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These are the 100 best fantasy books of all time

November 5, 2020November 4, 2020Posted in General, NewsTagged book lists, Classics, Fantasy, George R.R. Martin, Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Roald Dahl, Tolkein, William GoldmanLeave a comment

If you like rollicking reads about dragons and dwarves or wizards and elves. If you like stories of magical adventures and mystical battles, with or without a medieval twist. If you like tales of fairies and goblins or weird talking animals. If you like marvellous epics set in intricate make-believe worlds where things aren’t always what they seem. Then do I have a book list for you.

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What to read after Harry Potter

January 17, 2020June 3, 2020Posted in JuniorTagged book lists, Chapter books, Cressida Cowell, dragons, Fantasy, Harry Potter, Jennifer Bell, Jessica Townsend, John Flanagan, MA Larson, middle grade, Nick Earls, Philip Pullman, princesses, Ransom Riggs, Soman Chainani, Tolkein, Tui Sutherland, wizardsLeave a comment

Ah, Harry Potter. You brilliant boy wizard, you. Single-handedly responsible for driving gazillions of kids to pick up a book and read. But what about when that kid has devoured all seven volumes – that’s 1,084,170 words btw – of Potter and co’s adventures? What should a kid read next after everyone graduates from Hogwarts and Voldemort finally gets what’s coming to him?

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The 9 best classic books in graphic novel form for kids and teens

September 3, 2019August 31, 2019Posted in Junior, YA fictionTagged Anne Frank, Classics, Graphic novels, Harper Lee, L.M. Montgomery, Lois Lowry, Philip Pullman, Philippa Pearce, Science Fiction, TolkeinLeave a comment

There are some classic books every kid should read. Books like Anne Frank’s Diary or The Giver. But whether you blame it on YouTube or Xbox or the darn weather, the truth is some kids won’t go anywhere near a book that starts with the dreaded ‘c’ word.

Lucky, we have graphic novels to counter that. And even the experts think so, as the lines of classic books getting graphic novel makeovers grow. These books may be heavy on the pictures, but research shows there’s no place for literary snobbery when it comes to graphic novels.

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