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Alright, quick little update post, schedule, and whatnot, hear we go! So... Shoutout today goes to Dan Gutman. I've never had a twitter conversation with an author and it was cool to go back and forth with him! Anyways, normally I talk about all the fantastic books from YALit but this week, I have to focus on one book: Keeper of the Lost Cities: Lodestar! Here's a summary from GoodReads: "Dark schemes unfold--and Sophie's loyalty is pushed to the limit--in this thrilling fifth book in the best-selling KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES SERIES. Sophie Foster is back in the Lost Cities--but the Lost Cities have changed. The threat of war hangs heavy over her glittering world, and the Neverseen are wreaking havoc. The lines between friend and enemy have blurred, and Sophie is unsure whom to trust. But when she's warned that the people she loves most will be the next victims, she knows she has to act. A mysterious symbol could be the key--if only she knew how to translate...

Genre: Realistic, School Fiction Age Group: Middle Grade (8-12) Publishing Date: June 27th 2007 by Atheneum Books Summary:  Goodreads: " " You have the right to remain silent." However...   The fifth-grade girls and the fifth-grade boys at Laketon Elementary don't get along very well. But the  real  problem is that these kids are loud and disorderly. That's why the principal uses her red plastic bullhorn. A lot.  Then one day Dave Packer, a certified loudmouth, bumps into an idea -- a big one that makes him try to keep quiet for a whole day. But what does Dave hear during lunch? A  girl,  Lynsey Burgess, jabbering away. So Dave breaks his silence and lobs an insult. And  those  words spark a contest: Which team can say  the fewest words  during two whole days? And it's the boys against the girls.  How do the teachers react to the silence? What happens when the principal feels she's losing control? And will Dave and Lynsey ...

So, just in time for the election in the coming weeks I will be highlighting some of my favorite election-based novels. Whether it be for student council, or in this case, the actual president. Oh, and just a note, I've been thinking about it, and I've decided to adopt a method other bloggers have been using and using the good reads summary. It's mostly because since my summary is unique, other people could plagiarize for their class assignments, and frankly I just don't want to get caught up in that. Most likely, I will be summarizing myself for books that I maybe receive from marketers, mainly so you can fully grasp parts of the book the "general" summary doesn't give. Summary: Goodre a ds : "Just in time for election season, Dan Gutman 's hugely popular THE KID WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT is back. Humor, adventure, and excitement will draw kids into the world of elections and politics. "Hi! My name is Judson Moon. I'm 12 yea...

Hello internet, So today this is going to be the 7th weekly update for JTWBU, and I guess I'm going to try to focus more on my blog and not the book world in general, which I've see to have been doing in recent videos. Anyways, I still would like to shout people out. As it turns out, there's been a gracious editor named Karen, who apparently works for National Geographic because she offered  5 books collectively retailed at over 100 DOLLARS for me to review. I only graciously accepted three, but anyways, THANK you for sending the books! Reviews of them to come soon. This week, I'll just mention the book of the week: which is Gemini by by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman, which apparently is the second book of the Illuminae series. I haven't personally read the series yet, but I've heard it's a big thing, so just wanted to throw that out there. And now, for the news. So the number one thing I wanted to talk about is the huge fan base that this blog has...

Summary of Lawn Boy : So in the first book, we see a seemingly bored kid, who only wants one thing- an inner tube for his bike. His grandma suggests one thing: mow lawns. She brings up his grandpa's riding mower, and in just a couple hours he has his first business. Now, in the neighborhood he lives in, the lawns are huge. 35 dollars a lawn huge. It's tough work, between mowing lawns, refilling it, eating lunch, and trying to survive the summer sun, he can only mow about three lawns a day. But that's over a hundred dollars.  Work orders are getting backed up, until he meets a man named Arnold. He's a hippie who needs his lawn mowed but is about 35 dollars short. So they work up a deal. Arnold is actually a stock broker and he's willing to put 35 dollars into a special account and buy some penny stocks. This lawn boy seems to shrug it off as a weird agreement. Until of course the penny stock spikes in value. His 35 dollar investment? It's now eight-thousand dolla...

Age Group: Middle Grade Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Adventure (or as I call it "spy fiction) Publishing Date*: October 11th, 2016 by Simon & Schuster *Technically the book come out October 5th but the official date is October 11th Quote of the book : "Erica seemed slightly confused...as it concerned human emotions, but she nodded agreement anyhow. " Summary : So, in the middle of self-preservation, Ben Ripley finds himself called to the principal's office. He's not in trouble. He's being activated. Jessica Shang is the daughter of Leo Shang, this crazy Chinese billionaire, and she wants to have ski lessons in Colorado. The CIA need Ben and his "gang" to go to Colorado and see what Leo Shang is plotting, in Operation Golden Fist. From the start, things are weird. Not normal Stuart-Gibbs weird. Crazy weird. Like Jessica and her Dad rented out every room in the most luxurious hotel in Vail, just for themselves. Or things such as Erica being ...

Hello Internet People! Decided to make this post because I think you should be able to choose when content shall come out. As we all are, school and extracurricular activities get in the way, and of course I can't as often. So, I'm going to make a strawpoll so you guys can vote on what should happen. Reviews to resume on Saturday/Sunday. Oh, and thank you SOO much for the views. I mean, 200 views a day is just nuts! Thank you so much! STRAWPOLL CLICK HERE!