Megan’s blog was being uncooperative so she emailed me a few new reviews which I’ve pasted below the more link.
Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan
The Rangers, dark cloaks and shadowy personalitys, have always made him nervoys. The villlagers think Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people. And now, fifteen year old Will, always small for his age, is picked as a Ranger’s Apprentice. What he doesn’t yet realize is that the Rangers are the protectors of the kingdom, highly trained in the skills of battle and surveillance, they fight the battles before the battles reach the people. And as Will is about to learn, a large battle is brewing, the exiled Morgarath, Lord of the Mountains of Rain and Night is gathering his forces for an attack on the kingdom. This time he will not be denied…
Very, very good. Look out for the next book, The Burning Bridge.
Alex Rider: Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz
When an investigationinto a series of mysterious deaths leads agemts tp am elite prep school, MI6 assigns Alex Rider, fourteen year old somewhat reluctant spy, yet again, on the case. Before he knows it, Alex is stuck in a remote boarding school high atop the Swiss Alps with the sons of the rich and powerful, and something feels wrong. Very wrong. These former juvinile delinquets have turned into well behaved, studious, and identical, overnight. It’s up to Alex to figure out who is the mastermind behind this plan, before they find him. The clock is ticking, is Alex’s luck about to run out?
look out for Skeleton Key, in your library.
Elissa’s Odyssey book 2 in the Phoenix Rising trilogy by Erica Verrillo
Elissa has escaped the evil clutches of the greedy Khan with the help of the Blue People, and her best friend Maya, and now longs to be reunited with her father. But when she becomes seperated from Maya and her faithful donkey, Gertrude, Elissa embarks on a perilous voyage to get back to them. During her adventures with the colorfyl crew of the rickety craft called the swamp maiden inclyding a fiery young count with a shadowy past, Elissa faces increasingly confounding questions” What is this mysterious weapon that has the power of lightning? Is an unseen hand leading her to others with Gifts of their own? Why is her Gift growing in power, and will she be able to master it before it masters her?
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
ARE YOU A GIFTED CHILD LOOKING FOR SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES? the add in the paper stated. Whe this unusual ad appears, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious mindbending tests. But in the end, just four very special children will succeed. Reynie, ‘Sticky’, Kate, and Constance. Their challenge: go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and resourceful children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule, is that there are no rules.
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
“Ruby, where is your mother?” with that question from the social worker, Ruby knows the game is up. She’s been libing alone in the yellow house, waiting out the months until she turns eighteen and can finally be on her own legally. It certainly wasn’t her plan to ve reunited with Cora the sister who left ten years earlier, and brought to live with Cora and her wealthy entrepreneu husband.
Suddenly life is transformed: a luxurious house, private school, new clothes, and even a chance of a future Ruby couldn’t even hae dreamed of. So why is she wary, unable to be grateful, incapeable of letting anyone close? Her old life has veen left behind, but where does she fit in this new life? Only Nate, the genial, popular boy next door, seems to understand, perhaps because he’s hiding a few secrets of his own.
