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The Kingdom of Oceana by Mitchell Charles

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Age Group: YA Genre: Fantasy Publishing Date: November 2, 205 by Butterhorse Publishing Summary : Prince Aliani and his brother Nahoa are sons of a king and basically, the book starts off with a late-night adventure of sorts, which turns into them accidentally awaking this big curse or spell. After that, they travel to King Lako's kingdom, which I forget the name of, but all you need to know is that their currency is pearls, and pearls are valuable. They need supplies, so they get helped by a store vendor. Later, they join their father and King for a meeting, which is when things start to get noticed. Like the fact that the alchemist for King Lako is using whale blubber from whales to power the lamps. Or princess Momi, who is extremely beautiful and a crazy surfer. But after King Lako wants his kingdom and Aliani's father's kingdom to merge, things start to get crazy. Like 1000 year old curses shaky. It's hard to explain without giving the whole book away, but I...

The Odyssey by Homer

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(Just for those of you who are die hard fans of the YouTube channel but haven't seen my new video yet: I had some tech. difficulties and I have to re-edit it, so it will be out tomorrow. Anyways, enjoy this review on a classic story) Age Group: YA Genre: Mythology Publishing Date: Well it was originally written around 750-650 BC and it really wasn't ever officially "published" Summary : So to sum up a classic myth into a paragraph, Odysseus has washed up onto the shore and is now telling the story of his amazing quest. It started when he had to leave Ithica to go to Troy, to help win the war with the Trojan Horse. Then, he angers the gods, which cause him to have to take this incredibly long journey home. They go to all these stops where they meet some crazy gods. Such as the Lotus Eaters, who have addicting flowers that almost mess up Odysseus crew. Or giant, cannibal cyclops, which trap them in a cave which for some weird reason is full of cheese. If you d...

The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (and a quick remembrance of 9/11)

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So this review was written awhile ago, but it's being posted today, for MMGM. I'd just like to take a moment and remember about the people who tragically died in the terrorist attacks of September 11th, including the numerous firefighters and other help risking their lives to save others. I'm hoping you're not completely teary-eyed right now, but I just really want to make sure that we never forget. Genre: Horror Age Group: MG Publishing Date: August 29, 2013 Quote: “It was one of those moments when a great Don't Care wave hits you, and you float off on it, head back, looking at the sky.” Summary: Fifty years ago, The Problem arose in London. Ghosts were everywhere. Agencies began to pop up, to rid the city of the problem. These days, there are many small agencies scattered throughout England. Lucy Carlyle is a young agent from Northern England who is looking for a job in London. After failing many interviews, she finds herself at Lockwood & Co., a sm...

The North Hollywood Detective Club by Mike Mains

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Hey Guys! Quick Post updating the YouTube channel (and this is also for MMGM) but anyways I have a couple new videos up! First, I'm starting a new weekly update video which will always be out on Fridays or maybe Saturdays! You can watch the first one here: Secondly, the review for the North Hollywood Detective Club is out! Go watch it! Comment what you think! Again, thanks a lot to Mike Mains for sending me a copy of his book!