by Dawn | Jan 25, 2012 | Paranormal
Stunning, magical, and other-worldly, Nightshade envelopes readers in its deadly atmosphere. I was immediately swept away and captivated by the character of Jessamine and the premise of the novel. Master storyteller Maryrose Wood weaves a believable tale of a boy who...
by Dawn | Jan 25, 2012 | Picture Book
Rosie the hen sets out for a walk one fine day. Unbeknownst to her, a fox is following her, just waiting for his chance to get a tasty meal. His plans are foiled when Rosie leads him around the pond, over a haystack, under the beehives… Hutchin’s classic...
by Dawn | Jan 25, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Ten-year-old Mattie Breen is dreading her first day at Mitchell P. Anderson Elementary School. Mattie and her mother have moved many times, so she is used to being the new girl, but her painful shyness makes it difficult for her to make friends. Mattie also feels more...
by Dawn | Jan 25, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
When Taylor Markham was 11 years old, her drug-addicted mother abandoned her at a gas station. Now 17, Taylor has spent the last 6 years of her life at a boarding school on the Jellicoe Road, not far from where her mother left her. Voted as leader of her dorm,...
by Dawn | Jan 25, 2012 | Fiction
“The hidden creature observed the mice with a growing sense of horror. A cat at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese? Folly. Worse than folly. Catastrophe.” Skilley is an alley cat with a secret. He feels that Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is the perfect home for him. The inn is...
