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Monday, January 28, 2008
The Quantum Prophecy!!!!!!!!1
This book is so totally awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its about these two boys who find out that they're super-humans!!!!! Colin (whose parents are the famous Energy - who could absorb any energy and release it at her will - and Titan - who can fly and has the strength of a hundred men) and his best friend Danny (son of famous Quantum, man of super-speed!!!) discover that they have super powers! When they get captured by Facade, Colin uses his powers to escape and find help. Back at the lab where Facade is holding Energy, Titan, Quantum, and Danny, Danny is getting tested because of a prophecy. The Quantum Prophecy. It's said that Danny will lead an army of evil villains. Facade, once a villain, and Quantum, once a hero, both wish to strip Danny of his powers before this can ever happen. What will happen to Colin? What about Danny? And what about Diamond, the mysterious girl who suddenly appeared?
Saturday, January 26, 2008
A Neverland Book Escape From The Carnivale
This book is about a girl named Little Scallop. She is the daughter of the chief. She has five brothers and two sisters. She goes to the mermaid lagoon to play with her friends. They are mermaids named Aqua and Surf. They are identical twins and the only way to tell them apart is by what they put i there hair. Aqua puts seaweed in her hair because she thinks that it makes her look older and Surf puts a pink shell that has a crab in it. His name is Marvin. He sometimes changes locations on her head. When she gets to Mermaid lagoon Aqua and Surf want to get pearls. The only problem is that the only place to get the pearls is that they would have to leave the lagoon and go to Shark Cave. The mermaids are not allowed to got out of the lagoon. So they decide to sneak out that night and go to Shark Cave. When they go they get stuck in a huge storm that makes t so that they do not know where the island is. They get lost but then they come by a ship. They decide to back to the island but then Surf get caught in a net that they have put in the water and she gets captured. Little Scallop and Aqua race back to tell the other mermaids and her father what happened. When Little Scallop gets back to her village it is deserted because they entire village went up the mountain for a special ceremony. So little Scallop and Aqua have to find out how to get Surf back. I am not going to finish because you will not read the book. It is an awsome book and there is another book.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
The Last Dog on Earth
The disease P.O.S. (pronounced paws) has spread through the whole state of Oregon. It is a disease that dogs and humans can get, the disease is totally fatal. Because of its effects, many people are going around shooting, stabbing and killing any dog they see in their sight. The effects of P.O.S. (Or Psychotic Outburst Syndrome) on dogs is, at first, the dogs become very weak, motionless, and frail. Then, right before it's last moments the dog becomes psychotic and deranged, chasing after the closest living creature and either scratching, biting, or even killing it. This is how the disease gets passed on, especially to humans. Now, in the state of Oregon, the disease has started to move through out different towns wiping out dogs, and humans. Logan Moore, a 13 year old, who hates almost everything, especially his stepfather who wants to control him, is given a dog to take care of. So this is the journey of Logan and his dog, Jack. After blowing up a microwave at a nearby store because the owner had let his dog out to chase after Jack, Logan gets sent to this Blue Mountain Camp for Boys. After a couple days at camp without Jack, Logan runs away. In the forest Logan finds Jack who, after being locked up in Logan's basement for many days dug her way out, found him forty miles from home. Then Logan was at the Police Station for shoplifting because he and Jack had no food. Meanwhile Jack was attacked by a people who thought she had had P.O.S. When Logan runs away from the station he finds Jack torn up and almost dead. With Logan reuniting with his father, he and Jack are soon sent to Portland University to be researched. Read the end of this book by Daniel Ehrenhaft and find out the ending. Its very sad.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
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Pure Dead Magic
Pandora, Titus, and Damp are about to go on an amazing adventure wether they know it or not. Pandora, Titus and Damp are not like any other kids you would normally meet or find. The live in a very old masion called Strega Scholss. This mansion has been in the family for many years, back to their great-great-great-great-great grand parents. Their father has run away and disappered for all they knew. So their mother is out to go and hire a new nanny to take care of the kids. They scare every single one of them away, except for Mrs. Mclachlen. She has a special make up case that seems to fix every thing. So with the new nanny, Pandora Titus and Damp are off on an adventure to go and resucue their father no matter what.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter is a tragic love story set in Colonial America. Hester Prynne is accused of adultery and is forced to stand on the scaffold in the middle of town holding her baby and wearing the scarlet letter on her bosom as her punishment. She hoped the father of her child would come forward but he never did. People gossiped about her but over the years she gained some respect. Hester named her daughter Pearl. I would tell you more but then I would give away a lot of the rest of the plot! You're just gonna have to read to figure out what happens.
Broadway Junkie
Vampire Kisses
Raven isn't your typical high school student. She's a totally cool Goth! Instead of being like the rest of the inhabitants of "Dullsville," she longs to be a vampire. Then this new family moves in the old mansion on the hill, and everybody thinks they're vampires, including Raven. But, she meets the "vampire" boy, and she likes him! To find out what happens, read Vampire Kisses, by Ellen Schreiber!
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Once Upon A Time: The Storytellers Daughter
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I think this book was awesome!!!!! Its about a storyteller named Maju who marries a man named Nur al-Din Hassan and both have a child named Shahrazad who is to be, by a prophecy, the greatest storyteller ever to walk the planet. Later Maju dies and Sharazad is to fufill her destiny and save the heart of the king. If you like books of romance, sober, drama, and fight this is the book for you!!!!!
The Luxe
The Luxe is about this girl named Elizabeth Holland who lives in the olden day New York society. When her family goes broke, she is forced to get engaged. But how can she marry when her heart belongs to another? To add on to this guilt, her fiance was her best friend's, Penelope Hayes, secret beau! And Penelope now seeks revenge! To find out what happens read The Luxe.
Friday, January 18, 2008
The Warrior Heir
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The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima is a book about a boy who is suppposed to be a wizard but ends up getting a warrior stone instead. He endures warrior and wizard training while dealing with soccer and a girl he likes. But he gets a BIG shock on his first fight, read The Warrior Heir to find out what happens!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
The Subtle Knife
The Subtle Knife is the second book of "his dark matierels" also known as the book that comes after The Golden Compass. This book is as exciting and suspenseful as the first. Lyra meets new people like Will a 12 year old boy that has some hidden secrets and powers. Lyra also encounters some old enemys as well like Mrs.Coutler (her mother).New worlds, angels, spectaters and more are other things she will have to encounter . Lyra plays an important roll for she is the chossen one. She is the one that can save them. To find out if she does you'll have to read the book.
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