I was afraid this same author might make Amy Cahill a silly love-struck girl again. He did it to her in "The Sword Thief" but this time, even though he introduced a love interest for her, he didn't make her behave too bad. But my grouse would be: why is it necessary to give her a love interest? T...
A really fun book to read, now that I've read number 3 I feel like I have to read the whole series. It's exiting, fast paced, and refreshing, if you're a teen, to go read something that's easy. This book is good for people who like mystery and adventure. There is also dealing with loss, growing u...
Well it was okay. I read this for a reading club at school and I am a fast reader and nobody else was so we only read like two chapters in week and I was the only one reading so I had to stop and wait forever for everybody else to catch up which made it a terrible book. had read ahead in the begi...
In the book lost in babylon by peter lerangis it is the second book in his series, the story line is good, but it lacks geography it doesn't tell you where they are other than BABYLON. the story line is easy to follow, plus it teaches you a little history about babylon while keeping you engaged i...
First parts, exciting. Well-written. There's humor. And there are many good information present. However, in the later parts, my motivation to continue lessened because the events are being predictable. Moreover, although Jack, Aly, Cass and Marco have their own unique abilities, I still cant fin...
It's a good book I'm not going to lie. BUT it was really slow for me that it took me more than a week to get through it and that doesnt happen with me. I really wanted to love this book but i didnt. The main reason i gave it a three star is because i LOVED the ending and that's about it. It was a...
wtf by Peter Lerangis is a realistic fiction novel about 5 teenagers who experience one night that goes from bad to worse in a series of events that leads them all together at the end. They cause of their problems are drugs and money; they must solve their problem or one of these misfits will end...
Weaker than the other 2 books, but kids enjoyed its fast-paced action and continued development of the story. 2 weeks after finishing the book it took a few moments to even remember the outline of the plot, so do not count on it becoming a life-long favorite for anyone. However, if your kids like...
Three books in, and I am still really enjoying this series. Every book so far I've been kept on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what was going to happen next and The Tomb of Shadows was no different. I am very interested to see what will happen in the next book since Jack destroyed one of...
David Kallas is seventeen, and pretty much obsessed with classmate Ariana. After a mild earthquake brings them momentarily closer, David finds himself agreeing to join the Yearbook staff in order to spend time with Ariana.David is on his way to the printers one night when he comes across a dead b...
The year is 1911. A motley crew of explorers and vagabonds sets sail for Antarctica aboard the Mystery. The voyage south is long and hard, and tensions between the crew members are severe. Breaking new ground, they set out to conquer the great South Pole. But they do not make it all the way. Inst...
This is a fictional account, treated as if it had been fact. This book is the second of a 2 part set that very poorly seeks to base their plot line on Ernest Shackleton's actual 1914-1917 expedition. If you haven't read the first book of the set, which I haven't, then you are simply dumped into a...
The watchers see things that others can't see. In this installment, a young girl discovers she is a clone...and has only days to live unless she finds the secrets of her creators.
A mysterious boy draws an innocent girl to a nefarious island where no one ever ages. From the first page, this story grabs readers with realistic action and supernatural thrills.
Kirsten's not a very good driver. And the driver's ed classes aren't helping. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't get the hang of being behind the wheel. When Rob offers to give Kirsten a few tips on how to improve her driving, he turns up missing after the first lesson. Now Kirsten's ge...
Sam's parents are trying to extract his twin -- who's still inside Sam's body.
It's a new school year, and for Casey Chang it is chance to make a fresh start away from the bad memories in her old town. But for the Drama Club of Ridgefield High, it means a chance to recruit new members. And Brianna Glaser, the Type A co-president of the club, has her sights set on the new gi...
DIARY, I’M HAVING a bad night. My head is full of the Most-Girls thoughts. As in, Most Girls my age don’t live in a dirt hole like mine. Most Girls don’t live in shacks with stolen electricity via a rat-eaten wire from a neighbor. Most Girls go to school, buy nice clothes, read good books, help t...
Thieves? This has got to be a mistake. The names on the passports had seemed a little odd to Amy, but not familiar. Maybe Dad had chosen a South African crook's name by mistake. Amy glanced at Dan, but he was staring at the photo. "I --I don't think--" he stammered. "Honestly, I can't imagine how...
The barrel’s empty.” Flummerfelt called out from the hold. “It says G-U-N-P-O-W-” “Yes. That’s it,” Colin said. “Hurry up!” Captain Barth’s voice shouted from above deck: “What are you two waiting for, an engraved invitation?” “Aye, aye, right away!” Colin replied. “Done!” Flummerfelt said. He sc...
It caromed off the round dome, magnifying and echoing against itself so that it sounded like a chorus of the dying. Cynthia was on her knees, looking at the broken Loculus in horror. I ran up beside her and fell to the dirt, sweeping up the pieces of the Loculus in my hands. “Marco, Cass!” They d...
The name didn’t ring any bells. Neither did the company Just a guy. A normal guy. A guy whose business card had floated onto the subrail platform yesterday. I pulled the card away from the toilet. What if Miles Ruckman needed it? Maybe it was his last one. Call him. I had to. I had to hear his vo...
Dad said. “The whole thing?” The pit was about thirty feet long and wide. It was surrounded by piles of rocks and stones, lit by soft lamps that rose from the ground. I knelt by a section of a column that lay on its side, like an uprooted tree trunk. Dad was right. It wasn’t much. “Good rocks,” T...
Jake hit the ground. He coughed. The dirt was sour on his tongue, the root had scratched his cheek, and the smoke hung heavy and acrid in the air. Taste. Touch. Smell. I’m alive. Run. Don’t look back. Jake scrambled to his feet and took off. “HEY!” Go. He missed once. He won’t do it again. He rac...
I struggled to keep my nostrils open, but the stench of the beast closed them back up again. Pushing against the mud-encrusted belly of the beast was like trying to lift a subway car. It planted its clawed feet on the ground to either side of me, roaring, as it raised one tightly sinewed leg like...
JACK CRIED out. He was exhausted and short of breath. The sweat stung bitterly when it dripped into his eyes, and it left a brackish taste on his lips. The air had changed. It was sea air, and he’d smelled it miles away. Anyone who knew the sea could detect its fragrance in the unlikeliest of pla...
The guards had stopped dancing. One of them let out a shout. As I dropped to my knees, I tried to pry Numa’s hands from my throat, but they were like iron. My eyes rolled upward, and all I saw was black. I felt a sudden blow from my left. I fell onto the floor, my throat free. I coughed violently...
The dog was all over him. Licking him. Yapping excitedly. It was shaggier than the dog Adam had just seen in the viewfinder. Older. But definitely alive. Lianna pulled Jazz away. “I don’t know why he always does this to you, Adam. He just loves you so-o-o much.” “But—but—this is—how can you be so...
It was rusted. Clearly it hadn’t been sharpened in years. Horrible. Such sloppy housekeeping. With slow, steady strokes, the Vesper slid the blade against a whetstone. Each metallic ssssshink gave a sharp echo in the small room. The phone beeped, and Vesper Five put down the knife to read the mes...