Ten years ago, it was decided that girls would be accepted to train as knights, but no one has come forward until Keladry of Mindalen. When she arrives at the school, Keladry is treated unjustly by the male students, as well as the male staff. In order to meet the first year requirements, Keladry must work harder than her colleagues in order to prove to them that she has what it takes to be a knight. When she stands up for the underdog, she earns respect from several students. Through the different tasks and battles, Keladry demonstrates her strength and heroism. This is a great adventure story with a strong female protagonist! If you liked the first book, continue with the sequel, Page.
The Anybodies by N.E Bode (2004).
Have you ever read the Anybodies? It is a great Fiction book about a girl who gets sent to the wrong family at birth, then her real Dad comes to pick her up at the family's house that she had been living at and the two kids switch to see how it goes over the summer. She finds out that her real Dad is an anybody which is a person who can be anybody at anytime. It is a very interesting adventure for Fern. I would recommend this to anybody.
Review by Sophia, age 10.
Twelve year old Julie lives with her single mom, Zel (a.k.a. Rapunzel) who had once upon a time fled from the enchanted forest, known as "the wild", in order to live a somewhat normal life. There are others just like Zel -- Mary from "Mary had a little lamb," the Three Bears, Puss in Boots (he's now Julie's brother) and more. But, when someone makes a wish to release "the wild", it captures characters into their original roles. Julie must rescue her mother and the others before it is too late. Can she manage to escape the fairy tale endings or will she end up in a story of her own? A neat twist is that the setting is right here in Massachusetts!
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If you enjoy Animal Fantasy books, don't miss Swordbird, which was written by 11 year-old Fan! Deep in Stone-Run Forest, the once peaceful blue jays and cardinals have become enemies over stolen food and eggs. But who really stole these items? In addition to the warring birds, a terrible hawk, Turnatt, is planning to enslave all of the forest birds and force them to build his fortress. Only Swordbird, a bird of peace, can rescue the birds, but will he arrive in time?
When Sean and his third grade classmates find out that they will learn how to write in cursive, they can't wait! Their teacher, Mrs. Tovani, will let each student join the John Hancock Club once they can write in cursive. The students all want to know, who was John Hancock? But, Sean, doesn't know if he'll ever make it into the club, because he is having trouble with his cursive. Learn about John Hancock and find out if Sean makes it into this special club. Colorful illustrations and examples of cursive writing make this a fun book to read together!
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