More Horowitz Horror
by Anthony Horowitz
This is a very good book. The stories are very scary, the one I like the best is the one called "The Sound of Murder". What I like about it is that there is a girl named Katie who gets a new teacher named Mr. Spencer. Every time he comes near her, her hearing would mess up. On the first day of class, she could hear what he was thinking, and one day she heard that he wanted to kill his wife. She tried to tell her best friend, but he did not believe her. She kept hearing him say that he wanted to kill his wife, using a kitchen knife. If you want to know the rest, then read this story. It's number one on my list!
-J. Wilson
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Brisingr
Brisingr
by Christopher Paolini
Eragon is more skilled and more intelligent than ever. Unfortunately, he has no sword because Morzan's son Murtaph took it. Eragon goes on a quest to retrieve Roran's beloved fiance, and to forge a new sword with the elves. Eragon opens up a whole new Pandora's Box with this adventure. He fights other dragons and their riders, more monsters, and overcomes the most difficult thing: himself. Along with a girl he accidentally cursed to be a shield for others, Eragon rides through this new adventure with fear, excitement, and courage. This book will sweep you off your feet and on to Saphira's back.
-A. Ellis
This book continues from the Inheritance cycle, after Eragon fights on the Burning Plains. It starts off as Eragon and Roran seek revenge on the Raz'ac by fighting their way through the enemy's lair. Then they go back to camp. After a short while, they decide it's time to part. Roran goes to help command a brigade to fight against the empire, and Eragon goes to try to convince the Dwarves to join allies. Roran disobeyed orders by saving the brigade and is whipped 100 lashes. Whereas Eragon helps the Dwarves elect a king in order to get allies for the Varden. Then, Eragon departs to the Elves' home, learns a little, and finally gets a proper Dragon Rider sword. Then he departs again and his Master decides to get out of hiding to help the Varden fight as well. There is a tragic death later, but you'll need to read to find out more! You need to read the other two books for this to really make sense.
-Y. Zarrouk
by Christopher Paolini
Eragon is more skilled and more intelligent than ever. Unfortunately, he has no sword because Morzan's son Murtaph took it. Eragon goes on a quest to retrieve Roran's beloved fiance, and to forge a new sword with the elves. Eragon opens up a whole new Pandora's Box with this adventure. He fights other dragons and their riders, more monsters, and overcomes the most difficult thing: himself. Along with a girl he accidentally cursed to be a shield for others, Eragon rides through this new adventure with fear, excitement, and courage. This book will sweep you off your feet and on to Saphira's back.
-A. Ellis
This book continues from the Inheritance cycle, after Eragon fights on the Burning Plains. It starts off as Eragon and Roran seek revenge on the Raz'ac by fighting their way through the enemy's lair. Then they go back to camp. After a short while, they decide it's time to part. Roran goes to help command a brigade to fight against the empire, and Eragon goes to try to convince the Dwarves to join allies. Roran disobeyed orders by saving the brigade and is whipped 100 lashes. Whereas Eragon helps the Dwarves elect a king in order to get allies for the Varden. Then, Eragon departs to the Elves' home, learns a little, and finally gets a proper Dragon Rider sword. Then he departs again and his Master decides to get out of hiding to help the Varden fight as well. There is a tragic death later, but you'll need to read to find out more! You need to read the other two books for this to really make sense.
-Y. Zarrouk
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by E. Lockhart
Frankie Landau-Banks was a mildly geeky girl who attended a very prestigious boarding school. That was her freshman year. In her sophomore year, everything changes. Frankie starts growing up, looking more like a woman, and investing in a leave in conditioner to take care of her frizzy hair. Oh, did I mention she secretly heads the largest secret society on campus without anyone knowing it's her? Her intelligence, cunning, and creativity give her the personality of a leader, the leader of the Secret Society of the Basset Hounds. Some of the things she's done are "the night of a thousand dogs", and "the canned beet rebellion", and many, many more. Frankie will grab hold of you and take you for a ride in this very realistic, but somehow not, adventure.
