Having a hard time finding books for your Upper Elementary and Middle School Readers? JPM, a 12 year old avid reader, reviews some of his favorites here.
Terrific Ten Authors
1. Brian Jaques
2. P.B. Kerr
3. Rick Riordan
4. Eoin Colfer
5. Jodi Lynn Anderson
6. Christopher Paolini
7. Georgia Byng
8. Angie Sage
9. Dave Barry
and Ridley Pearson
10. Cornelia Funk
New Reviews by JPM!
Evil Genius by Catherine Jinx:
Enthralling Novel! Boy genius Cadell searches to find himself in a world where everything is controlled by his imprisoned father who has created a college, The Axis Institute, just for Cadell. But the Axis Institute is different. It's a school where your classes (forgery, embezzlement, disguise, and explosives) threaten to kill you!
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Fairies, Naids, Golems, Satyrs, Witches, and Imps. Some are heroic and some are evil. All live together in a secret santuary called Fablehaven. On a trip to visit their grandparents, Kendra and Seth have only one rule -- don't leave the yard! But soon after their arrival the children find a mysterious set of keys which unlocks a world of fantasy!
39 clues: a series by Rick Riordan, Gordan Korman, Peter Lerangis, and ???
This is a review of books one and two.
I'm just finishing book three and will add it soon!
It all started with a choice: a million dollars, or the first clue. Amy and Dan, brother and sister orphans, choose the clue because they know that their aunt, who doesn’t care about them, would find a way to take their money. Besides, they want to prove everyone wrong and show they are worthy of the Cahill name. They find themselves in a mysterious race to unlock a world-changing secret.
What’s the secret? I don’t know yet!
Amy and Dan find themselves in a race against all the other Cahills, an influential family that includes four major branches, to find all the clues. It turns out that a huge numver of famous people (such as Houdini, Mary W. Shelley, and George Washington) are from this powerful family. The kids have a limited amount of resources (especially money). With major disadvantages, can the kids still pull through and win? Only you (and everyone else who reads these books) can find out!
JPM's first review: On the Run, a series by Gordon Korman
This entire series features Meg and her persevering older brother Aiden. Their parents are falsely accused of giving terrorists information. There is very little evidence against them, but now they are in jail.
Aiden and Meg are put in a juvenile facility. When the facility is accidentally burned down, Aiden gets blamed, so he and Meg run away to prove their parents’ innocence. Along the way they escape the police in many ways, including sliding down a clothes chute, jumping off a building, and riding through fields on a stolen horse.
They find themselves being chased by a cold blooded killer with a mysterious air about him. Will they get caught? Only you (and everyone else who reads these books) can find out!
