Despite the good intentions of the book to shed a humorous light on important societal issues, the incredibly loose structured narrative is very distracting to the reader. Inner monologue and scene description are mashed together with no consistency. ...read more
"Superpowers" is a very funny, but serious account of a responsible, perhaps too responsible, young man growing up abruptly over a period of a few weeks. Chipper's mother died on a Sunday. He was admitted to the hospital the following Tuesday with ...read more
Aliens Ate My Homework is the second book in The Adventures of Übergirl series by Matthew S. Cox. The book is great for anyone who likes science fiction, although I would recommend it to ages 10-16. It is so interesting that I couldn’t ...read more
Nick Townley has lived his entire life—all eleven years—at Black Butte Ranch, nestled in the foothills of the snow-capped Cascade Mountains. While his parents push him to study harder, practice sports more, and make friends his own age, ...read more
Genres: Adventure, For Reluctant Readers, Juvenile Fiction
A Touch of Frost is a mysterious and exciting book to hold. Estep's idea of having a bunch of warriors come together is truly unique. I've seen spies, half-bloods, mermaids, and a bunch of other mythical beings, and this is the first time I ...read more
This was a really good book. I loved the concept of how a website could give you super powers. Giving the super powers to little kids and not grownups made the book even better. The book was very simple with a few hard words and I flew right through ...read more
I loved this book because it’s very different, funny, and original. I’ve never read a book even remotely close to it. The story is told using emails, letters, and illustrations. It is a long read, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it did ...read more
My Own Lightning is a well-written story by Lauren Wolk with amazing character development. In this story, there are feelings like anger, but there is also love and sympathy surrounding the mood and background. For Annabelle, it is ...read more