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Ms. Root

Ms. Root

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  • Knightley Academy
    • Rated 4 stars

    “A story of changing your fate, Knightly Academy follows two common born boys, and one Indian boy adopted by a noble family as they prove their intelligence and bravery and are the first ever 'common' students excepted into the academy. Their friendship grows through adversity and they learn that they are not only fighting to stay in the academy for their own sakes, but that if they fail, no other boys will be given this opportunity. They MUST succeed. But when injuries start happening, people go missing, and the three keep getting unjustly accused by their teachers, how can they possibly find a way to stay?

    If you like Harry Potter this has a very similar feel, except there is NOT any magic. While set in a semi-realistic setting and free of magic of any kind, it is not a realistic or historic book due to the creative use of the neighboring kingdom and the laws regarding fighting. Read the book to find out what I mean. :)”

    Ms. Root wrote this review Sunday, April 7, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • Fleeing Peace
    • Rated 4 stars

    “The story, while a bit confusing at first, follows an almost unfathomable number of characters (mostly between the ages of 9-15) in their flight from peace and their quest to save their countries from the evil Norsunder. Why would they run from peace? Is it truly peace if it is accomplished by removing a persons free will?
    If you enjoy stories like The Giver and like fast paced adventures and creative insults give this book a try. ”

    Ms. Root wrote this review Sunday, April 7, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Horse and His Boy
    • Rated 5 stars

    “One of my all time favorite books.
    This story follows a boy named Shasta from a ife of servitude to a man he has always called father to a journey of discovery. Shasta, through an encounter with a talking horse, discovers a world of possibilities that he never dreamed could be his. He learns that he is not a Calormen, or the son of the fisherman. He, like the horse, came from a land far away where animals can speak and both humans and animals are free from slavery. Along the way, Shasta runs into unlikely companions, and discovers information that is vital to the survival of the Narnian people. Can he and his companions face their fears and swallow their pride to ensure the survival of this great land? Or will their squabbles make them too late?”

    Ms. Root wrote this review Monday, March 18, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • A Posse of Princesses
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Rhis is the third child of a quiet mountainous kingdom with wealth but very little adventure, and even less gossip. Her older brother and sister in law will take the throne after her father. Her older sister will follow in her mother's steps and become a powerful mage. All that is expected of Rhis is that she marry well to benefit the kingdom. All that Rhis wants is a little adventure and romance before the whole marriage thing happens. But, when she is invited the court of the new crown prince of the neighboring far larger and much more exciting kingdom she finds romance, adventure, and discovers just how lucky she is to have loving supportive parents, and the luxury of common sense. As more and more of her peers look to her for guidance Rhis, who has never had much expected of her, discovers that she has more to offer then any of them expected. ”

    Ms. Root wrote this review Wednesday, February 13, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • Princess of the Silver Woods
    • Rated 3 stars

    “One of the 12 dancing princesses is back in this retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. In a clever retelling, the wolf is not a wolf, but a disinherited young Earl who wears the guise of a wolf to feed his starving village. What will the princess do once she has seen the need of these people? And how will she be able to help, when the dark princess from below have come back to claim what they feel is theirs? ”

    Ms. Root wrote this review Tuesday, February 5, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • Princess of Glass
    • Rated 3 stars

    “One of the 12 princesses from 'Princess of the Midnight Ball' continues the adventure as she is sent far from home to improve diplomatic relations with foreign kingdoms. When magic begins to appear and seems to have taken another young girl captive, she does what she must to see that the evil Godmother, does not get to claim the young woman forever. ”

    Ms. Root wrote this review Tuesday, February 5, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • Princess of the Midnight Ball
    • Rated 3 stars

    “A retelling of the story of the princesses who dance each night in a magic realm and the courage that it takes to save them. ”

    Ms. Root wrote this review Tuesday, February 5, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • Tuesdays at the Castle
    • Rated 4 stars

    “The castle has a mind of its own. Rooms move, grow, shrink, change, appear, disappear... at random. The castle has a mind of its own. It chooses the king, punishes the traitors, and rewards the faithful. The castle has a mind of its own. No one has taken the time to try to get to know it (preferring to simply accept its' eccentricities) until now. Princes Celie has spent years mapping the caste, discovering its secrets, and becoming it's friend.
    Now that the caste is in danger and her parents are possibly dead, can Celie and the castle work together to save the kingdom? And her parents? ”

    Ms. Root wrote this review Tuesday, February 5, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • Jinx

    Jinx

    by Sage Blackwood
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Jinx's father is dead. His mother has remarried, had a new baby, and barely acknowledges his existence. His step father hates him. There is not enough food to go around. He knows what his step father's plan is when he is led out of the village, into the Urwald, and OFF THE PATH!
    His step father's plan to abandon him in the woods (one less mouth to feed) goes suddenly awry when the man finds himself lost, they are confronted by a mysterious (and dangerous) magician, and trolls apear (hungry for human flesh). What should Jinx do? Try to save his step father who meant to leave them to die? Go with the mysterious magician offering him a new and VERY different life?
    Jinx has some choices to make. And curiosity... well the cat isn't dead... yet. ”

    Ms. Root wrote this review Tuesday, February 5, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Body in the Library
    • Rated 4 stars

    “This cleverly written mystery follows a shrewd and intelligent older woman on her quest to solve a murder that implicates her best friend. She doesn't bat an eye over the gory details of the girls death, and even studies the crime scene and body for clues, but her true gift is in reading people; especially those that don't want to be read. ”

    Ms. Root wrote this review Tuesday, February 5, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
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