by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fantasy
Alanna, the warrior, has a daughter named Aly, a complex young woman, who wants to get out into the world and follow in her father’s footsteps as a spy. When her parents deny her the opportunity, she sets out anyway and is immediately kidnapped by pirates. She...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fantasy
Fourteen-year-old Evvie is being punished and has been brought to the Battle Islands by Rosethorne, because the plants and animals are mysteriously dying off. Evvie does not look to anyone like a heroine, but she finds herself at the center of the mystery with clues...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fantasy
This is Book One of the Song of the Lioness quartet. Alanna and her twin brother, Thom, are about to pull a switch so she can fulfill her dream of becoming a knight, and he can go to learn sorcery. So, Alanna disguises herself as a boy, becomes Alan of Trebond, and...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fantasy
This is Book One of the Protector of the Small Quartet. Although the proclamation has been made ten years ago to allow girls to pursue the training for knighthood, until now, no young lady has chosen to try. Today, however, Alanna is delighted because Keladry of...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fantasy
Veralidaine Sarrasri, or Daine, is about thirteen years old when she meets Onua and earns a job helping with the horses. Daine has some very powerful gifts that she hasn’t made peace with at this point. She doesn’t really understand what she can do and...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fantasy
This is Book One of the Circle Opens quartet. The world of the students of Winding Circle is about to get a little bit bigger. In this book, Sandry meets a young male dancer, who can dance a spell, and realizes she must be his teacher. Then a murderer strikes, and...
by Dawn | Jul 27, 2009 | Science Fiction
This is a really powerful science-fiction story set in the future. Think of the United States of America as no longer existing. What remains is a land of twelve districts run by the capitol. Every year the authorities choose two young people between the ages of 12 and...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Jay and Ray Grayson are twin brothers, and they are pretty tired of the whole twin thing. They are never truly seen for who they are as individuals. Instead they’re just seen as ‘the twins.’ So, when they start a new school, and the paperwork shows...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Historical Fiction
Thirteen-year-old Peter Raven has just joined the crew of the HMS Torren of the Royal Navy. He is about to take part in a great adventure on the high seas as they find themselves up against Napoleon and his plan to take over the United States. They are up against an...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
What’s it like to have a father who is smiling and funny one day and drunk out of his mind the next? Thirteen-year-old Samantha lives that life, and she’s decided she needs some help. She starts leaving notes in a book in the library with the hope that...
