Category: tween
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
By Scott O’Dell; narrated by Tantoo Cardinal Place: Publisher & Year: Santa Ana, CA : Listening Library, c1960, p2003 Genre: Historical fiction Format: Audio book ISBN: 9780307243164 Intended audience: Children – tweens Number of discs: 4 (about 5 hrs.) Setting: Ghalas-at (San Nicolas Island, Channel Islands, CA) Time period: Not stated, but likely early 1800’s…
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The Graveyard Book
By Neil Gaiman; illustrated by Dave McKean Place: Publisher & Year: New York: HarperCollins, 2008 Genre: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, occult fiction ISBN: 9780060530921 Intended audience: Children – tweens Number of pages: 312 Setting: A graveyard in England Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Nobody Owens was a toddler, his family was murdered one night by…
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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
By Nahoko Uehashi [translated by Cathy Hirano] Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu Place: Publisher, Year: New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2008 Genres: Fantasy, adventure, mythic fiction ISBN: 9780545005425, 0545005426 Series: Moribito; 1 Intended audience: Tweens, young adults Number of pages: 248+ Setting: Reminiscent of ancient Japan Time period: Medieval time period Plot summary: As…
Ra's Spiral Path 