The 39 Clues: Beyond the Grave, by Jude Watson
Reviewed by Jack W.
In the fourth book of the 39 clues series, Amy and Dan have been betrayed by their uncle once again, and all of their relatives seem intent on putting them out of the race to find the 39 clues, permanently. After a close call with a rather insane Russian spy, they manage to escape but have no idea where to go next. Using their uncle's card, they book a place at his hotel, and end up being captured by his uncle, the infamous Bae Oh, who wants to know where his nephew is. Also, they discover several nasty things about their family while they are there. Whey they escape, they follow a lead that their grandmother planted before she died, and begin to figure out where the next clue is. But can they trust anyone, even their grandmother?
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August 11, 2009
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling
Reviewed by Jack W.
In the fifth book of the Harry Potter series, all is not well at Hogwarts. A power-hungry, paranoid minister of magic has placed Delores Umbridge in the school to be a spy for him. Harry is ridiculed in the newspapers as an attention seeking liar. All of this is happening because the wizard government refuses to believe that Voldemort, the greatest dark wizard ever known, has returned from the dead. And that's just what Voldemort wants. While he sows discord and the ministry refuses to believe he has retuned, he is searching for a weapon, something that he didn't have last time, that will allow him to return to full power. Meanwhile, things go from bad to worse at the school, as the minister gives Umbridge more and more power, which you can bet she abuses. Teachers are fired, Hagrid is attacked, Dumbledore is on the run and Sirius Black, Harry's godfather, is in the clutches of Lord Voldemort. Harry, unsure about what to do but worried for his godfather, decides to travel to the ministry of magic and save him. But is that what Voldemort wanted him to do all along?
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Reviewed by Jack W.
In the fifth book of the Harry Potter series, all is not well at Hogwarts. A power-hungry, paranoid minister of magic has placed Delores Umbridge in the school to be a spy for him. Harry is ridiculed in the newspapers as an attention seeking liar. All of this is happening because the wizard government refuses to believe that Voldemort, the greatest dark wizard ever known, has returned from the dead. And that's just what Voldemort wants. While he sows discord and the ministry refuses to believe he has retuned, he is searching for a weapon, something that he didn't have last time, that will allow him to return to full power. Meanwhile, things go from bad to worse at the school, as the minister gives Umbridge more and more power, which you can bet she abuses. Teachers are fired, Hagrid is attacked, Dumbledore is on the run and Sirius Black, Harry's godfather, is in the clutches of Lord Voldemort. Harry, unsure about what to do but worried for his godfather, decides to travel to the ministry of magic and save him. But is that what Voldemort wanted him to do all along?
Click here to find this book in the library catalog.
July 20, 2009
Airborn, by Kenneth Oppel
Reviewed by Jack W.
When Matt Cruse rescues an old man in a hot air balloon while on the airship Aurora, the man, who is dying, speaks of wonderful creatures in the air. It isn't unil two years later that Matt meets his granddaughter, Kate de Vries and wonders if his words were more than just the lunatic ravings of a sick man. Kate says she believes her grandfather actually saw something, and she intends to see it to. While the island her grandfather spoke about is not on any map, she is convinced it's there. What with storms and a meeting with the infamous pirate Szpirglas, she ends up gettering her wish as the Aurora crash lands on the very island her grandfather flew over. There they do find the mysterious creatures her grandfather described, but they also find danger. Can they escape with their lives to tell the rest of the world about their discoveries?
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Reviewed by Jack W.
When Matt Cruse rescues an old man in a hot air balloon while on the airship Aurora, the man, who is dying, speaks of wonderful creatures in the air. It isn't unil two years later that Matt meets his granddaughter, Kate de Vries and wonders if his words were more than just the lunatic ravings of a sick man. Kate says she believes her grandfather actually saw something, and she intends to see it to. While the island her grandfather spoke about is not on any map, she is convinced it's there. What with storms and a meeting with the infamous pirate Szpirglas, she ends up gettering her wish as the Aurora crash lands on the very island her grandfather flew over. There they do find the mysterious creatures her grandfather described, but they also find danger. Can they escape with their lives to tell the rest of the world about their discoveries?
Click here to find this book in the library catalog.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling
Reviewed by Jack W.
When the sixth book of the Harry Potter series ended, Harry had lost Dumbledore, his last and greatest protector and teacher, and has begun on the search for Voldemort's horcruxes, the pieces of the Dark Lord's soul that keep him alive. The journey will be long and dangerous, but he knows he will have the support of his friends Ron and Hermione. However, nothing could have prepared him for the shocking facts that are coming out about Dumbledore, and he wonders whether the man really was his friend. The search must go on, but as he and his friends search for the horcruxes and how to destroy them, he wonders about what he has learned. As the last book in the tale of Harry Potter reaches its conclusion, the truth will be revealed about Dumbledore, Snape, Voldemort and many of the other characters in the world of Harry Potter.
