The Wizard of Earthsea takes place in Ursula K. Le Guin’s own world Earthsea. Earthsea is a place of marvelous wizards and mortals. From little mice to giant dragons. I liked that this story because it brings in magic and fantasy, and has a great adventure for Ged, the main character. I would recommend this book to all people that have vast imagination and love a great adventure. My favorite character is Ged’s loyal pet, the otak. The otak is misbehaving animal but got tamed by a single word, his name. Otak is one of Ged's best companions and friend. Ged changes through out the book. In the beginning Ged hungered for power and knowledge, but in the end he became wiser like his true master.

Reviewer: Chelsea Y.
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Michael Cabon has created a imaginary world with all kinds of connections to Greek, Norse and American folk-tales. Summerland is a magical place where the local Little League comes to play on a perfect day. There are ferishers (miniature Indians) in the same place but in a different dimension and they need this perfect weather to live. But a old villain has come back to rule the Summerlands. The ferishers need a hero -a baseball hero to vanish their foe that is making the Summerlands dark and bleak. I loved this book because there are so many it has an interesting plot and connects with your background knowledge. I do not like this book because of the confusing plot and character’s motives. I would recommend this book to people that enjoy reading new styles. I would also recommend this to people that have read some Norse, Greek and American myths. I would not recommend this book to people who don’t like winding plots. This book quite is confusing to understand, you really need to infer and really think about the detail as you read. My favorite character is Cinquefoil. Cinquefoil is the chief of the little group of ferishers that are still in has tribe. I really liked Cinquefoil because he has very strong will-power. For example when he got hurt with a metal that is poison to the ferishers he was in great pain but still continued to help Ethan with his journey. The main character, Ethan changed through out the story because in the beginning Ethan had no faith in himself what- so-ever began to believe in himself. He also changed because he became more in-touch with his father. In the beginning he never really understood his father and did not express his feelings with him. In the end after they have been through an adventure together Ethan and his father really bond. Summerkand is the perfect adventure for all people that love twists and turns.

Reviewer: Chelsea Y.
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Long Shadows is a warriors book about cats in clans. You would not understand it without reading the other 16 books. This book takes place in a forest were four clans of cats share the territory. Sol has taken over Shadow clan after the Great Battle and have led them away from StarClan. Jaypaw/Jayfeather, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze have to for fill the prophesy about having more power than the stars themselves in there paws. They have to find a way to lead ShadowClan back to StarClan and away from Sol. The littermates take themselves on a adventure of battling themselves, each other and keeping every cat together. I love how every book has a different twist and a question to be answered. The three brothers and sister face lots of exhilarating dangers. I don’t like how the book leads off into one of Jaypaw’s dreams for about three chapters. But it was a important part in the plot. I would only recommend this book to those that have read the other starting books in the series. Otherwise I enjoyed reading this fantastic book. My favorite chacter is Jaypaw. He is a blind medicine cat that connects with StarClan. He might be blind but his other senses are great. The three litter mates change throughout the story. In the beginning they were a little “blind” but in the end they become full warriors/medicine cats and become wiser about knowing the truce.

Reviewer: Chelsea Y.
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Nancy Drew is a teen age girl who is a master at mystery. She has solved many problems back at her home town and is about to bring her work to Paris. Nancy and her friends, Bess and George, are all staying at a friend’s house. The friend, Mimi, is a puppeteer who owns a theater, a small museum, and a few rooms for herself and guests. Mimi’s family business of puppet shows started all the way back to her great grandmother. Mimi’s great grandmother left a treasure that no one has found yet. Well, recently her puppets have been disappearing and her business is being sabotaged. A few suspects are sure to be but some are yet to be found. I really liked this book because once you start reading it you can’t put it down. I didn’t like how this book jumped to one suspect to another right in the middle of a good clue. I would recommend this book to first time mystery readers because it has a simple plot but lots of questions. I would not recommend this book to people that like deep mysteries, this ones simple but fun to read. My favorite character is Nancy Drew because she is a great thinker with a pleasant attitude. At first Nancy thought it had to be the obvious suspect but in the end she realizes who she is really after.

