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Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers: B-
From the back cover:
“Frankly, I’m not fond of surprises, as ones around here tend to be rather wicked.”
For poor Theodosia, however, surprises abound. She spends most of her time at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London. There, all the artifacts that her parents dig up around the world are put on display and studied. But what her parents can’t see—and what Theodosia can—is the curses and black magic still attached to the ancient pieces. And it’s up to Theo to keep it all under control. Quite a task for an eleven-year-old girl!
Then Theo’s mother brings home the Heart of Egypt—a legendary amulet belonging to an ancient tomb. Theodosia’s skills will certainly be put to the test, for the curse attached to it is so vile and so black, it threatens to bring down the entire British Empire! Theodosia will have to call upon everything she’s ever learned in order to prevent the rising chaos from destroying her country—and herself!
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August 26, 2010 at 10:10 pm by jun
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The Great Typo Hunt
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Jeff Deck, feeling motivated by his recent college reunion to get out and do something, embarks on a months long journey across the country to correct ‘typos’: errors in punctuation, spelling and grammatical style which plague our signs, pamphlets and menus. The road trip ends up taking a turn he never saw coming.
August 14, 2010 at 4:37 am by k
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J’s Take on The Great Typo Hunt
I didn’t know anything about these guys before I read the book. What I knew about it was pretty much solely from the front cover. Two friends, presumably guys, on a cross-country road trip to correct typos. It sounded cool.
It was cool. The story is told from Jeff Deck’s point of view, so I’m not
August 22, 2010 at 6:07 pm by j
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Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers: B-
From the back cover:
“Frankly, I’m not fond of surprises, as ones around here tend to be rather wicked.”
For poor Theodosia, however, surprises abound. She spends most of her time at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London. There, all the artifacts that her parents dig up around the world are put on display and