Adventure+&+Suspense


 * //The Kingdom Of The Golden Dragon//** by Isabel Allende (located @ ALL in the East High Library Fiction Collection) This book is about a young boy Alexander Cold who has the opportunity to go to the Himalayas with his grandmother Kate Cold and his best friend Nadia Santos. They will explore the wonders of the Himalayas and try to find the Golden Dragon and the mystery that surrounds it. They have to adjust to they way the natives live. But along the way they meet someone that might try to get in their way and ruin their exploration. What would you do if you had a chance to go to the Himalayas? Alexander Cold is ready. He is going to the Himalayas in search of the Golden Dragon with his grandmother and International Geographic reporter. Kate Cole. What will the adventure bring them? Will they find the Golden Dragon?

I thought the book was pretty good. If you like adventures, **//The Kingdom Of The Golden Dragon//** is a good book for you. VD (5-7-10)

Do you think you could put the things most dear to you on the line to save someone else? Maggie Quinn is a freshman in collage going through rush, but not for the reasons you would think. As the semester progresses, Maggie's life becomes more and more stressful and things on greek row are not as they seem.
 * //Hell Week//** by Rosemary Clement- Moore (located @ CLE in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

=== This book kept me enticed and wanting more every time I read it. **//Hell Week//** is book #2 in the **//Maggie Quinn: Girl vs. Evil//** trilogy. I give this book four stars. It's very good and is sure to hold your interest. KW (4-6-10) ===

=== ===  // **The Demon’s Lexicon** // by Sarah Rees Brennan (located @ BRE in the East Library Fiction Collection) Nick and Alan are two brothers who, with their insane mother, move all across the country trying to escape evil magicians and their demon puppets. When the inseparable pair stumbles across a boy who has a demon’s mark – a mark that will kill him, Alan is determined to save him. A love triangle, deadly demons, psychotic magicians – can Nick and Alan survive? And will they want to after a horrifying secret is uncovered?

=== // **The Demon’s Lexicon** // by Sarah Rees Brennan is very well written and keeps you guessing as to what will happen next. As soon as you think you understand the characters, Brennan throws in a wicked twist that will leave you shocked! HD (2/9/10) ===

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// **The Youngest Templa**r // by Michael Spradlin (located @ SPR in the East Library Fiction Collection) Tristan is an orphan living at the Abbey. When the Knights Templar visit the Abbey, Tristan’s life is turned upside down. He becomes a squire to Sir Thomas, begins to learn sword fighting, and meets the high king. But danger is afoot for Tristan and his parentage is becoming known. Can he survive his trials and see the Holy Grail safely home?

// **The Youngest Templar** //, book one in the // **Keeper of the Grail** // ** series by Michael Spradlin, is a mix of King Arthur, Robin Hood, and the mystery of the Holy Grail. It is exciting and makes you want to read the next book in the series. MF (11-2-09) **

//**Thirst**// by Christopher Pike (located @ PIK in the East Library Fiction Collection) Alisa is a five thousand year old vampire who is also the riches person in the world. She has remained aloof from the human world, living among them but never flaunting herself. Now someone is after Alisa and even she has no idea who it is. As she sets out to find her hunter, she teams up with a human named Ray, who is an unlikely human.

Christopher Pike’s //**Thirst**// is amazing! It combines action, suspense, danger, and romance to create the perfect ratio of elements!MF (10-22-09)

**//Reality Check by Peter Abrahams (located @ ABR in the East Library Fiction Collection) Reality hits Cody swift and hard when he spots the article in the paper about a local girl gone missing. Not just any girl, Clea used to be Cody’s girlfriend. Before she went to boarding school, before he tore his ACL and lost his starting QB position and hopes of college, before he dropped out of high school to return to his dead-end summer job. It’s been a rough couple of months, but he’s got a clear goal in mind now for his future. Find Clea. Leaving his deadbeat dad and going-nowhere town behind, Cody starts a difficult journey east, armed with just his car and his determination. //** === It’s unusual enough to find a mystery novel for teens, but a well-written one to boot? Fantastic. In //**Reality Check**//, Abrahams chose a teen with real issues and problems as his main character- not just some wonder kid who skates through tough times with help from others. Good choice. RJ ( 9-21-09 ) ===

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//**Rampant**// by Diana Peterfreund (located @ PET in the East High Library Fiction Collection) In //**Rampant**// by Diana Peterfreund, Astrid has grown up hearing stories about man killing unicorns, but she never believed- until now. Her mom is shipping her off to Rome, but not for a vacation. She and girls from all over the world are going to a training facility to learn how to kill unicorns. Astrid wants no part of this and plans to escape, but when disaster strikes, she must put aside what she wants and try to save humanity.