-A. Ellis
Frankie attends an exclusive prep school which was once for boys only but is now coed. Left over from the days of being a school for boys only is a secret society which does not admit girls. Frankie is very upset about this and decides to use the secret society to do her bidding. She has them do all kinds of pranks and pulls their strings in a number of creative and inventive ways. A major problem for Frankie is that she has a major attraction to Matthew, who is one of the leaders of the secret society and her criminal masterminding has a serious effect on their relationship.This is a girl power book in the best sense with attractive and interesting characters, both female and male. One wants to encourage Frankie all through the book with, "You go girl!".
-Mr. Dale
by E. Lockhart
Frankie Landau-Banks was a mildly geeky girl who attended a very prestigious boarding school. That was her freshman year. In her sophomore year, everything changes. Frankie starts growing up, looking more like a woman, and investing in a leave in conditioner to take care of her frizzy hair. Oh, did I mention she secretly heads the largest secret society on campus without anyone knowing it's her? Her intelligence, cunning, and creativity give her the personality of a leader, the leader of the Secret Society of the Basset Hounds. Some of the things she's done are "the night of a thousand dogs", and "the canned beet rebellion", and many, many more. Frankie will grab hold of you and take you for a ride in this very realistic, but somehow not, adventure.
-A. Ellis
Frankie attends an exclusive prep school which was once for boys only but is now coed. Left over from the days of being a school for boys only is a secret society which does not admit girls. Frankie is very upset about this and decides to use the secret society to do her bidding. She has them do all kinds of pranks and pulls their strings in a number of creative and inventive ways. A major problem for Frankie is that she has a major attraction to Matthew, who is one of the leaders of the secret society and her criminal masterminding has a serious effect on their relationship.This is a girl power book in the best sense with attractive and interesting characters, both female and male. One wants to encourage Frankie all through the book with, "You go girl!".
-Mr. Dale
The Titan's Curse
The Titan's Curse
by Rick Riordan
This is the third book of the series. In this one, Percy and his friends go on a quest to figure out what Luke and Chronos are up to. They team up with Artemis’s “Hunters.” They also bring along a new character in the book named Bianca. She ends up dieing and this upsets Nico, (her brother) who blames everything on Percy. I liked this book for the exact same reason, it kept me interested by using humor, dialect, and with constant battles.
-S. Kim
by Rick Riordan
This is the third book of the series. In this one, Percy and his friends go on a quest to figure out what Luke and Chronos are up to. They team up with Artemis’s “Hunters.” They also bring along a new character in the book named Bianca. She ends up dieing and this upsets Nico, (her brother) who blames everything on Percy. I liked this book for the exact same reason, it kept me interested by using humor, dialect, and with constant battles.
-S. Kim
The Sea of Monsters
The Sea of Monsters
by Rick Riordan
This is a sequel to the book The Lightning Thief. In this book, Percy figures out that his friend Grover is in trouble through a dream. Because it’s a dream, he’s not sure if it is real or not. In the end, it turns out that it was real and Percy and his friends need to save Grover. On the way, he teams up with both friends and enemies. I personally liked this book because it used a lot of humor to keep the reader interested and there were constant battles which also kept me interested.
-S. Kim
by Rick Riordan
This is a sequel to the book The Lightning Thief. In this book, Percy figures out that his friend Grover is in trouble through a dream. Because it’s a dream, he’s not sure if it is real or not. In the end, it turns out that it was real and Percy and his friends need to save Grover. On the way, he teams up with both friends and enemies. I personally liked this book because it used a lot of humor to keep the reader interested and there were constant battles which also kept me interested.
