Virgil the Hound by Tere Albanese Virgil is a royally bred foxhound. However, he refuses to hunt foxes or anything else for that matter. The Master of Hounds treats him quite cruelly. Virgil takes it in stride and stays true to himself. On one particular hunt, Virgil did what he always does. The hounds went one way and Virgil went the opposite way. The Mater of Hounds sends one of the huntsmen after Virgil and tells him to tie his whip to Virgil’s collar and drag him back. But when the … [Read more...] about Virgil the Hound by Tere Albanese
Orville Mouse and the Puzzle of the Clockwork Glowbirds by Tom Hoffman
Orville Mouse and the Puzzle of the Clockwork Glowbirds by Tom Hoffman 2016 Gold Medal Winner • Best Young Adult Adventure Book Readers Favorite International Book Award "Hoffman comes across as a master in the teen fantasy genre..." –Romuald Dzemo "...magical, exciting, witty and wise..." –Jack Magnus Orville Wellington Mouse lives with his Mum in the quiet fishing village of Muridaan Falls, Symoca. His life takes an unexpected turn when he learns his best friend Sophia Mouse is not … [Read more...] about Orville Mouse and the Puzzle of the Clockwork Glowbirds by Tom Hoffman
The Utterly Amazing Brain Of Ignatius Cramp by Fiona Mackinnon
Targeted Age Group:: 8-13 Have you ever heard voices in your head? Not pretend voices you make up yourself, that have foreign accents you can’t really do properly, but very real, very clear, very weird, very annoying voices. What if they’re coming from a tiny alien spaceship? Bet that’s never happened to you. But it happened to 13 year old Ignatius Cramp. Getting a family of four galaxy-hopping tourists (and their pet sabre-tooth tiger) that have crash-landed in your brain back to their home … [Read more...] about The Utterly Amazing Brain Of Ignatius Cramp by Fiona Mackinnon
