Reviews by Tag: adventure

Teen Review
City of the Dead book cover

City of the Dead

By James Ponti
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Mia M.
Mar 1, 2024

City of the Dead is an adventure novel that follows the City Spies. They are a group of young spies that take on missions that adults can’t, and in this book they take on their most complicated mission yet. It takes them from the British Museum to Berlin all the way to Cairo. And, guess what, there’s a spy amongst the spies (better known as a mole). 

Teen Review
The Serpent's Secret: Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond

The Serpent's Secret: Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond

By Sayantani Dasgupta
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Aakanksha R.
Jan 3, 2024

Summary: In The Serpent's Secret: Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond by Sayantani Dasgupta, the main character is Kiranmala, a twelve-year-old girl of Indian heritage. One day, Kiranmala discovers that she is not an ordinary girl but a princess from another dimension. She is determined to rescue her parents and save both her world and the Kingdom Beyond from the evil demon king, Serpent. However, what stands in her way are various mythological creatures, magical beings, and sinister forces working against her.

Teen Review
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The First to Die at the End

By Adam Silvera
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Siera
Dec 14, 2023

The First to Die at the End is the prequel to the book, They Both Die at the End, where two strangers spend a life-changing day together after the Death-Cast makes their first calls. It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can the Death-Cast predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax? 

Teen Review
Lord of the Flies book cover

Lord of the Flies

By William Golding
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Dec 8, 2023

Lord of the Flies revolves around a group of young boys that become trapped on an island. They are left to survive by themselves as they attempt to discover civilization, chaos, and the impact of an individual on a community. The book allows for the discussion of many critical aspects of civilization, the fragility of communities, and the power of self-interest.

Teen Review
Lord of the Flies book cover

Lord of the Flies

By William Golding
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Neil
Dec 8, 2023

The Lord of the Flies is a compelling novel set during World War 2, about a group of British boys whose plane crashed, leaving them stranded on an uninhabited island. All boys are around 12 and younger. Since there are no adults, they have to form their own society, and elect a boy named Ralph as leader. He appoints Jack, a power-hungry kid who was leader of his choir, as second-in-command, who is in charge of all the hunters now.

Teen Review
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One False Note

By Gordon Korman
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Layla M.
Oct 27, 2023

One False Note is the second book in the 39 Clues series. Dan and Amy Cahill follow the life of Mozart the famous composer. They must travel through Austria to find a clue while their evil relatives are right on their tail. Will Dan and Amy find the clue first? 

Teen Review
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The Lightning Thief

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Sara
Oct 6, 2023

The Lightning Thief from the Percy Jackson series follows the story of a boy in New York who realizes he's half-blooded, his father is a Greek god. The story follows him as he tries to figure out who his godly parent is.  Percy and his new group of half-blooded friends must go on a mission to return a lightning bolt to Zeus from an evil titan. On the way, Percy learns where he can fit in and where he belongs. The book has themes of identity and living up to one's full potential based on the opinions of others.

Teen Review
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Enrique's Journey

By Sonia Nazario
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Liam L.
Oct 2, 2023

In this book, author, Sonia Nazario, follows a young boy named Enrique on his journey from Honduras to the United States where his mother lives in hopes that all of his problems will get better. While on the journey, Enrique faces many obstacles and hardships but remains determined to meet his mother again. 

Teen Review
Peak

Peak

By Roland Smith
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jul 27, 2023

Peak by Roland Smith is a story about a fourteen-year-old boy named Peak Marcello. After Peak is arrested for scaling a New York City skyscraper, he is left with two choices. He can either go into Juvenile Detention or he can go live with his long-lost father, Josh Wood, who runs a climbing company in Thailand. Peak decides to take his father's offer, but he quickly learns that the request came with a few strings attached. Josh Woods wants Peak to be the youngest person to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

Teen Review
Trapped by Sigmund Brouwer

Trapped

By Sigmund Brouwer
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Jul 10, 2023

Trapped by Sigmund Brouwer is a gripping thriller that follows the story of Owen and his friends as they embark on a seemingly innocent adventure to explore an abandoned mine. However, their exploration takes a sinister turn when they become trapped underground, facing the harsh realities of darkness, fear, and dwindling supplies. As tensions rise and secrets are revealed, the group must confront their deepest fears and work together to find a way out before time runs out.

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