased with Hale's "Enna Burning." I'm happy to say this made up for it. Hale takes the fairy tale of Maid Maleen and sets it Mongolia--with the tale's ignored maid as our main character and heroine. The story is told via Dashti's journal, an account of she and her lady's ...
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The Host: A Novel683 reviews
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Beautiful Host
+ Suspense, love, and betrayal...
+ Interspecies Stockholm Syndrome
No vampires appear in Meyer's latest novel, instead an alien species invades our planet and eventually the bodies of the human population. In the end most of these host lose their personality but not all. Such is the case of the young human female Melanie. She fights to keep her own identity in ...
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A Curse Dark as Gold24 reviews
Elizabeth C. Bunce
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2008
A fine fantasy
+ a good book
+ Angieville: A CURSE DARK AS GOLD
+ Intruiging, can't put it down fairy tale
+ Not your typical retelling of a fairy tale
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A Company of Swans10 reviews
Eva Ibbotson
Puffin, 2007
A Favorite
+ Angieville: A COMPANY OF SWANS
+ Wonderful Love Story
+ It was wonderful. I am torn that I couldn't give it 5 stars.
+ intelligent romance
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Book of a Thousand Days56 reviews
Shannon Hale
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007
Maid Maleen thrown on its head in this haunting twist
+ Simple read
I was a little displeased with Hale's "Enna Burning." I'm happy to say this made up for it. Hale takes the fairy tale of Maid Maleen and sets it Mongolia--with the tale's ignored maid as our main character and heroine. The story is told via Dashti's journal, an account of she and her lady's ...
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Ever25 reviews
Gail Carson Levine
HarperCollins, 2008
Good discussion of religion
+ Very different.
+ Ever-Gail Carson Levine
If you're expecting something similar to Ella Enchanted, don't. Mrs. Levine has taken a different twist, trying a more diverse setting than before. I, as a writer, found it interesting and helpful to see a book written from two points of view in the present tense. It took a little bit of time to ...
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Sovay3 reviews
Celia Rees
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2008
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Good, But Could Be Much Better
It's England, 1783. America has recently won independence and a revolution is going on in France. Anyone and everyone in England is suspect for treason, and spies are everywhere.
Sovay Middleton donned a man's cloak and posed as a highway robber in order to prove her lover disloyal. But ...
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Fairest63 reviews
Gail Carson Levine
HarperTrophy, 2008
Love this book
+ A worthy rival for Ella
+ Great twist to the original fairytale
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ a fairy tale about an appearence-obsessed culture
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