El Nido (Paperback)

from Debra_Armbruster

This book was terrifying... and I loved it! Brilliantly written and illustrated, I have a new pick for students asking for "a scary book".

from mountie9

The Good Stuff Once again Oppel excels at writing a story that both children, critics and educators will love Oppel is one of those rare and gifted writers who writes books that don't talk down to children. This my friends is a rarity Not a word wasted Hauntingly beautiful and wonderfully creepy ...

from Tessa.Johnson

This was a really interesting book about a boy who has to contemplate what is "broken" and what is "perfect" when it comes to people he knows and loves. He feels broken, his baby brother is broken, and he has the opportunity to "fix" the baby, but at what cost? The books was thought-provoking, ho...

from rosalita

A young boy who suffers from anxiety attacks and perhaps other unspecified emotional problems becomes overwrought when his newborn baby brother turns out to have significant health problems. He is visited in his dreams by a wasp queen, who promises to "fix" baby Theo. At first Steve is thrilled a...

from tapestry100

An enigmatic modern fairy tale that blurs the line between what is good, what is evil. I'm still not sure who would be considered the villain in this story, if anyone could actually be viewed a villain.