Cannonball Read 15

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search This Site

| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Twitter
  3. Follow us on Instagram
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • About
    • Getting Started
    • Rules of Respect
    • CBR15 Passport Book Challenge
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • Sign Up
    • Suggest a Review
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media
> FAQ Home
> Tag: Susan Cooper

“You remember the fairy tales you were told when you were very small – ‘once upon a time…’ Why do you think they always began like that?” “Because they weren’t true,” Simon said promptly. Jane said, caught up in the unreality of the high remote place, “Because perhaps they were true once, but nobody could remember when.”

Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1) by Susan Cooper

July 7, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

So I definitely missed this one as a kid, and what a shame. The series came on my radar when the apparently terrible movie was released. I saw a trailer for it and put the books on my TBR . . . and then did nothing about it for over a decade. Who even knows the timeline at this point. I kind of thought the book covers were ugly, so it never was a priority for me. But people really seem to love it, and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, middle grade, Over Sea Under Stone, Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising

narfna's CBR15 Review No:70 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, middle grade, Over Sea Under Stone, Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments
green face of a witch starring up from the sea

Power of the Greenwitch, lost beneath the sea…

Greenwich by Susan Cooper

April 6, 2021 by cosbrarian 3 Comments

In 2020, I started an occasional readathon I participate in – The Dark is Rising readathon, which is a seasonal reread of my favorite book series! Basically, we read the series on its own timeline, taking on each book in the season it’s set. And so I reread the first book in 2020 summer (Over Sea and Under Stone) and reviewed it here, and then I am pretty sure I reread the second book at Christmas (The Dark is Rising) but forgot to review it. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: king arthur, middle grade, sea witch, Series, Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising, wild magic, witches

cosbrarian's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: king arthur, middle grade, sea witch, Series, Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising, wild magic, witches ·
Rating:
· 3 Comments

Celtic Chiaroscuro

The Grey King by Susan Cooper

Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper

November 2, 2020 by jormis Leave a Comment

(The previous review for Books I-III in the Dark is Rising series is here: https://cannonballread.com/2020/05/over-sea-under-the-stone-and-the-dark-is-rising-and-greenwitch-jormis/) The last two books in the Dark is Rising series are situated in Wales. In the whole series, 3 books happen in Wales and 2 in Cornwall. So, all are historical Celtic parts (before Saxons and Jutes and Normans came and conquered). In The Grey King, we meet Will Stanton who is recuperating from a liver infection. His parent send him off to Wales and its fresh sea air to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: Susan Cooper

jormis's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: Susan Cooper ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Dod yn ôl at fy nghoed

The Grey King by Susan Cooper

July 3, 2020 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

Bingo: I Wish. . . The Grey King just might be my favorite fantasy novel for kids. The fourth book in The Dark is Rising series, it has Will Stanton, the last of the Old Ones, on a holiday in Wales where he meets a strange boy named Bran and searches for a golden harp that will aid the Light in their battle against the Dark. The setting in this book is everything (and is why I picked it for this particular bingo category). Will […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr12bingo, Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising, wales

Ellesfena's CBR12 Review No:12 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr12bingo, Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising, wales ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Are you a good witch or a bad witch?

Greenwitch by Susan Cooper

July 3, 2020 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

Bingo: Green Book #3 in The Dark is Rising series, I always loved Greenwitch. In this one, the Drew siblings (Barney, Jane, and Simon) are on holiday in Cornwall with their Great-Uncle Merry, who also happens to be Merriman Lyon, Will Stanton’s mentor from Book 2. Will shows up in Cornwall as well, much to the dismay of the Drews, and it’s soon clear that Will and Merry are on another quest for a Thing of Power to protect the world from the Dark–this time […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr12bingo, cornwall, Greenwitch, Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising

Ellesfena's CBR12 Review No:11 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, cbr12bingo, cornwall, Greenwitch, Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Atmospheric AF

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

July 3, 2020 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

Bingo: No Money (borrowed from my dad) This year, I was only going to review books I’d never read before, but a few months back another Cannonballer reviewed the entire Dark is Rising series and it made me nostalgic for these books, which I adored as a kid. Plus, I’d never read the final book in the series so I thought I might finally get around to it (I also tried to read the first in the series–The Dark is Rising is the second–but couldn’t […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr12bingo, Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising

Ellesfena's CBR12 Review No:10 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, cbr12bingo, Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next Page »


Recent Comments

  • ElCicco on Book Exchange! Thanks, Ashlie!I’ve been wanting to read this one for a while. Back when I was teaching, I remember a couple of my 7th graders talking about...
  • ElCicco on Book Exchange! Thanks, Ashlie!The art is beautiful. I can’t wait to get started!
  • narfna on Book Exchange! Thanks, Ashlie!I love seeing what everyone gets/gives. And I love Guards! Guards!
  • Emmalita on Is There Anything Better Than Witty, Sometimes Snarky, Banter?I like this series so much! I hope you enjoy the next two books.
  • Emmalita on “Steve gets back up because it’s the right thing to do. Carol gets back up because fuck you.”Right? I think I might spend an audible credit on it.
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission: Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2023 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in