The Bark of the Bog Owl by Jonathan Rogers: David and Goliath re-imagined
Although he serves as a shepherd, twelve-year-old Aidan Errolson longs to have "real adventures." His wish comes true one day when...
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William Stark
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
Greenglass House by Kate Milford: Ghosts and games
Told from the viewpoint of Milo Pine, Greenglass House follows the series of events that occur when items start to go missing after...
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William Stark
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke: Engaging quest story (with friendly dragons!)
With humans threatening to invade the Scottish valley where they have hidden for hundreds of years, the dragons send one of their number...
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William Stark
- Dec 30, 2019
- 4 min
Boys of Blur by N. D. Wilson: Beowulf in the Everglades
Author N. D. Wilson juxtaposes the plot of the epic poem Beowulf with a contemporary fantasy backstory and characters in this book...
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William Stark
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
The Stones of Green Knowe by Lucy Boston: A beginning at the end
In the sixth and last book in the Green Knowe Chronicles series, Lucy Boston takes readers back to the year 1120 AD: the year the ancient...
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William Stark
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
An Enemy at Green Knowe by Lucy Boston: Alchemy and magic
When a strange woman rents a nearby house and visits the old manor house Green Knowe in search of an alchemical tome from the 1600s...
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William Stark
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
A Stranger at Greene Knowe by Lucy Boston: Carnegie Medal winner
The fourth book in the Green Knowe Chronicles series brings back familiar protagonists from earlier books: Ping, the...
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William Stark
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
The River at Green Knowe by Lucy Boston: Imagination and magic meet realism
In this imaginative book by Lucy Boston, the third in the Green Knowe Chronicles series, three children explore Green Knowe’s river...
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William Stark
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
The Treasure of Green Knowe by Lucy Boston: Treasure hunting and time travel
Lucy Boston continues to detail the adventures of Toseland (“Tolly”) at the house Green Knowe (based on the author’s own home...
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William Stark
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy Boston: Magical British fantasy
This little-known British fantasy novel skillfully blends magic and history into a uniquely captivating tale of benevolent ghosts...
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