Hatchet Brian’s Saga series #1 by Gary Paulsen Adventure Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * Stars (Just ok) I really didn’t like this book. I found it boring and predictable. It is about a boy that gets trapped in the wilderness (very predictable) and must survive on his own. The only thing he has with him is a hatchet (like an axe) that his mother gave him. I don’t suggest you read this book! Review … Read more
Acceleration by Graham McNamee Adventure Realistic Fiction Review # 1 * * * * Stars (Great!) I like this book because it is one that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It’s about a teenage boy named Duncan who thinks his life is boring until he finds a serial killer’s diary and decides to stop him before he kills someone else. Review # 2 * * * Stars (Pretty good) The book … Read more
The Tail of Emily Windsnap Emily Windsnap series #1 by Liz Kessler Adventure Fantasy Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is a great book. Everybody has a secret, right? Well, Emily’s is a little different. She didn’t even know it until her first day of swimming class in 7th grade. She has never been allowed to go in water before (she showers, but not in a pool or ocean), which … Read more
The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars Adventure Realistic Fiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is about a girl whose 14th summer is going so well she wants to run away from home. Her aunt and sister are driving her crazy, but when her brother goes missing, will she be able to put her differences aside?
The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty Adventure Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) In this book, two rival schools share a penpal program between the sophomore classes. The three girls – Lydia, Cassie, and Emily – manage to get in and out of trouble with the help of their penpals, Charlie and Sebastian. The group of fives seeks revenge on a boy who treats Cass unfairly and pulls it off. Definitely … Read more
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff Science Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This book is somewhat depressing, but only in the aspect of the war that comes while the main character, Daisy, is in England with her cousins over the summer. I would say this is definitely a book for kids 15 and up because most children below 15 would not understand some parts. If you like adventure/fantasy books, this … Read more
Lost in America Nicole Nieman #2 by Marilyn Sachs Adventure Historical Fiction * * * * Stars This is more of a feminine historical fiction novel about a young girl growing up in Germany during World War II, losing her family to the Gestapo, and moving to America where she is immediately submerged in New York culture of the 1940s and 1950s. I found the book very interesting because it shows an almost Anne Frank … Read more
Eragon Inheritance cycle #1 by Christopher Paolini Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) (Best book of all time!) Eragon is a magnificent story written by the presently 19 year old Christopher Paolini. It is an epic tale of dragons, elves, men, an evil ruler, and a boy on the verge of becoming a man. No book is better than this one! Review #2 * * * * * Stars (Amazing) … Read more
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Adventure Fantasy Review # 1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Tuck and his family captured a girl named Winnie. They wish she was theirs because they haven’t seen change in almost 80 years. When the man takes Tuck’s horse and tells Winnie’s parents where she is, the man and the constable go looking for her. Will they ever find Winnie? Review # 2 * * * * Stars (Great!) … Read more
Watership Down by Richard Adams Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) It’s about a group of rabbits escaping from their warren for fear that something bad was going to happen. This is their adventures of how they survive. It’s a whole lot more than it sounds like, because trust me, there are a whole lot of things that they go through.