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Book reviews for adventure, magic and fantasy & space and aliens

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  • Review
    The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs

    Garden fantasy casts a strange spell.
    AGE
    4
     
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    By William Joyce
    (Book, 2013)
  • Review
    Warriors series

    Cat clans mirror human issues in popular series.
    AGE
    9
     
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    By Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Tui Sutherland
    (Book, 2012)
  • Review
    Magic Tree House Series

    Fun, educational chapter books have something for everyone.
    AGE
    6
     
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    By Mary Pope Osborne
    (Book, 2012)
  • Review
    The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons

    Brave heroine faces danger with help of magic and friends.
    AGE
    10
     
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    By Barbara Mariconda
    (Book, 2012)
  • Review
    Phoenix: The Five Ancestors Out of the Ashes, Book 1

    Exciting adventure of bike racing, kung fu, Chinese myth.
    AGE
    9
     
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    By Jeff Stone
    (Book, 2012)
  • Review
    The Wainscott Weasel

    Charming tale of a weasel's adventure to protect his love.
    AGE
    7
     
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    By Tor Seidler
    (Book, 2012)
  • Review
    Secrets at Sea

    Great story, characters make mouse journey instant classic.
    AGE
    9
     
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    By Richard Peck
    (Book, 2011)
  • Review
    The Apothecary

    Cold War kids use magic to save world in brilliant novel.
    AGE
    11
     
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    By Maile Meloy
    (Book, 2011)
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    The Worst Witch at School

    Kids too young for Harry Potter will enjoy the misadventures of an accident-prone but well-meaning young witch.
    AGE
    7
     
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    By Jill Murphy
    (Book, 2007)
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    The Bad Beginning: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1

    A cliff-hanging adventure wrapped in black humor.
    AGE
    9
     
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    By Lemony Snicket
    (Book, 2004)