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    The Winter King by Christine Cohen: A tyrannical god, a desperate girl
    William Stark
    • Apr 23
    • 5 min

    The Winter King by Christine Cohen: A tyrannical god, a desperate girl

    The snowy town of Hrimsby is a harsh place, ruled by a harsh god: the Winter King. Cora Nikolsen sets out to free her family from the...
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    The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin: Novel with two stories
    William Stark
    • Jun 25, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin: Novel with two stories

    Brangwain Spurge, a historian elf, has been sent (by giant crossbow) across the Bonecruel Mountains to the supposedly barbaric goblins...
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    The Clockwork Dragon by James Hannibal: Telepathy, trials, and dragons (clockwork and otherwise)
    William Stark
    • Aug 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Clockwork Dragon by James Hannibal: Telepathy, trials, and dragons (clockwork and otherwise)

    With the looming threat of trial as a shunned “Section Thirteen” tracker in the British Ministry of Trackers, Jack Buckles is in danger...
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    The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick: Old movies, mysterious machines
    William Stark
    • Jun 14, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick: Old movies, mysterious machines

    Hugo Cabret, the young son of a clockmaker, lives alone in the walls of a train station after his father’s death and...
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    Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard  by Jonathan Auxier: Adventure, magic, and mysterious books
    William Stark
    • May 27, 2020
    • 5 min

    Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard by Jonathan Auxier: Adventure, magic, and mysterious books

    When the young bookbinder Sophie Quire receives the mysterious “Book of Who” from an unknown stranger, it sets off a chain of events that...
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    The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier: Children’s gothic story
    William Stark
    • Mar 16, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier: Children’s gothic story

    Two Irish siblings travel to find work at a strange, crumbling English manor house. However, the house's inhabitants begin acting strangely
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    The Monster in the Hollows by Andrew Peterson: Mysteries and monsters
    William Stark
    • Mar 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Monster in the Hollows by Andrew Peterson: Mysteries and monsters

    Having traversed the Dark Sea of Darkness, Janner, Kalmar, and Leeli Wingfeather must deal with the new trials of life in...
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    The Warden and the Wolf King by Andrew Peterson: Redemption and sacrifice
    William Stark
    • Mar 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Warden and the Wolf King by Andrew Peterson: Redemption and sacrifice

    The Warden and the Wolf King brings a satisfying conclusion to the series' conflict and exemplifies the themes of loyalty and sacrifice...
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    The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman: A mixed bag
    William Stark
    • Dec 30, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman: A mixed bag

    Looking for shelter in a blizzard after running away from his uncle’s, Nick Reynaud ends up at “Evil Wizard Books,” a bookstore owned by...
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