When Pear Blossom was born, a pear tree was planted in her honor. As each season passed the tree grew and provided a different splendor. Pear Blossom also grew and became a beautiful young girl. Sadly her mother dies and her father remarries an awful woman with a daughter of her own. The stepmother rudely calls Pear Blossom by the name Pigling and asks her to perform impossible tasks. Magical creatures appear and quickly complete the chores. After the field is weeded by a magical ox, she sets out to attend the festival in town. On her way she loses her slipper and is frightened by the magistrate's caravan. The magistrate immediately falls in love with the girl and seeks the girl who is missing a slipper. They marry and to Pear Blossom's surprise there are Pear trees growing in the courtyard of the grand house. This is the Korean version of Cinderella written in Graphic novel format.

Reviewed by: rn

Date read: 3/24/2010

ISBN-10: 0822571749

ISBN-13: 9780822571742

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Peter, Susan, Lucy and Edmund are pulled back to Narnia for another adventure. Prince Caspian needs their help to fight against his evil uncle, King Miraz, before he vanquishes Old Narnia forever. When the lion Aslan returns to Narnia, the battle takes a very different turn. This is book 2 in the Chronicles of Narnia series.

Reviewed by: msp

Date read: 9/27/2010

ISBN-10: 0060234830

ISBN-13: 9780060234836

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Gen is finally caught by the Queen of Attolia, and she exacts her revenge by taking something he cannot live without. When war looms between the two kingdoms Gen must steal a man, and then a queen. Can the Queen's Thief overcome his loss and save his kingdom? What will the Queen of Attolia do to save her throne? This thrilling sequal to The Thief is followed by The King of Attolia.

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

Reviewed by: djd

Date read: 8/10/2009

ISBN-10: 068817423X

ISBN-13: 9780688174231

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There is excitement in the air as Little Georgie tumbles down the Rabbit burrow to tell his parents that new folks are coming to the Big House. It's been some years since the Big House has been filled, and everyone knows that new folks may mean a good garden. Food has been scarce for the animals. The last tenants had not planted a garden at all. As more and more signs of the approaching new tenants appear, the excitement grows, but Mother Rabbit begins to worry. The new tenants may have dogs or cats, they might set traps, and they might even have Boys! The new folks come, and the animals' joy rises as they see that the new folks are kind, and considerate to all living creatures. They also make preparations to plant a garden. The animals can hardly believe it when they overhear the man saying that the wall to the garden was not going to be fixed, and no traps were to be set to rid of the animals. The neighbors begin to think that the new folks are crazy, and won't have a garden left when harvest time comes. What do you think? Rabbit Hill won the Newbery Medal in 1945.

Awards won: John Newbery Medal

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/12/2009

ISBN-10: 0670586757

ISBN-13: 9780670586752

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With a touch of his hand, Jacob Reckless traveled through the mirror in search of his father into the land where fairy tales come alive. The mirrorworld holds secrets that Jacob must uncover to survive among the warring factions of fairies, Goyl, dwarfs, and humans. Over time, Jacob finds the skills to become a master treasure hunter and is enjoying his role until his brother Will follows him through the mirror and dark magic takes hold. Neither Jacob nor Will can stop the magic that is turning Will into a Goyl, the Jade Goyl of legend, a beast that is destined to follow the whims of the dark Fairy. With Fox, Clara, and a dwarf, Jacob sets forth on a quest to get his brother back - a quest everyone knows is impossible. Cornelia Funke has created another imaginative fantasy world filled with elements from familiar fairy tales woven into an adventure teeming with unpredicable events.

Similar books: Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath also by Cornelia Funke

Reviewed by: adf

Date read: 11/24/2010

ISBN-10: 031605609X

ISBN-13: 9780316056090

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