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  Age Group: YA Genre: Historical Fiction Publishing Date: March 1st, 2008 by Harper Collins Summary:    outside, the wind is howling. it is a monster shrieking to get inside. outside, the rain is a solid wall of water. everything is dark. everything is destroyed. everything is gone.... Everything except for the desperate courage of those who survive that terrifying night. After hours of cowering in the dark with no lights, no warmth, and the terrible noises of the rain and wind pounding on the walls, JosÉ walks out his front door and steps into a nightmare. But his nightmare has only begun as he and the few who are left in his small village start to pull their lives back together. Based on Hurricane Mitch's devastation of Honduras in 1998, Terry Trueman's powerful story is about a young boy's fear and courage in the face of a force of nature too huge to even imagine. My Thoughts:  This book in my opinion had a lot of potential. Like I really...

Age Group: MG Genre: Realistic Fiction/Mystery Publishing Date: May 31st 2016 by BYR Summary : Everyone has secrets… Who killed Annabel Harper? When a popular teen beauty’s body is discovered by the pool at an elite tennis club, the regulars are shocked—especially twelve-year-old Evie and her best friend, Chelsea. While everyone else is haunted by Annabel’s death, Evie and Chelsea jump on the case, dogging the footsteps of the lead detective as he investigates. As temperatures soar ver the summer, tensions rise, fingers are pointed, and a heroic act sets in motion a chain of events readers will never see coming My Thoughts : I don't know, this book sort of hit all the good things in my life personally: love to play tennis, love a good mystery book, and the book ahd a bunch of plot twists. It was almost as if the book was written for me, something sort of surprising and pretty cool. I will say, the book spends quite a bit amount of time talking tennis (not like a whol...

When you joined this blog, was it because you liked Stuart Gibbs (the man, the myth, the legend?) Or was it just because you liked books. If you are into Stuart Gibbs, and you want to talk, interact, and do much more with other huge fans, join the google plus community Stuart Central! It's pretty cool and hey, if I endorse it, it's got to be worth the time right? Just go to google plus, sign in, hit communities, search for Stuart Central, and join! Trust me, it is worth it. Anyway, for those who are simple just like random other books, regular reviews will be back soon.

It seems as if I've missed the  most important date for this website. To me, this is sort of like forgetting it is Christmas. For those of you who haven't been long timers, 3 years ago on May 28th, Stuart Gibbs, the Man, the Myth, the Legend decided "Hey, this random kid's blog is nice, I'm going to tell all my millions of readers about it" (albiet, in 2014, not that many people visited his site and/or read his books: kind of sad. Here's the link to the blog post:  "Good Stuff From Young Readers" Or if you're lazy, I've taken screenshots of the whole conversation Did you see it? "Excellent taste" "Honored" #1 Fan at your service. Not to take any spotlight from the other mentioned people. They are all fascinating in their own cool ways, and if you have the time, check out what they've, and the SG community has done. It is so cool to see how big the community's online presence has grown, and to,...

Age Group: Middle Grade Genre: Sports Fiction Publishing Date: August 11th 2009 by Knopf Books for Young Readers Summary : Kirkus ~ "Fourteen-year-old sports columnists Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson begin freshman year with a close-up look at a dramatic wild-card National League Championship final and then at the World Series between Boston and Washington, D.C. When a player who’s come up from the minors in a late-season trade pitches a near no-hitter in game two, the mystery and personal tragedy in his past become the story Stevie pursues." What I Liked:  Gosh, other than Stuart Gibbs's characters, Stevie and Susan Carol are probably some of my most favorite characters. They're witty and adventurous, clever and quick-thinking without it being crazily unrealistic for realistic fiction. I think my favorite part was the determination of Stevie. Not only did it drive the plot along, you gained the ability to hear all these perspectives of the center crime,...

For those of you new to my site, this is not the normal type of post. Normally I do book reviews, however, I wanted to give a go at writing a sort of opinionated article. I'm not sure why, but I'll see how it goes. What is an eBook? The electronic book, more commonly known as an eBook, is, according to Merriam Websters is a piece of literature which is, well, printed electronically, available via computer, mobile device or any other device that has access to the internet. These books can vary from non-fiction articles to, again more commonly recognized, as fictitious novels written by authors ready for kids to consume and read. However, I've witness that some people are against eBooks. Mainly, teachers that aren't teaching English. This is especially present after tests. Having recently completed finals, some kids were reaching for their precious mobile devices until they're told by the instructor to put them away. This is a common rule: no phones after exams ...

Before I start the review, I guess I'm inclined to apologize for posting twice a month. However, with finals over, I guess I have more time to read and stuff in the summer. I really didn't plan on high school taking over my blog, however, I'm going to be posting twice a week: once on Tuesdays or Wednesdays and once on Saturdays or Sundays. Thanks for sticking with me, hope you have a fun summer! Age Group: Middle Grade Genre: Sports/Realistic Fiction Publishing Date: May 8th 2012 by Scholastic Press Summary:  Mike Lupica delivers a New York Times bestselling middle grade series! Ben McBain is every football team's dream player. He's a jack-of-all-trades guy that can handle almost any position. When the game is on the line, Ben's number is the one being called for the final play. But Ben wants to be the starting quarterback and the one thing standing in his way is the coach's son. Shawn O'Brien looks the part. He has been groomed by his father, ...