Stardust

 

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Gaiman, Neil. Stardust. New York: HarperCollins, 1999. Print. ISBN: 9780061689246. $6.99. 288 pages.

Awards & Honors:

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award 1999
SF Site Editor's Choice 1999
Locus Nominee Best Fantasy Fiction 1999
Geffen Award Best Translated Fantasy Book 2000
ALA Best Book for Young Adults 2000
Alex Award 2000
South Carolina Young Adult Book Award 2001-2002
ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2003

Annotation: Tristan Thorn lives in Wall and loves the most beautiful girl on earth.  When he sets off to find a fallen star for the woman he loves, he discovers a whole new world and learns that maybe love is something very different from what lies in Wall.  Stardust is an unforgettable adventure and splendid  tribute to traditional fairy tales.

Review:  Stardust is a wondrous tale about Tristan Thorn, who lives in the town of Wall. The town is just a normal town, but just past the surrounding wall is a magical world. The wall is guarded, but one day Tristan breaks through the wall in search of a fallen star that he desperately needs to prove his fialty to his one true love. What lies ahead for Tristan is a world of magic, true love, sky pirates, witches, and stars.  Gaiman's charming story is akin to the fairy tales of the Brother's Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson and will remain in the hearts of readers of years to come.

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Read an interview with Neil Gaiman here.
 

The film version of Stardust, featuring Claire Daines, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Robert De Niro was released in 2007.

 

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A Wrinkle in Time

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L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. New York: Square Fish, 2007. Print.

9780312367541. $7.00. 245 pages

Awards:

John Newbery Medal (1963)

Runner-Up, Hans Christian Andersen Award (1964)

Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1965)

Sequoyah Children’s Book Award (1965)

Annotation:

Meg Murry just doesn't fit in. Her dad has been missing for over a year, she can communicate with her five-year-old brother without words, and now she is traveling through time with three celestial beings to save her family. A Wrinkle in Time is an fantasy adventure perfect for readers of all ages and interests and should hold a place on shelves in every library.

Booktalk: Open-Ended

Could Meg Murry's life get any stranger? Her dad works for the government and went missing over a year ago. Her five-year-old brother is a genius and maybe more, who has eccentric and mysterious friends. Now Meg must travel through time with her best friend, her brother, and his friends Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Which to save her father from the evil force, The Dark Thing. Can she save her father and survive traveling through A Wrinkle in Time?

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