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Jeremy Draws a Monster
Peter McCarty (2009) , 32 pages
Audience:
Preschool
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Fantasy
Friendship
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Jeremy spends all his time alone. He never goes outside to play. One day, he uses his magic pen to draw a monster to keep him company. Jeremy hopes he will have a friend. It turns out that the monster is a meany. He keeps making Jeremy draw more and more things for him. Finally, Jeremy decides he has to get rid of this horrible monster. The question is how?
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written by Lisa
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Prilla and the Butterfly Lie
Kitty Richards (2007) , 113 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Fantasy
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What happened in the story was all the fairies got fairy pox only some didn't so Prilla had to say that she was going to volunteer to be the herder of butterflies although she was telling a lie. She did not like butterflies, only at the end she found out that butterflies are very sneaky becuse a butterfly landed on her foot and it flew away and her shoes were tied together.
Kid review
written by Jillian, Age 8
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Grace Lin (2009) , 280 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Fantasy
Folklore
Multicultural
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Minli lives in a poor village and her family is the poorest of all. Her mother always sighs for riches, but her father is rich with stories that he tells. One day, Minli sets off to find the Old Man of the Moon at the Never-Ending Mountain who will tell her how to bring fortune to her family. On her journey, Minli makes friends with a dragon, a waterbuffalo herder, and a talking goldfish. She meets a king and has to run from a tiger-beast whose claws are poison. Everywhere she goes, Minli collects more stories. At the end of her journey, Minli learns an important lesson about happiness, but will her fortune be changed? This lovely story is woven from many elements of Chinese folklore.
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written by Gwen
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A Book
Mordicai Gerstein (2009) , 0 pages
Audience:
Preschool
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Fantasy
Humor
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There once was a family who lived in a book. But the girl didn't know what her story was! Follow her quest to find her own story in this fun book that is an adventure through familiar characters and genres. Even Readers get into the story! You'll be delighted by this picture book's unique perspective and storytelling.
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written by Becker
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Fortune's Magic Farm
Suzanne Selfors (2009) , 264 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Fantasy
Friendship
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Isabelle has never been outside of Runny Cove. She has never seen the sun either. It rains all the time in Runny Cove. Every day, Isabelle heads off to work in Mr. Supreme's umbrella factory. Every night, she comes back to Mama Lu's boarding house. Through it all, Isabelle tries to be cheerful. But when things go terribly wrong, Isabelle runs away. She meets a strange boy named Sage, who tells her she must go with him to Fortune's farm, a place where magic still lives. Isabelle is a tender, the last one. Along with her uncle and her grandfather, Isabelle must keep the magic alive. But her grandfather won't even give her the chance. How can Isabelle bear to go back to horrible Runny Cove?
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written by Lisa
It was the best book becuz Isabelle was in an orphanage and her friend Gwen I LOVE IT u should read it
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written by Jincy
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Jane and the Dragon
Martin Baynton (2007) , 32 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Fantasy
Princesses
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Jane wants to be a knight when she grows up. The other knights make fun of her and tell her that girls can't be knights. Jane practices night and day. One day a young boy is kidnapped by the local dragon. Jane goes to fight the dragon but learns that he is only doing bad things because that is what people expect him to do! Jane befriends the dragon and rescues the boy. When she returns home she is rewarded for her bravery! An excellent book on being different.
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written by Tara
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The Unnameables
Ellen Booraem (2008) , 316 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Fantasy
Friendship
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On the Island, everything has a useful purpose, and everything is named to match. Dogs have become "herding creatures," the baker is named Baker, and imagination is outlawed as a waste of time. Medford Runyuin washed up on the Island as a baby and has never fit in. Secretly, Medford carves beautiful designs into his bowls and walking sticks and then has to hide them because art is forbidden. When a mysterious Goatman appears on the Island, his existence throws into question everything that the people believe. Medford's friendship with the Goatman puts his own life in danger. Can the Island people change their perspective or will Medford be banished from everything he has ever known?
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written by Gwen
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Happenstance Found: The Books of Umber
P. W. Catanese (2009) , 342 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Adventure
Fantasy
Mystery
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When the boy wakes up in a cave, he has no idea who he is. He has no memory of his past, or even of his own name. When three strangers wander in to rescue him, he is not sure if he should be grateful or afraid. It is impossible to stay wary around Lord Umber, and soon the boy has a new name and a new future. Happenstance travels with Umber and his friends across a world full of wonders. Happenstance discovers that he has some amazing skills. He can see in the dark, read any language and jump amazingly high. With the evil Occo on their tale, Happenstance will need all these skills and more if he is to save his new friends and live long enough to learn who he is.
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written by Lisa
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling (1998) , 309 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Fantasy
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This is the best book I have read so far. When Harry's parents got killed by a evil wizard called Voldemort he moves on a horrible life with the Dursleys. He moves on to a school named Hogwarts. He makes lots of friends, playing a sport called Quidditch. Harry has a great time at Hogwarts and with some teachers called Hagrid, Dumbledore, and McGonagoll. Harry is trying to become a terrific wizard in Hogwarts. But there is only Volemort that can stop him from becoming a wizard. His two friends are named Ron and Hermoine.This is a very good book.
Kid review
written by Jangi, Age 9
I loved this book. It was AWESOME. Harry Potter has been living with his Aunt and Uncle for ten years. He finds out on his 11th birthday that he is a wizard, and gets to go to Hogwarts (school for wizards). He meets his 2 best friends there - Ron and Hermione. He solves the socerer's stone mystery, and defeats Professor Quirrel and Voldemort.
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written by Jude, Age 8
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What Really Happened to Humpty?
Jeanie Franz Ransom (2009) , 32 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Fantasy
Humor
Mystery
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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. Except Joe Humpty thinks his brother was pushed. After all, Humpty sits on that wall all the time. And he has never even wobbled. So why would he fall this time. But who would do such a horrible thing? Joe has plenty of suspects. Was it Little Miss Muffet? Or maybe it was Goldilocks. Chicken Little sure is acting suspicious too. But the best bet is probably Big Bad Wolf. It's up to Joe to track down the pusher before it is too late.
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written by Lisa
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