First Mate Keira

Review: Glimmerglass (Faeriewalker, Book 1) by Jenna Black

by First Mate Keira May 11, 2012

Reviewed by First Mate Keira Title: Glimmerglass (Faeriewalker, Book 1) Author: Jenna Black Format: Trade Paperback Page Count: 304 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 14 and up Summary: Dana Hathaway wants to be normal, but with an alcoholic mother, she’s in constant fear of discovery or humiliation. Her dad is someone to avoid according to [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Movie Review: Alice in Wonderland starring Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska

by First Mate Keira May 10, 2012

by First Mate Keira Title: Alice in Wonderland Director: Tim Burton Run Time: 108 Minutes Rated: PG Summary: Grown-up Alice revisits the Wonderland of her youth, a place she’s dreamed about since she was six, in a retelling of the classic storyline, when a white rabbit shows up at her engagement party and leads her [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Review: Kiss of Frost (Mythos Academy, Book 2) by Jennifer Estep

by First Mate Keira May 9, 2012

Reviewed by First Mate Keira Title: Kiss of Frost (Mythos Academy, Book 2) Author: Jennifer Estep Format: Digital Ebook Page Count: 368 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 13 and up Summary:High school is hard enough without a crazy psycho trying to kill you in the library… again! Who is after Gwen Frost this time? If [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Review: Aries Rising by Bonnie Hearn Hill

by First Mate Keira May 7, 2012

by First Mate Keira Title: Star Crossed: Aries Rising Author: Bonnie Hearn Hill Format: Paperback Page Count: 278 Grade Reading Level: Grades 7-9 Summary: Logan McRae just wants two things out of life. First, she wants Mr. Franklin to get her into the summer writing camp. Then she wants a date with Nathan. When she [...]

5 comments Read the full article →

Movie Review: The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross

by First Mate Keira May 7, 2012

Reviewed by First Mate Keira Title: The Hunger Games Director: Gary Ross Rating: PG-13 Run Time: 142 min Summary: In a nation ruled by an iron fist, 12 districts are forced to send their kids into an arena to fight to the death. Katniss volunteers to replace her sister when she is chosen. Her fellow [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Review: Skipping Stones to the Center of the Earth by Andy Hueller

by First Mate Keira May 6, 2012

By First Mate Keira Title: Skipping Stones at the Center of the Earth Author: Andy Hueller Format: Digial ebook Page Count: 248 pages Grade Reading Level: Grades 5-7 Summary: Calvin Comet Cobble lives deep within the center of the earth at Hidden Shores Orphanage. It sits in the only spot where sunlight streams through. There’s [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →