Loot is the story of young March, the son of a famous criminal. March and his father Alfie have traveled the world, making some of the grandest heists known. But one night something goes terribly wrong, and Alfie falls of the roof while on a job. With his dying breath he tells he son to find "jewels". But March soon finds out that the "jewels" his father was speaking off was not a hidden treasure chest, but a twin sister he never knew he had. Both March and Jules are shipped off to an orphanage, where they must find a way to escape. They meet two new friends along the way and the new gang escape the orphanage in order to find the coveted moonstone gems, and find how to reverse the curse. For a prophecy was spoken, killing their mother, and jailing their parent's crime partner. And then it said that the twins would be killed together falling off a cliff! Will this group of rag-tag kids learn to trust each other? Will they be able to find the true enemy, and the stones in time? This book kept my heart pounding. There were so many twists and turns, and I was caught up in the drama. I recommend this book for ages 10+. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Horizon is a pretty good book. A plane filled with 500 people crashes during a 14 hour trip from America to Japan. 8 kids (7 teens and a tween) are the only ones to survive. They establish leadership and alliances are formed. They salvage anything left of the plane and find a mysterious device that changes gravity. Molly is the scientist who has Javier, Anna, and Oliver on her side. Yoshi is the Japanese-American who has Kira, Akiko, and an antique sword on his side. Caleb is the oldest teen who is the lone wolf. No one knows why there are two moons and how they got to some alien planet when 500 people noticed nothing. Theories are formed and plans are made. While they prove to be successful in finding out things, they can't save one's life. This book is a mix of Survivor with teens and the TV show Total Drama. I felt like this book was slow in its pace, but I feel you will expect more action in the next book, which is already out. Jennifer Nielson is a good author, so the next book should be a really good one.

Ivy and Seb's day goes all wrong First, their fighting leads to their grandmother in the hospital. Following the hospital trip, they return home to a wrecked house, where a mysterious pen is writing a mysterious message. Then weird men with toilet brushes chased them and a boy in black is pushing them through a suitcase. They enter an intriguing world called Lundinor, where Uncommoners meet to trade uncommon objects, like carpets that fly and candles make you invisible. While trying to understand the place, they encounter a conspiracy that ruined Lundinor years ago. With little time, little help, and lots of enemies, they take on the conspiracy that stained their family name. This book is surprisingly good. At first, it's slow and seems to be boring, but it progressively got better, and keeps you guessing until the end. It will also be the first of a trilogy, so expect more books!

Ivy and Seb's day goes all wrong First, their fighting leads to their grandmother in the hospital. Following the hospital trip, they return home to a wrecked house, where a mysterious pen is writing a mysterious message. Then weird men with toilet brushes chased them and a boy in black is pushing them through a suitcase. They enter an intriguing world called Lundinor, where Uncommoners meet to trade uncommon objects, like carpets that fly and candles make you invisible. While trying to understand the place, they encounter a conspiracy that ruined Lundinor years ago. With little time, little help, and lots of enemies, they take on the conspiracy that stained their family name. This book is surprisingly good. At first, it's slow and seems to be boring, but it progressively got better, and keeps you guessing until the end. It will also be the first of a trilogy, so expect more books!