Fairy Tales, Young Adult

You say obsessed, I say super fan

Geekerella by Ashley Posten The Skinny: Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball, and a meet-and-greet with the… Continue reading You say obsessed, I say super fan

Featured Fairy Tales, Young Adult

Featured Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid

Featured Fairy Tale: Once upon a time, deep under the sea, a little mermaid lived in an underwater kingdom with her father, who was the sea king, her grandmother, and her five older sisters, who were born one year apart. When mermaids turned 15 they were allowed to visit the surface. Every year the little… Continue reading Featured Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid

Featured Fairy Tales, Young Adult

Featured Fairy Tales: Bluebeard

Featured Fairy Tale: Once upon a time there was a very wealthy nobleman who was shunned because of his blue beard. He had been married several times, but each of his wives had mysteriously disappeared. Because of this, all the young girls in town avoided him. Bluebeard wished to remarry and visited one of his… Continue reading Featured Fairy Tales: Bluebeard

Historical, Young Adult

I feel wee tadpoles jumping in my spine

Doon by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon The Skinny: DOON… Veronica doesn't think she's going crazy. But why can't anyone else see the mysterious blond boy who keeps popping up wherever she goes? When her best friend, Mackenna, invites her to spend the summer in Scotland, Veronica jumps at the opportunity to leave her complicated life… Continue reading I feel wee tadpoles jumping in my spine