Author: zapkode.marie

{Athena the Wise: Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams}

{Athena the Wise: Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams}

{Synopsis} – These classic myths from the Greek pantheon are given a modern twist that contemporary tweens can relate to, from dealing with bullies like Medusa to a first crush on an unlikely boy. Goddess Girls follows four goddesses-in-training – Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis – as they navigate the ins and outs of divine […]

Posted September 22, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Unaccompanied Minor: Hollis Gillespie}

{Unaccompanied Minor: Hollis Gillespie}

{Synopsis} – Fourteen-year-old April Mae Manning spent her life on airplanes with her flight attendant parents. When her father dies in a crash, April's mom marries a pilot who turns out to be an abusive jerk, and gets Mom confined to a psychiatric hospital. So April takes off, literally, living on airplanes, using her mother's […]

Posted August 17, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{The Search for Baby Ruby: Susan Shreve}

{The Search for Baby Ruby: Susan Shreve}

{Synopsis} – The search for a missing baby drives this heart-pounding page turner, from Edgar Award Winner Susan Shreve (LUCY FOREVER AND MISS ROSETREE, SHRINKS). It was just a few minutes. Stuck in a hotel room babysitting while the rest of her family celebrated downstairs in the hotel, Jess thought she'd try on her sister's […]

Posted August 6, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Dream On: Sarah Mlynowski}

{Dream On: Sarah Mlynowski}

{Synopsis} – Good night, sleep tight, don't let the magic mirror bite…. It was supposed to be the best sleepover ever. Just me, my best friend, Robin, and an awesome night of s'mores, secrets, and staying up late. No pesky little brothers allowed. And DEFINITELY no magic mirrors. Everything was perfect…until the mirror sucked Robin […]

Posted July 29, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Sink or Swim: Sarah Mlynowski}

{Sink or Swim: Sarah Mlynowski}

{Synopsis} – Once again my brother and I are in hot water… We weren't planning to mess up the fairy tales. The first two times, we did it by accident. But when our magic mirror pulls us into the story of the Little Mermaid, we have no choice but to try and rewrite it. Let's […]

Posted July 23, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{If the Shoe Fits: Sarah Mlynowski}

{If the Shoe Fits: Sarah Mlynowski}

{Synopsis} – Once upon a time my brother and I found a magic mirror… Tonight the mirror swept us into Cinderella's fairy tale. Now, we are NOT messing this story up. No way. Cinderella is going to marry her prince just like she's supposed to. Uh-oh. Cinderella broke her foot, and there's massive swelling. The […]

Posted July 19, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Fairest of All: Sarah Mlynowski}

{Fairest of All: Sarah Mlynowski}

{Synopsis} – A fresh, modern spin on a classic fairy tale–from bestselling author Sarah Mlynowski! Mirror, mirror, on the basement wall . . . Once upon a time my brother and I were normal kids. The next minute? The mirror in our basement slurped us up and magically transported us inside Snow White's fairy tale. […]

Posted July 16, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Girl in the wall: Daphne Benedis-Grab}

{Girl in the wall: Daphne Benedis-Grab}

{Synopsis} – Ariel's birthday weekend looks to be the event of the season, with a private concert by rock star Hudson Winters on the grounds of her family's east coast estate, and all of Ariel's elite prep school friends in attendance. The only person who's dreading the party is Sera, Ariel's former best friend, whose […]

Posted July 12, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments