Pax by Sara Pennypacker
Grieving the loss of his mother Peter discovered an orphaned fox cub and took him in. Ever since then he and Pax …
A fabulous creature by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
James Fielding was not at all happy when his parents decided to spend the summer in “the wilderness”, his plans had included …
Dragon’s Blood by Jane Yolen
Book 1 in The Pit Dragon trilogy Austar IV started life as a prison planet, over the generations and years it has …
To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee
I would guess that almost everyone reading this blog is familiar, to some degree, with Harper Lee’s To kill a mockingbird. The …
Anna Who by Bernadette Leach
So last week on twitter I spotted this tweet : Anna Who for me – and I know @oneilllo is a fan …
When we were animals by Joshua Gaylord
In a small town in America the teenagers run wild every full moon for three days while their parents, and everyone else …
Mud dir. by Jeff Nichols
Ellis (Tye Sheridan) live in Arkansas, on a boat-house, floating on a river1. His father earns a living from the river, catching …
Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
Emilia and Teo live as though they were brother and sister. Teo’s mother Delia died when a bird hits the plane is …
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
First read in August 2012, reread Oct 2014 as part of this year’s RIP reading1 . Near the village of Thisby on …
Skin Hunger by Kathleen Duey
A resurrection of magic ; book 1 Sadima’s mother died in her birthing. The magician paid to help did no such thing; …
Wolves by Simon Ings
I totally agree with that old saying “never judge a book by its cover”, but more often than not it is the …
More Than This by Patrick Ness
Seth is drowning. He isn’t going to survive, there is no out for him. He drowns. But death is not the end, …