Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane
Rating: Worth My Time
Reviewed by Anson (Teen Reviewer)
Deep Wizardry is about wizards Nita and her partner, Kit, working on their next assignment: underwater! Apparently whales and dolphins can also be wizards. The one recently put in charge, S’reee, now needs Nita and Kit’s help to perform The Song of Twelve, an ancient ritual. Nita goes in, not knowing that her role as the Silent One is to get eaten. By a shark named Ed. As always, Nita and Kit still go to help and defeat their enemy- The Lone Power. Filled with action, blood, and betrayal, this book is great for those willing to read to the end.
So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane
Rating: Most Excellent
Reviewed by Anson (Teen Reviewer)
In the first book of the Young Wizards series, Nita Callahan is a repeatedly
bullied girl. One day while hiding in the children’s room of the library, she finds a book labeled So You Want to be a Wizard. The amazing adventure that follows is thrilling but ends on a somewhat sad note. I personally loved it and anybody who likes adventures will too.
Murder at Night by Avi
Rating: Worth My Time
Reviewed by Cam (Teen Reviewer)
The book Murder at Midnight is about a boy named Fabrizio who is a
risk-taker, daring, and desperate, and a magician named Mangus who is bossy, defensive, and crafty. Fabrizio is desperate to please his bossy master, Mangus, or else he will have to go back to living on the streets. When treasonous papers start popping up all over the city of Pergamontio, DeLaBina comes to Mangus and accuses him of making them because he thinks they were “magically” made. This is where Mangus gets defensive. Mangus is crafty because the king believes in magic, and Mangus does it secretly so he won’t get arrested.
The mystery of this book is that someone is trying to overthrow the king, and no one knows who. Fabrizio ties to keep his master from being executed by interrogating everyone who he thinks is a suspect. He meets a new friend, Maria, in the prison, who says she is the one who made the papers and shows him a printing press. The climax is when Fabrizio has too many clues to put together and a lot of people are lying. He knows that the other slave, Guiseppue, was paid to destroy the prinitng press. Prince Cosimo says the Count did it and the Count says the Prince did it. Also, someone stabbed DeLaBina with the king’s dagger and he met a mysterious figure in a black robe wearing a red boot.
I rate this book “worth my time” because it was solved to my satisfaction, but was kind of hard to follow. It kept me interested all the way through, and that’s why I recommend this book. When Fabrizio is putting all the pieces together, he comes up with a very interesting plan that leads to a very exciting ending! That is why I like this book.
Urchin of the Riding Stars by Margaret I. McAllister
Rating: Most Excellent
Reviewed by Srimitha (Teen Reviewer)
An orphaned squirrel learns to be loyal to his elders when they are accused of murder. Urchin of the Riding Stars turns about to be a great hero. He battles traitors and goes on a journey only loyal ones will be willing to do. Read Urchin of the Riding Stars. A great book you will be sure to enjoy.
The Foxman by Gary Paulsen
Rating: Worth My Time
Reviewed by Anson (Teen Reviewer)
The Foxman is about a boy who gets sent away from his parents to live on a farm with his relatives. This is because his parents are too drunk and don’t take care of him. When he is sent on the farm, he almost immediately loves it there. One day, he and his cousin Carl go out skiing and stuble upon the Foxman right before a storm. The Foxman takes them in, but must cover his hideous face with a mask. I think the ending is a little sad, so if you are very emotional, I don’t
recommend it.
The Shadow Project by Herbie Brennan
Rating: Worth My Time
Reviewed by Anson (Teen Reviewer)
What do a knight’s daughter, an African prince, a thief, and a grandmother have in common? They’re all special people who can psychically transport out of their bodies to see what’s going on elsewhere. And they’re on a mission to save the world from an evil magician. Filled with action and mystery every single page, I think this book is great.
The Graveyard book by Neil Gaiman
Rating: Worth My Time
Reviewed by Anson (Teen Reviewer)
Nobody Owens is a very strange boy- he’s been raised by a graveyard of ghosts! Filled with action, suspense, and adventure, The Graveyard Book is filled with the adventures of one little boy as he grows up to learn the dangers of the living. He also seeks revenge on the man Jack who killed his family when he was a baby, with the help of his dead friends.
Finding Danny by Linzi Glass
Worth My Time
Reviewed by Anson (Teen Reviewer)
Finding Danny is about a girl who has almost nothing to live for in her
life: her parents are away a lot for work, her friend Kate is slowly drifting away, and she’s been paired with the most popular boy in school for a drama assignment. The only good thing in her life is her dog Danny, who seems to be the only one who loves her. But all that changes one morning when her mom leaves the outside gate open and Danny runs away. A great book about a girl who loves animals, this book is for everybody.
Seekers: The Quest Begins by Erin Hunter
Rating: Worth My Time
Reviewed by Anson (Teen Reviewer)
This is the first book in a series about three bear cubs who will eventually meet up. Kallik is a young polar bear cub whose mother gets killed by killer whales as she is crossing over to the land. Desperate to find her brother Taqqaq, she searches everywhere- until she stumbles upon a special place with many, many bears. Lusa is just a black bear cub living in a zoo when she hears about the wild and how to get there. Toklo the grizzly cub is living a boring life- his brother Tobi is sick, and then his mother Oka abandons him when Tobi dies! A story of three cubs and how they survive without their mothers in the wild is a real page-turner.
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