Posted By Brenda on August 30, 2010

The Wintersmith book is the third in the Tiffany Aching series. I have read the first two, and I really enjoyed them as well. The difference between this series and the regular Discworld novels is that the story is in no way about Ank Morpork. There is also a set of little tiny blue people who are known as the Mac Nac Feegles.

In this particular story, 13 year old Tiffany gets the Wintersmith to fall in love with her because she accidentally dances with him during the dark morris dance. This dance is done to transition fall to winter. Throughout the story she must try to prevent the Wintersmith from giving the world an eternal winter, and she also has to learn about herself and the world.

I really like this series. I think that Terry Pratchett understands people and how they think and is able to present truths about the world in a funny way. This story is enjoyable for adults and young people. Anyone over the age of 11 should enjoy this story. I give it five stars! However, you should read the first two stories, The Wee Free Men and A Hat Full of Sky, first.

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Posted By Brenda on August 28, 2010

Word: Lexophile
Definition: Someone who loves and appreciates cool and unusual words.
Pronunciation: Lex-o-file
Part of Speech: Noun
Example: You lexophile! Put down that dictionary!

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Posted By Brenda on August 27, 2010

Holly Black is best known for The Spiderwick Chronicles, which she wrote with Tony DiTerlizzi. She has two mini-series in the Spiderwick universe. Her first book wasn’t published until 2002. Since then she has published several series in addition to the Spiderwick stories. Most of her stories are written for children aged seven to fifteen. She has a clear and concise writing style that is unusual for modern children’s books which are often unnecessarily long.

Some of her works include:
The Modern Faerie Tales Series
The Good Neighbors Series
The Curse Workers Series (first book released in May 2010)
The Faery Reel:Tales from the Twilight Realm

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