Book #9 of 2016: The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks (Shannara #2) I originally read the first dozen or so Shannara books back in middle and high school, before finally getting tired of the series. I don’t remember any of them particularly well, but I did have this vague memory that Elfstones (the second …
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Book #33 of 2011: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine I reread this childhood favorite for the first time in years, and was amazed at how good it still was. Its protagonist is clever and headstrong, its villains are fun to despise, and its love story is understated and touching. The main character even has a …
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Book #12 of 2011: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster An old favorite. It’s just so delightfully heartfelt and punny, and it definitely helped shape my love of language at an early age. Milo, a bored and boring young child, gets whisked away to a magical land where he must rescue the princesses Rhyme and …
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