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.

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.

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 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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The Seige of Macindaw

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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.

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.

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

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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

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

brickston brothers

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

a hat full of sky

rating:4.5/5

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Tiffiny Aching, previously featured in the wee free men, finds out she is a witch. read to find out more.

Warriors

Super edition: Bluestar's Prophecy.
rating 4/5
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Summary: This prequel talks about bluestar's life from her as a one-day old kit to up to right before into the wild (the first book of the series).

series 1: warriors (original)
Into the Wild
rating:4/5
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to get you reading: Rusty, an ordinary house cat, meets a cat named Graypaw, who introduces him to the 4 clans: WindClan, ThunderClan(which Graypaw is a part of),ShadowClan and RiverClan. Then the ThunderClan leader, Bluestar, and Graypaw's mentor, Lionheart come. Bluestar offers that Rusty can become a part of ThunderClan. Will Rusty accept this offer, and if he does, what will become of him?
written in third person from Rusty's point of view.

Fire and Ice
rating: 3/5 could be better.
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Fireheart's(/Rusty/Firepaw) adventure as a part of ThunderClan continues...

Forest of Secrets
rating: 4/5 good structure
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Rising Storm
rating:3.5/5
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A Dangerous Path
rating: 4.5/5
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The Darkest Hour
rating 4.5/5 engaging
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note:warriors is also published as warrior cats (see AR link)

Fireheart, now Firestar, must face Tigerstar of ShadowClan (formerly Tigerclaw of ThunderClan) as he plots to take over the forest. Also, there is a greater threat...
{end of series}
super edition: Firestar's Quest
rating: 4.5/5 fun
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note to readers: Firestar's Quest is optional, but good.
Firestar sees a cat in his dreams. It is revealed to be the leader of SkyClan, which was once the fifth clan in the forest. Firestar must embark on a quest to rebuild SkyClan...
note: a bold title indicates a new addition to the blog [or a series title (only applies to warriors)].
super edition: SkyClan's Destiny
4.5/5, exciting with many dangers.
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SkyClan has been rebuilt, but it faces possible destruction from problem after problem. SkyClan's new leader, Leafstar, wonders if SkyClan is meant to survive...
note:after SkyClan's destiny, SkyClan reappears in SkyClan and the Stranger, a magna trilogy about SkyClan.

series 2: The New Prophecy
Midnight
rating: 4/5 good with surprises
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Brambleclaw receives a dream from StarClan,the cats's warrior ancestors, that  he should listen to what "midnight" says. He also is told that he should meet with three other cats. His sister, Tawnypelt, from ShadowClan,was one of the three that had the same dream!  The other two were Feathertail and Crowpaw from RiverClan and WindClan. they wait until midnight but do not receive a sign. Later Brambleclaw has a dream from StarClan telling him and the others to go to the sun-drown place. They embark on a journey...

Moonrise
rating: 4/5 exciting, with some unexpected turns
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As the chosen cats journey back to their Clans, they meet the Tribe of Rushing Water, who seem to give them a warm welcome, but things don't seem just quite right...

Dawn
rating: 4.5/5 very good
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The Clans' home has been destroyed by twolegs, so they must move. But RiverClan's territory has not been touched, ShadowClan will not admit defeat, and many cats are going missing! Will the Clans escape in time? Will RiverClan and ShadowClan try to go? read to find out!

Starlight
rating: 4/5
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The Clans settle into their new home.
Twilight
Rating:4/5
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Leafpool keeps reciving the prophecy "Before there is peace, blood will spill blood, and the lake will run red.(first heard in starlight)What does this mean?
Sunset
rating 4.9/5 unexpected turns, good
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Leafpool  again hears the prophecy "Before all is peaceful(I don't understand the change), blood will spill blood, and the lake will run red." What does it mean?

{end of series}

Power of Three
The Sight
Rating: 4/5
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Dark river

rating:4.5/5
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Outcast

rating:4.5/5

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Eclipse
rating:4.5/5
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Long shadows

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Sunrise

rating:3.9/5

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{end of series}

Omen of the Stars

The Fourth Apprentice
rating:4/5 could be a little better
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note: In all the Omen of the Stars books, a roleplaying "adventure game" can be found in the back. a lengthy list of rules can be found at the website for warriors.

fading echoes
rating:4.1/5 OK
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night whispers

rating: 4.5/5 

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Authors' Section
author#1: Victora Holmes
Role: outline/editor.
works: Cats of the Clans
Was first asked to write warriors.
author#2: Kate Cary
role: writer#1.
works: Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Rising Storm, Dawn, The Sight, Dark River, Eclipse, fading echoes.
author # 3...

Ender's Game

Rating 5/5
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Not so far into the future, when desks are more like computers, a third (third child) is born when bearing more than two children will bring the population up and is not allowed under normal circumstances. Andrew, nicknamed Ender, is chosen to fight the Buggers.  He goes to battle school, but there are dangers even in battle school.. Will he make it?

The Secret of Zoom

rating:4.99999/5 very good book, but not perfect
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Dad's comments:  I've never seen Harrison so distracted by a book that he couldn't finish his blog post.  He actually had a tough time starting.  As soon as he got the book in his hand, he started re-reading it. I had to remind him about posting, which is usually a very exciting thing for him.  But alas, this book appears to be too much fun.

the six crowns

Trundle's Quest
rating:4/5 exciting
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summary:trundle  is a lamplighter and never plans to leave his cozy life, until a crazy girl being trailed by pirates shows up at his doorstep. Trundle is forced to leave his home for a quest to gather the six crowns.

house of many ways (sequel to howl's moving castle)

rating:4.5/5 good, and hard to put down.
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Sequel to Howl's Moving Castle

summary: Charmian is asked to "house-sit" great-uncle William's house. But there is a lot more to his house than meets the eye. (he is a wizard, after all.)

Steel Trapp.

steel trapp: the challenge
rating;3/5 stars.
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summary: Steven "Steel" Trapp has a photographic memory, and tries to return a breifcase to the woman who left it on the trian. however, steel dosen't know what he's getting into....


steel trapp: the academy
rating 4/5 (stars)
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summary: steel is sent to a out-of-the-way school  that never plays home games. steel thinks something is up, but will he find out?

the Aaron and jake time travel

The Time Cavern
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rating:4.5/5 (THIS BOOK IS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

summary (beginning): Aaron hears his name being called by the wind. Then, the next day, a girl named Jacqueline(Jake for short) says "Just wait 'till you hear your name called by the wind." Will he ever get to the bottom of this?

The Inverted Cavern
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rating: 3.5/5 (good book, understandable time logic)

summary:the Amish boy goes home. Jake and Aaron find their own handwriting in a dairy. aaron goes to the future, but he can't come home!

The Kane Chronicles

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rating: 4/5

summary: Egyptian gods exist. (really, that is all you need to define this series)
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rating:3.5/5

summary: the king of the gods must be saved!
1 more book exists and will be posted soon.