the Aaron and jake time travel

The Time Cavern
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ARBookfinder: there is an AR test, but it is not on AR bookfinder.
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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wikipedia: see last link for wikipedia
ARbookfinder: no test, no stats
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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ARBookfinder.

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.

Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat

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Wikipedia: author's page
ARBookfinder is currently down; link will be posted soon
Rating: ~3/5

Summary: Emmy tries to be good, but her guardian won't stop being mean to her. And her parents are spending lass and less time with her. And everyone ignores her at school. And she can talk to the classroom rat. Will Emmy find out what is happening, or continue to live a miserable life? 

Zorgamazoo

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rating: 3.5/5

How do you do? I'm Katrina Katrell!
A girl full of courage (and daring as well!)
You may not believe me, but under the ground,
There are strange-looking creatures who ramble around.
"Zorgles" they're called, and they've all disappeared!
They were kidnapped, perhaps . . . or so it is feared.
So we must go find them! And rescue them too!
But first . . . Do you know how to get to Zorgamazoo?
(This "summary" is found on the back of the paperback version)

Summary: All the Zorgles in Zorgamazoo  have disappeared!
Can a girl named Katrina Katrell and one of the remaining Zorgles, Mortimer (Morty) Yorgle rescue them?

The Inheritance Cycle

Eragon
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rating: 3.75/5

Summary: A farm boy named Eragon finds a stone and thinks it might buy his family some food for the winter. But when the egg brings a baby dragon, he realizes that he has become a Rider, a protector of his country, and an enemy of the Empire that took over most of his country, including his city, Carhavall.

Eldest
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rating: 4/5

summary: Eragon needs to save the land from evil Galbatorix, the ruler of the Empire, but must first train with the elves.

Brisingr
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rating: 4.1/5

Summary: Eragon tries to save the people of Alageasia from Galbatorix, but that must wait another book.

Inheritance
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rating:4/5

(the book is also available as a paperback, like you saw the other three)
summary: Eragon wonders about "the vault of souls" a wercat told him about in book one. meanwhile, the varden's (varden is the name of the rebellion against evil Galbatorix) army is getting closer and closer to Uru'baen (the capital of the empire) and must begin the final battle soon. Will this "vault of souls" contain valuable information or objects, or is Eragon ready to confront Galbatorix?  

The Life and Adventuers of Santa Claus

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Rating 3.75 / 5

Summary: L Frank Baum explains how Santa Claus grew up and came to overcome electric stoves and other kinds of evils.

Science Fair

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Rating: 4/5

summary: Sternabite detects a threat in the science fair, while Toby, the main character, has other problems of his own...

Dad comment: This book is medium high on the potty humor scale.  I mention this only because none of the other books blogged here have any crude humor, so this book sticks out.