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Wizard of Oz
Fox Cities Book Festival 2019 Has Events for All
by, Audrey Arnold
September 24, 2019

For twelve years, the Fox Cities Book Festival has been connecting writers and readers of all ages and interests, and this year the festival will take place over the week of October 7-13. Different this year compared to previous festivals, “Each day, a different Fox Cities community will become the focus of the festival with all, or most of the events taking place in one… [Read More]

Filed Under: Book Festival, Community, Elizabeth Letts, family friendly, Finding Dorothy, Fox Cities, Fox Cities Book Festival, Literary Trivia, Short Story, Wizard of Oz
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Peter Nimble: an imaginative theft just short of magical vision
by, Danielle Sherwood
September 1, 2011

Jonathan Auxier’s debut book, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, released August 1st by Amulet Books, is an imaginative attempt within the Young Adult (YA) fiction genre. But what appears to be the beginning of an action-and-adventure-filled series starring a persevering and original cast of characters is in reality an imaginative but half-hearted tale foiled by an amateur voice and copycat style. By his own… [Read More]

Filed Under: adventure narrative, Amulet Books, Brothers Grimm, Captain Hook, child violence, Don Quixote, fairy tales, Hellboy, imagination, Jonathan Auxier, Lewis Carroll, Lord of the Flies, magical worlds, Oliver Twist, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, Roald Dahl, showing versus telling, Summer release, Suzanne Collins, The Chronicles of Narnia, theft, witty narration, Wizard of Oz, YA Fiction
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