Category: young adult
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The Tyrant’s Tomb is the fourth book in The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan. In this story we learn about the events at Camp Jupiter when Apollo arrives with Jason’s coffin. Apollo has to face even more of his demons throughout this adventure as he must confront another source of prophecy that he had…
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Today’s book is one that was both hilarious and heartwarming with a rather nice side note of slightly heartbreaking as well. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie was an incredible read. It tells the story of Junior, a teenage boy on the Spokane Indian reservation as he deals with the…
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The Burning Maze is the third book in the Trials of Apollo series by celebrated author Rick Riordan. It continues the story of Apollo’s quest to restore the various sources of prophecy in order to regain his godhood. Having acquired a guide in the form of Grover, Apollo and Meg work on finding their way…
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I first started this series back when it first started, when there was only one book instead of six and long before there was a movie. The series I am referring to is Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. Recently, I decided to reread the earlier ones and catch up on the later ones…
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Today’s book is an odd one but a good one. I can legitimately say that this is possibly the only one I’ve come across that falls into this particular unique mix of genres. It is a ghost story that is neither horror nor mystery. At the same time it is a story about sport, specifically…
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The Dark Prophecy is the second book in The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan. It focuses on the continuing adventures of Apollo as he strives to regain his godhood. He has now traveled for six weeks with Leo Valdez and Calypso and together they have arrived in Indianapolis where they are confronted by…
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I’m not usually a fan of spynovels. Typically, they’re not my cup of tea. That being said, the first time I read Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz I had trouble putting it down. Since then I have reread it several times, again just recently, and have also read most of the rest of the series. For…
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I recently received a book for the holidays that is probably the weirdest conglomeration of themes that I have come across recently. It felt like it was a combination of Christian, LGBTQ+, and horror, which I have to admit was a very unusual combination to read. The book in question is Hell Followed With Us…
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The Hidden Oracle by noted author Rick Riordan is the first book in the series, The Trials of Apollo. This is the third series in the universe first created in the popular series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It chronicles the trials and tribulations of the sun god, Apollo, after being turned mortal as a…