Reviewer: Chelsea Y.
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Angels and Demons is a thrilling adventure and mystery book. Robert Langdon is called to CERN with a frightening photo of Lenardo Vetra, murdered and burned with Illuminati on his chest. Robert and Vittoria (Leonardo’s daughter) are cast on a adventure all over Rome finding murdered popes, trying to prevent a anti-mater bomb exploding The Vatican and the final quest to the Illuminati liar. I love this fascinating adventure because their first guess for the right answer may not always be the right one. I don’t like this story because you have to infer a lot to understand the plot. I would recommend this book to people that have read The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown because this is the prequel to it. It is also a very exiting and plot turning story. I finished it really soon to know the ending. I would not recommend this book to people that are easily frightened by killing and murders. This book contains some murders and killing. My favorite character is Vittoria because she is a skilled scientist with a smart mind and a strong sole.

Reviewer: Chelsea Y.
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Dewey was found on the coldest night of the year in a small town library in Spencer, Iowa. The small, freezing kitten was stuffed into the book return slot and then named Dewey Readmore Books. Dewey stayed at the library touching all the patrons’ hearts. He would climb into sad laps or cuddle with Vicki when she had a bad day. He would cheer the whole town up. Soon enough he became the famous library cat that people had spread from mouth to mouth. People came from Illinois to Japan to see Dewey. Dewey had a connection with people and could tell when they were in a bad mood that’s what made him official “cheerer-up” of the Spencer. I loved how Vicki Myron showed people showed how Dewey was an impact in her life (This is a non-fiction book). I absolutely disliked nothing in this fantastic novel. I would recommend this book to everyone how had a bad day because simply reading about Dewey will make your day. I can’t express in words how much I loved this book.

Reviewer: Chelsea Y.
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The Old Man and the Sea is a deep and touching book. An old man has “lost” his luck for fishing but still bears his great skills. One morning he goes out to sea before sunrise hoping to catch a mammoth fish. He hooked a huge one, but is he strong enough? The fish pulls and pulls his boat out to sea, far far out to sea. He faced many hard tasks trying to catch the big fish but going home isn’t as easy as it sounds. The old man faces sharks and exhaustion. I love this book because of the way Hemingway wrote the book. He has a way of telling you things without many words, these little sentences can touch parts the deepest parts within your heart. I would recommend this book to everybody, young or old. This is a fishing story anyone can enjoy, it is short but holds a great story.

Reviewer: Chelsea Y.
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Esperanza’s life was like an fantasy, she was treated like a queen and had servants to do everything for her. Then one night her father dies and her world turns upside down because her uncles tried to take over her life. But Esperanza’s mother decides to move to America to work and stay a family. But Esperanza doesn’t know anything about the peasant life and gets laughed at many times along with having many anger fits. I loved this book because of the character change. Esperanza looked down on poorer people in the beginning but in the end she realized they took care of each other and that she was one too. I would recommend this book to people that enjoy a touching story.

Reviewer: Chelsea Y.
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A creature’s mother is half dog, half wolf and his father full wolf. He was found by Indians and named “White Fang”. He worked hard for two years for Gray Beaver, fighting with his own peers and being a ferocious animal. White Fang’s world turned worse when Beauty Smith purchased him and devoted him to fighting for another two years. One night White Fang was almost defeated by a huge bull dog, at the moment he was about to die Scott saved him and showed him kindness and White Fang experienced love. I loved this book because I love wolves. This book shows if you show kindness an animal will show you kindness. I would recommend this book to animal lovers and people that want a great adventure.

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This book was fun to read. It was all about Roald Dahl's childhood. Everything hat happened o him good and bad. It's very exciting reading all about his life. I really enjoyed his book.

Reviewer: Lauren H.
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