Monday, April 29, 2013

Prince Caspian By C.S Lewis

Sequel to the Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, Prince caspian tells the story of a young prince born into an empire where fairy tails and storys of the past are strictly forbidden. The young prince is then guided on a journey to reveal the past in the most exciting and and suspensefull stories you'll ever read.

Friday, April 19, 2013

Gregor And The Curse Of Warmbloods

WITH TWO PROPHECIES FULFILLED,

Gregor is now focused on the prophecy of Blood, which calls for Gregor and the " Princess," Boots, to return to the Underland to help ward off a plauge. His mom agrees to let them go- on the condition that she travel with them.
When they arrive in the subterranean city, the plauge is spreading- one of Gregor's family is stricken. Only then does he  understand his role in the prophecy. He must summon all his power to the end of biological warfare, or the warmblood creatures of the underland will die.

Ranger's Apprentice The Lost Stories By John Flanagan

This book is the eleventh in the series and is comprised of multiple stories. These stories are answers to questions that fans have asked throughout reading the entire series. This book has answered some questions that I have had since starting the series more than 5 years ago. This book is all about filling in details that the author couldn't add into his previous books. the stories don't exactly go in order though, there are ones from before the series began and after it had ended and it really shed light on so many inquiries that I had had. This  is Young Adult fiction so its really a breeze to read yet I still enjoy this novel very much.

Seven Wonders: The Colossus Risesby Peter Lerangis


Just one boy . . .
Jack McKinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In six months, Jack is going to die.

Just one mission . . .
After Jack collapses in the middle of a busy street, he's whisked off to a strange hospital in a strange place. There are armed guards and weird kids and fantastic creatures, not to mention no parents, no phones, and no possibility of escape. The place is run by an odd professor named Bhegad, who tells Jack that what's killing him is a genetic trait inherited from the prince of a long-lost civilization. It's destroying Jack by making him too strong too fast. He'll need to stay strong, though—because it's up to him to save the world.

Just one problem . . .
That long-lost civilization sank when seven magic Loculi were stolen and hidden around the world. Now Jack and his friends must find the Loculi before they fall into the wrong hands. If they don't, they'll never be cured, that lost world will rise, oceans will be displaced, and life as we know it will pretty much end.

Seven wonders
No one ever asked Jack if he wanted to be a hero. He just has to be one. One kid. One mission. One big problem. 

Saturday, April 13, 2013

The Mzungu Boy by Meja Mwangi

Kariuki knows the land around his African village well -- the forest, the rivers, the grassy plateu where Zebra, Gazelles and Wildebeasts live. Thats where he and his new freind Nigel go hunting for Old Moses, the ugliest, oldest and meanest warthog in the whole world.

But it turns out that Old Moses is not the biggest danger that awaits the two boys. There are dangerous men in the forest, and Nigel is the mzungu boy, the grandson of the ruthless and powerfull local  landowner.

A story about freindship and adventure set in Kenya before independance, at a time when people were rising up against British rule.

Friday, April 12, 2013

The False Prince

In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that his life balances on a sword's point -- he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. But Sage's rivals have their own agendas as well.

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart tells two intertwining stories, both centering on Okwonko, a "strong man" of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first, a powerful fable of the immemorial conflict between the individual and society, traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world. The second, as modern as the first is ancient, concerns the clash of cultures and the destruction of Okonkwo's world with the arrival of aggressive European missionaries.

Friday, April 5, 2013

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S Lewis

During the war for Britain, four children were sent to another part of England to escape the continuous air strikes. During their stay, they discoverd a wardrobe in a spare and so their adventures began. This is a wonderfull story, combining a White Whitch, a lion called Aslan and the recovery of Narnia from the never-ending winter.

Beyonders part one: A World Without Heros


Jason Walker lives a predictable life: going to school, playing baseball, volunteering at the local zoo—until one day he falls through a tunnel near the hippo tank and ends up in a new, utterly foreign world. In Lyrian, the people dress differently, behave differently, and all live in fear of their malicious Emperor, Surroth. But in Jason’s search for a way home, he learns of a magical, ancient word that could destroy the terrifying Surroth.
With his accidental knowledge of one of the word’s six syllables, Jason finds himself in great danger and must embark on an epic quest to discover the remaining syllables and take down his powerful new enemy. Jason and his companion, Rachel—a fellow Beyonder who also arrived in Lyrian suddenly and without understanding why—must face challenges to their bodies, minds, and hearts and encounter places and people they can barely believe are real.