I Am Number Four is an action-packed book whose primary message is one of determination, courage, and above all else, hope. The action starts right from the beginning and was enjoyable and …
Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel is an adventure story set afloat in air ships like the Zeppelins of the early 20th century yet capable of so much more. This story is reminiscent of a Clive Cussler action…
This book starts out as a typical story about teens, chosen from a variety of backgrounds for their skills and not their social status. Terrorism and chaos have overthrown their world and t…
The Spy's Secret is the second of four books in an exciting new series titled Key Hunters by author Eric Luper. (Be sure to see the review of book one, The Mysterious Moonstone.)
In The Spy's Secre…
Beyond the Red is a riveting tale of adventure interspersed with a little humor, devotion, a love triangle, and much more. I'm unsure how it's possible that this is Ava Jae's debut novel, as it i…
Set in what appears to be an ancient, Asian-inspired metropolis, author Faith Erin Hicks seizes readers with her captivating world-building in her latest graphic novel, The Nameless City (T…
There are plenty of super hero books out there these days, but this book is for that high schooler that is comfortable with a world painted in shades of gray, without bright-line black and white chara…
Author Avi once again collaborates with illustrator Brian Floca in this brief middle grade novel. This story alternates viewpoints between a desperate, aging wolf and a boy who has just received…
One would expect a novel with the title What We Found in the Sofa and How It Saved the World to be a little bizarre, which it was, but it was also a very entertaining and at times laugh-out-…
The Illyrian Adventure is basically Indiana Jones for middle grade readers.
The story is told from the first-person viewpoint of Brinton Garrett, a pompous but well-meaning personage who is ra…
Moving Target is the first novel in what appears to be the beginning of a series by Christina Diaz Gonzalez. Since this novel left off with a cliffhanger, hopefully there are more to come. The p…
Friendships and faith are tested in Paul Griffin's latest YA novel, Adrift. Told through the perspective of teen protagonist Matt Halloway, readers will become absorbed in this harrowing sea adve…
