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Review: George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking

by cookcutlery January 1, 2012

by Cook Cutlery, guest reviewer Title: George’s Secret Key to the Universe Author: Lucy and Stephen Hawking Format: Paperback # of pages: 295 Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Summary: It all starts one day when George was going to feed his pet pig, Freddy, that he got on Christmas one year and found that Freddy [...]

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Review: 13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison

by First Mate Keira December 29, 2011

by First Mate Keira Title: 13 Treasures Author: Michelle Harrison Format: Hardback Page Count: 355 Grade Reading Level: Grade 5–8 Summary: Tanya knows that at age 13 she can no longer get away with talking to faeries or about them in front of others as both adults and kids couldn’t see them. Only her. She’d [...]

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Review: Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

by First Mate Keira December 21, 2011

by First Mate Keira Title: Hex Hall Author: Rachel Hawkins Format: Kindle ebook Page Count: 336 pages (Hardback) Grade Reading Level: Grade 8+ Summary: Sophie has known for a couple of years that she’s a witch. She loves the way magic feels tingling up from her soles to her fingertips. It’s a rush. Unfortunately for [...]

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Review: Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls, Book 1) by C.C. Hunter

by First Mate Keira December 6, 2011

Reviewed by First Mate Keira Title: Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls, Book 1) Author: C.C. Hunter Format: Paperback Page Count: 416 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 14+ Summary: When Kylie gets into trouble for being at the wrong party her mother’s response is to ship her off to a camp the therapist recommends. Shadow Falls [...]

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Review: Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix

by Second Mate Embry December 4, 2011

by Second Mate Embry, guest reviewer Title: Turnabout Author Margaret Peterson Haddix Page Count: 223 Format: Hardcover Grade Reading Level: Ages 12+ Summary: Amelia Hazelwood, Annabeth Flick, and 40 or more others from Riverside nursing home are selected at the old age of 100 to live forever. In a doctor’s experiment called Project Turnabout. The [...]

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Review: Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins

by First Mate Keira November 27, 2011

by First Mate Keira Title: Demonglass (Hex Hall, Book 2) Author: Rachel Hawkins Format: Hardback Page Count: 359 pages Grade Reading Level: Grade 7+ Summary: Demonglass is the sequel to Hex Hall. Sophie Mercer recently found out she’s a demon, not a witch, that’s why her magic is different and more powerful. It even explains [...]

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