Book Reviews, Book Reviews
What would you do if there was a murder on the moon? Would you investigate and know what happened, or would you just wait around for another murder to occur? In Space Case, murder was the case for Dashiell Gibson to figure out. “Let’s get something straight off the bat: Everything the movies have ever taught you about space travel
Read moreJulian Lepler It’s been six weeks since Magnus has returned from defeating the Fenris Wolf and preventing Ragnarok, otherwise known as doomsday, for now. Since Magnus is the son of Frey, the god of fertility, summer and health, it’s unusual for him to be a warrior in Valhalla. However, he has been training for Ragnarok with
Read moreEver since the terrible night two years ago, Magnus has lived on the streets of Boston with his friends Blitz and Hearth. One day, Magnus finds out that his uncle Randolph, a man his mother warned him to stay away from, is tracking him down. Magnus tries to escape, but soon enough Randolph catches up with him. Randolph begins to
Read moreHave you ever felt like your parents are pushing you to become more like them? Josh Johnson, an eleven-year-old boy, established a club called Dunces Anonymous. Their club anticipated to change the world one parent at a time. First, Josh finds two friends, Wang and Magnolia, and sees them suffering the same problem. For example, Josh and his mom are
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The book Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari dares to make finding love in the age of Tinder and Match.com less confusing than a breakup text. Before diving headfirst into the topic of online dating and communicating over text, Ansari explores dating in earlier and simpler ages. He compares the reasons for getting married nowadays to in the 1900s. For example,
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Be yourself, because everyone else is already taken. This is the theme written throughout the realistic fiction book, Into the Wild Nerd Yonder; yet in a less serious and incredibly witty way. With every written sentence, Jessie; the girl out of all of her friends who is most likely to actually do her homework, comes face to face with every
Read more“Are they always one fight away from not speaking again, or one kiss away from true love?” When Levi moves from California to Wisconsin, he’s the new kid. When Macallan is assigned to show him around school, she’s shy but he’s excited. Later Levi is alone at lunch but Macallan invites him to sit with her friends. After a
Read moreGreg Gaines has not a care in the world, until his mother told him about his some very terrible news. Rachel was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. (Which is where the cancer starts in the bone then it quickly moves into the bloodstream.) Greg Gains becomes her best friend throughout her last couple weeks. Bender
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The name Funny Business implies that the book is funny, that’s why I chose it, but as far as I’m concerned this book doesn’t even scratch the surface of silly. This book contains ten different short stories, each by a different author. These stories were intended to be funny, but they greatly lack a sense of humor. For example, a
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Hamburgers, cake, Hot Pockets, french fries, and bacon are just some of the things comedian Jim Gaffigan writes about in his new hilarious book, Food: A Love Story. The story is about how Jim travels around the country eating. He also has the tendency to over exaggerate the way the food looks, tastes and feels. Also, he explains how his
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