Andria’s Comments (group member since Jul 03, 2012)

Andria’s comments from the What's the Name of That Book??? group.

You're welcome! I'm glad I could help.

Revenge of the Witch is first in the Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney. I don't remember the specific scenes you described but it's quite dark and scary.

Do you remember anything about the cover? Any vague memory of color or kind of cover art sometimes helps...

Goge, do I understand correctly that the heroine doesn't travel to the distant past or another era, but just to HER OWN past, to see how things may have turned out differently if she'd made a different choice?

I don't know which titles have been suggested in the other thread, if any, but here's two possibilities:Mantis or Mantis

The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant? I don't remember if there's a frustrated little boy in it or not, though.

haha, Ann, you beat me to it. :)

Congrats on finding your book, Tiffani! Here's the GR link: The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden It looks like there's a sequel, too. I'll go ahead and move this to "solved" and shelve the book for you.

Give Us The Vote! maybe?

Possibly the Little Witch series by Deborah Hautzig

http://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=...

lol :)

Invitation to the Game?

Were the girls trying to save the tree? If so, The Great Sockathon might fit. It tells the story from the alternating POVs of four girls.

Every Day by David Levithan has a unique take on this concept.

Here's an older title: Words or
Dickson's Word Treasury: A Connoisseur's Collection of Old and New, Weird and Wonderful, Useful and Outlandish Words (which appears to be a later edition of the first)

I am SO SURE I read this book, because I have known both of those words (aglet, philtrum) since the late 80s!

ok, cool! I'm never sure how much people know about public library services so I try to promote ILL on here whenever possible. Obviously you know what you're doing, so carry on! :)

You're welcome! As a librarian, I have to put in a plug for your local public library -- they may be able to get this book for you through inter-library loan from another library system if they don't have a copy. (it's usually a free service!)

Here's a somewhat detailed amazon.com review that might help you decide if it's "your" book or not. Maybe the names will ring a bell for you!


"In the Scottish Highlands, in the glen where MacAllister lives, it has always been the custom to leave a piece of land called the "Goodman's Croft" for the use of the sidhe, the fairy people. But MacAllister has fallen in love with a pretty girl called Peigi-Ann, and decides to plow the Goodman's Croft along with the rest of his land in order to make a good enough living to marry her. He thereby brings on himself the wrath of the proud sidhe, but being a stubborn man, he vows that if he cannot use the land, neither shall they. MacAllister, and later his wife, son and even their faithful hunting dog Colm, must call upon all their wit, courage and humanity if they are to prevail against the various magical attacks of the vengeful sidhe.
The story reads very much like an extended fairy tale, so any child or adult who enjoys reading fairy stories should like this; indeed, it's kind of a treat to read such a long and well-fleshed-out fairy tale. Mollie Hunter is an excellent storyteller; not only does she capture the beautiful and frightening strangeness of the sidhe and their magic, but also makes her loveable human (and animal) characters - stubborn MacAllister, strong Peigi-Ann, the mysterious Skeelie woman, brave Fergus, faithful Colm - come alive for the reader, and their warm human moments of joy and sorrow and triumph and humor and love provide a grounding for all the weird and wonderful happenings. Most of her books seem to have gone out of print, which is a shame, but if you should happen to come across one, do give it a try."

@Bthompson - if the poster has linked to the suggested title, you can click on it for more information. The page for Thunder on the Left says it was first published in 1925.