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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast

Folktales

Robin McKinley

336 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

5.0verymom's review
fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous medium-paced
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: The Story of an African Childhood by Robyn Scott

Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: The Story of an African Childhood

Robyn Scott

missing page info • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0verymom's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones

House of Many Ways

Howl's Moving Castle #3

Diana Wynne Jones

404 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0verymom's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow

Jessica Day George

328 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0verymom's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous fast-paced
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes #1-9

Arthur Conan Doyle

1077 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)

5.0verymom's review
fiction classics crime mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

The City of Ember

Book of Ember #1

Jeanne DuPrau

288 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0verymom's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

The Blue Castle

L.M. Montgomery

272 pages • first pub 1926 (editions)

5.0verymom's review
fiction classics romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Left To Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculée Ilibagiza

Left To Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust

Immaculée Ilibagiza

215 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0verymom's review
nonfiction autobiography history memoir inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Three Tales of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

Three Tales of My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon #1-3

Ruth Stiles Gannett

256 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0verymom's review
fiction childrens fantasy adventurous fast-paced
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1

Alexander McCall Smith

240 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0verymom's review
fiction crime mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced