Title: Cave of WondersAuthor: Matthew J. KirbyNarrator: Dion GrahamSeries: Infinity Ring, Book 5Publisher: ScholasticDuration: 4 hours, 22 minutesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Fix the past. Save the future. What marvels and dangers await Dak, Sera, and Riq when they visit the Golden Age of Baghdad? Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 This is… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Cave of Wonders by Matthew J. Kirby
Title: Curse of the AncientsAuthor: Matt de la PenaSeries: Infinity Ring, Book 4Publisher: ScholasticHardcover: 192 pagesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Sera has a secret. She’s seen the future and it is more frightful than she ever imagined. The seas boil. The sun burns red. The earth trembles. And now, she and her friends,… Continue reading Book Review: Curse of the Ancients by Matt De la Pena
Title: Indigo Author: Alice Hoffman Series: Water Tales, Book 2 Publisher: Scholastic Paperback: 96 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository 13 year-old Martha Glimmer is convinced this is the worst time of her life. Her mother died, she grew 7 inches, and she has to put up with… Continue reading Book Review: Indigo by Alice Hoffman
Title:A Mutiny in Time Author: James Dashner Series: Infinity Ring, Book 1 Publisher: Scholastic Hardcover: 192 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository When best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste stumble upon the secret of time travel — a hand-held device known as the Infinity Ring — they’re… Continue reading Book Review: A Mutiny in Time by James Dashner
Title: Year of the Jungle Author: Suzanne Collins Illustrator: James Proimos Publisher: Scholastic Press Hardcover: 40 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Suzy spends her year in first grade waiting for her father, who is serving in Vietnam, and when the postcards stop coming she worries that he will never make it… Continue reading Picture Book Review: Year of the Jungle by Suzanne Collins
Title: Aquamarine Author: Alice Hoffman Series: Water Tales, Book 1 Publisher: Scholastic Hardcover: 105 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Best friends Hailey and Claire discover a mermaid at the bottom of the pool at the Capri Beach Club. The sharp-tongued mermaid, named Aquamarine, left her ocean home… Continue reading Book Review: Aquamarine by Alice Hoffman
Title: Missing May Author: Cynthia Rylant Publisher: Scholastic Paperback: 89 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Buy from the Book Depository Ever since May, Summer’s aunt and good-as-a-mother for the past six years, died in the garden among her pole beans and carrots, life for Summer and her Uncle Ob has been as… Continue reading Book Review: Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
Title: Wild Born Author: Brandon Mull Series: Spirit Animals, Book 1 Publisher: Scholastic Hardcover: 224 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Overdrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Four children separated by vast distances all undergo the same ritual, watched by cloaked strangers. Four flashes of light erupt, and from them emerge the unmistakable shapes of incredible beasts – a wolf, a leopard,… Continue reading Book Review: Wild Born by Brandon Mull
This meme was created by Pen to Paper. Each week we will share a book that has been recently added to our wishlist or has been on it for ages. I was surprised by how much I liked the first book of this series! I thought it was going to be sort of a cheesy… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #36: Hunted by Maggie Stiefvater
Title: Thirteenth Child Author: Patricia C. Wrede Series: Frontier Magic, Book 1 Publisher: Scholastic Press Hardcover: 344 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Eff was born a thirteenth child. Her twin brother, Lan, is the seventh son of a seventh son. This means he’s supposed to possess amazing talent — and she’s supposed to bring only bad things to… Continue reading Book Review: Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede
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