http://www.abookandahug.com/ 17601-922 http://www.abookandahug.com/fantasy-2/17601-graceling This is an exciting story revolving around a very unique and strong heroine. Katsa has been used as a weapon by her uncle but will have to decide on her own where her true destiny will lie. ]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:39:55 -0600 18177-144 http://www.abookandahug.com/fantasy-2/18177-pendragon-book-1-merchant-of-death When he finds out he is the only one that can help,Bobby Pendragon goes through a tunnel to a different world.Back on earth,He is non existent.No house,no record,not even a family! Will he save his uncle and help a group of people?Will he get back home?Read the book to find out! ]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:00:16 -0600 19416-111 http://www.abookandahug.com/fantasy-2/19416-fablehaven-book-1 Amazing. Truly amazing. It keeps you guessing until the end. It has fantasy and adventure. The two things that I love.This book is about a boy and a girl named Kendra and Seth. They have to stay at their grandparent's house because their parents are on a 17 day cruise. When they figure out that their grandpa is the caretaker of a secret mythical creature preserve, they have many adventures. Read the book to find out what they are! ]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:00:59 -0500 16892-104 http://www.abookandahug.com/fantasy-2/16892-percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-book-2-sea-of-monsters Thrill ride. Those are the 2 words I would use to descrie this book. This is the second book in the Percy Jackson series. The first book kicked off to a great start and the second one went above and beyond. Percy had a pretty bad start to 7th grade. The kids are not very nice to him because he is friends with a homeless boy named Tyson. Then, he goes to Camp half-blood and he finds that someone has stolen the borders to protect all of camp! So him and his friends start out to find something called the golden fleece. On his way there he faces many dangers. including monsters. And he realizes tyson is more than just his good friend....he's his brother. -Nikki. Oregon, USA ]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:42:30 -0500 16809-97 http://www.abookandahug.com/fantasy-2/16809-the-blue-sword This is one of my comfort books. I've been reading it every few years since I was a teen and now I'm 49 years old and still love it. McKinley has a rhythm to her words, a fairy tale quality laced with reality. Her characters live in my mind, her descriptions of the world make me want to visit, and her themes of courage and perseverance inspire me. Most of all, I want to ride a Damarian horse! ]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:48:53 -0500 15247-57 http://www.abookandahug.com/fantasy-2/15247-secrets-of-the-immortal-nicholas-flamel-book-1-the-alchemyst This book captures more than your imagination... it captures your feeling that there is something bigger... something unseen... in our world... and it starts to give us a glimpse of what that something bigger might look like and how it might be operating in the world around us. Recommended by: Barb Langridge, Maryland, USA ]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:28:04 -0500 20651-53 http://www.abookandahug.com/fantasy-2/20651-aliens-on-vacation With summer just beginning and 7th grade just ahead of him, Scrub is headed to his Grandma and a summer job at her Intergalactic Bed and Breakfast. His chances to practice basketball and make the all-star team are looking dim. He may just give up hoops and join the Sci-Fi Fantasy Club with all the weirdos. You can probably guess this is going to be a summer of surprises. Scrub won't be mowing lawns and running errands. No, his summer job will be to GRADE the intergalactic visitors who arrive at the Inn and that means disguising these aliens so they can blend into the Seattle area and enjoy their vacation on this primitive planet Earth. Now, Scrub also has a summer "challenge" with his best friend, Tyler, to see who will be the first to kiss a girl- a Non-Relative Girl. Enter Amy, the sheriff's daughter, who thinks something unusual might be happening in this quirky Inn. Enter alien after alien with their hunger for aluminum foil and bleach and their exotic appendages, coloring and extra eyes. This is a hilarious romp with a likable main character who is leading us all on a mission to see the good in every one of the "creatures" in our own wacky world. Good read for kids who like humor and wandering outside the box of normal and a little first kiss to boot. Recommended by Barb, Maryland, USA ]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:46:21 -0500 15247-42 http://www.abookandahug.com/fantasy-2/15247-secrets-of-the-immortal-nicholas-flamel-book-1-the-alchemyst AMAZING! The suspense when you first go into the book makes you almost want to skip to the end and find out what happens.The action you read makes the book a lot more interesting then ever. ~Jordan ]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:16:23 -0500 18549-40 http://www.abookandahug.com/fantasy-2/18549-shiver What started as, perhaps, a New Moon knock-off melted into a great story of a girl and her wolf! I got completely lost in this one- in a good way!! A fun and intense romance novel! The series does take a slowdown in the sequel, Linger, but picks back up in the final novel, Forever, which brings everything to perfect closure! ]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:03:22 -0500 20738-38 http://www.abookandahug.com/fantasy-2/20738-fire While this is a sequel to Graceling, I found it very different, almost to the point of wondering why it was called a sequel. Despite this little point, this book was GREAT!! It has action, battles, romance and more!! Fantasy fiction fans won't be disappointed! ]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:56:51 -0500