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The Wizard’s Apprentice – Jackie French Koller

The second book in “The Keepers” series, “The Wizard’s Apprentice” continues the story of Nell, the princess who wants to become a magician and possibly even the apprentice to the Keeper. A prophesy has gone forth that the Chosen One will soon emerge, and Nell, so far, has met all the requirements. But the current Keeper can’t accept that the Chosen One might be a girl, and has told Nell that he will only take her as his apprentice if she will get the Mantle of Trust from her father, something generally only passed from father to son. Nell is … Continue reading →

The Lightning Thief – Rick Riordan

A few months ago I had never heard of author Rick Riordan or the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series. A few months ago I never would have imagined that my ten year old twins would be fascinated by Greek mythology, or that we would have spent many hours reading these books. The premise of the series is that the Greek gods are not only real, but still around in present day. Some of them have even had children with mortals. The hero of the series is such a child – a demigod, or “half-blood”. Percy is an unlikely hero; … Continue reading →

Dragon Slippers – Jessica Day George

“Dragon Slippers” is the debut novel of new author Jessica Day George, and I found it completely charming. Creel is the orphaned daughter of a mother who taught her how to embroider and weave. When Creel is left in the care of her aunt, her keeping puts a strain on the already impoverished household, and her aunt decides that the only solution is to offer Creel up to a dragon. When a knight in shining armor comes to rescue her, he’ll madly in love with her, carry her off and make all of them fabulously wealthy. A silly plan, but … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Rebecca Shelley

Last week I reviewed “Red Dragon Codex” written by R. D. Henham, assisted by Rebecca Shelley. Rebecca has granted us an exclusive interview here on Families.com today. Rebecca, you have just completed the novel “Red Dragon Codex,” a companion book to the “Dragonlance” series. How many books will be in this dragon series? There will be ten books in the series, one for each of color dragon in the “Dragonlance” world. They are meant to go as companion books to the New York Times bestselling “A Practical Guide to Dragons.” “The Bronze Dragon Codex” is coming out this July, followed … Continue reading →

Howl’s Moving Castle – Diana Wynne Jones

In fairy tales, it’s always the youngest who saves the kingdom, wins the fortune, or outsmarts the dragon. The heroine of Howl’s Moving Castle knows this because she lives in the land of Ingary, where not only is there such a thing as a Royal wizard, but where there are things like boots that let you take twenty-one mile steps. Alas, Sophie is the eldest. She resigns herself to a boring life. No part of Sophie’s life, or this book, is boring though. She has many adventures as she grows into her own gifts and abilities. Sophie’s own brand of … Continue reading →

Media Week in Review: December 31st-January 5th

Did you miss out on joining us during the last busy day of the year? Catching up from the holiday chaos? Let’s take a look at what you might have missed. Tristi took a look at “Amazon’s Bestselling Books for December,” and then talked a bit about “Book Clubs” and why you might want to join one in your area. Then we read a review on “The Frog Princess,” about a princess who kisses a frog and turns into a frog herself. Then we talked a little more about book clubs and what might take place at “Your Book Club … Continue reading →