Trickster’s Queen Daughters of the Lioness #2 by Tamora Pierce Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In the exciting sequel to Trickster’s Choice, the war on the Copper Isles continues. As the spymaster of an underground movement, Aly Homewood helps the Raka (the natives of the isles) overthrow their masters. As she tries to concentrate on the war, she finds the love of her life. But when their plans turn … Read more
P.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula Danziger and Ann Martin Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is really good because it’s basically about 2 best friends, Elizabeth and Tara, and Tara moves away to Ohio and leaves Elizabeth. The whole story is the two BFFs writing each other letters back and forth about what’s happening in their lives. It’s not boring and if one really liked it they could … Read more
Avalon High by Meg Cabot Adventure Fantasy Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book was awesome. I loved it because it taught me more about the King Arthur legend, but it was written like a fiction novel. It is about a girl (teenager) that briefly moves to a new town and finds out that she and some of her new friends are the reincarnated forms of King Arthur and … Read more
The Riddles of Epsilon by Christine Morton-Shaw Fantasy Mystery Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is a really interesting book. It is full of mystery and magic, which is why I love it. A teenager moves to a small island, where she finds a magical being that starts to talk to her. Soon she finds that her life closely resembles that of a boy that lived in the same house long ago. … Read more
The Prophet of Yonwood Books of Ember #3 by Jeanne DuPrau Dystopian Realistic Fiction Mystery Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is almost as good as The City of Ember. It is its prequel and has the same charm. A teenage girl is going with her aunt to her deceased grandfather’s house to fix it up and sell it. She finds that she loves the house and wants to stay. But, there … Read more
The City of Ember Books of Ember #1 by Jeanne DuPrau Adventure Dystopian Fantasy Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is a really creative book. I have never seen any book ever remotely like this one, which is why it is so great. It is about a girl and a boy who live in an underground (but no one knows that it is underground) city. Things work … Read more
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) AWESOME! What is there not to like about this book? It has humor, wit, and charm. Ella was given a “gift” at birth – the gift of obedience. After her mother dies, it gets even harder for Ella. Then it gets even worse when her father remarries a woman with two daughters. The daughters soon realize something is different … Read more
ttfn (Ta-ta for Now) Internet Girls series #2 by Lauren Myracle Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is the sequel to ttyl. It is witty and creative and is told entirely through IMs. Angela learns a family secret that is going to change her life, Zoe tries to keep something secret from Angela, and Maddie falls head-over-heels in love. Will they make it through their next year
Letters from Camp by Kate Klise Funny Mystery * * * * Stars (Great!) I love this book! It is creative, witty, and full of humor. It is about siblings that are sent to a special camp to learn how to be nice to each other. When they find out that something is up with the siblings that run the camp, they learn to work together better. Check this book out!
Trial by Journal by Kate Klise Realistic Fiction Mystery Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is a great read. It is fairly short, but it is told in letters, e-mails, newspapers, and interviews. It is very creative. Lily Watson is now a juror in a murder trial – and she is only a kid! She must figure out what really happened to Perry Keet, and is Bob White a murderer? Or is … Read more