New Releases!!!

Nothing gets me quite as excited as the promise of another installment of a good series. Check out these!

Coming (Came) August 3rd: Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex

Coming August 24th: Mockingjay

So excited!!!

Half-Moon Investigations

Title: Half Moon Investigations
Author: Eoin Colfer
Plot Summary: Fletcher Moon is an unusual boy. His passion, unlike other twelve-year-olds, isn't food or sports - it's detective work. But when Fletcher is framed for crimes he didn't commit, he must turn to an unlikely ally and rely on his detective skills to prove his innocence.
Review: I loved this book! I'm already a big Eoin Colfer fan, and when Mom brought me this 50 cent library sale book, I devoured it. It's funny and exciting, and just an easy, good read. Definitely worth my [mom's] 50 cents - and much more!

Watership Down

Author: Richard Adams

Plot Summary: Brothers Hazel and Fiver lead a band of rabbits out of their native Sandleford warren after Fiver has mysterious premonitions of its imminent destruction. They encounter many dangers and obstacles and must fight for the right to establish their new warren on Watership Down.

Review: I was at first daunted by the task of reading this book. It is included in a list of classics we can read for my English class and I thought I would have to force myself to finish it. This was not the case. I absolutely loved this book! I could barely force myself to put it down. True, the detailed descriptions of landscape sometimes confused me, but I found that if I read through them slowly it helped me understand the overall storyline better.

I argued with my science teacher over whether or not this book was an allegory. He insisted it was, but in the introduction it specifically says that he did not mean it as one. However, the author also mentioned that the characters were often taken from people he knew in his life, so those people could be representations of something else. I don't know. But, this book was amazing and everyone who can should read it!

The Hunger Games

Author: Suzanne Collins

Plot Summary: Deep within District 12 of the country of Panem, Katniss Everdeen struggles to support her family with what little they have. But the presence of the annual Hunger Games looms over everyone's heads. The Hunger Games: a punishment the entire country receives for a rebellion instigated years ago. Each district must give two tributes to the Capitol to go and fight in the Games. The prize: fame, fortune, and a worry-free existence. The goal: be the one left alive. This is where young Katniss must face her worst fears to try and save herself from the grip of the Capitol's power...

Review: This book... Wow. I'm kind of speechless. This is the kind of book that has you hooked from the start. I seriously read in probably two days tops the first time I read it. It is action-packed, romantic, and all in all a fantastic read.

Note: If you enjoy The Hunger Games, be sure to check out the sequel, Catching Fire!