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The Bonemender by Holly Bennett

February 27th, 2009 · No Comments

review by Mrs. Johnson
This fantasy is written in a style more like Lewis or Tolkien than Atwater-Rhodes or Chima or Snyder. By that I mean that the style is more formal than “Poison Study” or “Wizard Heir”, but it is just as gripping. Gabrielle is a bonemender or healer as well as the Princess of [...]

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Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

February 27th, 2009 · No Comments

review by Mrs. Johnson
This was a fun fantasy involving shape-changing cultures who have been at war for centuries. Danica is heir to the avian shapeshifter throne. She wants to end the war between her people and the serpiente or snake shifters. Their leader, Zane Cobriana, proposes to end the war, LITERALLY! Can hawk and snake [...]

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