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Seven Scorcerers ~ Caro King

The first book in this series, The Seven Sorcerers is really excellent.  Nin’s four year old brother, Toby, disappears.  Her Mother, Grandfather, and Grandmother have no memory of Toby.  Now Nin fears that whatever took Toby is after her and she is RIGHT!!!  As Nin escapes from the Bogeyman she meets Jonas who in turn [...]

King Jack and the Dragon~Peter Bently & Helen Oxenbury

An adorable book for a small child.  Prepare ye for fighting dragons and beasts! I giggled, and even asked by a customer, “what are you reading?” ~Amy

Bluefish ~ Pat Schmatz

Everyone should have a friend like Velveeta.  Travis is new in school.  Travis does something nice for Bradley, whom he does not know, and Velveeta is a witness to this kindness.  This makes Velveeta friend Travis, right quick.  The story o f Travis, the story of Velveeta and the story of Bradley, are like three [...]

Wonderstruck ~ Brian Selznick

Brian Selznick, you may remember, wrote Hugo Cabret and is a Caldecott Award winner. Hugo Cabret was incredible and Wonderstruck, in my opinion, is even more incredible than Hugo Cabret.  The drawings tell a story, as well as the written words, and combining the two turned this book into a “couldn’t put down until I [...]

The Lemonade Crime ~ Jacqueline Davies

This was published in May 2011 – Jessica’s brother Ryan had $208 dollars stolen from him.  Jessica and Ryan were certain that Scott stole Ryan’s money.  Jessica was so certain that she set up a trial, witnesses, and even a judge.  There is a twist at the end, and a surprise, which will hopefully remind [...]

DRAGONWINGS ANNIVERSARY SALE !!!

16th ANNIVERSARY – 16 DAYS – 16% OFF STOREWIDE – ADDITIONAL 16% OFF SALE ITEMS For us this is a unusual kind of sale.  Usually we might have a seasonal sale table or few shelves of this and that on sale, but it’s our anniversary, so why not live it up?   We combed through our [...]

DRAGONWINGS 16TH ANNIVERSARY: STAFF

CHEERS TO FORMER STAFF MEMBERS We are celebrating 16 years as a local, independent bookstore in Waupaca.  Former teen staff members now come in married with children of their own: Dan Bootz with Esme and Lulu, Eliza Schultz with Mina, Heidi Draeger with Tyler and Kaleb. Our longtime storefront manager extraordinaire, Rev. Deb Woolsey, is [...]

Chalk Art Humor

People have been stopping in for days telling us how much they like our chalk art.  We love the new chalk art book from Klutz and used lots of their ideas and some of our own to create a bunch of chalk art silliness outside the store.  It’s still there – you can come down [...]

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The Margrave – Catherine Fisher (Relic Master #4)

  For me? It was disappointing to realize that this was the “last” book of the series. I wasn’t ready to read the “last” book.   Of course, once again, I was immediately swept away into the story. Galen and Raffi are being hunted by the Watch and traveling such treacherous paths to fulfill Galen’s [...]