Posts Tagged ‘adventure’
6 books I would give my little brother for Christmas
With Christmas coming, I thought it might be helpful to share some books I think would be good to give as gifts. Book Boy Junior is my nine-year-old brother, and these are some books I think would be good for him, or any other nine-year-old boy. Click the title link to read more about the…
Read MoreReview: The 5th Wave
Title: The 5th Wave Author: Rick Yancey Publisher: Penguin Books About the book: Sixteen-year-old Cassie is living through an alien invasion. So far there have been four waves of attacks, killing over four billion people. Now she’s on her own, and facing the fifth wave. What I thought: This book sucked me in from the…
Read MoreReview: The Maze Runner
Title: The Maze Runner Author: James Dashner Publisher: Random House About the book: I thought I would review this book because ‘The Fever Code’, a second prequel to the original series, has just been released. When Thomas wakes up in a strange maze, the only thing he can remember is his first name. He’s welcomed by…
Read MoreReview: Artie and The Grime Wave
Title: Artie and The Grime Wave Author and illustrator: Richard Roxburgh Publisher: Allen and Unwin This week I am handing over to Book Boy Junior (9) for the review. About the book: While Artie and his best friend Bumshoe are riding to town to replace Artie’s shoes (which were thrown on a power line), they…
Read MoreReview: Gone
Title: Gone Author: Michael Grant Publisher: Electric Monkey (Egmont) About the book: When everyone over the age of 15 disappears, it is chaotic for everyone left behind. Sam Temple finds himself caught up in this mess, and must figure out where everyone has gone and how to get them back. This is the first book…
Read MoreReview: The Turners
Title: The Turners Author: Mick Elliott Publisher: Lothian Books I’m handing over to Book Boy Junior (aged 9) for this review. About the book: Leo Lennox has an epic problem. You’d think that growing a tail in the middle of the school library would be the worst thing that could happen to you, but Leo is…
Read MoreReview: Ranger’s Apprentice: The Tournament at Gorlan
Title: Ranger’s Apprentice: The Tournament at Gorlan Author: John Flanagan Publisher: Penguin Random House About the book: This book is a prequel to the very popular Ranger’s Apprentice series. It is about Crowley as a young ranger who is trying to thwart the plans of the evil Lord Morgarath. He is accompanied by Halt, a…
Read MoreReview: Countdown To Danger: Shockwave
Title: Countdown to Danger: Shockwave Author: Jack Heath Publisher: Scholastic Australia About the book: This is a Choose Your Own Adventure book, part of the Countdown to Danger series. The story begins in a surf camp, and the reader has decisions to make at the end of each chapter. The book is written in second…
Read MoreReview: The Impossible Quest
Title: The Impossible Quest series Escape from Wolfhaven Castle Wolves of Witchwood The Beast of Blackmoor Bog The Drowned Kingdom Battle Of The Heroes Author: Kate Forsyth Publisher: Scholastic Australia About the books: ‘The Impossible Quest’ is a series of books about four children, Tom, Elanor, Quinn and Sebastian, who must go on an impossible…
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