The Greatest Knight, by Elizabeth Chadwick

This is one of our Historical Fiction Online Book Club selections, so if you have read it, you get 20 "Bake Sale Bucks"! The Online Book Club Bake Sale will be December 11 and Online Book Club points the only method of payment for all of those delicious home-baked treats!!!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and might very well read the second one, although it is said to have less action. William Marshal is a fascinating character, and from what I can tell by googling him, Ms. Chadwick has very high standards of historical accuracy for her books.

Something else I learned from googling: William Marshal was played by William hurt in the Ridley Scott Robin Hood movie (with Russell Crowe). Now I want to see that movie!

What did everybody else think? Each of your comments is worth 5 Bake Sale Bucks!

Teens, if you enjoyed reading The Ranger's Apprentice Series, try reading these books...

Teens, if you liked The Hunger Games Trilogy, try reading these books...

FANTASY FAVORITES

for children

AUTHOR/ TITLE /LOCATION

Abbot, Tony /Secrets of Droon J-F-ABBOT

Ardagh, Philip / Eddie Dickens Trilogy J-F-ARDAGH

Colfer, Eric / Artemis Fowl series J-F-COLFER

Collins, Suzanne / Underland Chronicles/Gregor J-F-COLLINS

Dahl, Roald / Matilda J-F-DAHL

DiCamillo, Kate / The Tale of Despereaux J-F-DiCAMILLO

DiTerlizzi, Simon / Spiderwick Chronicles J-F-DiTERLIZZI

Funke, Cornelia / Caroline Dragon Rider J-F-FUNKE

Ibbotson, Eva / The Secret of Platform 13 J-F-IBBOTSON

Jacques, Brian / Redwall series J-F-JACQUES

Levine, Gail /Carson Ella Enchanted J-F-LEVINE

Lewis, C.S. /Chronicles of Narnia J-F-LEWIS

Neff, Henry / The Hound of Rowan series J-F-NEFF

Nimmo, Jenny / Charlie Bone J-F-NIMMO

Riodan, Rick Percy / Jackson series J-F-RIORDAN

Rowling, J.K. / Harry Potter J-F-ROWLING

Snicket, Lemony / Series of Unfortunate Events J-F-SNICKET

Stewart, Paul / Edge Chronicles J-F-STEWART

Stewart, Trenton / Mysterious Benedict Society J –F-STEWART

Stroud, Jonathan / Bartimaeus Trilogy J-SF-STROUD

Tolkien, J.J.R. / The Hobbit J-F-TOLKIEN

Wrede, Patricia / Dealing with Dragons J-F-WREDE

Coming soon to Teen Fiction

Jane by April Lindner

Jane Moore finds herself forced to drop out of Sarah Lawrence due to her inability to afford school after the unexpected death of her parents.  Determined to find a job and save money to go back to school, Jane takes a job as a nanny for a famous rock star.  Jane is a modern retelling of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.  However, one does not need to have read, or enjoyed Jane Eyre to enjoy this fun new romance.  Those who have read Jane Eyre will enjoy drawing parallels between the two stories.

Jane will be released on October 11, 2010.

The Bride's Farewell, by Meg Rosoff

This was the first Meg Rosoff book i had read since How I Live Now. and I guess the subject matter/genre being so different had me setting my expectations really low for some reason. I see now that this was dumb! She won a Printz, after all!

I wanted it to be longer! What did other people think? (for every comment posted here, Online Book Club participants earn five points!)

Emily's Ghost, by Denise Giardina

During the Online Book Club Kickoff Event this past Saturday, Emily's Ghost was the title I gave to anyone who asked what I recommended. I was so fascinated by imagining what Emily Bronte was like in real life, and saddened to realize how much was lost when Anne became responsible for her family's legacy. However, I now feel that I should do some research about Anne, to see if it is likely that she was really as prissy, petty, and sanctimonious as she's written here. What did other people think? (for every comment posted here, Online Book Club participants earn five points!)