Saturday, August 19, 2017

To Murder a Saint

To Murder a Saint is by Nicole Loughan. The first book in the Saints Mystery series. Fanchon and Josephine are best friends from the Louisiana bayou. They moved to New York City because Fanchon wants to play in a symphony orchestra and Josephine wants to be a writer. They have only been in New York several months when Fanchon comes home and discovers Josephine has literally been butchered in their apartment. The rest of this very short story is the search for Josephine's killer. I was surprised the book was so short, but I did enjoy the story.

Ratings: 10th grade - 7 out of 10 - P (profanity) - V (violence).

Friday, August 11, 2017

Fables

Fables is by Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, Steve Leialoha, and Craig Hamilton. A charming series of graphic novels based on the award winning comic book series. Fairy tale legends have been driven out of their homelands by an evil villain called, "the Adversary." They have settled in modern New York state, the more human-looking legends live in New York City, the less human-looking legends live on a farm in the country - both collectively called "Fabletown." The series follows their various adventures. The artwork is beautiful and the stories are fun, witty, and thoroughly enjoyable.

Ratings: 10th grade - 9 out of 10- P (profanity) - AC (mature thematic content).