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Sep
02
2014

Knightly and Son by Rohan Gavin

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imgresMy mom bought me this book when she was in London. It is a mystery novel about a 13 year old boy named Darkus who has a strange fondness for tweed coats. Alan Knightly, his father, is London’s top private detective. He went into a coma four years ago in the middle of a case about a secret criminal organization called The Combination. The Code is a best selling book that may be linked to The Combination that’s making regular people commit crimes. One day a stranger from the Department of the Unexplained arrives with news of his father, and that’s just the beginning…

Darkus’s mother, Jackie, divorced Alan and married Clive Palmer. A very lazy, ugly, and rude man. Clive’s daughter, Matilda (Tilly) is the same age as Darkus and is very good at science. You will find more characters as you read the book.

My favorite part of the book is when Tilly looks from her window and light is shining in a weird way and she finds out it’s Morse Code.  Tilly goes on her computer and translates the light flashes to find out they mean, “S.O.S. Come asap. Darkus. S.O.S. Come asap. Darkus.” I like that part because I thought it was really cool that she figured it out so quickly and that Darkus knew Morse Code. The only thing I didn’t like about the book is that the author would explain one thing for a long time.

I would recommend this book to people who like mysteries because it is about a detective and his son. Secondly, you can read it in a week or two because it’s 330 pages long. Lastly, I would like to say that the whole book is typed in british slang.

I would rate this book out of .

Jun
03
2014

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

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REMINDER: IF YOU HAVE READ MY LAST BOOK REVIEW, YOU WILL KNOW MOST OF THE WEIRD WORDS IN THIS BOOK REVIEW! (So I recommend reading it before this.)

 

 

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan is about Jason Grace son of Jupiter (Zeus), Piper McLean daughter of Aphrodite, and Leo Valdez son of Hephaestus. After finding out that their coach (Coach Hedge) is a satyr (a goat from the waist down), they go to Camp Half Blood with Annabeth (girlfriend of Percy Jackson and daughter of Athena) and Butch (son of Iris the Rainbow Goddess). The problem is that Hera is kidnapped and she needs to be saved before the Winter Solstice. The setting is Camp Half Blood and everywhere that Jason, Piper, and Leo go on the quest, to save Hera, who is the wife of Zeus and queen of the gods.

 

Jason is confused. He has absolutely no idea who the people are next to him or where he is. He thinks that the girl next to him is very pretty and the boy next to him looks very busy building something. Piper has a secret. She has had very weird dreams about a greek giant named Enceladus who is threatening to kidnap and kill her dad unless she does what he says. Leo is excited. He can’t wait to go to the Grand Canyon with his best friends.

 

After Jason, Piper, and Leo find out that their parents are gods, they are sent out to save Hera from a monster that will perhaps destroy the world… There are a lot of major events like finding long lost siblings, encountering people who are supposed to be dead, and monsters of course!

 

Jason, Piper, and Leo have to make some very, very, VERY big decisions. Jason has to decide if he should trust these strangers (Piper and Leo) or not. Piper has to decide whether to betray her friends (like Enceladus said) or to save Hera. Here is what Piper said, “We have to talk. I don’t want to hide anything from you guys anymore. Three nights before the Grand Canyon trip, I had a dream vision-a giant, telling me my father had been taken hostage. He told me I had to cooperate, or my dad would be killed.” Leo has to decide whether or not to tell Jason and Piper his big secret that I can’t tell you or it will ruin the book for you.

 

I enjoyed this book because there are a lot of exciting things that happen, for example: When the storm spirits first arrive at the Grand Canyon. I also enjoyed this book because the whole time you have no idea where Percy is so it makes you think a lot. Lastly,  I enjoyed this book because you can really relate to the characters even if Piper’s dad is held captive by a giant from greek mythology. I can relate to it because when my mom or dad go on a long trip, I miss them. I know that is a weird relation but it’s true.

 

I would recommend this book to people who like/liked the Olympians Series because it is the follow up series. I also would recommend this book to people who like magical realism, action, adventure, and being able to relate to the book because it is one of those books where it sucks you in.


I rate this book out of .

