The Final Battle!

Do you see what is on the cover of the latest Ranger's Apprentice? The Final Battle........ I am reading it as I write and will let you know .........

A Bit of History

"The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly, a Newberry Honor Book and as well as a YRCA 2012 choice, is a detailed look into the life of an 11 year old girl in the year 1899 in Texas. A time when girls were girls, not scientists.


What are you reading today?

Another Dreamdark

I know it has been awhile..... I have been reading adult books instead of books for kids! But I am back and have been reading and tracking down some great new titles. Stay tuned.

For now I have to write about the second book of the series Dreamdark called " Silksinger" by Laini Taylor that I enjoyed so much.

After a slow start I thoroughly enjoyed her first book, "Blackbringer" and was excited to get my hands on this story that takes place shortly after the other leaves off, with champion Magpie Windwitch, her friend Talon and her loyal band of crows on the quest of finding the fire elementals, the djinn, who together will save the world from chaos and destruction.

We soon meet up with Whisper, a young faerie who is the last of her clan and who is entrusted with the task of protecting the Azazel, a long lost fire elemental, tucked safely away in her tea kettle! Another character we are introduced to is Hirik, a young male faerie with a hidden past who is set on being the champion to the Azazel. These brave and engaging fighters come together, with a host of other intriguing characters, to fight the devils who are slowly getting closer in succeeding in their goal to find Whisper and take over the world. I think you will be suitably shocked to see who is behind all this!

This book is wildly imaginative and yet seems very real. You become immersed in the history and the culture of the clans. The plot is brilliantly woven together giving us insights into these characters' minds where we are aware of their feelings, their desires, their fears. There is both humour and despair. This book is beautifully written with wonderful lyrical descriptions and I know you will be as caught up in this tale as I have been and you will not be able to put it down.

What are you reading today?