fantasy
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Darkest Light by Hiromi Goto
Darkest Light by Hiromi Goto My rating: 5 of 5 stars This Young Adult fantasy is a sequel to Goto’s Half World, which was nominated for numerous awards in young adult fantasy. Half World is a kind of purgatory where people go who haven’t resolved events in their lives. The first book introduced one such…
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Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
Book title: Under Heaven Author: Guy Gavriel Kay Bibliographic entry Kay, G. G. (2010). Under heaven. Toronto, Canada: Penguin Group. Description Tai is assigned the duty of burying the fallen soldiers of his kingdom in order to put their ghosts to rest. This strange task takes him two years to complete and leads to a series…
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Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins
Book title: Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane Author: Suzanne Collins Bibliographic entry Collins, S. (2004). Underland Chronicles: Gregor and the prophecy of bane. New York, NY: Scholastic. Description In this 2nd book of the Underland Chronicles series Gregor reunites with his bat, Ares, and together they must overcome a new quest together. Gregor is more greatly…
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The Witch’s Boy by Michael Gruber (audiobook)
Book title: The Witch’s Boy (audiobook) Author: Michael Gruber Bibliographic entry Gruber, M., & O’Hare, D. P. (2005). The witch’s boy. New York: Harper Children’s Audio. Description Long long ago a boy named Lump is born to a witch. The prejudice he experiences his whole life, because of his facial deformity and strange behaviour, turn him into…
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The Calling by Kelley Armstrong
Book title: The Calling Author: Kelley Armstrong Bibliographic entry Armstrong, K. (2012). The calling. Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada. Description Maya’s adventures continue as she attempts to get home and find her parents after her mishap in The Gathering. Maya learns more about her skin-walking tendencies and her companions also discover their own abilities. The plot thickens…
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The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
Book title: The Gathering Author: Kelley Armstrong Bibliographic entry Armstrong, K. (2011). The gathering. Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada. Description Maya and her friends discover a town secret as they are the victims of a mysterious scheme by their local pharmaceutical company. When a new boy and his sister move to the area, Maya discovers that her…
threadbare beauty 