Legend. Well, it kept me up until past midnight, so I must say that it was good. On one hand we have June. She's a prodigy. Top of the top. She's also in trouble. But things really go downhill once her brother is murdered. The prime suspect is the Republic's most wanted criminal, the fifteen-year-old Day. June is out to find him, and when it comes to her, she doesn't fail. Day. Prodigy? He doesn't think so. He failed the test everyone is forced to take at age ten, thus earning him the life of a fugitive. His mother doesn't even know he's alive. He hides out on the streets, occasionally interfering with government projects. But when one of the dreaded plagues threatens the life of his little brother, it's time to take some bigger risks.
I won't give any more away, just because it's way to exciting and detailed to cover here. But believe me when I say, it's awesome. Because of some angsty material, I recommend this book for ages 13 and up. Author: Marie Lu. Release date: 2011 On a scale of 1 being not so good, and 10 being the very best book I've ever read, I rate this book a 7. Check out the website at http://www.legendtheseries.com/ Oh, and sorry for the weird picture format. My usual website didn't have a good picture.
Leviathan + Behemoth + Goliath = One awesome book series.
Set in an alternative Europe at the start of World War I, it features two very different sides; Clankers, who are masters of the machine, and Darwinists, who can manipulate DNA to craft special creatures.
Darwinist Deryn (a.k.a. Dylan) Sharp has always wanted to fly, and she's not going to let anything get in the way of that- not even the fact that they don't let girls into the British Air Service.
Clanker Prince Aleksander of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is on the run. His parents have just been murdered by his granduncle, and now he has a new target- Alek.
But after an unfortunate attack on the ship Deryn is stationed on, the Leviathan, it seems that Alek and his men are the only ones who can save them, in return for being saved themselves. Can this alliance work out on both ends?
This series is amazing. I'm having a hard time returning it to the library, it's that good. Because of some complex schemes, I recommend this book for ages 13 and up. Author: Scott Westerfeld. Release date: 2009 On a scale of 1 being not so good, and 10 being the very best book I've ever read, I rate this series an 8. Check out the website at http://scottwesterfeld.com/books/leviathan/
Ollo, peoples. 'Kay, so this post is about the book Okay For Now by Gary D. Schimdt. I had been browsing on one of my favorite websites, Fantastic Fiction, and had come across this book. I remembered seeing it on the new shelf at my library, and made a mental note to check it out. When I did, it made me cry.
Doug Swieteck's life is tough. The book opens on his family's abrupt move to a small town in New York, which Doug is sure he is going to hate. But then he ends up in the library. And that's where he sees the Arctic Tern picture. This book was written in delightful variations on a main theme, from Doug's weekly Saturday grocery delivery job, to the Saturday visits to the library, to the regathering of pictures to make a book whole again.
Because of some tense themes, I recommend this book for ages 13 and up. Author: Gary D. Schmidt. Release date: 2011 On a scale of 1 being not so good, and 10 being the very best book I've ever read, I rate this book a 6. Check out the website at http://www.hmhbooks.com/schmidt/
I discovered this book a few months ago while volunteering at the library. Seeing as how I was grounded from reading at the time, I added it to my summer reading list, and just recently got around to checking it out. Kelsey is a regular high-school graduate, looking for a summer job. She manages to find one at a traveling circus, selling tickets and looking after some of the animals, including a white tiger. As the days go by, she starts to feel an odd connection to the tiger, so when the tiger is sold and the buyer asks her to accompany the tiger to India, she willingly accepts. If you like a) tigers, b) ancient curses, c) really cute guys, or d) all of the above, you will most definitely enjoy this book. Because there is some kissing in this book, I recommend this series for ages 12 and up. Author: Colleen Houck. Release date: 2011 On a scale of 1 being not so good, and 10 being the very best book I've ever read, I rate this book a 7. Check out the website at http://www.tigerscursebook.com/
Leo goes to an ordinary school in an ordinary town. Everyone goes about their own business without standing out. Then enters Stargirl, the strangest, most awe-inspiring (and not always in a good way), and original girl anyone has ever seen. But who is she? Who is this girl who wears long-skirts and has a pet rat, who bring a ukulele to school and sings happy birthday to people in the lunch room, and who seems to live in her own world where everybody deserves to be cheered for? And why, of all the people in the school, does Leo seem to be the one she likes? I first read this book three or four years ago, and it has stuck with me since. It is amazing. That's all I can say. I can't promise that you will love it, some people might just find it weird. I recommend this book for ages 10 and up. Author: Jerry Spinelli. Release date: 2000 On a scale of 1 being not so good, and 10 being the very best book I've ever read, I rate this book an 6 1/2. Check out the website at www.randomhouse.com/teens/stargirl/home.html Oh, and sorry for the lousy cover picture. It was the best I could find.
A few weeks ago I was volunteering at the library, helping to label new books when I came across one that looked interesting. I vaguely remembered reading about it as a side note on dystopian fiction in U.S.A. Today when they did an article on Mockingjay, so I thought I'd check it out. One word. Addictive. I could barely put it down when I was reading it. Cassia has never questioned the Society's way of doing things. After all, everything is designed to be as near to perfection as possible. So when she finds out that her Match (the person who she will marry) is her best friend Xander, she doesn't even think of questioning the pairing. But when the face that shows up on the screen isn't Xander's, but another boy that she knows instead, she begins to realize that maybe the Society isn't always right. Because this is dystopian fiction, I recommend this series for ages 12 and up. Author: Ally Condie. Release date: 2010 On a scale of 1 being not so good, and 10 being the very best book I've ever read, I rate this book an 8. Oh, and check out Ally's website at http://www.allysoncondie.com/. Keep a hold of your artifacts!
I was out of things to read over spring break, so I thought I'd try this series. I had read another series by the same author/illustrator team, the Far-Flung Adventures, which I had loved, so I thought I would see if this one was just as good. It was better. The story is set in a world called the Edge, where many different creatures and beings dwell along-side each other, though not always peacefully. There are ten books in this series, but they are not in chronological order. To get the most out of the series, I recommend you read them in this order: 4, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10. The reason for this is that the books cover different time frames, focusing on different people. Installments 4, 8, and 9 are about Quint, son of a sky-pirate. Books 1, 2, and 3 tell the tale of Twig, an orphaned boy who was brought up by wood trolls. Rook is a brave librarian knight whose adventures are recorded in books 5, 6, and 7. Book 10 stands by itself, set years into the future. This series was wonderful, and I particularly enjoyed the rich vocabulary and the amazing illustrations. This is a series well worth your time. I recommend this series for ages 10 and up. Author: Paul Stewart. Illustrator: Chris Riddell. Release date: 1998 On a scale of 1 being not so good, and 10 being the very best series I've ever read, I rate this series a 6. Check out the website at: www.randomhouse.com/kids/edgechronicles/ Don't stray from the path!
