97.
Author: Madelyn Alt
Title: A Witch in Time
Publication: Kindle E-book
Pages:
Genre: cozy mystery
Acquisition:
Date Completed: December 19, 2010
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

To really call A Witch in Time a mystery would be a joke; the "mystery" itself is once again a very minor detail; so much so that Alt and her reader lose track of it for long stretches of time. Instead, the novel focuses on the personal lives of the characters involved, and shows family ties being rewritten and strengthened in some unexpected ways. Honestly, I enjoy the personal relationships of Alt's Bewitching Mysteries far more than the "mystery" elements, so I enjoyed the developments the latest edition presented.

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Author: Hans Christian Anderson
Title: The Snow Queen
Publication: Hardback, Everyman publication
Pages: 92
Genre: fairytale
Acquisition: Work Text
Date Completed: December 19, 2010
Rating: 5 stars out of 5

Hans Christian Anderson's The Snow Queen is a beautiful fairy tale intended for young children, presenting a number of adventures in seven parts and just 92 brief pages. The story itself is enchanting, and the Everyman publication includes gorgeous classic illustrations that really set the tone of the work and transport the reader to the correct time and mental space to enjoy the work as it should be. I gifted a copy of this text to a student as part of a unit on holiday folktales, and she (a high school Junior) likewise found the book endearing, and gushed about the illustrations of the book. Recommended for all fans of traditional fairy tales.