Category: Teen

  • Review of “The Alchemyst”

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    The Alchemyst is the first book in Michael Scott’s series, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. Sophie Newman is a young teenager staying in California for the summer and working in a small coffee shop. Her twin brother Josh works across the street in a small bookshop. When Dr. Dee and his golems attack…

  • Review of “The Lost Hero”

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    The Lost Hero is the first book in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan, the sequel series to Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It opens with Jason, a young man on a school field trip to the Grand Canyon with his friends Piper and Leo. The problem is that Jason seems to have…

  • Review of “Eagle Strike”

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    Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz is the fourth book in the Alex Rider series. It starts with Alex on a vacation to the south of France with his new friend Sabina Pleasure and her family. While on the beach one day he manages to accidentally catch a glimpse of Yassen Gregorovich and decides to tail…

  • Review of “Curse of the Bane”

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    Curse of the Bane is the second book in The Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney. It continues the story of Thomas Ward as he apprentices under the Spook. The story opens with Thomas working on capturing a boggart without the aid of the Spook since he is sick. In the process the local priest…

  • Review of “The Abduction”

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    The Abduction is the second book in the Theodore Boone series by John Grisham and it continues the adventures of young Theo. It opens a few months after the previous book when Theo and his family are woken up by a phone call from the police. His best friend April has gone missing and no…

  • Review of “Ash and Quill”

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    Ash and Quill is the third book in the Great Library series by Rachel Caine and continues the adventures of Jess Brightwell and his group of friends. Having successfully rescued Thomas and escaped from the Library, first in Rome and then later in London, they are now with the burners in Philadelphia. That brings with…

  • Review of “Exposure”

    Have you ever felt like just when you think you have everything figured out the rules start changing on you? In Exposure, book four of the Virals series by Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs, I am fairly sure that was exactly how Tory Brennan and her friends felt. While dealing with the court trial against…

  • Review of “The Last Olympian”

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    Today’s book is, sadly, the end of a series, but not necessarily the end of the story. Naturally, I am talking about The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan, the final book in The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. With it being the final book we also get to see the culmination of the war…

  • Review of “Skeleton Key”

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    It is time for me to return to one of the few series that I consider to be a favorite that is not fantasy. Skeleton Key is the third book in the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz and this book sets up an interesting precedent for young Alex. It opens with Alex at school…

  • Review of “Tears of a Dragon”

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    Another story has come to an end. Tears of a Dragon is the final book in the Dragons In Our Midst series by Bryan Davis and it tells of the final confrontation between Billy and Morgan. Having returned from England after their trials with the seven circles in the previous book, Billy, Bonnie and their…