-S. Kim
The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson is a boy who is troubled academically. Every year he has been expelled from every boarding school he has ever gone to. He has a friend named Grover (or should I say goat-friend) and a paralyzed Latin teacher, and a freaky pre-algebra teacher. Percy is sent to camp "Half-Blood" which contains mythical satyrs, Naiads, and even sons and daughters of the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses. Through many events in his life, and with Greek mythology taking over his half-blood world, he is yet to see the adventure that awaits him in the Underworld, the Realm of Hades...and Percy must find out which one of the twelve Olympians is his father.If you want to know some of the dangerous people, places, and things Percy must face:Hades: God of the UnderworldChimera: Wild, savage beastEchidna: Mother of BeastsMedusa: Snake womanThe Three Fates: they know who will die and who will liveThe Three Furies: the most dreaded of the monsters of HadesHellhound: a huge, savage dog sent to kill heroesAres: God of WarClarisse: Daughter of Ares, threatens PercyThese are but some of the evil things Percy must face. But there is a good side to all, and that is why you must READ!
-A. Davis
I have recently read the book "The Lightning Thief", about the son a a normal New Yorker mother but a larger than life father. This book rotates around the Greek myths, and is full of adventure and humor.Everything starts when, on a field trip, an annoying little girl bothers Percy's best friend, Grover (who turns out to be a Satyr, half man and half goat). Percy tries to hold his anger in, but somehow he gets Nancy, the annoying girl, into a fountain. Later, Percy goes to a camp called "Camp Half Blood", where he meets other demigods (half human, half god). He learns about his father, and how all the old Greek myths are actually true. Percy also discovers that he should never have been born, because his father is one of the most powerful gods, the Big Three (Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon) and the children of those three gods caused World War II, so the three gods promised not to have any more children. Percy leaves on a quest, but I will stop there so I won't spoil it for you. You're going to have to read for yourself to find out what happens.
-Y. Zarrouk
Percy is just an average kid. Well, not so average. He was born with ADHD and other issues he was born with. Every school he attends, he got expelled from so far. The Latin class decides to go on a field trip. So their Latin teacher and the class including Percy and his best friend, goes to a local museum. His teacher turns into some weird monster thing and attacks him. Even more weird is that his Latin teacher threw him a pen that somehow turned into a sword. When he returned the next day the teacher is gone and no one seems to remember what had happened. He eventually gets caught up with a war that involves the Gods from the Classical Greek myths. Apparently, Zeus’s lightning bolt was stolen, everyone suspects each other and Percy is one of those suspects. So unless he brings back the lightning bolt a war of Gods will break out.
-S. Kim
Percy Jackson is a straight "F" student who has ADHD. He's been kicked out of every boarding school he goes to. He finally stays at school for almost a year, but then they go on a field trip to a local museum. There he is attacked by one of his teachers who turns into an ugly monster, and what's really weird is that his paralyzed Latin teacher tosses him a pen that turns into a sword. He soon finds out his friend Grover is a Satyr, and that he is a demigod. Turns out that his real father isn't a drunk, mean, gambler, he is one of the three main Greek gods. Percy is told about a camp called Camp Half-Blood. On the way, he gets attacked by another creature, the Minotaur. You won't believe what happens next, I didn't!
-R. Gorrin
by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson is a boy who is troubled academically. Every year he has been expelled from every boarding school he has ever gone to. He has a friend named Grover (or should I say goat-friend) and a paralyzed Latin teacher, and a freaky pre-algebra teacher. Percy is sent to camp "Half-Blood" which contains mythical satyrs, Naiads, and even sons and daughters of the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses. Through many events in his life, and with Greek mythology taking over his half-blood world, he is yet to see the adventure that awaits him in the Underworld, the Realm of Hades...and Percy must find out which one of the twelve Olympians is his father.If you want to know some of the dangerous people, places, and things Percy must face:Hades: God of the UnderworldChimera: Wild, savage beastEchidna: Mother of BeastsMedusa: Snake womanThe Three Fates: they know who will die and who will liveThe Three Furies: the most dreaded of the monsters of HadesHellhound: a huge, savage dog sent to kill heroesAres: God of WarClarisse: Daughter of Ares, threatens PercyThese are but some of the evil things Percy must face. But there is a good side to all, and that is why you must READ!
