One imperfect letter, one missing page

Originally posted December 05, 2006 in fiveforsilver

89. Mairelon the Magician by Patricia C. Wrede (280)
90. Magician's Ward by Patricia C. Wrede (288)

A street thief, Kim, is hired to break into the wagon of a market magician, Mairelon, to see if he has a certain silver bowl. Little does she know he isn't simply a market magician...

I was going to read some more new books, when someone on my flist mentioned The Ordinary Princess, which I read when I was young, which got me on a nostalgia kick. I was visiting my parents at the time, so I searched my bedroom and found my copy, and some other J/YA books I read around the same age. So here's what I've read the past couple of days:

91. The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye (128)

What happens when Princess Amythest turns out ordinary instead of beautiful and silly, like a "normal" princess?

92. The Farthest-Away Mountain by Lynne Reid Banks (130)

Dakin dreams of finding the secrets of the Farthest-Away Mountain.

93. The Fairy Rebel by Lynne Reid Banks (118)

Adults don't usually see fairies, but Jan and Tiki become friends. So after Tiki gets in trouble with the Fairy Queen for helping Jan, Jan and her husband Charlie must help Tiki in return.

94. The Last Slice of Rainbow and Other Stories by Joan Aiken (144)

A series of unrelated fantasy short stories. They all have morals (sharing, not being rude, not being greedy, etc) but they're not overwhelming.

94 / 100 books (94.0%)

26 / 30 new books (86.7%)

35,536 / 50,000 pages (71.1%)

In the same vein...currently reading:
The Castle in the Attic

Up next:
Eyes in the Fishbowl
Afternoon of the Elves
And possibly From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler