Mystery

Review: 13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison

by First Mate Keira May 19, 2013

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: The Absent Author (A to Z Mysteries) by Ron Roy

by CaptainYarr May 2, 2013

by Captain Lyaf Yarr Title: The Absent Author (A to Z Mysteries) Author: Ron Roy Format: Paperback # of pages: 96 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 4 and up Summary: Dink and his two friends Josh and Ruth Rose go to get Wallis Wallace’s (a mystery writer) autograph. In the process they find out that [...]

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Review: Aurelia by Anne Osterlund

by First Mate Keira April 21, 2013

by First Mate Keira Title: Aurelia Author: Anne Osterlund Format: Paperback Page Count: 246 pages Grade Reading Level: Grades 7-12 Summary: The book begins with a dead body being carted away. Readers soon learn that there’s a plot to kill the crown princess of Tyralt, but the princess herself is unaware. A grown up school [...]

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Review: C. Y. A.: Covert Youth Agency: The Case of Tangled Love by Jason Ancona

by First Mate Keira April 16, 2013

by First Mate Keira Title: C.Y.A.: The Case of Tangled Love (A Covert Youth Agency Novel, Book 1) Author: Jason Ancona Format: Digital ebook Page Count: 258 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 8-14 Summary: The Covert Youth Agency (C.Y.A.) is the brainchild of Peter “Pi” Samuels (sophomore), a kid born on March 14 (which explains [...]

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Review: The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone

by First Mate Keira March 18, 2013

by First Mate Keira Title: The Sixty-Eight Rooms Author: Marianne Malone Format: Hardback Page Count: 265 Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Summary: Ruthie is drawn to the famous Thorne Rooms at the Chicago’s Art Institute during a class fieldtrip. On the same trip her best friend, Jack, finds a gorgeous key. When Ruthie holds the [...]

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Review: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

by PirateYarr February 15, 2013

by Silence, guest reviewer Title: Angel’s and Demons Author: Dan Brown Format: Paperback Page Count: 572 Grade Reading Level: Ages 15+ Summary: Robert Langdon is contacted by scientific research facility CERN to discern the meaning behind the mysterious murder of one of their scientists. Upon seeing the victim, Langdon realizes he’s been branded with the [...]

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