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Category Archives: Roben
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor – YA F TAY (Fantasy) WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Lazlo Strange is a librarian and a dreamer; Sarai is blue-skinned godspawn; Thyon is a charlatan, and Eril-Fane is the Godslayer. The city of Weep, shrouded … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Roben, romance, world building
Tagged Laini Taylor, Smith Public Library, Strange the Dreamer, Wylie TX
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The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black About: Want a creepy read for Halloween? Look no further than Holly Black’s The Coldest Girl in Coldtown. Meet Tana, who lives in a world where the monsters have crept out of … Continue reading
Posted in heroine, Roben, supernatural, vampires
Tagged Holly Black, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
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YVAIN, THE KNIGHT OF THE LION by M. T. Anderson; Illustrated by Andrea Offermann
YVAIN, THE KNIGHT OF THE LION by M. T. Anderson; Illustrated by Andrea Offermann WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Questing! Knights and their fair ladies! Battles! Dragons! Yvain is a young knight in King Arthur’s court. After a cousin is nearly killed … Continue reading
Posted in dragons, Fantasy, graphic novel, illustrated, Roben, young adult
Tagged Andrea Offermann, M. T. Anderson, Smith Public Library, THE KNIGHT OF THE LION, Wylie TX, YVAIN
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Heartstone by Elle Katherine White
Heartstone by Ella Katherine White – SFF WHIT About: As our story opens, Aliza Bentaine is conversing with one of the many hobgoblins that live in the Merybourne Manor gardens. Without warning, a dragon alights nearby and the rider, Alistair … Continue reading
Posted in Adult with Teen Appeal, Fantasy, retelling, Roben
Tagged Elle Katharine White, Heartstone
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Maresi, Book 1 in the Red Abbey Chronicles by Maria Turtschaninoff
Maresi, Book 1 in the Red Abbey Chronicles by Maria Turtschaninoff What It’s About: Maresi’s world is one that many would envy. She is a Novice at the Red Abbey, a refuge for women and girls. Situated on an island … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, female protagonist, Roben
Tagged Maresi, Maria Turtschaninoff, Red Abbey Chronicles
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The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Andieh About: In this re-imagining of One Thousand and One Nights, Shahrzad plans to avenge the death of her dearest friend, Shiva, by volunteering to marry the murderous boy-king of Khorasan, but discovers … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, magic, retelling, Roben, romance
Tagged Renee Andieh, Smith Public Library, The Wrath and the Dawn, Wylie TX
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Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
Bruiser by Neal Shusterman About: Shusterman says that he wanted to write about an empath and thus, Bruiser was born. The blurb in Smith’s on-line catalog states “Inexplicable events start to occur when sixteen-year-old twins Tennyson and Brontë befriend a troubled … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, character driven, coming of age, dating, divorce, realistic fiction, Roben
Tagged Bruiser, Neal Shusterman, Smith Public Library, Wylie Texas
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