The Mist Readers: The Book Of Atrus

The Mist Readers: The Book Of Atrus

I honestly doubt that that is the title but the book is called the Mist Readers and this treview is one the first book. (the book I have consistes of three books, I will get the proper title later)

I really Loved this book. The books are based on the very populat computer game Mist. Need I say more? Yes? Darn. Well, this first book is about Artrus. This boy is extremly smart. His mother died giving birth and his father left him to his grandmother. As he grows up he soon finds out about those stories he heard as as child and goes on a great adventure.

I love this book. At times it is very descriptive and sometime the descriptions are long and boring but i just kind of skipped those. The book is awsome. It took a while to read but that only because I had little time. It takes a while to really get into the plot and it takes a while for the book to really get moving but just read it to the end. It's awsome.

3 NB's Of Julian Drew

The 3 NB's Of Julian Drew

I dont have the authors name right now and I hope that I spelled the title correctly.

This is a very awsome book about a boy who is being abused by his parents. The only way for him to express Himself is throught writing in his notebooks.

I very much likes this book but I didnt really like the ending whic desnt say much because i never like endings.

Sweet Blood

Sweet Blood

By Pete Hautman

After much trouble with the library paperbacks and the pages being messed up, I finally got a hardback and was able to complete this book. Its about a girl who is diabetic and she called herself a vampire because she believe that the vampire sotry could have originated from diabetics in a time when people new little about the condition. Its a very good book. I am hardly satisfied with books these days because of the eneding. This is one on those books. I wish they would have added a bit to the ending. Like...what happened next? But it really is a good book and i recommend it. The ending isnt that bad. Its good enough that if you need more, you can make it up as in, they DO get together at the end. duh.

The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

Reviewed by Shelby

The Da Vinci Code is a great mystery novel about Professor Robert
Langdon, (of Religious Symbology). He is giving a speech (or whatever)
and after
that in his hotel room he is awakened with news of the murder of
Jacques
Sauniere, curator of the Louvre.
In the rest of the book he is paired with Sophie Neveu, Sauneire's
granddaughter. They are running from the cops, learning a lot about
the Catholic Church
and its secrets, and searching for *dun dun dun* the Holy Grail.
The Da Vinci Code is a great book. One of those books you can't put
down. I
had this whole thing planned out... seeing if i read 36 pages a day
(sad i
know, but i have short attention span these days) i could finish it in
two
weeks. Instead i finished it in 5 days. see... read it... and then
you'll see.

Armageddon Summer

Armageddon Summer

By Jane Yolen and Bruce coville

This book is about a girl Marina and a boy Jed(gee I wonder if they get together). They both have broken families and their parents take up on a very religious...Religion. The Reverend tells them that the earth will end on July 27 (Mairna's birthday) and that 144 Believers must join him on the mountain and be saved.

I really enjoyed reading this book. The characters are believable and this is a very well written novel. 4 1/2 stars.

Morality Play

Morality Play

by Barry Unsworth
(guest review by Shelby)

This book tells the story of Nicholas Barber, a young runaway priest, who joins a players' troupe. His world is turned around with one murder, then turned around again.
Nicholas joins the troupe when a previous member dies. The other players reluctantly accept him as the other player's replacement. He learns to become a player despite of his shame because being a player was considered blasphemous in those days (medieval-or-so England).
When someone else dies, a boy called Thomas Wells, the players have a plan to get more money by playing the death of him. The plan works, but then the players slowly learn the truth of the murder through their acting.
This book was pretty good, I read it for summer reading. It's a shorter book, 206 pages was my edition, but it took forever for me to read. The book explored the concepts of justice, like, God's justice and the Kings justice... and several people thinking they were... *ahem*above justice. With the murder, first you think something is fishy, then you think you've totally solved it, then YOU ARE BLINDSIDED. yes you are. But the ending is good, which is always important. I reccomend this book.

