Ms.+Ross

||  || //The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay//, //Howl's Moving Castle// captivated me like no other. Sophie works in her family's hat shop, creating uniquely gorgeous hats when one afternoon she is cursed by a wicked witch and thus begins her amazing adventure with a fire demon, a wizard who eats the hearts of young girls, a benevolent scarecrow and the moving castle. Who doesn't love castles? Add in all the other magical elements from Diana Wynne Jones--the door that opens up to four different worlds, the way it floats/moves/crawls from place to place, the fire demon Calcifer who keeps it all going and there's a **CASTLE** that I have thought about for years. When Miyazaki masterminded the animated film incarnation I gobbled it up. If you're looking for a good read, try it! ||  ||
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 * This is the book that made me a **READER**. After //Bridge to Terabithia//, before //Sabriel//, way before //Harry Potter// and
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