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Name of Book:  Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Author:  Kate DiCamillo Illustrator: K.G. Campbell Publisher: Candlewick Press ISBN: 978-0-7636-6040-6 Audience: This book would appeal to people age 8 to 88 and beyond! An 8 year old will enjoy the adventure and

Title:  Bone Author:  Jeff Smith Illustrator:  Jeff Smith Publisher:  Cartoon Books ISBN:  978-1-888963-14-4 Audience:  Ages 9 and up Summary:  Bone is the compilation in one volume of the series of nine graphic novels by Jeff Smith.  It tells the story(s) of the three Bone

Title:  The Witch’s Boy Author: Kelly Barnhill Publisher:  Algonquin Young Readers Publication Date: September 16, 2014 ISBN: 978-1616203511 Audience: Ages 10 and up Summary: Tam and Ned, identical twins, build a raft and launch it on the Great River, heading for the sea.  The

Name of Book: The Glass Puzzle Author: Christine Brodien-Jones Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers ISBN: 978-0385742979 Audience: Grades 5-7 Summary: 11-year-old Zoé and her cousin Ian love spending the summer with Granddad in the Welsh town of Tenby. Tenby has a history

Name of Book: 100 Cupboards Author: N. D. Wilson Illustrator: Jeff Nentrup Publisher: Yearling/ Random House Books for Young Readers (December 26, 2007) ISBN: 0375838813 Audience:  Intended for ages 8-12, but younger children may not enjoy the somewhat slow pace.  However, this

Name of Book: Inkheart Author:  Cornelia Funke Publisher:  Scholastic Inc. ISBN:  0439709105 Audience:  Ages 9 and up Summary:  Twelve-year-old Meggie and her father Mo, a bookbinder, live a quiet life together until a stranger appears one rainy night, and Meggie learns of a

At first blush, the answer to this question is an easy one.  We should use fantasy literature because our kids love it.  But we need to go deeper than that.  After all, we all love things that aren’t necessarily good for nurturing our faith development…chocolate, for example. 

Name of Book: The Lord of the RingsTrilogy Author:  J.R.R. Tolkien Illustrator: Alan Lee Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Publisher’s Intended Audience: Grades 7 and Up Summary: The Ring of Power has resurfaced and is striving to return to the hand of its master, the Dark Lord,