Kids Books - Mysteries
Snake Bite (Sherlock Holmes: The Legend Begins)
By Andrew Lane
This book is called Sherlock Holmes:Snake Bite and it is by Andrew Lane. This book is about Sherlock Holmes who has to battle a vicious storm and a band of violent pirates that are in only in for their own good. The antagonist The Paradol Chamber decides to kidnap him. Then put him on a cargo ship that is bound to Shanghai,China. Which gets attacked by a band of pirates and gets hit by a tropical storm. Then halfway through stop at an island to pick up cargo. Along with a suspicious Dutchman who has some interesting cargo.But the protagonist Sherlock Holmes manages to survive both of the vicious events. The turning point is when they get to China and drop off their cargo and turn back to England. I like this book because it has a lot of action and has a great story overall.
Tree House Mystery (The Boxcar Children Mysteries Book 14)
By Gertrude C. Warner
This book was so interesting because the suspense when Benny found the hidden room was really high, so I couldn't stop reading it at bedtime! I wonder why the woman didn't want children playing with Willy's toys. It was cool how Benny found the telescope too. Read to find out more!
Illusive
By Emily Lloyd-Jones
Ciere is 17. And she is a criminal. Ciere is one of the few people who got weird side effects from Praevenir, an antidote to the MK virus. She is an illusionist, who can make herself or her surroundings change their appearance. The 0.03% of people with side effects are being hunted by the government, and they must find ways to survive. After a bank robbery, member of the Gyr Syndicate, Brandt Guntram, threatens to tip her to the feds. Ciere and her fellow criminals, Devon and Kit are thrown into a crazy adventure, with feds on their tail, money to acquire, a law office to rob, and someone whose name might not be Pandora Marton. In a fast, fun ride, Emily Lloyd-Jones’ debut is a great take on crime and superpowers. Illusive was a wonderful book: I saw it on Edelweiss, and snatched it up. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect, but I am so glad I read it. The idea and plot of this book are great; a bit reminiscent of The Incredibles, but completely different other than superpowers. I love that the characters in this book are using their powers to commit crimes instead of keeping them hidden—they are being hunted by the feds, but it’s almost like they could care less. They are having fun. The ending of this book made my heart jolt—I don’t want to spoil it though, so I am zipping my lips. There is a character in the book, Magnus, who I TOTALLY imagined in my head looking like Amos Cane from The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan, as drawn in the graphic novel. I don’t know why, but he did. I love, love, LOVE the cover of this book—just look at it! SO awesome. And the tagline is great, too. I loved this book, and you should definitely check it out!
Camp Princess 1: Born to Rule
By Kathryn Lasky
This book is not a girly girl book it is a mystery book and it is about these princesses are trying to find a ghost and find out other mysterys
I Was Here
By Gayle Forman
I thought "I Was Here" was a really well-written book with a great storyline and a lot of thought-provoking concepts about life, death, bravery, and choice. I would like to give it 3.5 stars but that isn't an option so 3 works. The reason I didn't give this book more is because it was pretty slow-going most of the time and never reached the level of "good-ness" I thought it would. However, I still liked it well enough and I think it's still worth recommending.
CHERUB VOL 2, Book 4: Lone Wolf
By Robert Muchamore
Fay has been locked up for 18 months in the Secure Training Centre. Drug dealing, rip offs, and robbery are the only things this teenager knows. And now she's back on the street?? No way... CHERUB agents Ryan and Ning needs Fay's knowledge to find out more information about the major cocaine drug dealer: Hagar. But Fay had made a lot of enemies and there is no time left for her. This book really has "Cracking tension and high-octane drama", according to Daily Mail. This 330-page novel seemed to suck my soul out while I was turning those pages. I would love to read more books from the CHERUB series or read more books from this author. I really admire the feeling when you have butterflies in your stomach just because you are reading the small introduction of the setting. I would recommend this book to anyone around my age, it might not be appropriate for elementary kids to read about drugs.









