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Book Review: Od Magic

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Od Magic by Patricia A. McKillip

Od Magic
by Patricia A. McKillip

3.5 out of 5 stars
Brenden has always felt more comfortable with plants and animals rather than people. He meets a sorceress named Od, who invites him to be the gardener at her school for wizards. He discovers that the way he can wordlessly communicate with plants and animals might be a type of magic. The magic school has very strict rules about what types of magic can be used, and they are bound by the laws of the king. But the wizards aren’t sure what to make of Brenden’s type of magic.

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Book Review: A Wizard Alone

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A Wizard Alone by Diane Duane

A Wizard Alone (Young Wizards, #6)
by Diane Duane (Goodreads Author)

5 out of 5 stars

Kit and Nita are trying to find out why an initiate has been on Ordeal for over three months. They know something must be wrong, but they are having a hard time finding out what is going on. Darryl McAllister is not an ordinary wizard, and the fact that his Ordeal has continued for such a lengthy time shows that the Lone Power must be up to something.

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Book Review: The Golden Snare

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The Golden Snare by James Oliver Curwood

The Golden Snare
by James Oliver Curwood

4.5 out of 5 stars

Phillip is an officer with the Royal Mounted in Canada, tracking down a rumor about a murderer named Bram who is hiding in the wilds. Bram is well known to be a madman, a murderer, and the owner of a pack of ferocious wolves. Phillip meets with an eyewitness who shows him a strange rabbit snare that Bram left behind. The snare is made from a woman’s golden hair. This propels Phillip to travel into the wild and barren wastelands of the north, searching for an answer to the mystery of the golden hair.

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Puzzle Review: John Derian Library

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John Derian Paper Goods: The Library 1,000-Piece Puzzle
by John Derian (Artist)

5 out of 5 stars

I really like the design of this puzzle, because of the straight lines and obvious sections for different styles and colors. It makes it fairly easy to tell where each piece ought to go. I like to separate the pieces into categories for different sections or colors, so this was a puzzle that I could neatly organize and then enjoy putting together!

I love that the artwork is from a real French architectural design from the 1750s. Such a cool piece of history!

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Puzzle Review: Everything is Made Out of Magic

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Everything Is Made Out of Magic 1,000-Piece Puzzle (Flow) (Workman Puzzles)
by Astrid / Smit, Irene / van der Hulst (Artist)

5 out of 5 stars

I love the gorgeous artwork! The artwork for “Everything is Magic” is so beautiful, that I might actually frame the poster for some art on my walls. There are so many pretty little details. It’s such a soothing picture and doing puzzles can be really calming.

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Puzzle Review: Pacific Coasting Sunset Hike

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Pacific Coasting: Sunset Hike 1,000-Piece Puzzle (Artisan Puzzle)
by Danielle Kroll (Author)

5 out of 5 stars

I love the design for this puzzle! The sunset is so peaceful, and I love the pretty bird and moth. It’s obviously carefully designed so that every green section has a slightly different style, making it easier to complete the puzzle.

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Classic Book Review: Evelina

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Evelina by Frances Burney

Evelina
by Frances Burney

4 out of 5 stars

Evelina is a naive young lady, entering society for the first time. She has been raised and carefully educated in the country by her affectionate guardian, but now her rich relations begin to show an interest in her. Evelina travels to London where she meets a wide variety of people, not all of them exactly nice. Evelina finds herself in a kind of culture shock as she tries to navigate the different manners of high society in London, but her sweetness and good nature will always win her friends no matter where she goes.

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Classic Book Review: Sense & Sensibility

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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility (Modern Library)
by Jane Austen

5 out of 5 stars

Elinor and Marianne are two sisters with very different personalities. Elinor is practical and reserved. Marianne is emotional and vivacious. They struggle to understand each other, but ultimately they learn from one another. Although the sisters find romance in unexpected places, it is their sisterly relationship that defines them.

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Puzzle Review: John Derian Bower of Roses

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John Derian Paper Goods: The Bower of Roses 1,000-Piece Puzzle (Artisan Puzzle)
by John Derian (Artist)

5 out of 5 stars

I love the artwork of this puzzle! It’s especially interesting because it was originally a greeting card from Currier and Ives between 1856-1907. I just love when there is some kind of special history like that.

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Book Review: Summer Wars

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Summer Wars by Mamoru Hosoda

Summer Wars: Complete Edition
by Mamoru Hosoda, Iqura Sugimoto (Illustrator), Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Designer)

4 out of 5 stars

Kenji is surprised when the most popular girl in school invites him to her family’s home for a weekend in the summer. He finds it awkward to fit in with her large and affluent family, especially since Natsuki is pretending that he is her fiancée! Kenji receives a work email from OZ, an online virtual world where he has some part-time work doing web maintenance. The email contains a code to be solved, and Kenji loves math puzzles. He solves the code and sends in the answer. The next morning, Kenji discovers that he has unwittingly unleashed a terrible danger into OZ.

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