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Review: Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go (The Nine Circles of Heck, Book 1) by Dale E. Basye

by First Mate Keira January 21, 2012

Reviewed by First Mate Keira Title: Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go (The Nine Circles of Heck, Book 1) Author: Dale E. Basye Format: Hardback Page Count: 304 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Summary: The afterlife isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. A bureaucratic error sends Milton down to Heck with his [...]

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Review: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

by Second Mate Embry January 8, 2012

by Second Mate Embry, guest reviewer Title: Mockingjay Author: Suzanne Collins Format: Hardcover Page Count: 400 pages Grade Reading Level: Grade 7+ Summary: After Katniss’s survival of the Quarter Quell, she is whisked of to underground (literally and figuratively) District 13. Over the course of the book Katniss is preparing for when she can go [...]

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Review: Disney After Dark (Kingdom Keepers, Book 1) by Ridley Pearson

by First Mate Keira January 3, 2012

Reviewed by First Mate Keira Title: Disney After Dark (Kingdom Keepers, Book 1) Author: Ridley Pearson Format: Hardback Page Count: 326 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 8-12 Summary: A group of kids tried out and landed jobs as Disney’s Magic Kingdom virtual hosts. Little did they know that they were selected for something far greater [...]

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Review: Dark Mirror by M.J. Putney

by First Mate Keira November 10, 2011

by First Mate Keira Title: Dark Mirror Author: M.J. Putney Format: Trade Paperback Page Count: 320 pages Grade Reading Level: 8th Grade+ Summary: In a world where magic is shunned by the elite, Lady Victoria Mansfield finds herself flying after a particularly good dream. Shocked and horrified, she tries to hide it until an accident [...]

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Review: The People of Sparks (The Books of Ember, Book 2) by Jeanne DuPrau

by First Mate Keira October 6, 2011

By First Mate Keira Title: The People of Sparks (The Books of Ember, Book 2) Author: Jeanne DuPrau Format: Digital ebook Page Count: 352 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Summary: When the people of Ember emerge from underground they are in shock. Following Lina and Doon’s advice they all trickle down to the road [...]

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Review: The City of Ember (The Books of Ember, Book 1) by Jeanne DuPrau

by First Mate Keira October 4, 2011

By First Mate Keira Title: The City of Ember (The Books of Ember, Book 1) Author: Jeanne DuPrau Format: Digital ebook Page Count: 270 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Summary: Once upon a time The City of Ember was built by mankind deep underground to save the human race from the brink of destruction. [...]

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