Apr
08
2014

The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan

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WARNING!!!! DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW UNLESS YOU ARE NOT PLANNING TO READ THE OLYMPIANS SERIES OR ARE ON THE FIRST OR SECOND BOOK!!!!

imgresThe Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan is in my favorite series of all time, The Olympians Series! The main characters are: Percy Jackson son of Poseidon, Grover Underwood the satyr, Annabeth Chase daughter of Athena, Thalia Grace daughter of Zeus, and Bianca and Nico di Angelo. The setting is Camp Half Blood. And everywhere they go on the quest.

Percy is in the car with Annabeth and Thalia, and of course his mom is telling embarrassing stories from when he was a baby. Anyway, Percy, Annabeth, and Thalia are on their way to a military school called Westover Hall because Grover told them that he found two half-bloods. (Half Greek God half human). When Percy finally finds the two di Angelo kids, they are gone and so are his friends.

My favorite part of the book is when Percy, Annabeth, Thalia, Grover, and Zöe are a the Hoover Dam and Percy, Annabeth, Thalia, and Grover are saying, “ I’m going to buy some Dam french fries. And I’m going to use the Dam bathroom! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!” And Zöe talks in thou thee language and she doesn’t get it.

To find out what happens next, READ THE BOOK!!!! I  DARE YOU!!!!(I recommend reading the first and second book before this…)

I recommend this book to people who like to get sucked into books, magical realism, realistic fiction, action, and adventure. I rate this book (100 stars)  but I can only do  so that will do.

Feb
26
2014

Eleven by Lauren Myracle

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imgres-13Eleven is a book by one of my very favorite authors, Lauren Myracle! She also wrote Ten and he Flower Powers Series.

 

Eleven is about a girl Winnie who lives in Wisconsin and turns eleven and is super excited for her party!  She planned it and everything. But when she gets home, her “friend” Louise completely takes over her entire party. Her best friend Amanda knows that she planned the party and worked really hard on it but follows Louise anyway. But there’s Diana Devine. Winnie doesn’t like her a lot but they are friends. Dianah is very nice to Winnie.

 

In the summer, Sandra (Winnie’s older sister) has a job at Baskin & Robbins with her boyfriend Bo. Winnie has an incident, and it isn’t so pretty…

 

A month later, Winnie visits Amanda at her beach house! There is a pond filled with jellyfish that can easily swim to the ocean.

 

To find out what happens through Winnie’s year of being Eleven are filled with, read the book!

 

My favorite part of the book is when Winnie and Diana go to the mall after school and see the kittens in the window. Diana blinks three times to a white kitten and says, “That’s how you say I love you to a cat.” I like that part because it’s so sweet and the way that they describe the kitten in the book, almost made me cry because it’s so cute!

I would recommend this book to people who like funny books because Winnie is very funny. Secondly, I would like to recommend this book to people who like friendship books because Winnie has a best friend Amanda who might dump her for someone else… also Winnie and Dianah become friends. Lastly, I would recommend this book to people who like realistic fiction because you can probably relate to this book a lot. The only thing that I don’t recommend is reading the rest of the series: Twelve, Thirteen, and Thirteen Plus One. Lauren Myracle is a great author though. I rate this book !!!!!

Jan
29
2014

Ten by Lauren Myracle

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imgresIn the book Ten by Lauren Myracle, the main character, Winnie, goes month by month from March to the next year in March. She wakes up on her tenth birthday and is super excited. I mean super. She goes downstairs and describes the room as “unicorns frolicking everywhere.” In June, she is in the the neighborhood pool and there is a little girl who is four years old. Winnie has a little brother Ty who is also four years old. Winnie walks over to the kiddie pool (where Ty and the little girl are) and Ty has his not-so-happy face on. Winnie talks to the girl and eventually finds out that the little girl’s name is Erica. She is being mean to Ty because he is wearing pink. Winnie makes Ty feel better later. In order to find out what happens in the year, you have to read the book!

 

My favorite part of the book was when Winnie woke up and said, “The thing about birthdays is that they are so shiny and sparkly and make the birthday girl feel special, no matter what. And guess what? Today I was the birthday girl! As of today, I was ten years old. As of today-oh my goodness gravy-I Winnie Perry, was living in the Land of Double Digits.” I like that part because it is really funny especially when she says, “oh my goodness gravy” (she says that a lot).

