Book Review: The Blue Fairy Book edited by Andrew Lang Once upon a time, (1889 to be specific), British children did not have access to collections of fairy tales. Educators of the time thought fairy tales were too unrealistic and harmful to children, and beneath adults. Mr. Lang felt differently; he had delighted in such… Continue reading Book Review: The Blue Fairy Book
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Book Review: The Cryptic Case of the Coded Fair
Book Review: The Cryptic Case of the Coded Fair by Barbara & Robert Tinker with Pendred Noyce, illustrated by Yu-Yu Chin Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Once again the Galactic Academy of Science must reach out to kids from the 21st Century to… Continue reading Book Review: The Cryptic Case of the Coded Fair
Book Review: The Cloak Society #3: Fall of Heroes
Book Review: The Cloak Society #3: Fall of Heroes by Jeramy Kraatz Disclaimer : I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. My copy was an uncorrected proof; some changes may be present in the final product. This review has SPOILERS for the first two books… Continue reading Book Review: The Cloak Society #3: Fall of Heroes
Comic Book Review: El Deafo
Comic Book Review: El Deafo by Cece Bell Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. My copy was an uncorrected proof, and there will be changes in the final product (notably, the proof is in black and white, while the real thing will be in… Continue reading Comic Book Review: El Deafo
Anime Review: Matchless Raijin-Oh
The fifth-dimensional Jaku Empire (literally, “the Evil Empire”) has decided to conquer the third dimension, starting with Earth. Good thing Earth has a powerful guardian spirit named Eldoran. Or perhaps we should say had a powerful guardian spirit, as Eldoran blocks the invaders’ one-shot superweapon at the cost of crippling himself to a near-death state. Eldoran… Continue reading Anime Review: Matchless Raijin-Oh
Movie Review: JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time
Movie Review: JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time The Legion of Doom’s latest plan has been thwarted by the Justice League of America, and Lex Luthor is trapped in ice for a thousand years. He’s accidentally unleashed by two teenage heroes of the 31st Century, Karate Kid and Dawnstar. Luthor promptly steals an hourglass that controls… Continue reading Movie Review: JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time
Manga Review: The Twin Knights
Manga Review: The Twin Knights by Osamu Tezuka This is a sequel to the classic Osamu Tezuka work Princess Knight (“Ribon no Kishi” or “The Ribbon Knight” in Japanese), about Sapphire, a princess raised as a boy due to strange circumstances. Queen Sapphire is now married and gives birth to twins, Prince Daisy and Princess Violetta.… Continue reading Manga Review: The Twin Knights
Anime Review: Kobato
Anime Review: Kobato A young woman named Kobato appears in the city, bereft of memory. She is accompanied by a talking stuffed dog toy named Iorogi (Kobato always mispronounces it as Ioryogi.) It seems that Kobato has a wish she needs to fulfill by healing a number of human hearts, and only has four seasons… Continue reading Anime Review: Kobato
Book Review: Girls Research! Amazing Tales of Female Scientists
Book Review: Girls Research! Amazing Tales of Female Scientists by Jennifer Phillips Disclosure: I received this book from a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This is a part of the Girls Rock! series by Capstone Books, which presents short biographies of women and their achievements, aimed primarily at young girls. In… Continue reading Book Review: Girls Research! Amazing Tales of Female Scientists
Book Review: The Jinson Twins, Science Detectives, and the Mystery of Echo Lake
Book Review: The Jinson Twins, Science Detectives, and the Mystery of Echo Lake by Steven L. Zeichner Disclosure: I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway in the understanding that I would write a review of it. Debbie and Joe Jinson, twins, decide to make some summer money by doing odd jobs. They are… Continue reading Book Review: The Jinson Twins, Science Detectives, and the Mystery of Echo Lake