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Prophecy of Days

Author: Christy Raedeke
Review Writer: Book Girl
Ever wonder about what will happen with the Mayan prophecy of 2012? This book tells about a girl called Caity whose parents decide to move (with Caity) to an inherited Scottish castle which they will convert into an Inn. Caity has always dreamed of getting discovered for something, whether it be her acting, painting, singing or any other abilities. She never dreamed that it would come in such a different way. After moving in to the Scottish castle, Caity discovers a hidden room that she unlocks with a necklace containing a strange symbol. Soon she discovers a prophecy with her name in it, foretelling that Caity will be a hero and save the world.

A gripping tale of discovery, suspense and good versus evil.

Sandry's Book

Author: Tamora Pierce
Review Writer: Book Girl
This is a great book about going out side the normal boundaries of magic. Sandry, Briar, Daja and Tris are children from different backgrounds who all have abnormal skills. Sandry can weave strings to create binding magic. Briar can practically feel the emotions of plants. Daja is a master blacksmith coming from a family of Traders that frown upon making things. Tris' powers with the weather confuse her more than anything else. these four children are sent by their respective families or guardians to Winding Circle temple. There, the children learn to harbor their powers with experts. However, when disaster strikes can the kids band together to fight a force of magic stronger than anything they have ever seen?

The Golden Compass

Author: Philip Pullman
Review Writer: Book Girl
Lyra Belacqua is a girl running half-wild at the Jordan College with her friend, Roger, the kitchen boy. However, strange things start happening when she sees the Master put poison in her uncle, Lord Asriel's drink. She foils the murder, but things get even stranger. A strange organization, called the Gobblers is kidnapping children. No one knows where they are taking the kids, and worse no on knows what they are doing to them. Then, Lyra discovers that her best friend Roger has been taken by the Gobblers as well. However, all this is forgotten when Lyra is swept from the college with the mysterious Mrs. Coulter, an explorer in the north. Lyra soon learns that Mrs. Coulter is no what she seems, so in a fit of fury she runs away. Will she rescue Roger?

The Key to Rondo

Author: Emily Rodda
Review Writer: Book Girl
Leo is a normal boy living a normal life. Every year he goes to tea with his eccentric Great-Aunt Beatrice. He is ridiculed in front of his cousins about being the spitting image of his Great-Uncle Henry. Then there is the traditional listening to the music box. There are very precise rules to the music box. When Aunt Beatrice dies, she leaves Leo the music box. When his family has his cousin Mimi over for a month she disobeys the rules of the music box, and they are quickly drawn into the fantasy world that is painted on the music box. An evil blue queen steals Mimi's best friend and beloved dog, Mutt. With Leo reluctantly joining her, she sets out on a quest to get Mutt back. Will they make it?

Daddy Long-Legs

Author: Jean Webster
Review Writer: Book Girl
Jerusha is an orphan with no hope for the future. But things start looking up when a trustee from the orphan asylum decides to pay for her education. The only condition is that she must write letters to the trustee who is paying for it. She decides to call him Daddy Long Legs and her letters begin with a desire to meet Daddy Long Legs. Will she?

The Trumpeter of Krakow

Author: Eric P. Kelly
Review Writer: Book Girl
Year it won the Newbery: 1929
A family of three is traveling into Krakow, the capital of Poland, because their house and fields were burned up by bandits. Joseph a young boy, saves the niece of a scholar from a dog bite, so Joseph and his parents and his parents are offered apartments. The father is offered a job being the trumpeter at a church at night. He needs to sound the gong on the hour and play a hymn in the four directions. Everything is going well, until bandits start attacking the family for a pumpkin. And to find out what happens next, read the book!