Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz

The most stunning thriller of the Alex Rider series. Fourteen year-old Alex's father died when Alex was only two months old. Yassen Gregorovich had told him everything. M16 had used him, manipulated him, and, most of all, killed his father. assen also mentioned something else before he died: Scorpia. Alex's dad had worked for them. Well, before he died. Gregorovich says Scorpia was his destiny. Alex manages to become acquainted with the criminal organizatinon, who is working to on an important plot to crush the power of Britain and America. What will happen next in this thriller? Read to find out. Ages 10-14.

Andrew M. (12)
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by Rick Riordan

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan One of the best books I have ever read. Percy Jackson is going about his "normal life" in school, when an innocent game of dodgeball turns into a bloody fight to the death. There he encounters Annebeth, who helps him escape and return to Camp Half-Blood. There they find out that the magical border of the camp has been poisoned! The only way to save the tree is to retrieve the Golden Fleece. There they discover a plot to raise the evil Kronos from the Underworld! Percy and Annebeth are soon thrown into a journey of twists and turns that they cannot possibly imagine. Ages 10-16.

Andrew M. (12)
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Seeker (Book One in the Noble Warriors Trilogy) by Willian Nicholson

This is an intense, fast paced story following the journey of three teenagers- all brought together by a passionate wish to join the fabled Nomana, seekers of justice and peace. But the Nomana are threatened by a weapon unrivalled by anything ever seen before. The three companions must face a perilous journey to a distant kingdom in order to destroy the weapon and prove their courage and worth- not only to the Nomana, but to themselves. This is a wonderful, emotive book, full of powerful language and rich imagery. I recommend it to lovers of fantasy and those looking for a charged read.

Louise (14)

Shield of Stars Series: The Shield, Sword, and Crown

This is a book about thievery, like in one part of the book the main character goes and twists the bars on his cell to test if any were lose he found one, and simply grinded the concrete down until he could just take the bar out. Weasel a former pickpocket but now he has been taken in by Justice Holis. Everything is fine until Justice Holis is arrested for treason, now Weasel must go to the Prince or find someone willing to stage a prison break and the only person with that kind of power and thief skills is the most wanted person called the Falcon.

Miles M. (13)

The Sight by David Clement-Davies

The jaw-dropping story of a wolf pack on a for survival in a fantasy world. Morgra, possessed of The Sight, is on a path for control of the world. She forsees a cub about to be born with power greater than even her own. She brings death with every wisp of wind. A battle of all nature is soon to begin. Ages 10-15.
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Andrew M. (12)

SilverWing

This past week I found a very interesting book, called Sunwing I looked in the inside of the book and saw that there was a book written before it, but sadly it wasn’t on the shelfLuckily it was in the box my Reading teacher Mrs. Webb got. I have done a review on forest creatures that fly (see SwordBird) well this one is about bats. Shade a young one in the Silverwing colony has always been the smallest, he is barely even bigger than the newborns and has always wanted to find his father. One night Chanook wants to wait and see the sun but the bats were banished by the owls never to see the sun because they never took sides in the great animal and beast wars along time ago. An owl spots them while they are waiting for the sun and gives chase he never catches Shade and Chanook but later returns and with an owl war party and burns down Tree Haven. Forced the bats migrate to the Hibernaculum but on the way Shade is thrown far out to sea on a boat which is headed towards an island there he meets Marina who as been forced out of her colony because she has a mysterious band on her arm. Now Shade and Marina must find their way to the other SilverWings….

Miles M. (13)

I enjoyed Sleeper Code. I felt sympathy for both characters Tom and his counterpart. It's freaking awesome.

Sean B. (15)
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SMALL STEPS, by Louis Sachar, is amazing. This companion to HOLES is focused mainly on Armpit. He is living in Texas, working at an honest job, earning money the honest way, when X-ray shows up with a money making scheme that is suposedly "not illegal." Through a tale with stuffed animals with leukemia and a run-in with a rock star, Louis Sachar's amazing ability comes through. (10 and older)

Katherine W. (14)
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So B. It is about a girl named Heidi. Her mom only has a vocabulary of 23 words. But the most mysterious and suspicious one is "Soof" Heidi's mom says this often and she is on a quest to see what it means. She has to gamble to get to the place where she thinks the answer might be. Heidi's neighbor, Bernadette, she calles her "Dette" is the one who helps her get to the place she needs to go.And best of all she finds her dad!

