Tag Archives: fantasy

Monday Book Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Posted on October 31, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

In case you missed it, this summer a new Harry Potter book was released. The first thing that needs to be said about the latest Harry Potter book is that it’s not really a book. It’s a play. The second … Continue reading →

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Monday Book Review: The Fantastic Frame #1 (Danger! Tiger Crossing)

Posted on May 9, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Lin Oliver, the author of the Fantastic Frame series, at an SCBWI meeting. (SCBWI stands for Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators.) In fact, Lin is one of the … Continue reading →

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Monday Book Review: The Caretaker’s Guide to Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

Posted on October 12, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

A couple years ago, I posted one of my Monday Book Reviews on Fablehaven by Brandon Mull. The book first came to my attention because it was reviewed in a newsletter by a bookseller who had (in that same issue) … Continue reading →

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8 Books to Engage Your Middle School Student this School Year

Posted on August 24, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

As an author and middle school English teacher, I get a lot of requests from parents about what books I might recommend to their children. Since the school I teach at started early this year, I’ve already been listening to … Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday: Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces Part III

Posted on June 19, 2013 by AJ Cattapan

For the last two Wednesdays, I’ve been posting about Joseph Campbell’s book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Campbell studied stories from mythologies around the world and found that the hero stories had certain common elements. The first phase is the … Continue reading →

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