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Book Review: Mixed Magics by Diana Wynne Jones

Title: Mixed Magics Author: Diana Wynne Jones Series: Chrestomanci, Short Stories Publisher: Greenwillow Books Paperback: 208 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository 1 Warlock at the Wheel – Warlock drives away to flee Chrestomanci, gets bullied by toddler Jane and dog Towser. 2 Stealer of Souls – Evil Neville Spiderman kidnaps jealous… Continue reading Book Review: Mixed Magics by Diana Wynne Jones

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Book Review: The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones

Title: The Pinhoe Egg Author: Diana Wynne Jones Series: Chrestomanci, Book 6 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Hardcover: 384 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something exciting–something truly precious, very strange, and valuable. An egg. An egg that has been hidden away in an attic for who-knows-how-many… Continue reading Book Review: The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones

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Book Review: Conrad’s Fate by Diana Wynne Jones

Title: Conrad’s Fate Author: Diana Wynne Jones Series: Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Book 5 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Paperback: 400 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Someone at Stallery Mansion is changing the world. At first, only small details, but the changes get bigger and bigger. It’s up to Conrad, a twelve-year-old with… Continue reading Book Review: Conrad’s Fate by Diana Wynne Jones

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Book Review: House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones

Title: House of Many Ways Author: Diana Wynne Jones Series: Howl’s Moving Castle, Book 3 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Hardcover: 416 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great-Uncle William’s tiny cottage while he’s ill should have been easy. But Great-Uncle William is better… Continue reading Book Review: House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones

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Book Review: Dance of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin

Title: Dance of the Red Death Author: Bethany Griffin Series: Masque of the Red Death, Book 2 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Hardcover: 327 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Bethany Griffin continues the journey of Araby Worth in Dance of the Red Death—the sequel to her teen novel Masque of the Red Death. In… Continue reading Book Review: Dance of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin

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Book Review: Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol 2 by Diana Wynne Jones

Title: Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol 2 Author: Diana Wynne Jones Series: Chrestomanci, 3-4 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Paperback: 560 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository In this multiple parallel universes of the Twelve Related Worlds, only an enchanter with nine lives is powerful enough to control the rampant misuse of magic — and to hold… Continue reading Book Review: Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol 2 by Diana Wynne Jones

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Book Review: The Power of Three by Diana Wynne Jones

Title: The Power of Three Author: Diana Wynne Jones Publisher: Greenwillow Books Paperback: 336 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Ayna could predict the future. Cari could find what was lost. Gair thought he was ordinary. The three children of Gest, the chief of Garholt, know the perils of the Moor on which they live. The Dorig,… Continue reading Book Review: The Power of Three by Diana Wynne Jones

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Book Review: Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin

Title: Masque of the Red Death Author: Bethany Griffin Series: Masque of the Red Death, Book 1 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Hardcover: 319 pages Source: Chicago OverDrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Everything is in ruins. A devastating plague has decimated the population, and those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles around them.… Continue reading Book Review: Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin