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The Taj Mahal
(Advanced!)
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The Time
Paradox (Artemis Fowl, Book 6)
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by Eoin Colfer |
From the
reviews
Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease--and the only cure
lies in the brain fluid of
African lemurs.
Unfortunately, Artemis
himself was responsible for
making the lemurs extinct
five years ago. Now he must
enlist the aid of his fairy
friends to travel back in
time and save them. Not only
that, but he must face his
deadliest foe yet...his
younger self.
I couldn't put The Time Paradox down. Like the previous Fowl books,
this one is brimming with
sly humor, re-imagining
fairies that pack heat and
have super-cool gadgets.
What kept the pages turning
for me, however, was the
idea of traveling back in
time to interact with
yourself.
This book has something for everyone. It's a fairy tale with
high-tech James Bond
gadgetry. The action is
nonstop. Author Colfer
handles the fledgling love
story between elf Holly and
human Artemis with delicacy.
It's a bit of a tearjerker,
with Artemis's beloved mom
near death. It's a morality
play, about the extinction
of a sweet and curious lemur
species.
Artemis isn't as devious and diabolical as in earlier books, but to
his credit, the kid is
growing up and has other
things on his mind. This
book is action-packed with
the usual gadgetry and
humor, but as is the case
with time paradoxes, it is
sometimes hard to keep
things straight. The plot
also has several twists,
obviously getting even
twistier in the final
chapters. The story ends
with an obvious hint for
another book.
And "What about the Kraken?"
you may ask. Well, that part
of the story is explosive,
to say the least.
This book is available from
Amazon
Read an excerpt from
Artemis Fowl
and the Time Paradox
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The Bush Olympics
Listen
to author, Mem Fox read her
beautiful book
What is it that
excites you, makes
you smile and fuels
your dreams?
Click on
the picture for more about this
inspirational book for children.
For
children, sight word
recognition is an
important step to
being able to
efficiently learn to
read. If they don’t
have to stop and
consider what each
word is, they will
have the freedom to
comprehend the
meaning and context
of sentences and
paragraphs.
Consequently, it’s
critical for
parents,
babysitters,
guardians,
grandparents and
educators to help
beginning readers
By Elise Broach
Illustrated by Kelly
Murphy
Holt, 2008;
Gr. 3-6
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