Saturday, March 31, 2012

Uprising by Alex Wheeler



Uprising by Alex Wheeler
142 pages

    Since X-7's defiance, Soresh has been planing two betrayals. First, he will kill Luke, then his master, Darth Vader. But when he captures Luke, his plan changes. He will use Luke to replace X-7 and have him kill  his friends and Vader.
    During his captivity, Luke is tortured endlessly to be forced into submission. He is sure he can defeat Soresh, but will he be strong enough?

**Book 6 in Rebel Force**
Previous book: Trapped

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Trapped by Alex Wheeler



Trapped by Alex Wheeler
164 pages

    X-7 has been feeling emotions. according to his master, this is wrong. But X-7 isn't sure. He wants to find out who he really is, even if it means defying Soresh.
    Luke, X-7, and Div are thrown together. In order to destroy their enemies, they must work together. Can they trust each other, or will everything turn out to be a disaster? Are they willing to tell each other the truth?

**Book 5 in Rebel Force**
Previous book: Firefight
Next book: Uprising

Sunday, March 25, 2012



Today, read Tolkien! I am and I didn't even know about this when I started. What is you favourite Tolkien book?

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Firefight by Alex Wheeler



Firefight by Alex Wheeler
153 pages

    X-7 still has not caught Luke. Determined not to completely fail, he hires six of the best pilots to kill Luke. When Luke and his fighter group are attacked by the pilots, they are in big trouble.
    But even worse, as they fight, their ships are all pulled into Kamino's atmosphere and crash land. Luke and Han are forced to work with one of the enemy pilots, Div, in order to escape.
   Escape is a lot harder when they discover that there is a giant sea monster (or two or three) living in the sea that wants to eat them. One of the Empires evil creations, the monster is hard to evade. Can they get off Kamino in time?

**Book 4 in Rebel Force**
Previous book: Renegade
Next book: Trapped

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Renegade by Alex Wheeler



Renegade by Alex Wheeler
170 pages

    Han solo has been framed. Someone attempted to kill Luke and now Han is being blamed. Luke is sure his friend is innocent, but Leia questions him anyway. When Han runs away, they wonder: if he didn't do it, why would he leave.
    Meanwhile, X-7 is getting frustrated. His assignment to kill the pilot who destroyed the Death Star should have been a piece of cake. But he still hasn't succeeded. He comes up with a better plan, but will Luke fall into his trap?

**Book 3 in Rebel Force**
Previous book: Hostage
Next book: Firefight

Saturday, March 17, 2012

The Outcasts by John Flanagan



The Outcasts by John Flanagan
434 pages

    Hal is the son of the great Skandian warrior, Mikkel. As his dying wish, Mikkel asked Thorn to care for his son. Hal is an outcast, though. He is only half Skandian: his mother is an Araluen slave. And Thorn has a habit of getting drunk. So much for learning his father's skills. But Hal has some friends, and he loves to build ships. When he builds his first ship, the Heron, with new technology, Oberjarl Erak is impressed. Things only get harder for Hal, though.
    His enemy, Tursgud, is determined to make Brotherband training miserable for him. His whole team made up of outcasts and misfits, can Hal prove himself not just to his peers, but to the Oberjarl as well?

Ever by Gail Carson Levine



Ever by Gail Carson Levine
244 pages

    Kezi's mother is deathly ill. Her father is desperate to save her, so he makes a vow saying if his wife recovers, he will sacrifice the first person to congratulate him on her health. In order to save her aunt, Kezi steps in to be sacrificed. With only a month left to life, she is in despair.
    When she meets Olus, the Akkan god of the winds, she immediatly falls in love. Olus, also in love, desperately thinks of a way to save Kezi from certain death. He takes her to his home and together, they must go through tests to prove Kezi worthy of immortality. Kezi's days are numbered and the tasks seem impossible. Can she pass her test in time?

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Hostage by Alex Wheeler



Hostage by Alex Wheeler
188 pages

    Princess Leia is going to Delaya, Alderaan's sister planet. There, she hopes to encourage the refugees from her home planet and maybe recruit some fighters for the Rebel Alliance. She does find many people willing to help, but there are a few skeptics.
    Luke is held captive by a few of those skeptics and he tries to convince them that Leia wants to help. But he is not sure if he has succeeded. When Leia is kidnapped and brought to the Empire, they must go to rescue her, but who is on their side? And what about the threat of someone killing Luke?

**Book 2 in Rebel Force**
Previous book: Target
Next book: Renegade

Monday, March 5, 2012

Double Take by Melody Carlson




Double Take by Melody Carlson
271 pages

    Madison Van Buren is tired of her life. On break, her mother wants her to go to Italy with her grandmother, her father wants her to visit a different college than she is planning on attending, her best friend wants her to come to Florida, and her boyfriend wants her with him. Annoyed, she runs away.
    Amish Anna Fisher is bored with her families plain ways and want to taste the real world. When she finds out that her mother is sending her to her aunt's house across town to babysit for a month, she is furious.
    Both girls meet in town and find that they look remarkably alike. They decide to trade lives for the week. But they soon realize that each other's lives are very different. Can they survive opposite cultures? Will this switch bring them more harm than good?

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Target by Alex Wheeler


Target by Alex Wheeler
186 pages

    The Rebels have much to celebrate. Luke Skywalker has just blown up the Death Star-the Empire's biggest weapon. But their celebration is cut short. The Rebels intercept a message that indicates the Empire is looking for the one who destroyed the Death Star. The Empire doesn't know that it is Luke they are looking for, but he, Leia and Han go into hiding anyway.
    When a mysterious man saves them from an attack by the Empire, they in turn save his life. But can he be trusted?

**Book 1 in Rebel Force**
Next book: Hostage