Johansen, K. V.

Nightwalker: The Warlocks of Talverdin (Nightwalker)

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Nightwalker: The Warlocks of Talverdin (Nightwalker)
K. V. Johansen
Manufacturer: Orca Book Publishers
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ASIN: 1551434814

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Maurey has always been persecuted for the colour of his skin and eyes. He has never known more about his parents than that his mother died the day he was born. When the king's chancellor discovers that Maurey possesses a ring belonging to the missing queen and another that may be the key to finding the hidden kingdom of the inhuman warlocks of Talverdin, he is imprisoned, revealed as a Nightwalker, and sentenced to execution in philosopher's fire. Rescued by a young baroness with her own reasons for fearing the chancellor, Maurey sets out on a dangerous journey to the land of his father's people. If he and Annot are to survive and prevent the destruction of the last refuge of the Nightwalkers, Maurey will have to call on human and inhuman skills he never knew he possessed, and win the trust of both sides of his family.

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Courtesy of Teens Read Too.......2007-03-13

Maurey used to be a student at the grammar school at Fowler College, but that was before his guardian passed away. Suddenly all of his tuition money, paid through college degree level, mysteriously disappeared. Now Maurey is an unpaid servant at the school, and whipping boy for bored students. In addition to being a charity case, he bears a striking physical resemblance to the sorcerers who were driven from the land many years ago. He is insulted, harassed, even assaulted, at virtually every turn. His only escape is the dark tunnels underneath the school. His extraordinary night vision helps him navigate and elude his captors. Until tonight.

Tonight he got away from the bullying students and ran directly into the King, along with the master of the school and the King's Chancellor. As a result of the impact, the chain around his neck bearing rings from his mother, the only thing he has that connects him to her, falls out of his shirt. First accused of theft, closer examination of the rings causes a much greater stir. Maury finds himself locked in a dungeon, waiting to be tried for sorcery. If his greatest fears about his ancestry are true, Maurey will undoubtedly be killed. His only possibility for help seems to be a very unlikely and unwise choice.

All I can say is WOW! I've read a fair amount of fantasy/paranormal books, and this is one of the best I've come across. Amazingly well-developed and imagined, both character and story-wise, intelligent, and witty. It's books like this, and the knowledge that it's only book one, that make me love this job!

Reviewed by: Carrie Spellman

Quests And Kingdoms: A Grown-up's Guide to Children's Fantasy Literature

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A practical, accessible education on the subject of the impractical, fanciful mind of the child
A practical, accessible education on the subject of the impractical, fanciful mind of the child
A practical, accessible education on the subject of the impractical, fanciful mind of the child
A practical, accessible education on the subject of the impractical, fanciful mind of the child
A practical, accessible education on the subject of the impractical, fanciful mind of the child

Quests And Kingdoms: A Grown-up's Guide to Children's Fantasy Literature
K. V. Johansen
Manufacturer: Sybertooth Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0968802443

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Fantasy has become an increasingly popular genre of children's literature in recent years; Quests and Kingdoms provides a basis from which an adult unfamiliar with the genre of children's fantasy literature may explore it. Quests is an historical survey for the interested general reader, which will be of great practical value to library and education professionals as well. Though the aim is to give adults concerned with bringing children (or teens) and books together a familiarity with the children's fantasy genre and its history, for those who already know and love the classics of children's fantasy Quests will be an introduction to works and authors they may have missed.

Taking a chronological approach, Quests begins with the fairy-tale collections of d'Aulnoy, Perrault, and the Grimms and works its way up to the novels of J.K. Rowling and Garth Nix, covering over three centuries of fantasy read by children. The lives of 95 authors are looked at and placed in historical context, while their works are introduced through both synopses and analysis. Quests also includes chapters on Tolkien, retellings of traditional stories, and King Arthur and Robin Hood. More than 500 works are discussed, and the thorough index makes the book a practical reference resource as well as a history and an introduction to the best in the genre.

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A practical, accessible education on the subject of the impractical, fanciful mind of the child.......2006-03-13

Quests And Kingdoms; A Grown-up's Guide To Children's Fantasy Literature by K.V. Johansen is a seminal work exceptionally well written and recommended for its relevance for teachers and or parents who wish to understand the actions of the children with whom they're involved. Quests And Kingdoms is a practical, accessible education on the subject of the impractical, fanciful mind of the child, and to where such a mind may be when indulged in books of fantasy at an age so susceptible to fantastic beliefs.

