The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Publication Date:  May 17, 1900
Publisher:  Penguin
Pages:  156
Series:  Oz #1
Genre:  Fantasy
Synopsis:  Follow the yellow brick road!

Dorothy thinks she's lost forever when a tornado whirls her and her dog, Toto, into a magical world. To get home, she must find the wonderful wizard in the Emerald City of Oz. On the way she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. But the Wicked Witch of the West has her own plans for the new arrival - will Dorothy ever see Kansas again?

Top Ten Tuesday: 2015 Releases I Meant To Get To But Didn't

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.  Today I am shamefully listing all the 2015 book releases I meant to get to...but never did.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Publication Date:  September 30, 2008
Publisher:  HarperCollins
Pages:  312  
Series:  Stand Alone
Genre:  Fantasy
Synopsis:  After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own.

Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead. There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family...

Top Ten Tuesday: 2016 Resolutions

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.  Since 2016 has just begun (and I can't believe it has), it is time to prepare a new list of resolutions!  I have never been one to actually commit to these things, but it is a good tool to set goals for the year.

Recap: December 2015!

December, and 2015, flew by.  I can't believe it is a new year.

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

Publication Date:  October 6, 2015
Publisher:  Disney-Hyperion Books
Pages:  491
Series:  Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1
Genre:  Fantasy
Synopsis:  Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother’s mysterious death, he’s lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers.

One day, he’s tracked down by a man he’s never met—a man his mother claimed was dangerous. The man tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god.

The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.

When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision.

Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . . .

Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases For The First Half of 2016

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, and this week I am listing the top ten book releases I am excited for in the first half of 2016!