Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer is the best book you will ever read!!! Ever!!! Although it’s in the fantasy genre, it has everything- fantasy, adventure, romance, action; it’s every reader’s dream book!!! I’ll give this book five out of five stars, but I’d give it six in a heartbeat if I could!
This was a very interesting, insightful book that centers on a fatal car crash and the aftermath of the incident. When Reggie, a college student in Utah, drives & kills 2 rocket scientists, he is faced with life-changing consequences. This book follows the aftermath of that crash and how Reggie changes from it. The book also includes many science experiments to really show what may have happened at the time of the crash. Was Reggie distracted & texting? Or was it just an unfortunate accident?
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black is an entrancing book about finding your place. This fantasy adventure YA book tells the story of Jude Duarte, a 17 year old girl living in Elfhame, a faerie realm. Things are never easy for her as she navigates this new life, always shamed for being normal where normal wasn't normal. Jude Duarte hates being seen as inferior and all she wants to be is a knight so she can prove her worth.
Ruin and Rising is the grand finale of the Shadow and Bone trilogy, and if you haven't read Shadow and Bone (first book) or Siege and Storm (second book), I would highly recommend that you read them first.
Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People is the eighth book in Dav Pilkey’s hilarious and imaginative series. In this installment, George and Harold accidentally travel to an alternate universe where everything is backward. Instead of their usual friend Captain Underpants, they encounter the evil Captain Blunderpants! George and Harold must figure out how to escape this strange world and stop their villainous doppelgängers before it’s too late.
After a plane crash leaves a group of adolescent boys stranded on a deserted island, they must figure out how to survive. Their initial methods are civilized and orderly, but as the struggle for power takes over, a man’s darkest parts are revealed. With the added obstacles of a terrifying monster and lost hope, will the boys survive?
Othello, also known as “The Moor” is a great general married to Desdemona, the prettiest girl in Venice. When a potential war threatens Cyprus, Othello is shipped off to battle with Desdemona following him. Othello’s third in command, Lago, despises him for his position and power and does everything he can to manipulate and ruin Othello’s life.
When a plane evacuating a group of schoolboys from Britain is shot down, Ralph and the rest of the boys take refuge on an abandon island. During the war, a break from everyone seems nice, and the boys quickly build a shelter and thrive on their new island home. Although everything seems right at first, it’s not long until being cut off from civilization leads some of the boys to turn feral and separate into groups, preparing for war of their own.
Entering his final year at Camp Half Blood, Percy Jackson and his friends are preparing for war against Chronos’ army. As the time before war ticks down, Percy must learn the secrets of Achilles and the River Styx to face Chronos in battle. Percy relies on the son of Hades, Nico D'Angelo to guide him through the Underworld so that he may find triumph in the battle.
When the mysterious Labyrinth opens up, Percy is sent on a quest with his friends Annabeth and Grover to discover the secrets of the Labyrinth. They also seek to find anything they can use to protect Camp Half Blood from Kronos’ army. As they search, they work to discover Ariadne’s string, which is said to be able to guide anyone through the Labyrinth.
