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The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

Mrs. Kelley-Walker — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:00:59 +0000

Reviewed by Elizabeth Gutierrez
The third book to His Dark Materials. Lyra and Will find themselves traveling to a land where no living person should go. But in another world a friend of Lyra’s is making a device that could aid Lyra and Will in their journey. But most all, Lyra will have to face the ultimate decision yet. I give this 5 out of 5 stars.

Find all of Pullman’s His Dark Materials books in the Fiction section under FIC Pul.

The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

Mrs. Kelley-Walker — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:55:12 +0000

Reviewed by Elizabeth Gutierrez

After the violent death of her friend, Lyra is in a new world or deminsion. There’s no one around except her and Pan, but soon enough she runs into a boy who is very different and very odd. As they become used to each other, they find themselves in a bundle when the boy has a responsibility of a very special knife that ony he can work. And as they journey together, Lyra’s destiny becomes closer.

The Other Side of Dark by Joan Lowry Nixon

Mrs. Kelley-Walker — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:25:39 +0000

Reviewed by Elizabeth Gutierrez

A youg girl was in a horrible accident at 13. She finally wakes up from her coma and finds she is now 17 years old. Not used to the new life, she has to come to grips with her new age, new people, new friends, and her unrecognizable body. Things begin to really happen when her memory begins to come back and images flow back to her revealing what truely happened in her past and how she ended up in a coma in the first place. A really good book! I give it 5 out of 5 stars.

Find The Other Side of Dark and other books by Joan Lowry Nixon in the Fiction section under FIC Nix.

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

Mrs. Kelley-Walker — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:35:50 +0000

Reviewed by Elizabeth Gutierrez

Set in Oxford, England, The Golden Compass is one that’s a roller coaster of adventures and emotions. Lyra, a girl who’s been brought up by a preist and then adopted into a life that has a destiny for her to fulfill, but there are others who know that the fate of the world lies with her. I give this a 5 out of 5 stars.

The Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman

Mrs. Kelley-Walker — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:24:45 +0000

Reviewed by Elizabeth Gutierrez

This book is the second book of the Sally Lockheart series. In this book, Sally is faced with hard decisions and heartbreak when she’s pulled into an investigation of an investment gone wrong and a man who does staged illusions. One big question pops up: is this investment gone wrong and is this illusionist part of a deadly plan?