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Shouldn’t You Be In School? by Lemony Snicket Whenever adults ask the inevitable question, “Shouldn’t you be in school?”, Lemony Snicket tells them he is an “apprentice” in a “special program”. He and his chaperone Theodora S. Markson are trying to solve the mystery of a series of arsons that have occurred in the town […]
Wake Up Missing by Kate Messner Cat has sustained a serious concussion and has severe symptoms. Standard treatments have been ineffective, so Cat is sent to a head injury clinic located in the middle of a Florida swamp. When she meets Dr. Ames he seems friendly and approachable. She dares to hope that she can […]
By James PatersonJames Paterson has partnered up with Adam Sadler to bring us the Daniel X series. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X is the first in the series. This is a fast paced read with James Paterson’s traditional short chapters helping the story fly by. Daniel X is the son of Alien hunters from […]
By Scott Westerfeld This book takes place in parallel universes. Our main character Darcy Patel has put college and everything else on hold to publish her novel, Afterworlds. Darcy drops everything she knows and heads to New York. Once she gets to New York she has no apartment or friends and she wonders whether she’s […]
The Grand Plan to Fix Everythingby Krishnaswami, Uma Dini and Maddie have a lot in common and are the best of friends. Dini introduces Maddie to Bollywood movies and they both are great fans of the beautiful singer/actress Dolly Singh. Dini views her life as though she is a director with a script in-hand. Suddenly […]
By Alexandra DuncanSeventeen year old Ava was born and raised in deep space, on a merchant ship called the Parastrata. The culture of her ship is conservative and patriarchal. Women have babies, cook, clean, and work with textiles and animals. Men are leaders who take multiple wives, act as guards, fixers and flyers and are […]
By Helene BoudreauI am a big fan of mermaids; from my love of T.V series H2O to my collection of mermaid figurines these creatures of the deep facinate me. This is the reason that I first started reading the “Real Mermaids” series. This is the third book in the series and follows Jade as she […]
By Rosamund Hodge Cruel Beauty is an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast with some Greek Mythology thrown in. Our main character, Nyx, since birth, has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom, because of a bargain struck by her father. Also since birth Nyx has been training to kill her future husband, […]
Leroy Ninker Saddles Upby Kate DiCamillo If you liked Mercy Watson, read on! First in a new series called Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Leroy Ninker Saddles Up tells the story of would-be cowboy Leroy Ninker. He’s ready for cowboy life and already has his boots, lasso and hat. He’s only missing one thing – a […]
September 17 by Amanda West Lewis This story took a while to get going but once disaster struck, it was well worth reading. During World War II, nightly bombing attacks on England are sending everyone, young and old, into bomb shelters. Homes are being lost and many are dying. The British government has decided to […]