Jenny P. (11)

THE SPHERE OF SECRETS, by Catherine Fisher, is the next book in the exciting The Oracle Prophecies books. In the lates of the series, Mirany finds that Hermia and Arglin are up to something again, and that the Alexos has to make a great migration to the mountains to find the well of secrets. Arglin blackmails Seth into agreeing to be his spy, and his assasin, but does Seth have the heart or the courage?? A magical book that takes kids to the very center of Ancient Egypt and everything happening in between. (9 and up)

Katherine W. (14)

The Squire's Tales: The Quest Of The Fair Unknown, by Gerald Morris, is a new installment in the series The Squire's Tales. It is very good. The characters are placed in the same time King Arthur is king. This novel starts out with a boy that is very untouched by human contact. In fact Beaufils (pronounced Bo-feece) met the first person that he had ever seen beside his mother and he met the man when he was burying his mother. His mother told him to do one thing and that was to go to King Arthur's court and find his father a knight of the round table. But when he is asked what his father's name is he says well father I suppose? He is very lost in the world of men. Once he gets to the round table a voce and a mysterious dish tells them to search for the Holy Grail. Once on his mission he meets a new friend Lady Ellyn and has to help her fulfill her quest. And in fulfilling her quest he would find his own. The road is dangerous it is filled with different worlds, crazed bandits, and most unholy hermits. (ages 10+)

Hattie M. - 14 years old

The book that i just got through reading was Standing against the Wind, by Traci L Jones. This book was about a girl named Patrice who moved from a little town in Georgia to the big city of Chicago. Patrice faced many challenges and had a hard time fitting in. She was a really bright student, in fact she was actually one of the smartest students at her school. Patrice had always had a crush on Monty. She figured he would never like her back, but she got proved wrong many times.
One day when she was coming home from school Monty and his boys{as he called them} were sitting in front of the building and Patrice walked by. Eddie and Rashad were talking about Patrice but Monty told them to hush up, and since he's like the leader of the group they listened to him. Oneday Monty sent a message by Patrice's aunt to tell her to come by his house. She got really nervous. Patrice didn't know what it was that Monty was wanting. In the end it was all so she could help Monty's little brother Michael. By Patrice helping Michael, it reallt help Monty improve in school. Patrice went through so many problems, but she always had a friend like Monty to help her. In the end she got into Dogwood Academy. Also, Monty's grades keep improving.
I thought this was a really good book. I recomeneded it to so many people and my english teacher Ms. Duncan is considering reading to our class to do our 3rd nine weeks writing project.

Theronica W. (14)

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz is a book about a 14 year old boy named Alex Rider. It is the first book in the Alex Rider Series. When Alex's uncle, Ian Rider, died, they said it was a car crash he wasn't wearing a seatbelt. Alex knew better than that though. His uncle always told him to wear a seatbelt. Now he is determined to find out how he died. He goes to a junkyard where he thinks his uncles car is and, sure enough, there it is. But the Mercedes is riddled by bullet holes and there is blood on the seat. Now he is inside the car and, THUNK! he is being lifted up in the air! He soon realizes that he is being dropped into the crusher, as it squeezes him tighter and tighter he struggles to get free... Will he make it, what happens next!? Find out in Stormbreaker. The first book in the Alex Rider series. Also, this book is extremely boring in the beginning, but bear with it. It is worth it!

Andrew J.
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The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer

"The Supernaturalist" is about a "parentally challenged" boy named Cosmo, who, in a dangerous move escapes from the harsh and crude orphanage, only to meet up with the mysterious "Supernaturalists." These unknowns go around Satellite City, protecting people from these "dangerous" parasites. Then a stunning turn of events throws Cosmo into a dangerous and brutal life. This then throws Cosmo into a complex web of mysteries, where he is forced to question everything he believes in. Ages 10- 16.

Andrew M. (12)

SwordBird
(WRITTEN BY A 12 YEAR-OLD)

You've read about cats (Warriors) furry little woodland creatures (Redwall) now be ready to add animals with swords and attitude to your bookshelf. This is really a book about birds with swords fighting each other. It all starts out with the Cardinals fighting the Blue jays thinking that one another stole from them. Lord Turrnat likes this he knows that eventually they will tire themselves out and then he will come in and capture all of them and force them to work on Fortress Glooming. Their only hope is to summon SwordBird but how?

Miles M. (13)
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