A practical, accessible education on the subject of the impractical, fanciful mind of the child.......2006-03-13

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A compelling SciFi novel

The Cassandra Virus
K. V. Johansen
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ASIN: 1551434970

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It's the near future. Computers are faster, cars run on fuel cells, and there's not much to do in the small town of Easter River if you're thirteen and not into team sports. Helen Chan-Fisher is happy enough trying singlehandedly to save the world's remaining amphibians from chytridiomycosis, but her friend Jordan O'Blenis is at a loose end. He may be a genius, but it seems like no matter what he tries to do, his robot-building older sister Cassie did it first. Then he has his great idea, an idea so great even Cassie hasn't done it. He'll write a programme for a virtual supercomputer, one that can live on the Web, and grow and spread and learn ....

Jordan calls it Cassandra. Helen calls it a virus.

Cassandra calls home...and when agents of the government security agency Bureau 6 try to seize her for their own purposes, it's up to Jordan and Helen to keep Cassandra from falling into the wrong hands.

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A compelling SciFi novel.......2007-04-25

Reviewed by Ian McCurley (age 13) for Reader Views (4/07)

"The Cassandra Virus" is set in the near future just when 64-bit processors are becoming outdated and technology is taking great leaps of bounds in the field of computer programming. Fourteen-year old Jordan and his sister, Cassie, live alone most of the time because their parents are archaeologists who are away for months at a time. Jordan and his best friend Helen call themselves "Igor" and "Igor." Helen loves amphibians, and her mother is a professor at Cassie's college. Cassie is preparing her thesis, which is a robot lie detector named Baby. Jordan and Cassandra, by the age of ten, had both mastered Latin and Calculus, and they were both experts in computer programming, but since Cassie was older, she had mastered everything first. Jordan wants to do something Cassie hasn't done yet, so he sets out to program a virus that is not a virus. The virus will be able to access all computers and then utilize the unused memory and processing power of the computers to create a supercomputer within computers. After he is finished, Jordan begins playing a computer strategy game. When he starts to "cheat," a message appears on the screen that says "You are not playing fairly, Jordan O'Blenis." Jordan discovers that the virus, named Cassandra, has become self-aware and has the ability to access private email. When Cassandra sees shady people ransacking Cassie's lab through the eyes of Baby, Jordan and Helen must get Cassie's stuff back and keep Cassandra out of the hands of the feds until she can be deleted.

"The Cassandra Virus" is a compelling story of the recurring theme of self-aware computers. K. V. Johansen writes excellently in the "The Cassandra Virus." This book is for humans age 12 and up who like reading science fiction and are interested in computer programming.

The Drone War: A Cassandra Virus Novel (Cassandra Virus)

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The Drone War: A Cassandra Virus Novel (Cassandra Virus)
K.V. Johansen
Manufacturer: Sybertooth INc
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ASIN: 0973950528

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It's the future. Jordan O'Blenis may be a genius when it comes to computers, but with spies after his sister Cassie's research in UAVs and artificial intelligence, he needs all the help he can get to keep her safe and save BWB Aerospace's top secret drone project. Luckily for Jordan, he has Helen the frog expert and Cassandra, the sentient supercomputer programme he created, on his side. The problem is, Helen thinks kidnapping and interrogating a government agent is a perfectly logical solution to their problems, while Cassandra has developed a bad case of ethics. When old enemies snatch Jordan, though, it's up to Cassandra to save the day, even if that means hijacking BWB's multi-million dollar UAV system. It's just borrowing, really...

Torrie and the Firebird (The Torrie Quests)

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Torrie and the Firebird (The Torrie Quests)
K. V. Johansen
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Torrie's back for more excitement.

The irrepressible Old Thing who narrated Torrie and the Pirate Queen returns in another amazing adventure. With spunky young captain Anna again at the helm, the (former) pirate ship Shrike sets sail for Keastipol, grandest of the city-states on the Great Southern Continent.

Our heroes have hardly set foot on shore before they encounter a boy fleeing an angry mob. Anna and Torrie rescue Kokako and embark on a dangerous quest to clear his name by finding the true thief of the Oyon -- a giant gem revered by the continent's inhabitants.

Their journey takes them through forest and desert where they face challenges both natural and supernatural: crocodiles, sand-goblins, and ...emus? On top of all this, Torrie and Anna must struggle with Kokako's would-be heroism and the unexpected appearance of a mysterious sorcerer. Torrie begins to there's more to both the Oyon and their unknown enemy than anybody realizes.

In the end, it takes all their efforts to defeat the sorcerer, prove Kokako's innocence, and uncover the mystery of the mythical Firebird, a magical being thought only to exist in legend. 