Flight Of The Raven

Flight Of The Raven

by Stephanie S. Tolan

This is a sequal to "Welcome to the ark." It follows the path of Elijah, one of the kids from the ark. I liked the book, It was as great as the first one. And also like the first one, i wish it was longer. At the end, i was upset that it didnt do what it did at the end of the first book and talk about elijah when he grows up. *crosses fingers for another sequal*

Welcome To The Ark

Welcome To The Ark

by Stephanie S. Tolan

This is an awsome book. Its about these kids who are really smart but in a mental institution. They then get put in a program for being so smart and such and such and then they all find out that they have shared powers and stuff. Any, i wish the book were longer. The ending was left open. (see sequal, Flight Of The Raven)

I Am Not Esther

I Am Not Esther

by Fleur Beale

This book is about a girl who's mother leaves her with her wierd religious family. They are very strict is clothing and speech and they live by the bible. I liked this book, even the end was pretty good. :) I would recommend it. Its easy to read, not too long and not too short.

Sunlight and Shadow

Sunlight and Shadow

By Cameron Dokey

This is a story about the day and night (who are married) and their daughter Mina. It's told by many different people. It's a story about finding you're true love, with the help of instruments given by the powers that watched over the universe and another instrument made by some prince. Anyway, it a good book. Hight point, i guess the 2 tests are a bit quick and the ending could be better. But it's a good book. I was able to read it very quickly.

Thirsty

Thirsty

By M.T Anderson

This was a great book about a boy who is turning into a vampire. He doesn't know what to do and he helps this mysterious celestial being. It is a great book but the ending is left WIDE OPEN. I AM SO MAD. I want them to make a sequel.

A Great And Terrible Beauty

A Great And Terrible Beauty

By Libba Bray

This was a good book. Has fantacy and it's a cant put down book. The only bad thing I have to say is that then ending sucked.

The book is about a girl whose mother dies. She then goes to a private boarding school and meets mean and nice people. She learns about the oracle and how's she's part of it. Its awsome. But I dont like the ending. i didnt really READ the ending becasue i knew they're werent enough pages to end how i wanted. But i also DID read the ending. I kinda skimmed it.

The Staircase

The Staircase

by Ann Rinaldi

Once again, I have good things to say. This book DID start out kinda slow for me but once the main character got to the catholic school, The book was great. This book is about the staircase that was built by the mysterious carpenter. It's a great book. It's hard to pick up but once you're into it, you'll keep reading.

Keys To The Kingdom: Grim Tuesday

Keys To The Kingdom: Grim Tuesday

By Garth Nix

This is the second book to the keys of the kingdom series. For those who have read the firt book, Mister Monday, this is a great addition. Garth does a fanyastic job of not repeating what happened in the first book. The will gets unlocked a different way and Arthur gets to the House a different way. I and other Garth readers are and should be happy that this sequal is not a complete repeate of the first but an original addition. I just cant wait to see how the other sequals turn out. They are sure to be as great as the first two.

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The Keys to the Kingdom: Mister Monday

The Keys to the Kingdom: Mister Monday

~Garth Nix

This is a series (probably of seven books). The main character, Arthur Penhaligon, is destined to die. He is given a key from Mister Monday, and when Arthur doesn't die, he is followed around my Monday's goons. Monday's goons leave a horrible plague and now Arthur has to go into the mysterious house to find a cure for the plague and so save everyone, and also, to fulfill the Will.

This is an awsome book. It's very interesting and cool how the book transfers from the first book to the next in the series. The second book whick i have just started reading is Grim Tuesday, and the third is Drowned Wednesday. I dont know what the others are called but i'm guessing there will be seven.

Tithe A Modern Faerie Tale

Tithe A Modern Faerie Tale

~Holly Black

(This is a book review i wrote for english class)

The novel, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, is a wonderfully written book by Holly Black. I found myself reluctant to put it down before i was finished. The way the story unfolds makes so much sense and you'll be happy for the main character when she figures stuff out. The book is so well written,I could visualize the scenes as if i were watching a movie. I did'nt feel like i was reading a book and there wasnt too much description. If you are interested in fantacy, you will love this book.

(I wrote more but that's all i feel like typing)

Beauty Sleep

Beauty Sleep

Author- Cameron Dokey

This is another story about sleeping beauty. It is told by Aurora herself. This story is different. Auora doesnt grow up with faeries. She grows up in the palace with her parents. I highly recommend this book for people who like faerie tales. This book is full of sirpises. especially Aurora's descision at the end. I didn't see that one commin'....

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