Kids Books - Magic
Swordbird
By Nancy Yi Fan
To be honest, although this book was sweet and original, I would not call myself a great fan. It is inspiring that a twelve year old or eleven year old girl would be able to write at the level that she does, and publish a book. However, I noticed many flaws in the writing. I myself am a writer, and am currently editing a book- not that I expect that to ever be very successful, as there I should never any guarantee of that- and am noticing flaws in my own writing as well as hers. The story is rather simple- which is just fine. However, the characters never seemed to differ from each other. Aska’s supposedly courageous character was sort of ruined for me because of her occasional “damsel in distress” episodes. They all speak with the same voice- using broad vocabulary, preaching peace. Their characters are just so similar, but perhaps that wouldn’t be the case if the author was writing in the point of view of so many different characters. Of course, this applies to all but Turnatt’s, because he is the malicious and evil hawk villain. As for Miltin’s death, it was sweet and somber, but I guess I didn’t understand how he died. I picked up on the detail that he broke his wing, but one of the reason she stated in the story was that “after all of his years as a slave, he couldn’t live any longer” or something along those lines. That didn’t make a lot of sense to me. It would had the character been elderly, but Miltin was a young robin, by my understanding. I was sitting there thinking for a moment, “Okay, so, he died because he was beat up before?” It would have made more sense if the injury had been more fatal...or perhaps the broken wing had been fatal enough, regardless of his past beatings. Another thing that I noticed was that the author dragged out details to the point where it just wasn’t necessary. She could turn a single piece of dialogue into a small paragraph. Overall, this book was nice. I liked it, but I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite. However, it is also helping me learn how to edit my story, and inspires me to keep on writing. Huge props to you, Nancy Yi Fan.
The Menagerie #3: Krakens and Lies
By Tui T. Sutherland, Kari H. Sutherland
This was the best book ever! I'm in 6 grade and I believe in mermaids, dragons, and other mythical creatures!!! :) :) ;) ;) #Believe in Mythical creatures
Deserter (Wings of Fire: Winglets #3)
By Tui T. Sutherland
This was my fav of all the winglets and it makes me HATE Burn even more
The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions
By Tracey Hecht
I just read something about this new series - looks cool. I love animal adventure books!
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
By Georgia Byng
I HIGHLY reccomend this book to anyone looking for a funny, adventurous, and suspenseful book! I love it! Molly Moon is an orphan who lives at a horrible orphanage. One day she goes to the library and finds a "no-read on hold" book about hypnotism. It leads her to NYC! Will she use her possible hypnotic powers to help? Or to con?? Amazing book! I've read it over and over again!
The Royal Ranger (Ranger's Apprentice )
By John A. Flanagan
this is an owesome book, stop reading if you want no hints at spoilers it is cool, especially the introduction of a new girl ranger apprentice i like how instead of the mentor being halt, now it is will. the swap is cool almost teared up when i heard alyss died, very good!!! maybe the 2nd or 3rd book in this seriers i will miss the books since this is the last one
The Afterlife Academy
By Frank L. Cole
Walter Prairie handles bullies effortlessly, he is quite the popular kid. On the other hand Charlie Dewdle is paranormal obsessed, a person who you would call a freak. Once Walter dies he became an Afterlife Academy Agent , his mission was to protect Charlie against creatures from the underworld. The start of their adventure was unpleasant and unexpected , Walter somehow , in a way ,possessed Charlie which created another dilemma. Charlie treasured an ancient book identified as ' The Summoner's Handbook' which is a book all creatures of the Underworld desire. Their adventure of studying and figuring out what to undertake is still a mystery. M.B
The Sorceress: Book 3 (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
By Michael Scott
The third book in Michael Scott's "Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" series, The Sorceress, kicks the action up to a whole new level. Adding to the series' menagerie of immortal humans ("humani") and mythological beasts, the book picks up where The Magician left off: the immortal Nicholas Flamel (of The Alchemyst) and the twins, Sophie and Josh, have just arrived at St. Pancras international train station in London. Almost immediately, they're confronted with a demonic bounty hunter that immortal magician John Dee has sent their way. At the same time, Dee's occasional cohort, Niccolo Machiavelli, decides to focus his energy on Perenelle Flamel, the Alchemyst's wife, who has been imprisoned at Alcatraz since the beginning of the series. In this book, Perenelle gets a chance to show off her sorcery and resourcefulness, fighting and forging alliances with ghosts, beasts, and the occasional Elder to try and find a way out of her predicament and back to Flamel. Scott is as playful as ever, introducing new immortals--famous figures from history who (surprise!) are still alive. He also adds to the roster of fantastical beasts, which already includes such intriguing foes as Bastet, the Egyptian cat goddess, and the Morrigan, or Crow Goddess. Raising the stakes with each installment, Scott deftly manages multiple story lines and keeps everything moving pretty quickly, making this third book a real page-turner. More than just another piece in the puzzle of the whole series, The Sorceress is an adventure in its own right, and will certainly leave series fans wanting more.
Ranger's Apprentice (12 Book Series)
By John A. Flanagan
This is the BEST BOOK SERIES EVER!!!! I just absolutely love love love love love this, and i would definitely recommend it to anyone. It is so interesting, and it features many funny parts.
Warriors: The New Prophecy Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6
By Erin Hunter
Natsulyn
I read the whole series but I think its a quiet bad book because like I really loved the first series but after the 1st series, the story is kind of out of track. If there was a hero which is Fireheart in the first series, but the next one didn't show any herotic scenes. Plus I really didn't like how the main character changed. To be honest, I recommend you to read only the first series. So I would say: first series: 5 stars 2nd,3rd,4th: 1 star super edition: 4stars









