A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz

Brilliant! Gidwitz retells the Hansel and Gretel story while incorporating many of the lesser known, un-Disney-fied stories. I love that he has truly held onto the grim aspects of the Grimm versions of these tales; they were not sweet, cute stories with happy endings. Many of them were grusome and ended with morals and warnings [...]

February 13, 2012 Tags: middle grades Posted in: fantasy No Comments

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

This is the second book I’ve read by Funke, and I must say this is the better of the two. I find her unorthodox in her approach towards children’s fantasy in that very little of the story is based on anything fantastical. Her characters are very much grounded in the real world and must deal [...]

January 22, 2010 Tags: middle grades, preteen Posted in: fantasy, fiction No Comments

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With a BA in English Education, an MA in English Literature, and over ten years of teaching experience at both the middle and high school level, it is an understatement to say that I've read a lot of books.

The book reviews I write are from the perspective of someone who has studied literature and literary criticism, who has taught young people how to read and interpret literature, and who has grown up in a Christian home with parents who put everything we saw and read into the context of our faith.
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