A kingdom is in turmoil. The royal family has been assassinated by an unknown killer, and the twenty court regents are each vying for the throne. One of them, a minor regent called Bevin Conner, has an ingenious plan: he will round up a troop of orphan boys roughly resembling the long-dead prince Jaron, who was reported to have been slain by pirates four years prior to the deaths of the royal family, he will train them in the ways of royalty, and he will place one on the throne; a puppet prince directly answering to him, and him alone. Sage is one of the three boys selected, and he must do everything in his power to be selected, for it is plain that once one of them is chosen, the other two will be silenced forever. The fate of the entire kingdom rests in Sage's hands.

Halli Sveinsson is the young son of Arnkel Sveinsson, head of the viking house aptly called "Svein's House," and brother of the man he views as the most annoying git in the entire valley. However, after a series of events following a minor practical joke result in his uncle's murder at the hands of Olaf Hakonsson, Halli sets off for revenge. He encounters a number of (unsavory and otherwise) characters on his journey, including a paranoid old hermit, an irritatingly greedy merchant, and a rather helpful, albeit confused farmer. Upon reaching the castle of Hakon's house, Halli proceeds to decide against murdering the currently sick Olaf, who nevertheless pursues Halli throughout the castle, accidentally catches his trousers on fire, and suffocates when a tapestry falls on him. The man's relatives soon bring an army to Svein's house, and Halli, his father dying, his brother as unimaginative as ever, is forced to lead the defense of his home.

I listened to Allen read this book. I had not heard this version and I enjoyed it a lot. Allen has a nice reading voice. I can understand now that the original stories were written to scare children into good behavior. I would have been afraid too had these been told to me when I was little. I really liked the magic aspects of this version.

This book was different from the other books. Instead of being in Laura's POV, the POV was from her husband. It was interesting to see what a boy around 9 would be able to do back then.

This is a very informational book. I think it's not as good written as it could have been, but that's just my bias. However I believe it has helped me in my decision on what breed I want to get when I get my own dog. I recommend it to those looking for books about the Shih Tzu breed.

It was a very good book with a few good twist to the story and I could really feel the emotions of the cat's when they were angry,sad,happy, etc..

Betsy and Tacy have been best friends since they were five years old. I love the way they are never jealous of each other and are always happy for things the other one gets, even if they don't get anything. They are the way friends are supposed to be. This book they are getting ready to start high school and it is going to be a big change for everyone.

During summer reading I have only read 15 pages of this book but total I've read 170, more than half, and it is very good! It is the story of the Durrells, a family from England that moves to the small Greek Island, Corfu. In Corfu they have many adventures, the book is mostly about Gerry, a young boy at the time, who loves to study animals. Gerry, or Gerald, Durrell wrote My Family And Other Animals as an adult, when he grew up he started an animal conservation zoo, breeding endangered species. The book is very good and I highly recommend it!

This is a very great book, of a girl named Brynn Turner who wants to have her life together and decides to move back into her home tome, living with her two mothers. She ends up meeting an old summer campmate Eli in a hospital waiting room and eventually, she ends up rooming with an old bully of hers, who turns out to be her half-sister. This book is a very good read and I recommend this book to older teens to young adults.

Wonderful story of going home full circle and discovering stories that you never knew about loved ones. I loved the characters and their little Alabama town.