Brandon Mull’s Beyonders trilogy 10 years in the making
Part 2 of 2. Click here to read Part 1. As a child, Brandon Mull, author of the Fablehaven series,…
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Beyonders series gave Brandon Mull chance to write his own ‘Narnia book’
Part 1 of 2. Click here to read Part 1. It turns out the third try isn’t the charm with…
Brandon Mull shows growth with ‘The Beyonders’
“THE BEYONDERS: A World Without Heroes,” by Brandon Mull, Aladdin, $19.99 (ages 8-12) A hippo, a blind prince and a…
Shaun Tan’s ‘Lost & Found’ a beautiful ‘thinking book’
“LOST & FOUND,” by Shaun Tan, Arthur A. Levine Books, $21.99 (ages 9-12) “Lost & Found,” by Shaun Tan is…
Vote for Children’s Choice Book Awards
The Children’s Book Council has announced the finalists for the Children’s Choice Book Awards and if you’re under the age…
‘Beyonders’ launch party is March 15
On Tuesday, March 15, (next week) Brandon Mull will be having a launch party for “Beyonders: A World Without Heroes”…
Library find: ‘Mira, Mirror’ full of surprises
“Mira, Mirror,” by Mettie Ivie Harrison, Viking (ages 10 and up) Before “The Princess and the Hound,” “The Princess and…
Middle-reader, YA news
There’s lots of exciting things going on in the middle-reader, YA worlds. Below are some links to some of what’s…
‘Grip of the Shadow Plague’ is action-packed
It took a while, but Utah-based author Brandon Mull and his Fablehaven series have finally hit their stride. Like J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” books, the characters in “Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague” have evolved, the action has picked up and the story is more exciting.
‘Half-Blood Prince’ brings new life to Harry Potter series
All the whining “why me” drama in J.K. Rowling’s “Order of the Phoenix” left fans wondering if the series was going to turn into Harry Potter 90210. But readers need not be worried. Rowling has brought new life to her popular series with “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”