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Watcher |
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Margaret Buffie |
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0613445406 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7-10-This fantasy is set in present-day Manitoba, but is loosely rooted in Celtic mythology. Emma's eccentric family moves into her beekeeper grandfather's farmhouse after his death; her mother is determined to tend the hives and support the family, while her artist father fashions a modern version of a stone circle called Bruide Henge in the cow pasture. Emma is at first disappointed when her mother gets her a summer job sitting with a neighbor's elderly father instead of indulging the teen's obsession to watch over her ailing younger sister. Soon, however, Emma becomes intrigued by the Maxims' mysterious surroundings and by the board game that the old man teaches her. The mystery continues as she stumbles into a strange world and overhears a queen plotting to steal a child. Soon she finds herself the... |
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Seeker |
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Margaret Buffie |
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0613707729 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7-10-Buffie picks up the action shortly after the conclusion of The Watcher (Kids Can, 2000). Emma, raised as human, now knows herself to be an alien Watcher, sent to Earth to protect her changeling sister, Summer, now the queen of Argadnel. The protagonist finds herself involved in the interplanetary gaming between Fergus of Cleave and his rivals, playing a magical board game to earn her freedom, and the chance to search for her mother's true daughter, Ailla, whose presence may restore her mother's health. With her friend Tom, a Watcher who has been transformed into a bird by Fergus, and a series of allies and enemies, Emma travels through alien worlds in a real-life game where Ailla is the prize. Emma is a headstrong, appealing narrator, and Buffie uses her first-person perspective to smoothly... |
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Angels Turn Their Backs |
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Margaret Buffie |
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0613876601 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7-9-Addy Jarrick, 15, thinks she is going crazy. Her mother has moved the two of them from Toronto to Winnipeg to take a new job, leaving her husband behind. After a horrible day at her new school, the teen develops panic attacks and becomes afraid of the outside world-what she calls "Out There." She continues to find excuses to stay home. She meets the landlord, Harmon; Page and Josh, who live in the building; Sean, Harmon's son; and Victor, a ridiculously intelligent parrot that once belonged to Lotta Engel, the woman who owned the building until her recent death. Throughout the book, Addy tries to cope with her fear of Out There without letting her mother catch on. There is a good combination of internal emotions with external happenings in Addy's life, but the characterizations of the girl's... |
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The Dark Garden |
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Margaret Buffie |
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0613876628 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9. After an accident, 16-year-old Thea awakens with traumatic amnesia. Trapped inside a mind with no memories, she struggles to recover her identity as she returns home to her distracted, workaholic parents and two younger sisters. She feels imprisoned living with these strangers who seem to have such a skewed idea of family life. Prior to her accident, the teen apparently assumed the role of caregiver to her younger siblings. Now, with her mother expecting another child, Thea dreads what her future holds. As she begins to recover, she experiences memories that she isn't sure belong to her. She hears voices and sees ghostly figures in the garden outside her window. Scenes from the spirit world begin to flood in, and Thea finds herself encapsulated in a supernatural mystery that involves love, anger,... |
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The Dark Garden |
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Margaret Buffie |
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1550742884 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9. After an accident, 16-year-old Thea awakens with traumatic amnesia. Trapped inside a mind with no memories, she struggles to recover her identity as she returns home to her distracted, workaholic parents and two younger sisters. She feels imprisoned living with these strangers who seem to have such a skewed idea of family life. Prior to her accident, the teen apparently assumed the role of caregiver to her younger siblings. Now, with her mother expecting another child, Thea dreads what her future holds. As she begins to recover, she experiences memories that she isn't sure belong to her. She hears voices and sees ghostly figures in the garden outside her window. Scenes from the spirit world begin to flood in, and Thea finds herself encapsulated in a supernatural mystery that involves love, anger,... |
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Angels Turn Their Backs |
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| Author: |
Margaret Buffie |
Book Review
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Hardcover |
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1550744151 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7-9-Addy Jarrick, 15, thinks she is going crazy. Her mother has moved the two of them from Toronto to Winnipeg to take a new job, leaving her husband behind. After a horrible day at her new school, the teen develops panic attacks and becomes afraid of the outside world-what she calls "Out There." She continues to find excuses to stay home. She meets the landlord, Harmon; Page and Josh, who live in the building; Sean, Harmon's son; and Victor, a ridiculously intelligent parrot that once belonged to Lotta Engel, the woman who owned the building until her recent death. Throughout the book, Addy tries to cope with her fear of Out There without letting her mother catch on. There is a good combination of internal emotions with external happenings in Addy's life, but the characterizations of the girl's... |
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The Finder (The Watcher's Quest Trilogy) |
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| Author: |
Margaret Buffie |
Book Review
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Paperback |
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1553376722 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7-10 - In this final volume in the trilogy, Emma is trying to save the world that she has discovered from an evil Game-playing genius. She must risk her life and the lives of her friends and family to finish the quest and win the Game. There is, naturally, a villain trying to beat her to the prize or trick her into giving it up. Of course, good triumphs over evil in the end. This is a well-written and exciting adventure, but it doesn't stand on its own. Because Emma's quest involves revisiting worlds that she discovered in past adventures and calling for help from past companions, readers unfamiliar with the first two books will be lost. Buffie tries to put the new characters in context, but the foreshadowing is directly related to Emma's previous adventures and the conflicts and friendships are picked... |
