Knights of the Kitchen Table (Time Warp Trio Series Book 1) by John Sciezka JFIC FANTASY/SCI FI

What would you do if in the middle of your birthday party you were transported to the land of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table? Join three friends as they try to find their way back home to their century without getting squashed by giants or burnt by dragons. An easy and humorous book for grades 2-3.

Food for thought: What would you miss most about this century if you were time traveling?

The Prophet of Yonwood by DuPrau JFIC REALISTIC FANTASY

Nickie had 3 goals that winter: #1 convince her family to move to Yonwood #2: fall in love and #3 do something good for the world. When she offers to help her Aunt clean her great grandfather's house in Yonwood, she finds that Yonwood isn't the place she had imagined. A woman named Athela Tower has had a vision of a destroyed future before collapsing into a coma. The townspeople have hailed her as a prophet. With the help of Ms. Beeson, she decodes the prophet's murmurings as words from God and sets up rules for the community. With the threat of impending war, the townspeople are more than happy to comply until the rules become more and more severe. Nickie begins to wonder who God is and how do we know what he is saying? I recommend reading this prequel to "City of Ember" first. It sets up a basis for the underground city. This is a great realistic fantasy that could bring up some crucial moral discussions about religion and war.

Food for Thought: If you were given the option Nickie has at the end of the book, would you do it??