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February 6, 2012

Announcing the 2011 Sonderbooks Stand-outs! I'm ranking my favorite books read in 2011 and will be giving each review page a special seal. I already announced the titles and my reasoning on my blog, but now I've got the permanent page up.

My #5 pick in Fantasy Fiction for Teens was The Trouble with Kings, by one of my very favorite authors, Sherwood Smith. It's got romance, political intrigue, adventure, and a little bit of magic, adding up to fun reading.

Happy reading!

—Sondra Eklund




Traveling With Pomegranates
by Sue Monk Kidd
and Ann Kidd Taylor

Here's Looking at Euclid
by Alex Bellos



Erika's Story
Erika's Story
by Ruth Vander Zee
illustrated by Roberto Innocenti

Guyku
Guyku
by Bob Raczka
illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds


The Name of the Wind
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss

Child of the Prophecy
Child of the Prophecy
by Juliet Marillier



The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg

Fly By Night
Fly By Night
by Frances Hardinge
performed by Jill Turner


Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Bronte



The Trouble with Kings
The Trouble with Kings
by Sherwood Smith

The Mislaid Magician
The Mislaid Magician
by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer



Stars
by Mary Lyn Ray
illustrated by Marla Frazee

Are You Awake?
by Sophie Blackall


"There is only one thing more dangerous than Truth. Those who try to silence Truth's voice are more destructive by far."

—Quillam Mye, in
by Frances Hardinge