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The Eternal City by Paula Morris

08 Friday May 2015

Posted by truebooktalks in Fantasy, Mythology, Young Adult

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Archeology, Art, Mythology

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The past is the past, and it’s over and done with. Right? What if it is not? What if, just because people stopped believing in them, the Roman gods and goddesses never stopped existing? What if something that was stolen from them in the past needs to be returned to stop calamity in the future?  Such is the premise of this book.

Laura is a high school student from the U.S. on a trip to Paris with other students of Ancient History. She and the rest of her group get trapped in Rome because of a volcanic eruption which stops all air traffic.  But, then things get weirder and weirder. Statues come to life and birds seems to have strange powers, but Laura is not sure that these things are really happening.  The most unlikely people help her sort out her problems and help save her life and all of Rome itself.

This is a good love/adventure story involving history, mythology and religion.  Readers  in grades 7-12 will enjoy it.

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Doubleborn by Toby Forward

08 Friday May 2015

Posted by truebooktalks in Fantasy, Young Adult

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Dragonborn series, dragons, Fantasy, teen readers

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In the library where I work, there are many fans of fantasy – in particular of books about dragons.  They look forward to seeing the next installment of any dragon tale. This third book in the Dragonborn series continues the tale of Sam and his dragon, Starbuck;  but introduces Tamrin, a girl who has been secretly training as a sorcerer. The two of them must figure out how their lives are intertwined and how to work together to stop the villainous wizard Ash from escaping from her castle prison. They have to find out who, in their world,  is helping Ash before she manages to escape.

The story by itself comes to a satisfactory conclusion.  It can stand alone without the other two books in the series. But, if you already have the first two books, it is a MUST-HAVE. Upper elementary and middle school readers who like dragon stories will enjoy it.  I recommend it as an optional purchase for elementary and middle school readers.  The reader will quickly realize that this is NOT the end of the Dragonborn.

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