Action and Adventure

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Reviews

Half Magic

Author: Edward Eager Illustrator: N.M. Bodecker (cover illustration by Quentin Blake in the copy that I read) © Date: 1954, renewed 1982 Publisher: Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classic Pages: 192 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a few illustrations are sprinkled throughout Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: It all

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humorous, Nibbles, Science Fiction

Monster Mayhem

Author: Christopher Eliopoulos Illustrator: Christopher Eliopoulos © Date: 2018 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Pages: 211 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Zoe’s favorite thing to do—besides invent amazing robots—is watch classic monster movies. She has never been comfortable

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Nibbles

Odd and the Frost Giants

Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Brett Helquist © Date: 2009 Publisher: Harper Pages: 117 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, Publisher Recommended Age: 8 and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: In this inventive, short, yet perfectly formed novel inspired by traditional Norse mythology, Neil Gaiman takes readers on a wild and magical

Scroll to Top