Fortunata is helping her shoemaker father sell his wares on the road when they are captured and enslaved by bandits. Fortunata is taught the 'art' of fortune telling. When the evil leader learns of a prince who needs help seeing the future he volunteers Fortunata, not caring that the punishment will be death for her father if the foretold events don't happen. All she has to do to save him is help the prince find a magic sword, defeat a witch, secure a lost slipper and its princess owner after rescuing her from a locked tower! When she realizes she's fallen in love with the prince, events become even more complicated.

Reviewed by: ewl

Date read: 8/20/2009

ISBN-10: 0805087427

ISBN-13: 9780805087420

Check the library catalog

Foster's brother is in the Air Force during World War II, and he deals with things at home. If you like the book Thin Wood Walls, you'll like this book.

Similar books: Thin Wood Walls

Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader

Date read: 11/20/2009

ISBN-10: 059009856X

ISBN-13: 9780590098564

Check the library catalog

Angela DuPre is not crazy. She knows what she saw that night at the airport. A plane appeared out of thin air. And on it were 36 babies all by themselves... Jonah is an average 13-year-old boy. He loves basketball and gets pretty good grades in school. He's adopted, but his parents have always been open about that. In fact, his only real problem with his parents is that they named him after someone who was swallowed by a giant fish. And really, his younger sister Katherine is okay as far as sisters go. But Jonah's life begins taking some strange turns when he starts getting anonymous letters in the mail. 'You are one of the missing.' 'Beware! They're coming back to get you.' At first he thinks it's just a stupid practical joke, but when his new friend Chip starts getting the same letters and finds out that he is adopted too, the boys begin to wonder if they are somehow connected. Soon they find themselves entangled with the FBI, and they start seeing strange things. Like people appearing and disappearing out of thin air. It's a race against time as Jonah and Chip try to find out where (and WHEN) they're from before it's too late.

Awards nominated: Rebecca Caudill Award 2011

Reviewed by: mkl

Date read: 7/15/2009

ISBN-10: 141695421X

ISBN-13: 9781416954217

Check the library catalog

Commenter: Anya, grade 5

Commenter: Cj, grade 18

The darkest danger that Conn has ever experienced has enveloped him. His found locus stone has been swallowed by a dragon, Nevery's actions are being questioned, the Duchess is ill, and Rowan is desparately trying to save her friend, her mother, and Wellmet, her city. Conn's quest begins when he escapes, once again from prison only to follow the trail of the finding spell to places filled with the most amazing and incredible adventures. Action-packed fantasy that leaves you awestruck at Conn's determination to succeed. The trilogy begins with the Magic Thief, continues with Lost, and concludes with Found.

Similar authors: F.E. Higgins

Similar books: Black Book of Secrets

Reviewed by: adf

Date read: 12/2/2010

ISBN-10: 0061375942

ISBN-13: 9780061375941

Check the library catalog

The transition from 3rd to 4th grade isn't as easy for Suds as it is for his best friend, Joey. According to Joey, to be a 4th grade rat, you can't be afraid of spiders, carry a babyish lunch box, or cry. But rats do push little kids, say 'no' to their mothers, and eat real meat (like baloney.) Being a rat doesn't sound so great to Suds.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0590442449

ISBN-13: 9780590442442

Check the library catalog