The introductions to these characters are over, so now it’s time to get real, I guess. With POV books from all the characters excepting Ax* in the bag, these kids are now all in on the fight against the Yeerks, even if they’re not really sure what that means at this point. Sure, they’ve had some harrowing experiences (this whole thing was started with an alien brutally murdering another in front of them, after all), but they’re kids, and so they don’t yet know what […]
Starbucks is a coffee shop.
The Predator is strangely named. I’ve been sitting here for twenty minutes trying to figure out who exactly the predator is in this book, and I still don’t have a definite answer. This book is nominally about the Animorphs trying to carry out Ax’s plan of luring a Yeerk ship to the ground, stealing it, and then hightailing it back to Andalite space (where, theoretically, he can send reinforcements back to the Animorphs), but really, it’s about Marco finally committing to the mission. Until now, […]
He just keeps writing them, doesn’t he.
On the one hand, this is the most predictable, tired thing Riordan has ever written. And on the other . . . it was really fun. I’m so conflicted. Firstly, you really can’t go into this book not having read all the other Percy Jackson books beforehand. You will spoil the other books for yourself, which sucks, but more importantly, this book leans on the emotions and plots created in those series. You just won’t care very much about certain things that happen in this […]
Re-reading an old favorite.
So one of the things I did in middle school instead of being cool was read this series, over and over and over again. It’s pretty much the reason I love reading science fiction; it was all up in my head and re-wiring my brain during my formative years. Over Christmas, my mom finally succeeded in getting me to brave her garage and pull out boxes of my old books that she’s been storing for years, and what did I find in two of them […]
Wings of Fire. DRAGONS!DRAGONS!
Escaping Peril is the eighth book in the Wings of Fire series, which you do need to read before getting to this one as the story is pretty much continuous throughout the novels. Wings of Fire is a middle-grade series, suitable for those youngsters just starting to read chapterbooks, and is absolutely delightful. I devoured the seven books that were out one Saturday back in August of last year. The books follow a group of dragonets who believe themselves to be the dragonets of prophecy and […]
For Slightly Older Kids (or Adults Who Like Fun)
If you’re looking for a book-gift for kids who consider themselves to be too old for picture books (Gasp!), then I’ve got a few recommendations for you: Do you like awesome things? And YouTube? Then you probably know Kid President: Kid President’s Guide to Being Awesome. Kid President is the onscreen name of an amazing kid who has a hilarious & lovely YouTube account. Robby Novak (Kid President) and Brad Montague (his co-writer and brother-in-law) are the kind of writers/actors that talk in sentences that […]