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During lockdown, you will probably find yourself in need of something to do when no one else is around. The easiest thing to do in this case is read books. There are, however, a massive amount of books to choose from, so we decided to make a list of some of our favorite ones for you to read.  Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling  This is an excellent seven book fantasy series about a young wizard named Harry Potter. Definitely worth the time to read and will keep you occupied for quite some time, not to mention the movies.  Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger  Keeper of the Lost Cities is an 8 book series (With another book coming in November 2021!) About a young girl named Sophie Foster. Sophie is completely normal-- except for the fact that she can hear other people’s thoughts. One day, she meets a boy named Fitz who reveals the truth about Sophie, and takes her to a place where she truly fits in. But there are secrets in Sophie’s past-- secrets that some people...

  Chapter Two--What Lucy Found There Reviewed by Kessa Johnson   Lucy after frightening Mr. Tumnus greatly was asked the strangest question of her life. “Are you a girl?” Now I personally would be weirded out by that, first off what on earth would I be but a girl!? And secondly WHAT is a Faun!? Then to be further asked if I was in fact Human would be a little less strange coming from a Faun. It would be quite funny to me to think that a Faun learned Geography as Mr. Tumnus says later on. Why would a Faun need to learn such things and why on earth should he know about the way out of Narnia? In fact I’d begin to question Narnia itself! LOL. But Lucy was a brave young girl with a strong will and desire to help and be kind. So she chose to keep her mouth shut and listen politely to the Faun. By the time I heard that it was always Winter in Narnia I would probably find that almost normal. Then being asked to tea by the same Faun would also become very...

Chapter-By-Chapter Review ~The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis~ The Chronicles of Narnia series is one not only known world-wide, but also is a great book for all ages, old and young alike!  While technically this is the second book chronologically in the series, it was actually written by C. S. Lewis before any of the other books were. The Magician’s Nephew , thefirst book in the series, was probably meant by Lewis to be a sort of prequel to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe . It was published in 1950, while The Magician’s Nephew was published in 1955. In 2006, the film version of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe came out, followed by the film versions of the next two books in the series, Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader .     This is, when looking from the outside, only a fantasy book. But, when Lewis wrote it, he meant for it to have a much deeper meaning. We are all Narnians, who have fallen i...