Rapunzel's Revenge

I really liked this story. It's (obviously) a take on Rapunzel - and it's pretty funny. It's written by Shannon and Dean Hale (she's the author of The Goose Girl and Princess Academy.) BUT, it's a comic book - that's what makes it so entertaining! The illustrator is Nathan Hale. Anyway, I thought that it was pretty good, plus it was different from your usual girly story. Creative!

Sorcery and Cecilia, or, the Enchanted Chocolate Pot:

being the correspondence of two young ladies of quality regarding various magical scandals in London and the country.

I thought that this was a pretty interesting book. I really enjoyed reading it. It's a Regency era story containing wizards and magic. What better combination of story can there be?

After reading it, I found out that the two authors started this as a game; they actually wrote it as a correspondence and neither ever discussed the plot, but it developed throughout their letters. (Does that make sense?) Anyway, I thought that was an interesting way to write a book!

This is a series, and I think that I'll read the following two books as well.

Adam of the Road

I just finished this book. It was okay. I read some other books in the meantime. It's about the son of a minstrel, with a love of minstrelry (is that a word?), that is separated from his dad and his dog. It just moved a little too slowly for me.

The Twenty-one Balloons

I thought that this was a really fun story. After leaving on a ballooning journey across the Pacific Ocean, Professor Waterman is found in the Atlantic Ocean. It's a great mystery to everyone how this happened and the professor won't tell his story to anyone until he's recounted it to his traveling society. It is quite a story full of adventure and riches!

Thimble Summer

Thimble Summer was a sweet story told from Garnet's perspective. Many great things happen for her during the summer after she finds a silver thimble. I thought that this was a fun story about some of the hard times that Garnet's family experiences, but the good times too.

The Matchlock Gun

I read this book in under an hour. It's about a young boy that asks his father about his grandpa's matchlock gun. He wonders why his father doesn't use it. He, however, has to use the gun in order to save his family from an Indian attack. It's a fun story and a quick read!

Hitty: Her First Hundred Years

I just finished Hitty after about three months and 4 library renewals! I did like it, but it just took me forever to read/ get into/ etc. It's a story written by a doll made in the 19th century. She talks about all of the different owners that she's had and how she has transferred from place to place. It's a fun story!