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The Serpent's Egg, J.

FitzGerald McCurdy, Saratime, 2001, 280 pp.

The Serpent's Egg is a lovely, funny, and exciting fantasy book for younger readers. The back cover excerpts letters from kids who have read the book, and the ages of the letter writers vary between 11 and 14, although I think that readers younger than 11 would appreciate the book if they do a lot of reading.

This is McCurdy's first book, and she writes with great assurance. Not only that, but her tone is consistently humorous, one of the hardest achievements in fiction.

The Serpent's Egg is a lovely, funny, and exciting fantasy book for younger readers.

The Serpent's Egg is a lovely, funny, and exciting fantasy book for younger readers.

Author Info.

Ottawa author of the Serpent's Egg and Mole Wars fantasy trilogies for kids age 9 and up.

The Serpent's Egg is about a girl named Miranda, who spends her life in fear of death.

The Twisted Blade is a hair-raising journey into the unknown, among old friends and new, fabulous monsters, and really wicked beings.

In the author bio, McCurdy states that she has always been inspired by Tolkien, but if I were forced to categorize this book, I would put it closer to Rowling's work than Tolkien's. Of course, any good bit of writing stands on its own, and The Serpent's Egg is a wonderful read.

Miranda is a girl who lives in Ottawa, and