I’d give this book a fair rating and would not recommend it to a friend. MF (9-20-09)

//**Spirit**// by J. P. Hightman (located @ HIG in the East High Fiction Collection) For Tess and Tobias Goodraven, a winter carnival at Blackthorn sounds exciting. There are going to be sleigh rides, ice skating, and stories of the Salem witch burnings. But on the way to the carnival, horrifying and unexplainable events occur. Is there a restless witch spirit about? As they fight through each horrifying event, Tess and Tobias begin to fear they will not return from the carnival alive.

Although //**Spirit**// is very interesting and suspenseful, I thought it could be somewhat better. The plot set in 1892 was cool. I’d give it three stars. ET (4-30-09)

//**Triskellion**// by Will Peterson (located @ PET in the East Library Fiction Collection) Rachel and Adam Root are sent to stay with grandmother in England. Once there, a mysterious problem begins to unfold. A strange boy, an old symbol, family secrets, and a lost story lead these two on an archaeological quest. What are the villagers hiding?

I would recommend //**Triskellion**// because it’s fast paced with a lot of suspenseful cliff-hangers. Every chapter gives you a clue to the puzzle. ET (4-28-09)

//**Counter Clockwise**// by Jason Cockcroft (located @ COC in the East Library Fiction Collection) One year after Nathan’s mother is killed, Nathan’s dad starts acting very strange. When Nathan sees a Beefeater, an old guard of the Tower of London, walking down the hallway passed his physics class, he knows something isn’t right. Soon after, Nathan’s father disappears and Nathan realizes he has gone back in time. Nathan and the Beefeater embark on a hazardous journey through time in search of his father.

I would recommend //**Counter Clockwise**// because it is an amazingly original story with a plot that keeps you guessing what will happen next. (HD 4-23-09)

//**Starclimber**// by Kenneth Oppel (located @ OPP in the East Library Fiction Collection) Matt Cruse is a pilot-in-training in Paris when he and his girlfriend, Kate de Vries, are invited to join the crew of the Starclimber. The Starclimber is a secret spaceship designed to go to the far reaches of space and back. During their journey, Matt and Kate must work out some kinks in their relationship and get back to earth alive. This becomes difficult when space becomes so unpredictable and the mysterious Babylonians threaten the ship and its crew.

This good book has equal amounts of adventure, romance, and science fiction all mixed in. MF (4-16-09)

//**Sword of Waters**// by Hilari Bell (located @ BEL in the East High Library Fiction Collection) Justice has been restored to the Kingdom of Deorthas. After Arisa and her friend, Weasel find an ancient shield, their world is turned upside down. Now Arisa’s mother, the Falcon, has brought Arisa to court where she is learning how to be a lady. Her task is to befriend the prince and find the legendary sword lost along with the shield.

Arisa embarks on another adventure that I would recommend to others. MF (3-1-09)

**// Far North //** by Will Hobbs (located @ HOB in the East High Library Accelerated Reader Collection) If you were stuck in a frozen northern forest during the winter, how would you survive? This book could teach you how to survive in the Canadian wilderness during the winter months. It starts out as Gabe, the main character, is going to school in Canada. He goes on a sight-seeing tour with another classmate; it turns into a disaster. Now Gabe and his classmate are stranded in the Canadian wilderness, unprepared and with limited supplies. They start to follow a river and soon enough, they see a cabin in the distance. Almost out of food, they go hunting, but don’t have any luck getting an animal. After deciding to construct a raft and following the river, disaster strikes them again. Will they survive the harsh conditions and the dangerous animals, making it to civilization?

This book is very intriguing, exciting, and full of adventure. BF (12-8-08)

The only way today someone could see a dinosaur would be to go to a museum where it would be just the bones or to watch a documentary program that shows a computer generated image of what man thinks a dinosaur looked like. But what if you could go to a zoo and not see the animals of today, but creatures that lived on earth million of years ago? How much would you pay to see living dinosaurs?
 * // Jurassic //** **// Park //** by Michael Crichton (located @ CRI in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

Well in the science fiction book, __Jurassic Park__, that is what happened. At a special animal preserve on an island off the coast of Costa Rica, scientists discover a way to bring back ancient animals. With a unique scientific discovery, the unbelievable happens. Through bio-technology and special breeding techniques, along with perimeter safety systems, dinosaurs live in a realistic man-made environment.

I really enjoyed this book and would give it four stars. Even though I had already seen the movie, I thought the book was better and had a lot more details. JW (12-7-08)

//**Stolen Children**// by Peg Kehret (located @ KEH in the East High Library Fiction Collection) Amy's first job babysitting Kendra starts out perfect, but when two thugs kidnap them for ransom, Amy's easy money quickly turns into a struggle for survival. Time is running out for Amy and Kendra, and Amy must think fast if she wants to save herself and Kendra.

//**Stolen Children**// is a good book for light reading. It holds your attention and has both action and suspense. MF (12-3-08)