Moonflower Murders

Moonflower Murders is by Anthony Horowitz. The second book in the realistic mystery Magpie Murders series. Retired editor, Susan Ryeland, has abandoned her former life and moved on from her experiences with Alan Conway and his detective novels that almost got her killed. She has moved to Crete and is running a hotel with her boyfriend Andreas. The hotel is sucking their savings dry and when the Trehearne's arrive from England and offer her a lot of money for her help, she agrees. Conway based a novel on a murder at their hotel and when Cecily, their daughter, reads the novel she announces that the police arrested the wrong man. Now she has disappeared, and the Trehearne's believe that Susan can use Conway's novel to help them find Cecily and learn the truth about the murder. Horowitz, again, writes two books-in-one in this installment just like he did in Magpie Murders. Fans of the series will love this book as well. 

Ratings: 12th grade - 9 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (mature thematic content). 

Shadow of Night

Shadow of Night is by Deborah Harkness. The second book in the fantasy Discovery of Witches series. Diana and Matthew travel through time to the England of the 1590s to hunt for Ashmole 782 and to find a witch to help Diana develop her powers. Fans of the series will enjoy the book, but it would have been a better read with some more editing. It was longer than was necessary to move the story along. 

Ratings: 12th grade - 7 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (mature thematic content). 

Battle Ground

Battle Ground is by Jim Butcher. The seventeenth book in the fantasy Dresden Files series. The battle is on, the last Titan is coming with an army to destroy Chicago. All that stands in her way is Harry, a semi-united band of supernatural creatures, the White Council, and John Marcone, the boss of Chicago. Will Harry make it out of this one alive? Fans of the series will love this installment, it is everything readers love about the series in one book. 

Ratings: 11th grade - P (profanity) - V (violence) - AC (mature thematic content).  

Russian Fairy Tales

Russian Fairy Tales by Alexander Afanasyev. A fantastic book of fairy tales from Russia. A classic re-telling of five fairy tales, beautifully illustrated. 

Ratings: 7th grade - 9 out of 10. 

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude is by Ross Gay. A National Book Award Finalist for poetry. An interesting book of poetry for lovers of the modern. 

Ratings: 11th grade - 6 out of 10 - P (profanity). 

Charles Perrault: The Complete Fairy Tales

Charles Perrault: The Complete Fairy Tales is by Charles Perrault. A complete collection of all of his famous fairy tales. 

Ratings: 8th grade - 8 out of 10. 

The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales

The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales is by Bruno Bettelheim. An awesome nonfiction look at how to analyze fairy tales. A must read for teachers and parents who read fairy tales to their kids. 

Ratings: 12th grade - 10 out of 10 - AC (some mature content).