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The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity (Brixton Brothers) by Mac Barnett

Jonathan, February 2, 2010

A fantastic riff on kid detectives like Encyclopedia Brown and the Hardy Boys! A great mix of secret conspiracies, mistaken identities, and a boy detective trying to prove he's NOT really a detective.

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The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo

Jonathan, January 10, 2010

I've read The Tale of Despereaux out loud twice now, once to my wife and then three years later to my five-year-old, and both times I was amazed by the depth of the story and the beauty of the writing even while describing very ugly things. Yes, it's a children's book about talking mice, and yet sometimes it felt more real than a lot of adult fiction that I've read in the past decade. I will certainly be reading it again to my daughters when they're older, and I'm sure that each time they (and I) will discover something new.

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Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld and Keith Thompson

Jonathan, November 17, 2009

Fantastic book combining steampunk elements with alternate history and bizarre biological hybrids. Set at the start of World War I, Leviathan follows two very different young adults as they navigate through conspiracies and secrets. I can't believe I have to wait another year for the next book!

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Any Which Wall by Laurel Snyder

Jonathan, November 7, 2009

A wonderful kids-discover-magic story in the tradition of Edward Eager, but with kids who have an idea of how stories play out, and that magic has rules. I read this right after reading two of Eager's magic stories, and it fits nicely with those; set in the modern world, but with a lot of the same flavor.

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When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Jonathan, October 26, 2009

A wonderful brain-twister of a book: like "12 Monkeys" meets "A Wrinkle in Time," for the middle-school set. And I've already said too much.

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