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Have you ever read a book and felt like th characters came right off the page? Well, in the book INKHEART by Cornelia Funke, they really do. In INKHEART, Meggies' father has an extraordinary talent. He has the ability to make the characters in books come to life. However, there are consequences for this ability. If you like a fantasy story with a twist, this is the book for you.

Lauren Moerler Clarke Middle School Grade 6

Have you ever pictured living a life up in the sky? In the novel SKYBREAKER by Kenneth Oppel, we are introduced to a young man by the name of Matt Cruse. Matt is just your everyday hero and pirate-slayer, or at least that's what he's known as these days, studying to one day become the captain of his own ship at the Airship Academy. During training aboard the Flotsam, Matt is given the opportunity to go from rags to riches when he spots a ship long forgotten by history. The Hyperion left its dock over 40 years ago, but never reached its destination. The vast treasures of the esteemed inventor, Theodore Grunel, were never seen again. Matt, alongside his friend Kate de Vries, a gypsy, and a sky captain set out in search of this ghost ship and its frozen crew. 20,000 feet in the air, farther than any have ever gone before, Matt and his friends set out to make a name for themselves and maybe even rewrite history.
I would personally recommend this book to anyone who likes a good adventure novel. This book is packed full of action but there are also aspects of romance and friendship in it. ANYONE WHO LIKES SCIENCE FICTION WOULD DEFINITELY LOVE THIS BOOK TOO.
Alan Alex
Grade 10
W.T Clarke High School

Raise your hand if :

Your midterms stressed you out?

You're looking for a way to escape and unwind?

You want a quick read before your homework piles up?

Well, we've searched the stacks and found a great short Fantasy book that's not a thousand pages long, or a trilogy wide.*
Perfect for the semesters end and beginning, this book is a quick and engaging otherworldly read.

Look no further my friend and try STONEFATHER by Orson Scott Card.

We start off with the main character Runnel, the simple and poor mountain boy born into an abusive family that considers him the unwanted child. On a walk one day, he leaves his home and takes a random path out of the mountains and into the city of Mitherhome, where he discovers so much more to the world than his simple mountain life.
He meets a young servant girl who helps him get a job with her master, the Stonemage Lord Brickel. As he progresses in this new land, far away from his family, he comes to the realization that the people of Mitherhome are not what they seem and that his true heritage may be very ancient and very magical.

" A great story to read when you're pressed for time, or low on energy; it picks up quickly and is extremely charming. It's a book that cannot be forgotten." -Mrs. Hirsch, YA Librarian

Recommended for grades 11 and up.

*Note: reviewer is not responsible if Orson Scott Card later decides to make Stonefather the first book of a possible new series called Mithermages. I can only hope he does.