Pippin and Pudding
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Pippin and Pudding
K.V. Johansen
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
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Binding: School & Library Binding

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Pippin is a yellow dog with great big ears and a curly black tail. She and Mabel live happily together until one day Pippin pokes her nose under a bush -- and discovers a fluffy gray kitten! While Mabel puts up a "Kitten found" poster, Pippin and Pudding become friends. When his owner comes to claim Pudding, Pippin mopes ... and mopes ... and mopes some more! Join Pippin and Mabel on their latest adventure as the happy pair discovers that when the day is done, three triples the fun!

Torrie and the Snake-Prince (The Torrie Quests)

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Torrie and the Snake-Prince (The Torrie Quests)
K. V. Johansen
Manufacturer: Annick Press
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A magical adventure and an all-new quest -- filled with action and irresistible humor.

The moment Torrie meets the peddler Wren, he knows her talents are destined for more than the beautiful ornaments she makes from feathers and scraps of wire. When Crown Prince Liasis is kidnapped and no one steps forward to attempt a rescue, both Torrie and Wren realize it time to act.

And so the two pick up the trail, even as the prince -- transformed into a snake and held captive by a sorcerer -- plots his own escape by winning a friend among his captor's goblin followers.

Torrie and Wren travel through the mountains and into the Wild Forest, where they must deal with a goblin spy, an irate and deadly dryad, and the puzzle of Rookfeather the minstrel. And when they finally reach their goal, Wren learns surprising truths about herself and the strangely powerful ornaments she makes to sell. Therein lies the secret to freeing the prince and making him human again.

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Retired pirates embark on a magical adventure.

Are you ready for a rollicking, humorous adventure story packed with action and high-seas mayhem? Meet the irrepressible Torrie, a magical being known as an Old Thing who has lived in the Wild Forest for hundreds of years.

One day, while surveying the docks of a fishing village, Torrie witnesses a scuffle aboard a pirate ship. He intervenes and convinces the newly minted captain to take him aboard. The captain, a young girl named Anna, is anxious to set sail to rescue her father, held for some months by the Pirate Queen, Nevilla.

But Anna is not a pirate, nor is her father. Before his death, Anna's pirate grandfather told Anna, and no one else, where a valuable treasure was hidden. Anna plans to use the treasure to negotiate her father's release. With the help of Torrie, Anna and her aged crew of retired pirates embark on a wild and colorful sea journey.

On their way to search for the treasure, the crew pulls aboard a young castaway. He turns out to be Nevilla's son, Prince Frederick. He explains the hard times that have visited the now barren and infertile Granite Isles, where he lives. It turns out Anna's grandfather's treasure may unlock the curse that has beset the Isles for years.

Torrie and the Pirate Queen is a captivating story that combines action with irreverent humor -- an irresistible style sure to hook young readers.

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Teacher Review ... fun to read, but ...........2006-07-19

lacked the excitment and adventure that I was hoping for. Being a teacher of fourth grade, I was excited to find a book about a young FEMALE Pirate Captain. I read it hoping to read it aloud to my class. There were abundant opportunities for adventure and excitement that just weren't brought to fruition. It was an easy read (even for 9-12 year olds), entertaining, and funny at times, but not a book I'd read aloud. I will do a Book Talk on it to my class and hope that students will chose to read it independently. The young captian is brave and decisive ... and as I said ... a girl! (It is very difficult to find a book with a strong female character.) I'll keep looking for that fiction pirate book to read-aloud ... and if it has a female lead -- all the better.

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The Serpent Bride
K. V. Johansen
Manufacturer: Thistledown Press
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ASIN: 1895449820

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The Serpent Bride is a collection of ten stories inspired by the ballads of medieval Denmark.

Among the stories retold in The Serpent Bride are those of Benedikte, whose brother dooms her to life as snake in order to steal her inheritance; Ellensborg, who sails for the Holy Land with a crew of maidens to fetch home her straying lover; jilted Nils, set by a ghostly huntsman to the pursuit of a doe that is not all it seems; and that of Germand Gladensvend and Silverlad, shape-shifting lovers kept apart by a mother's desperate bargain with a troll.

These are stories of magic used for good and ill, of heroic ladies and knights, of lovers and trolls, of dragons and animal transformations. They are also the stories of determined women, of merchants and farmers and crusaders, and of the extremes of emotion that throughout human history have lurked beneath the surface of everyday life, to be given shape and safe release in the folk and fairy tales of all nations.

Pippin Takes a Bath (Pippin)
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Pippin Takes a Bath (Pippin)
K Johansen , and K.V. Johansen
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Pippin loves to splish! splash! splosh! in mud puddles. The only problem is that Pippin hates baths! When Mabel tries to get her into the tub, the result is a hilarious all-out chase -- with Mabel the one who ends up in the bath. But a run-in with a skunk makes Pippin change her mind about baths. After much rubbing and scrubbing, the mud and the smell are gone, and all is well again -- until the next rainy day.

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