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5 Great Fantasy Book Series for Tweens

And I know, because not only have my kids read and delighted in them, I have too. 1) Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan: Rick Riordan presents an interesting twist on the old Greek and Egyptian mythologies in his two series. The stories really appeal to any kid who may have considered themselves different or outcasts, but have a bit of the undiscovered hero inside. The main characters of Riordan's stories discover that they are children of, or can channel, the Gods. Because of their abilities they face many enemies out to destroy them. And ultimately, it is up to them to lead many quests to help win the battle between good and evil. 2) The InkHeart Trilogy by Cornelia Funke: Anyone who has ever become immersed in a book, or dreamt of joining their favorite characters, will love the InkHeart series. Meggie, a young girl whose father repairs books, discovers that he has a secret talent to bring book characters and scenes to life by simply rea...

What Hunger Games New Ditz Lit Champ?

With the success of the Hunger Games movie, and the resultant surge in the sale of the books, we are reminded once again of the dominance of Ditz Lit in the publishing market. Ditz Lit takes many shapes and forms with some of the most popular ones being, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and YA dystopian. The primary defining characteristic of Ditz Lit is the painfully obvious manner in which it elicits emotion from its readers. All characters and situations are made as simple as possible so as to maximize emotional response, especially those of fear and anger. It is ideally tailored for the emotionally over-reactive teen reader. Ditz Lit has always been with us and has always been a large and lucrative market. What's changed recently has been the takeover of this sector by the teenage consumer. Success in this genre is now most easily achieved by reflecting a teen worldview, which often involves portraying teens as innocent victims and adults as merciless villains. There is ...

How A New Frog Species From Western Ghats?

Salamanders, frogs and toads are the important members of this class loaded with magnificent features that enable these creatures to survive in diverse array of environments. Frogs and toads are very closely related but have striking differences. The purple frog is an astounding species of frog placed in the family Sooglossidae. Scientifically this species is known as Nasikabatrachus sayhyadrensis which prefers to dwell in the Western Ghats of India. The common names of this frog are purple frog, Indian purple frog and pignose frog. The frog has been discovered recently in October 2003 by S.D. Biju and F. Bossyut. This species is very remarkable among all the species of animals inhabiting Western Ghats. Its closest relatives are Seychelles and it is believed that Nasikabatrachus sayhyadrensis have evolved separately for the millennia. Its evolution provides strong evidence to the clue that Madagascar and Seychelles got separated from the Indian landmass when Gondwanaland started separ...

A Place Called Hell And It Really Exists

This book is a frightening account given by a man called Bill Wiese who was plunged into Hell by The Almighty at 3:00 a.m. in the morning and experienced what it is like in this place. It was for 23 minutes only but that was enough time for him to be moved to try and get his message across to as many people as he could to avoid it at all costs. He reveals that Hell is located 3,700 miles within the earth's structure towards the planet's core. It is populated by demonic creatures who want to torment spirits condemned there for the rest of eternity. These demons have a hatred for both God and man alike. The man emphasises the horribleness of the Lake Of Fire and what goes on there. His personal testimony is of being in a cell getting beaten up by large beasts where God only allowed him to partially feel the physical pain. The next experience he had was literally of the fires of Hell itself where people are burning away in their own individual furnace and prevented from getting...