When an ordinary-looking fifth grader purchases a talking toad, she embarks on a series of extraordinary adventures. Part of the Magic Shop series.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0152062467

ISBN-13: 9780152062460

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We meet Tick (AKA Atticus Higginbottom ) as he is standing inside his own locker waiting for the bullies to leave. Since kindergarten Tick has always been somewhat of a loner, trying his best to stay invisible from the rest of his classmates. But that will all soon change when he gets a mysterious letter that will lead him and 3 others on an adventure of a lifetime. Can Tick and only a handful of other kids save the world AKA Reality Prime from Mistress Jane? Or will the world as we know it simply disappear forever?

Similar authors: J. K. Rowling

Reviewed by: bklyczek

Date read: 10/1/2009

ISBN-10: 1590388313

ISBN-13: 9781590388310

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Kenneth Rabbit, known by his friends as Kenny, loves books. His favorites are fairy tales and natural history. So it was only natural when his father discovered a dragon on their sheep farm that he sent Kenny to investigate. Kenny finds that instead of being a vicious beast, this dragon loves culture and books almost as much as he loves creme brulee. He and Kenny become close friends. However, when the town's people find out about the dragon, they are insistent that their local dragon slayer exterminate the scourge. When Kenny finds out that his other closest friend also happens to be the dragon slayer, he must find a way to keep his friends from a battling to the death. This humorous book is a loving tribute to Kenneth Grahame's classic, 'The Reluctant Dragon.'

Similar authors: Grahame, Kenneth

Similar books: The Reluctant Dragon

Awards nominated: Blue Stem Nominee 2011

Reviewed by: caroll

Date read: 6/2/2010

ISBN-10: 1416939776

ISBN-13: 9781416939771

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Gen is now King, married to the Queen of Attolia. Followed everywhere and watched constantly, Gen can no longer work in secret as he could in his beloved Eddis as that queen's Thief. Will Gen win the respect and loyalty of the Attolians? Another suspenseful novel full of court intrigue and conspiracy. This follows The Thief, and Queen of Attolia.

Similar books: Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan; Bloody Jack series by L. A. Meyer

Reviewed by: djd

Date read: 8/10/2009

ISBN-10: 006083577X

ISBN-13: 9780060835774

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Narnia is in its last days when Jill and Eustace are called there to help King Tirian. Some Narnians claim that Aslan the Lion has returned, but this is a fierce and merciless Aslan, not the Lion they have known before. A great war breaks out and all seems lost as night falls on Narnia. Is this the end of Narnia, or is there something even better beyond the door? This is last book in the Chronicles of Narnia series.

Reviewed by: msp

Date read: 9/27/2010

ISBN-10: 0060234938

ISBN-13: 9780060234935

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