by Carol Cross | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog
In the beginning of October, there were books hiding in bushes, lying against walls in alleys, and other assorted cubbyholes in downtown Cary. Maybe you found one? If so, you can thank the students of Heroic University for supplying your hidden literary treasure.The...
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....
