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Fun new graphic novel series

Wingbearer by Marjorie M. Liu

November 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Wingbearer by Marjorie M. Liu is a diverse story that emphasizes friendship, loyalty, conservation, spirituality, family, and the past with how it shapes the present and ultimately the future. These characters are sweet, naive, sassy, brassy and full of themselves. There is magic, adventure, and a journey that is as familiar as it is fresh. The story is cozy as we know these people from other stories, but there are fresh eyes, experiences, and influences. The 10 to 14 range would be the best suited as […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: diverse characters, family, friendship, life and death, Marjorie M. Liu, souls, spiritual, Teny Issakhanian

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:398 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: diverse characters, family, friendship, life and death, Marjorie M. Liu, souls, spiritual, Teny Issakhanian ·
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“Whatever happens, believe that the journey is worth taking, and then you will reach its end.”

Seaward by Susan Cooper

March 13, 2020 by cosbrarian 1 Comment

Cally and Westerly are strangers from opposite ends of the world who are about to be brought together in a place they least expect. Both reeling from grief at losing their parents, they find themselves in a mysterious, magical, and malevolent land that has echoes of their own, but otherwise is beyond imagining. They each have their own shared directive: to find the sea, where their parents implied they could be found. In this land, they meet a majestic, beautiful, and terrifying woman named Tyrannis, […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Childhood Favorites, coming-of-age, Death, grief, life and death, reread, Susan Cooper

cosbrarian's CBR12 Review No:12 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Childhood Favorites, coming-of-age, Death, grief, life and death, reread, Susan Cooper ·
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