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.