Click here to find this book in the library catalog.
Reviewed by Jack W.
When the sixth book of the Harry Potter series ended, Harry had lost Dumbledore, his last and greatest protector and teacher, and has begun on the search for Voldemort's horcruxes, the pieces of the Dark Lord's soul that keep him alive. The journey will be long and dangerous, but he knows he will have the support of his friends Ron and Hermione. However, nothing could have prepared him for the shocking facts that are coming out about Dumbledore, and he wonders whether the man really was his friend. The search must go on, but as he and his friends search for the horcruxes and how to destroy them, he wonders about what he has learned. As the last book in the tale of Harry Potter reaches its conclusion, the truth will be revealed about Dumbledore, Snape, Voldemort and many of the other characters in the world of Harry Potter.
Click here to find this book in the library catalog.
July 8, 2009
Starclimber, by Kenneth Oppel
Reviewed by Jack W.
In this alternate reality space adventure, the world is in the early 1900s and airships, not airplanes, are widely used forms of locomotion. The french are building an enormous tower that they believe will stretch in space and allow an easy docking point for spaceships, but the Babelites, an obscure sect that believes man should not travel into space, are working to stop anyone who wants to reach the heavens. When the main character, Matt Cruse, is asked to join one such expedition to the heavens, he agrees and goes through rigorous training exercises that prepare him for his journey into space. But life on board the Starclimber, as the ship is known, may be far from easy. Kate de Vries, a biologist, who he was going to ask to marry him, has just got engaged to a man Matt considers a creep, and Kate is having a hard time with another naturalist, who refuses to believe that there can be life in the upper atmosphere despite the evidence. And what of the strange moving lights that have been seen in the night sky recently? Could it be asteroids of meteorites? Or is it something far more sinister?
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Reviewed by Jack W.
In this alternate reality space adventure, the world is in the early 1900s and airships, not airplanes, are widely used forms of locomotion. The french are building an enormous tower that they believe will stretch in space and allow an easy docking point for spaceships, but the Babelites, an obscure sect that believes man should not travel into space, are working to stop anyone who wants to reach the heavens. When the main character, Matt Cruse, is asked to join one such expedition to the heavens, he agrees and goes through rigorous training exercises that prepare him for his journey into space. But life on board the Starclimber, as the ship is known, may be far from easy. Kate de Vries, a biologist, who he was going to ask to marry him, has just got engaged to a man Matt considers a creep, and Kate is having a hard time with another naturalist, who refuses to believe that there can be life in the upper atmosphere despite the evidence. And what of the strange moving lights that have been seen in the night sky recently? Could it be asteroids of meteorites? Or is it something far more sinister?
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July 6, 2009
Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow, by James Rollins
Reviewed by Jack W.
When Jake's parents disappear while on an archeological dig in Mexico, he and his sister, Kate go to live with some family friends. Jake manages to stumble through life and not think about it too much. Slowly, he and his sister begin to recover from the shock. But then, two years later, a letter arrives from the company that sponsored his parent's dig. They have managed to recover the artifacts from the dig from the Mexican government, and are putting on a display to honor their parents. The two are invited. But as soon as they arrive, Jake knows something else is up. When they enter the exhibit alone before everyone else, Jake and Kate trigger a strange reaction that sends them tumbling back in time. In fact, to a place that doesn't seem to exist in time, where different cultures from all times and places have been brought together. This realm would be perfect, if not for the threat posed by the dangerous Kalverum Rex, the Skull King. Can Jake face the Skull King and stop his evil schemes against this nation?
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Reviewed by Jack W.
When Jake's parents disappear while on an archeological dig in Mexico, he and his sister, Kate go to live with some family friends. Jake manages to stumble through life and not think about it too much. Slowly, he and his sister begin to recover from the shock. But then, two years later, a letter arrives from the company that sponsored his parent's dig. They have managed to recover the artifacts from the dig from the Mexican government, and are putting on a display to honor their parents. The two are invited. But as soon as they arrive, Jake knows something else is up. When they enter the exhibit alone before everyone else, Jake and Kate trigger a strange reaction that sends them tumbling back in time. In fact, to a place that doesn't seem to exist in time, where different cultures from all times and places have been brought together. This realm would be perfect, if not for the threat posed by the dangerous Kalverum Rex, the Skull King. Can Jake face the Skull King and stop his evil schemes against this nation?
Click here to check the library catalog for this book.
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