-A. Davis
I have recently read the book "The Lightning Thief", about the son a a normal New Yorker mother but a larger than life father. This book rotates around the Greek myths, and is full of adventure and humor.Everything starts when, on a field trip, an annoying little girl bothers Percy's best friend, Grover (who turns out to be a Satyr, half man and half goat). Percy tries to hold his anger in, but somehow he gets Nancy, the annoying girl, into a fountain. Later, Percy goes to a camp called "Camp Half Blood", where he meets other demigods (half human, half god). He learns about his father, and how all the old Greek myths are actually true. Percy also discovers that he should never have been born, because his father is one of the most powerful gods, the Big Three (Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon) and the children of those three gods caused World War II, so the three gods promised not to have any more children. Percy leaves on a quest, but I will stop there so I won't spoil it for you. You're going to have to read for yourself to find out what happens.
-Y. Zarrouk
Percy is just an average kid. Well, not so average. He was born with ADHD and other issues he was born with. Every school he attends, he got expelled from so far. The Latin class decides to go on a field trip. So their Latin teacher and the class including Percy and his best friend, goes to a local museum. His teacher turns into some weird monster thing and attacks him. Even more weird is that his Latin teacher threw him a pen that somehow turned into a sword. When he returned the next day the teacher is gone and no one seems to remember what had happened. He eventually gets caught up with a war that involves the Gods from the Classical Greek myths. Apparently, Zeus’s lightning bolt was stolen, everyone suspects each other and Percy is one of those suspects. So unless he brings back the lightning bolt a war of Gods will break out.
-S. Kim
Percy Jackson is a straight "F" student who has ADHD. He's been kicked out of every boarding school he goes to. He finally stays at school for almost a year, but then they go on a field trip to a local museum. There he is attacked by one of his teachers who turns into an ugly monster, and what's really weird is that his paralyzed Latin teacher tosses him a pen that turns into a sword. He soon finds out his friend Grover is a Satyr, and that he is a demigod. Turns out that his real father isn't a drunk, mean, gambler, he is one of the three main Greek gods. Percy is told about a camp called Camp Half-Blood. On the way, he gets attacked by another creature, the Minotaur. You won't believe what happens next, I didn't!
-R. Gorrin
Battle of the Labyrinth
Battle of the Labyrinth
by Rick Riordan
In the fourth installment of the Percy Jackson series, the battle between the gods and the titans is only a matter of time away. Percy and his friends must enter the mystical labyrinth, once the home of the minotaur and the testing ground for the hero Theseus, now the lair of Kronos as he gains power and prepares to take a human form. The dangers faced in the labyrinth are fresh and frightening, and this is probably the best in the series since "The Lighting Thief". Greek gods, heroes, half bloods, and monsters permeate the pages, and as Kronos moves from a disembodied voice to a "living" being, the reader will be chilled to realize exactly what the children from Camp Half Blood will be fighting.A wonderful read full of adventure and action.
-Ms. McConnel
by Rick Riordan
In the fourth installment of the Percy Jackson series, the battle between the gods and the titans is only a matter of time away. Percy and his friends must enter the mystical labyrinth, once the home of the minotaur and the testing ground for the hero Theseus, now the lair of Kronos as he gains power and prepares to take a human form. The dangers faced in the labyrinth are fresh and frightening, and this is probably the best in the series since "The Lighting Thief". Greek gods, heroes, half bloods, and monsters permeate the pages, and as Kronos moves from a disembodied voice to a "living" being, the reader will be chilled to realize exactly what the children from Camp Half Blood will be fighting.A wonderful read full of adventure and action.
-Ms. McConnel
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