Tag Archives: unconditional recommendation

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Unconditional Recommendation: A story of mystery, transformation and new life for a neglected young girl, her fearful cousin, and an abandoned garden.

Age: Middle Grade

Series: Stand Alone

Pages: 358

Published: 1911

Genre: Classic

Continue reading →

The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger’s Apprentice #1)

by John Flanagan

Unconditional Recommendation: A 15-year-old orphan boy is recruited and trained to become a ranger and must, with his master, track dangerous creatures before evil Morgarath’s bidding results in someone’s death.

Age: Young Adult

Series: Ranger’s Apprentice, Book One

Pages: 249

Published: 2006

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy