by Carol Cross | Sep 20, 2015 | Blog
YA readers who have grown out of Rick Riordan’s Egyptian-based Red Pyramid series (Kane Chronicles) may enjoy this book, if they are up to a slower-paced and more romance-focused adventure tale of a modern student meeting ancient Egyptian mythology. At the...
by Carol Cross | Jul 31, 2015 | Blog
This book is based on a theme that I haven’t seen covered before in YA novels (although I’m sure it has been—it’s not like I can read them all, or even most of them these days). The protagonist is Sydney, a teen who has always been overshadowed by her charismatic...
by Carol Cross | Jun 9, 2015 | Blog
Heroic University had a display at the Cary Homeschoolers Student Showcase last Saturday, June 6. At our table, I asked visitors to vote for their favorite tween/teen fantasy or science fiction book(s). The choices were: NOTHING Beats the Harry Potter series! I like...
by Carol Cross | Jun 3, 2015 | Blog
This YA novel is an alternative version of 1001 Arabian Nights. Set in the past in the Middle East, a monstrous boy-king, Khalid the Caliph, marries a different woman each night and has her put to death at dawn. When Shahrzad volunteers to be the next bride, she is...
by Carol Cross | May 15, 2015 | Blog
With all the end-of-the-school-year madness right now, I’m sure I’m not the only one fantasizing about spending leisurely summer days reading some good books. (True admission: I have to go to the library today to pick up a book I requested months ago....
