Showing posts with label Adventure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adventure. Show all posts

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Wolf Storm by Dee Garretson


Wolf Storm by Dee Garretson
275 pages

    Stefan is starring in his first movie, called "Wolf Storm". He is very excited, but not as excited as he could be because his co-star, Raine, is a bit stuck-up. And when they begin to shoot the film, Stefan keeps messing up, and then the director yells at him. But he still thinks it is cool to be the star of a movie, especially one with trained wolves.
    Soon, things begin to go wrong, really wrong. Stefan, Raine, and Jeremy-the other co-star-hear strange noises in the attic and howling at night. There is a big blizzard ande they are the only ones in the lodge except for Cecil, the elderly actor playing their grandfather. When the go out to rescue the trained wolfs, an avalanch hits the lodge, almost killing all of them. They find Cecil, but he is sick and needs help. Can they survive?

Friday, July 22, 2011

Secrets of Tamarind by Nadia Aguiar



Secrets of Tamarind by Nadia Aguiar
365 pages
Price: Hardcover- $16.99 U.S./$19.50 Canada
          Paperback-

    Four years have passed since the Nelson children returned from the island of Tamarind. Simon, now thirteen, wants to hhelp stop the Red Coral Project, the group that wants Tamarind's secret and magical mineral, but he knows his parents are keeping secrets from him. One night, Helix secretly tells them that he is going back to Tamarind. Simon, Maya, now sixteen, and their young sister, Penny, sneek off to Tamarind with Helix.
    Once there, the four children are taken prisoner. When they escape, Maya Simon and Penny realize that the Red Coral Project has already found the island. Simon must gather the secrets that can help save the island from destruction. If he fails, the island and all its inhabitants will die.

Previous book: The Lost Island of Tamarind



Would you read this book? Why or why not? If you have read it, what did you think of it? Please share you opinion.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

The Lost Island of Tamarind



The Lost Island of Tamarind by Nadia Aguiar

    Maya and Simon Nelson and baby Penny are lost at sea without their parents. When they end up on a mysterious island that is not on the map, Maya and Simon know they are in for an adventure that they could never have imagined. They explore the island with the help of Helix, an island boy.
    Finding there parents turns out to be hard than they thought. They must avoid vines that grab you if you run, hungry jaguars, and an evil women who captures children to work in mines. All the while, the mystery of their parents disappearence grows deeper when they discover a magical mineral that lives deep under the soil of the island. Can the Nelson children find their parents? Will they be safe anywhere on the island of Tamarind?

Next book: Secrets of Tamarind



Would you read this book? Why or why not? If you have read it, what did you think of it? Please share you opinion.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Isle of Fire by Wayne Thomas Batson



Isle of Fire by Wayne Thomas Batson
336 pages
     After finding out his true identity, Cat struggles to make the right decision. Should he take the monks offer to join them, or should he stay with Declan Ross and his crew? And what about his old life? Should he go back to that?
     Ross, Anne and Cat learn that the evil pirate Thorne is still alive. He and a strange man called The Merchant are threatening England. Can they stop them from attacking, or will they get killed themselves?

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Isle of Swords by Wayne Thomas Batson


Isle of Swords by Wayne Thomas Batson
341 pages
    Declan Ross, the pirate captain of the William Wallace, has a problem-several, actually. Ross doesn't want to be a pirate any more, but he doesn't have enough money to buy a house. Plus his daughter, Anne wants to become a real pirate herself.
     Anne finds a young man unconscious in the sand on an island. When he wakes up, he can't remember anything. Monks from an island that was once a safe haven for pirates ask Captain Ross to find the legendary treasure on the Isle of Swords. Will the crew abord the William Wallace find the treasure before the other pirates do? Will Ross Give up the treasure that could free him from being a pirate forever? And who will the mysterious young man turn out to be?

Thursday, October 14, 2010

The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis


The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis
156 pages

      Amy and Dan are headed to Japan with the lead to their third clue. Their Uncle Alistair knows the Japanese language and secrets about the country, so they form an alliance with him. The only problem is Uncle Alistair is less than trustworthy. Will he help them or betray them?

"With a secret of this much power, jealousies are inevitable and no alliances will survive."

Visit http://www.the39clues.com/ to continue the search for the clues.

One False Note by Gordon Korman


One False Note by Gordon Korman
174 pages
      Amy and Dan have found the first clue and survived the beginning of the hunt. Now the hints lead to Vienna, Austria, and Mozart's music, but their relatives are now targeting them more than any other group, and things get even more dangerous. can they keep up?


"Never before has a contest held so much promise - or so much danger."

Visit http://www.the39clues.com/ to learn more and join the hunt.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan


The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
220 pages
         Siblings Amy and Dan Cahill attend their grandmother's funeral and recieve a challenge: find the 39 clues. This sends them around the world to serch for the clues that will lead to world domination as the prize. But as the youngest competitors, can they survive?

"You have been chosen as the most likely to succeed in the greatest, most perilous undertaking of all time - a quest of vital importance to the Cahill family and the world at large . . ."

Visit http://www.the39clues.com/ to learn more and join in the search for the 39 Clues.