At midnight, Marvin couldn’t sleep because yesterday was Nick’s birthday and he ate too much cake and drank too much punch. Then he went to his backyard. Suddenly, the earth started to shake. He heard a noise. Something was in the sky that was bright green and it looked like Nick’s birthday cake. He wasn’t sure. Was it a flying cake or something else? The next morning, a new student came to Marvin’s school. His name was Joe and he was from Chicago. Find out what happened with Joe and Marvin. [Nick]
A Flying Birthday Cake
December 10, 2009 — falconmediaHow I Learned to Fly
May 28, 2009 — falconmedia
This book is about a boy named Jack who knows how to fly and tries to show his friends, but every time it always rains. One day he woke up, looked out his window, and saw the sun shining in his eyes. He said, “Okay, today is the day to show my friends I can fly!” He called his friends Wilson and Maie and told them to meet him at the park. When he got there, he challenged his friend Wilson to a race, and Jack guaranteed him that he was going to win this time. [John]
The Supernaturalist
May 27, 2009 — falconmedia
Cosmo Hill is an orphan at Clarissa Frayne, an orphange where boys are used as tools to test dangerous products. Most orphans don’t make it to adulthood, and Cosmo doesn’t expect to. But after an unbelievable stroke of luck, he finds he and his friend Ziplock running from Marshal Redwood, a guard at Clarissa Frayne.
After falling from a building and Ziplock’s death, a blue creature climbs onto Cosmo’s chest and begins sucking the life out of him. He thinks he has no chance until he’s saved by a group of kids called the Supernaturalists. When they find out he can see the creatures, called Parasites, they ask him to join the group.
This was a great book with a lot of action and adventure. Definitely one of Eoin Colfer’s best. [John]
George’s Secret Key to the Universe
May 13, 2009 — falconmedia
George wants some adventures in his life. That is how a kid thinks when his parents are, well … freaks about global warming. They love the Earth so much they march around town and call themselves eco-warriors. Anyways, George is thinking he’ll never be able to have some real fun when his pig runs away. Freddy, the pig, runs right through a fence and into … the Next Door. His parents have forbidden him, but you know he goes in anyway. The place is a jungle, but that jungle is only the first part of his adventure. As George looks for his pig he comes to the house that has been empty for years, but it isn’t empty anymore. If you like pigs, the universe, and the name George, as well as action, read this book.
Seriously, read the book. =) [Japjyot]
New Book Haiku
May 12, 2009 — falconmedia
ocean cage — don’t drown
gather shards, obey jailers
seize chance to escape
Escape the Mask
by David Ward
Epic
March 3, 2009 — falconmedia
New Earth is a place governed by a game called Epic. The only problem is to decide on an agreement, you have to fight Central Allocations players, who are pretty much invincible. But Central Allocations starts to get uneasy when players from a small town called Hope slay a dragon, a feat only pulled off once before. And now these Hope players realize that this government isn’t fair for real people other than Central Allocations. So they’re going to try to make some changes that will not only affect the game, but the world!
- John
True Talents
February 23, 2009 — falconmedia
When Trash wakes up, it all comes back to him. The robbery, the man he killed, the experiments. He has to get out! When he does break out, he finds he’s in Philadelphia. After he gets out, he immediately tries to contact Martin. But Martin’s dad answers, and immediately hangs up. So he goes back to his parents’ house, and finds them gone. But then he finds a newspaper clipping, and it says Trash is dead. At this point, Trash is freaking out. The people who experimented on him faked his death. What else are they capable of?
- John
Hidden Talents
February 23, 2009 — falconmedia
Edgeview Alternative School is the end of the line for Martin Anderson, a kid who constantly mouths off. It’s even worse when his roommate, Torchie, turns out to be a pyro. Even though he and Torchie eventually become friends, Martin still doesn’t believe it when Torchie says he doesn’t start the fires. Torchie’s friends also have problems. But are they really problems? Martin thinks so, until he notices patterns. And he finds out that really there isn’t anything wrong with these misfits, they just have … talents …
- John
Pretties
November 7, 2008 — falconmedia
This was my favorite book in the Uglies series. It’s about people who live in a perfect world … or so they think. When the main character, Tally, and her friends discover the possibly life-threatening dangers of creating a perfect world, they risk it all to set things right, if even possible.
- Elizabeth
Travels of Thelonious: The Fog Mound
February 11, 2000 — falconmedia
humans are long gone
chipmunk joins other species
to thwart gangs, warlords
