Sarah Norton

I read this in 3rd grade, it's what I considered my first “real” book and it is the book that started my reading obsession. I really had some difficulty with reading before this book. After “Dealing with Dragon” I remember it kind of clicking.
I just read it again and it has not lost it's magic for me. It was turning fairy tails upside down before it was cool. I wouldn't be surprised if the makers of Shrek had read this first. Cimorene is a princess who doesn't want to be a princess so goes to live with a dragon. At age the of 9, I was enthralled. As a child of the 90's I was already in love with “The Little Mermaid,” and “Beauty and the Beast” (my personal favorite) was just coming out. So this was a perfect anti-princess to go along with the head strong Ariel and Belle. If you have a little girl that you want to get interested in reading, this would be a great place to start.
Unfortunately this was before Amazon, so I wan't able to get my hands on the rest of the series until I was an adult. But the rest of the books are not necessary (though they are recommended as well.)

I've read a few books lately that i have not enjoyed. I could feel my slump coming back, so I picked up the Sanderson book I just bought. He has yet to fail me. This book is in a world where super humans pop up, but there are no heroes among them. It centers around an 18 year old David and a resistance group. Once again Sanderson is able to create a power system with rules and limitations that I could understand and believe. There are still a lot of questions left unanswered, but I am pretty sure they are meant to be answered in the sequels, and I have faith that the rest of the books will be as good as or better than the first.
David does seem a little immature at times, but I am not really the target audience, so he may not seem that way to younger readers. There is also a good bit of gore right off the bat, so if you don't want to read about some nasty things happening to people, and even infants, then you may want to steer clear. It's not too prevalent throughout the book, but it does have it's moments. All in all, the story kept me interested, and he had a few good surprises, though there are a few hints along the way. I plan on recommending this to my 14 year old step-son, I think he would really enjoy this.

[bc:Dealing with Dragons 150739 Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) Patricia C. Wrede https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385526967s/150739.jpg 1178402] was my favorite book when I was little, however I was never able to get the sequels till I was older. I read the second book a few years ago, but I just now read this one. I have been rating these how I think I would have if I was still a 9 year old little girl. I Enjoyed this book, but I don't think I would have liked it as much as I would have the first 2. The adventure to find the sword, was a little more muddled, but it still had all the silliness and characters that I adored. Still a solid book for an elementary girl.

This series has been on my list for years. I'm glad to have it under my belt, but I definitely enjoyed the second book more than the other 2 I've read so far. LeGuinn's writing doesn't really flow for me, it more goes from one event to another. This style does cut out a lot of minutiae, but I guess I like some minutiae. Overall, I am inversted enough to see what happens in this world, but it's not urgent.