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THE TALE OF THE SWAMP RAT
written by Carter Crocker, (Puffin Books, Paper $6.99, ISBN
0-14-240314-8, Philomel Books 2003, HC $16.99, ISBN 0-399-23964-2),
232p, Ages 9-13.
Little Mole narrates a tale about a young swamp rat, orphaned
after a snake attack and rescued by a wise alligator, who learns
to find his way in the swamp world. When trouble comes to the
swamp in the form of a drought, many claim that Ossie caused
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THE GOOSE GIRL
written by
Shannon Hale, (Bloomsbury Children's Books, Paper $8.95, ISBN
1-58234-990-8, 2003, HC $17.95, ISBN 1-58234-843-X), 400p, Ages
10+.
In this retelling of a famous Grimms fairy tale, a young
princess, on her way to marry a prince she has never met, must
use all her resources to outwit attackers. Betrayed by her lady-in-waiting,
Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee becomes a goose girl to survive
until she can prove her identity and reclaim her rightful crown.
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INKSPELL
written by Cornelia
Funke, illus. by Carol Lawson/Cornelia Funke, translated from
German by Anthea Bell, (The Chicken House, $19.99, ISBN 0-439-55400-4),
672p, Ages 9-12.
This next installment in the Inkheart trilogy
begins a year after the conclusion of Inkheart, a fantasy in
which only a few readers have the ability to read characters
in and out of books. A story within a story, Inkspell explores
the predicament and fascinating concept of authors who try to
change the world that they have created. |
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