By: Chris Priestley
Now this book I will admit is meant for pre-teens, but I have a thing for 11-13 year-old styled ghost stories. I was actually hoping this book would be similar to A Series Of Unfortunate Events, and in this matter I was disappointed. It was childishly fun to read on a lazy Sunday off. It really is a collection of shorts stories told to a young boy by his uncle on a visit. The stories are a little spooky and often a bit odd all with children as main characters. Most of you will probably not be interested in this book unless you have a pre-teen relative who might be interested. Although I really like the illustration in this book, and wouldn’t mind owning prints of a few of them.

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By Cornelia Funke
This book is another one of those I kept meaning to read it books. I even bought it twice but ended up getting rid of it in two separate moves. A friend recently mentioned she had just finished reading it and so thus I asked to borrow it. This time I meant to actually read it and set to doing so as soon as an opening was made available. I read all 543 pages in less than 15 hours, It was mesmerizing and captivating. I would put it down only to pick it up and read for 5 more minutes. I found myself annoyed at real life interruptions. I can’t wait for the next two and thus have them on reserve and should be able to pick them up on Tuesday. I can tell you already i will be crying at the end of this series, not because it will be sad but because it will be time to say goodbye to Meggie, Mo, Teresa, Elinor, Farid, and Dustfinger. I highly recommend reading this book it is a booklovers book.

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By: Gregory Maguire
Naturally this was my next choice after reading Son Of A Witch, but alas I had to wait for the book to arrive at my library. Once it did I picked it up and tried to furiously read it. I found this book a bit slower read than SOAW  partially because I don’t think i liked Sir Brr as much and I liked Lir. I tend to get annoyed at whiny characters(both in books and IRL) but about halfway through it really picked up. I think the best bit of the book is really in the last two sections. All that said Yes I really did like the book it showed us even more of Maguire’s Oz, which I love just as much as Baum’s Oz. I do feel the need to pick up some of the original Oz books to read after this one. I am also really thrilled that Maguire as stated that he will be creating another Oz book after this one.

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By: Sylvia Plath
This book is a re-read. I originally read it when I was 14 and is the only book I have owned continually through out that time and the only fiction book I brought with me to New Zealand. I love this book and really don’t find it that depressing. I re read it almost every year and it stays in my office on above the desk shelf. My favorite quotes from this book is:

“There ought, I thought, to be a ritual for being born twice – patched, retreaded and approved for the road.”

That quote I feel just summerizes how I feel rather a lot in my life

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