 

I would recommend this book to people who are and/or just turned ten because you can probably relate to this book a lot. I would also recommend this book to people who like funny books because Winnie is very funny. Third, I would like to recommend this book to people who like friendship books because Winnie has a best friend, Amanda and an older sister, Sandra. Lastly, I would recommend this book to people who like realistic fiction because you  can probably relate to this book a lot.

This book is a series: Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Thirteen plus One. I rate this book five stars!!!!!

Jan
08
2014

A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle

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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle is a book about a girl, Meg, who doesn’t really fit in with all the other kids. One night she cannot fall asleep because of a hurricane and goes downstairs and finds her little brother Charles Wallace. Charles Wallace knows everything about everything and was expecting Meg to want hot cocoa. Meg actually did want hot cocoa. Their mother Mrs. Murry woke up, also wanting hot cocoa. The twins stayed asleep. All three of them had sandwiches and after a while, a visitor arrived, Mrs. Whatsit. Mrs. Whatsit lives in “the haunted house” in the woods.

 

Charles Wallace, Meg, and their dog, Fortinbras go into the woods to see Mrs. Whatsit the next day. Suddenly they find a boy who’s name is Calvin. Calvin is a couple of grades above Meg. He is on the high school basketball team. They all introduced themselves and headed towards the house. Charles Wallace knocked on the door. A woman named Mrs. Who was knitting on a rocking chair inside the house. Mrs. Who is a friend of Mrs. Whatsit. They live together. Mrs. Who can only speak in quotes because it is too hard for her to verbalize her thoughts. Mrs. Whatsit wasn’t there so Calvin, Meg, and Charles Wallace went home.

 

Calvin stayed over for dinner. After dinner, Calvin took Meg on a walk and in the middle of the walk, Charles Wallace appears and says, “we’re going.” Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin head to the house in the woods. (Charles Wallace thinks that they’re going to find their father). When Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin are walking to Mrs. Whatsit’s house they find Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and a little silver shimmer in the air. The little shimmer start’s to talk, “ Alll rrightt, girrllss. Thiss iss nno ttime forr bbickkerring.” Charles Wallace says to Meg and Calvin, “That’s Mrs. Witch.”

 

That’s all I’m going to tell you because after that comes the part where you don’t want to put the book down. I loved this book because during a few of the chapters I couldn’t put the book down. When I stopped reading, I felt dizzy.

 

My favorite part of the book was when Meg, Charles Wallace, Calvin, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Witch all travel to a woman named Medium. And as they’re approaching Medium’s house, Mrs. Witch says “WWEE ARE HERE!”. I like that part because it is a little funny. (You will understand it if you read the book.)

 

I would recommend this book to people who like books that you can really get into because when I was reading it I literally could not put the book down. I would also recommend this book to people who like to read a book and want to be surprised because trust me, there are a lot of surprises. Lastly, I would recommend this book to people who like fantasy that is kind of realistic because the characters are easy to understand but what happens to them is fantasy. I think that ages 9+ should read this book. If you have read When You Reach Me you will love this book.

 

I would rate this book five stars!

 

Dec
12
2013

Pish Posh, by Ellen Potter

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In Pish Posh by Ellen Potter, the main character Clara is 11 years old, rich, and a bit of a snob. After going to her parent’s restaurant Pish Posh, she goes to her apartment which has so many rooms in it, for example: the roller-coaster room, the beach room, the Brooklyn village room, the tree climbing room, and many more. She went in the tree climbing room. In that room there is a big tree in the room imported from Australia. The tree is so big that there is a special ceiling for the tree. While Clara is climbing the tree, she hears police outside her building and a voice asks Clara if she could come into Clara’s apartement. Clara lets the mysterious girl in and her name is Annabelle. It turns out she is a thief. I really enjoyed this book because it is full of mystery.

 

My favorite part of the book was when Clara went to Annabelle’s house and Annabelle says, “You still think SpyFocals are fancy walkie-talkies?” I like that part because it’s funny.

 

I would recommend this book to people who like mysteries because there are a lot of surprises. I would also recommend this book to people who like friendship stories because Clara and Annabelle stick together. Lastly, I would recommend this book to people who like action because a lot of exciting things happen.

 

I would give this book 5 stars!