Books by Susan Cooper
Style: Average
Attitude: Positive
The Drew family and their Great Uncle Merry are staying in a Cornish house on holiday when the children find an old map which seems to lead to some treasure buried "Over the sea and under the stone".
Straightforward adventure story, slightly dated; ordinary family life
Adventure, Arthurian, Family, Fantasy
Style: Good
Attitude: Take Care → Positive
Will Stanton, seventh son of a seventh son, wakes on his 11th birthday to discover that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to aid The Light in protecting the world we live in against The Dark.
A boy coming to terms with new-found powers and responsibilities; family life; love for music
Growing-Up, Magic
Style: Good
Attitude: Unobjectionable
The Trewissick grail, found in [Over Sea, Under Stone] has been stolen.
Adventure, Arthurian, Magic
Style: Outstanding
Attitude: Unobjectionable
Will Stanton has a bout of hepatitis and is sent to Wales to recuperate.
Atmospheric story, merging everyday and magical worlds; everyday friendships amidst mysterious events
Arthurian, Magic
Style: Average
Attitude: Unobjectionable
Will, Bran and the Drews are gathered in Wales for the final part of the quest begun with the finding of the grail in Trewissick.
Awkward storyline; some nice set pieces; Good & Evil as two opposing forces
Arthurian, Magic
Style: Good
Attitude: Positive
The Boggart of Loch Ness is woken up when the Boggart of Castle Keep comes by.
Friendship, Magic
Style: Good
Attitude: Positive
A Boggart is a creature of the Wild Magic, a kind of house-elf, but which delights in mild mischief without a sense of responsibility.
Friendship, Magic
Style: Good
Attitude: Unobjectionable
Nat Field is a member of the Company of boys, an acting group for 11-18 year old boys who perform Shakespeare's plays traditionally.
Well-written; gives good understanding of Shakespeare's world and plays; Nat's father's suicide; Arby & Julia live together
Friendship, Time-Travel
Style: Good
Attitude: Unobjectionable → Positive
Present-day Molly finds a fragment of the Victory's flag in the binding of an old book and starts to feel the echoes of Sam Robbins' life on board Nelson's ship at Trafalgar.
A lightweight pair of stories, each with its own poignancy, drawn together by the fragment of a flag from HMS Victory. Honest efforts of a family remarried after widowhood to get along. Brutality of life at sea in Nelson's Navy. Friendship and emnity on board ship. Cheerful and concerned family life. Very mild sexual references.
Family, Time-Travel, War