Loot

LOOT

How to Steal a Fortune

               By Maxine P.

This book by Jude Watson is so good! It is about a boy named March McQuinn whose dad, Alfie, is an infamous jewel thief. One night Alfie falls from a roof and dies. His last words are to March, “Find jewels.” March soon learns that his dad is not talking about booty, he’s talking about Jules, the twin sister March never knew he had.

But right when they find each other they are sent to an awful orphanage. They run away along with two other kids from the orphanage. They learn that if they steal seven specific moonstones they get seven million dollars. Who wouldn’t want seven million? Watch out, there are wild kids on the loose and a crime spree coming…   (That last sentence is from the back of the book).

      This book is very, very good. On the back of the book it says it appeals to 4^th-7^th graders and I guess I agree. It is not that violent or anything. If you read it, it just makes you go “wow.” I highly recommend it for anyone that likes good stories.

The Stranger Next Door

The Stranger Next Door

By Logan W.

          When a new neighbor moves next door, Alex’s life gets a little harder. 12-year-old Rocky and his family have to move due to an “unknown” reason.  Alex tries to make Rocky feel at home, welcoming him to shoot hoops or play with toys but almost all the time Rocky ignores both Alex and his little brother, Benjie.  Rocky’s first day at school turns out bad and bullies harass him.  Afterwards, a life-changing disaster happens, and who is to blame?

          The Stranger Next Door is an amazing book written by an author from Washington and by Pete the Cat, who shows up in the book too. The book has a great story line mixed with a little bit of mystery, action, and “red, white and blue monster monkeys.”

          The book can be found at the school and Federal Way libraries and is for ages 9-13. The book is written by Peg Kehret and Pete the Cat.

The Dark Hills Divide

The Dark Hills Divide

By Sawyer H.

Alexi Daily wonders what is behind the wall that protects the cities that she lives in. But one day Warvold, her best friend, and her are walking through the city. Then when he suddenly dies it releases an ancient and evil magic that can destroy the land Elyon forever.

Next she finds a way out and meets a dwarf named Yipes. He leads Alexia to a pond with a glowing stone in the middle. She swims down and grabs it then when she swims back up she can speak to animals.

It’s up to Alexia to save the Land of Elyon. With only this, ”You must destroy what you have built before midnight…” if you want to find out more you will have to read the book. This book is great for 3^rd grade and up, I absolutely loved it. This is a fantasy with talking animals, plotting schemes and saving the land!

Albrek's Tomb

Albrek’s Tomb

A book review by Dan S.

Albrek’s Tomb is the third book from the Adventurers Wanted series, topping the previous two books Slathbog’s Gold, and The Horn of Moran. The book is great if you liked the Perseus Jackson or Gods of Olympus series. The book has many twists and turns, a fast paced plot, and hooks your attention easily. This is a great book for 4-8^th grade students, and also good for young adults. It will completely blow you away, and is just undeniably happy at the end. The book, for once, is not to be judged by its title.

In the book, Alexander Taylor and his friends go on a quest to find the ring of searching. The dwarf mines of Thraxon were drying up, and the kingdom was losing its money. Albrek, a dwarf prince, had taken the ring of searching to find new mines. He had never come back from the journey, 2,000 years ago, (400 to humans, essentially.) to the Isle of Bones, the Lost Mountains, and the Golden Rocks. He had a party of 500 dwarves with him, to deposit a third or so per place. The ring of searching would be in Albrek’s tomb, hence the title of the story. On the way, the party, led by Alex’s friend Thrang, would face many trials yet to come.

There still was a small amount of sadness to the story, a tragedy on the isle of bones, a necromancer at the lost mountains, and a Thunderbird at the golden rocks. Alex and his friends, Katrina Dayyed among them, would face other trials, including the empty tower. He passed through many towns, and gets challenged harder than ever before.

So, this is a great book for 4-8^th graders, and possibly young adults. It has a fast pace plot, and gets your attention. So many things happen, and the plot repeatedly twists.  It has a great ending; undeniably it is a happy ending. It is also the third book in the Adventurers Wanted series. So, if you like other similar series, then get reading!

NERDS

NERDS

By Michael Buckley

Review by: Madeline S.

This book is thrilling with nonstop action. N.E.R.D.S.: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society is the first book in the NERD series; there are five books so far. I think that this book is for people 7-13 years old.

This book is about a group of fifth grade kids who are secret agents. They attend Nathan Hale Elementary school in Arlington, Virginia, where they are constantly picked on for being nerds. How can they put up with this? Because they lead exciting secret lives!

Each member of the team has a weakness that is turned into a super power. With this super power they are given code names such as Gluestick. Every day the team disappears from class. Where do they go? Jackson Jones wants to find out. This book focuses on Jackson Jones, the newest team member. He joined the team accidentally and the other team members hate him at once. Will the school bully/popular kid/star quarterback Jackson Jones ever be included in this incredible team? Will Jackson ever figure out why the team hates him so much? And what weakness could Jackson possibly have? In addition to dealing with school bullies, the team has to save the world, this time from the evil Dr. Jigsaw. Will the team be able to defeat his evil plans? Find out in this book!