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The Watcher |
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| Author: |
Margaret Buffie |
Book Review
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Hardcover |
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1550748297 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7-10-This fantasy is set in present-day Manitoba, but is loosely rooted in Celtic mythology. Emma's eccentric family moves into her beekeeper grandfather's farmhouse after his death; her mother is determined to tend the hives and support the family, while her artist father fashions a modern version of a stone circle called Bruide Henge in the cow pasture. Emma is at first disappointed when her mother gets her a summer job sitting with a neighbor's elderly father instead of indulging the teen's obsession to watch over her ailing younger sister. Soon, however, Emma becomes intrigued by the Maxims' mysterious surroundings and by the board game that the old man teaches her. The mystery continues as she stumbles into a strange world and overhears a queen plotting to steal a child. Soon she finds herself the... |
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The Finder(The Watcher's Quest Series) |
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| Author: |
Margaret Buffie |
Book Review
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Hardcover |
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1553376714 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7-10 - In this final volume in the trilogy, Emma is trying to save the world that she has discovered from an evil Game-playing genius. She must risk her life and the lives of her friends and family to finish the quest and win the Game. There is, naturally, a villain trying to beat her to the prize or trick her into giving it up. Of course, good triumphs over evil in the end. This is a well-written and exciting adventure, but it doesn't stand on its own. Because Emma's quest involves revisiting worlds that she discovered in past adventures and calling for help from past companions, readers unfamiliar with the first two books will be lost. Buffie tries to put the new characters in context, but the foreshadowing is directly related to Emma's previous adventures and the conflicts and friendships are picked... |
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Seeker |
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| Author: |
Margaret Buffie |
Book Review
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Paperback |
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1553373596 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7-10-Buffie picks up the action shortly after the conclusion of The Watcher (Kids Can, 2000). Emma, raised as human, now knows herself to be an alien Watcher, sent to Earth to protect her changeling sister, Summer, now the queen of Argadnel. The protagonist finds herself involved in the interplanetary gaming between Fergus of Cleave and his rivals, playing a magical board game to earn her freedom, and the chance to search for her mother's true daughter, Ailla, whose presence may restore her mother's health. With her friend Tom, a Watcher who has been transformed into a bird by Fergus, and a series of allies and enemies, Emma travels through alien worlds in a real-life game where Ailla is the prize. Emma is a headstrong, appealing narrator, and Buffie uses her first-person perspective to smoothly... |
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The Watcher |
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| Author: |
Margaret Buffie |
Book Review
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Paperback |
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1550748319 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7-10-This fantasy is set in present-day Manitoba, but is loosely rooted in Celtic mythology. Emma's eccentric family moves into her beekeeper grandfather's farmhouse after his death; her mother is determined to tend the hives and support the family, while her artist father fashions a modern version of a stone circle called Bruide Henge in the cow pasture. Emma is at first disappointed when her mother gets her a summer job sitting with a neighbor's elderly father instead of indulging the teen's obsession to watch over her ailing younger sister. Soon, however, Emma becomes intrigued by the Maxims' mysterious surroundings and by the board game that the old man teaches her. The mystery continues as she stumbles into a strange world and overhears a queen plotting to steal a child. Soon she finds herself the... |
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The Dark Garden |
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| Author: |
Margaret Buffie |
Book Review
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Paperback |
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1553370910 |
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Ships within 3-4 days. |
From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9. After an accident, 16-year-old Thea awakens with traumatic amnesia. Trapped inside a mind with no memories, she struggles to recover her identity as she returns home to her distracted, workaholic parents and two younger sisters. She feels imprisoned living with these strangers who seem to have such a skewed idea of family life. Prior to her accident, the teen apparently assumed the role of caregiver to her younger siblings. Now, with her mother expecting another child, Thea dreads what her future holds. As she begins to recover, she experiences memories that she isn't sure belong to her. She hears voices and sees ghostly figures in the garden outside her window. Scenes from the spirit world begin to flood in, and Thea finds herself encapsulated in a supernatural mystery that involves love, anger,... |
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Angels Turn Their Backs |
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| Author: |
Margaret Buffie |
Book Review
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Paperback |
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1553370988 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7-9-Addy Jarrick, 15, thinks she is going crazy. Her mother has moved the two of them from Toronto to Winnipeg to take a new job, leaving her husband behind. After a horrible day at her new school, the teen develops panic attacks and becomes afraid of the outside world-what she calls "Out There." She continues to find excuses to stay home. She meets the landlord, Harmon; Page and Josh, who live in the building; Sean, Harmon's son; and Victor, a ridiculously intelligent parrot that once belonged to Lotta Engel, the woman who owned the building until her recent death. Throughout the book, Addy tries to cope with her fear of Out There without letting her mother catch on. There is a good combination of internal emotions with external happenings in Addy's life, but the characterizations of the girl's... |
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