Saturday, January 25, 2014

Johnny Tremain

Rating: 5/5 a good, very realistic book
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Johnny Tremain is a very good silversmith until he burns his hand and his thumb becomes fused to his palm. He looks for a job and after some time finds one at the Boston observer. He then discovers what is going on behind the scenes in Boston right before the revolutionary war.

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Peter Pan and Wendy

rating: 5/5
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Please note: the cover shown here is for a book that contains not only Peter Pan and Wendy, but also Peter Pan in Kensington gardens.

Summary: Peter Pan lures Wendy to Neverland, and she takes along her brothers John and Michael. they have a wonderful time before returning to their home. Written in first person from J.M. Barrie's Point of veiw.

Friday, December 27, 2013

Ranger's apprentice

The Ruins of Gorlan
rating: 4.5/5 good, exciting book.
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Young Will fears the Rangers, a mysterious group of green-cloaked archers, until... he becomes one.

The Burning Bridge

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 The Icebound Land

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Oakleaf Bearers (or The Battle for Skandia in the U. S.)

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(this is a U. S. cover)

(this is the second Australian cover)


The Sorcerer in the North (or The Sorcerer of the North in the U. S.)

rating: 4.5/5 fun with good suprises
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(U. S. cover)


(The second Australian cover)


The Seige of Macindaw

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Sunday, December 8, 2013

The Wind in the Willows

rating: 5/5 A truly good and funny book
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A very funny book about Mole and his friends and adventures. Highly recommended.



Sunday, November 3, 2013

around the world in eighty days

Rating: 4/5 I didn't like it too much, others probably will.
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Phelias Fogg makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days or less, and puts twenty thousand pounds on the bet. An exciting and suspenseful story, with things you might just miss that make everything different later.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

H.I.V.E., the Higher Institute of Villainous Education (not to be confused with Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination, Holistic Integration for Viral Equality, or Hierarchy for International Virtuous Empowerment)

H.I.V.E. the Higher Institute of Villainous Education (the same name as the series, I know, not a very good title)
rating: 5/5 really really really good!
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Otto Malepense, an orphan, wakes up in a helicopter over the middle of the sea, his only memory being a dark figure in the shadow of a doorway. He meets another person named Wing Fanchu. They land in a seemingly active volcano. The volcano is hollowed out to house H.I.V.E., the Higher Institute of Villainous Education. They decide to escape, but can they?
The Overlord Protocol
rating: 4/5 good book
Otto's exciting and dangerous life at H.I.V.E. continues...
Escape Velocity
rating: 4.5/5 great, but could be a little better

Raven, Nero's assistant, dies on a meeting between Nero and one of his friends...or does she?



Sunday, September 8, 2013

brickston brothers

A Case of Mistaken Identity
rating 4.75/5
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A good story full of suspense. Has two sequels.