Maximum Ride by James Patterson

Maximum Ride is a fantastic and thrilling series by James Patterson. Most of your parents have probably previously read books by this renowned author, but he didn't have books for tweens/teens/or absolutely anyone to read and enjoy. That is, until he released Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment.
There are now 5 books in the Maximum Ride series, as of March 16th, 2009. The books are as follows:

1. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment


2. Maximum Ride: Schools Out Forever


3. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports


4. Maximum Ride: The Final Warning


5. Maximum Ride: MAX (the last one that came out, on the 16th)

By the way, here is a disclaimer. If you read the fourth one, and like some people, including myself, found it kind of dissapointing compaired to the others, and decided they weren't going to read the 5th, which I myself finished last night- READ THE 5th ONE! It is SO awesome.

Back to my reviewing the whole series....

I give this page-turning series a 6/5 stars. Get what I mean? For me it ranks up there with Harry Potter. YAY!

The books are centered around Maximum Ride, and her flock, who have just escaped from a wretched 'school' or that's what they call it. Actually, its a lab where people do horrifying experiments to many humans and other creatures. Maximum Ride has been experimented on, along with the rest of her 'flock'. The flock consists of a group of kids with the same 'difference' and that have always stayed together since their escape.

The big difference between her, her flock, and the rest of the human race is this.
She is 98% human. and 2% Avian. Incase you don't know what that means... That's bird.

Her and her flock all have wings. They can fly. Among other special abilities that they have or aquire throughout the series. Max is the leader of the group and takes care of the rest of her flock. She is 14, along with Fang and Iggy, also 14, Nudge 11, Gazzy 8, and Angel 6.

They live their lives trying to escape the evil counterparts of the school trying to hunt them down and..........

......You'll have to read it.

No but literally, this is an absolute MUST read. So, get the book, buy it, get it from your local library, listen to it on cd, get it for your kindle, WHATEVER you do, read these books. :)

For an excerpt from the first maximum ride book go here. Also on that site you can get more info on the series, excerpts from the rest of the Maximum Ride series, info on the author,etc...

-Cat.

Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley

I read this book and I thought it was awesome! There's this part in the book where Bella's friend Julian ignores her in front of his friends because he's embaressed of her, and I can totally relate to that.

Synopsis

Left by her father, an arrogant and unpleasant knight, to be raised by her wet nurse after her mothers death, Bella is an imaginative and attractive child whose best friend is the wet nurses previous charge, Prince Julian of Moranmoor. It is not until her father summons her that she is told that the loving people with whom she has spent her childhood are not her true family. She finds his household miserable, her new stepmother unwelcoming, and no place to sleep but the kitchen. Using familiar ingredients including a pair of glass slippers and a magic ring as well as the legend of a Worthy Knight with a halo of heavenly fire, the author has brewed a magical elixir that will warm the hearts of readers who like their adventures set in medieval worlds, and who appreciate a bit of a love story as well. Bella is a worthy heroine, capable in the kitchen and courageous enough to journey to a foreign land to warn Prince Julian and attempt to forestall the reopening of the war between Moranmoor and Brutanna. As a bonus, she has inherited her mothers magic touch that comforts all who come in contact with her–a gift that she hardly needs to accomplish her political task but that revives the spirits of a stepsister, still mourning her own father. More than a reworking of the familiar, this is a 21st-century fairy tale, thoroughly enjoyable in its own right.

Magyk by Angie Sage

Magyk by Angie Sage (Book One of the Septumus Heap trilogy)
I've read this book before, and the second, however I forgot what happened in both, and really wanted to finish the series- so, what was I going to do? Well, most people would probably look up the book, or something, and sorta cheat. I am not that person. I had to read the books over again.

First off. Don't be afraid. Yes, I know, I sound entirely insane. Why do I say that? Because the book is over 500 pages long. Before I read the book initially, I was scared, even though I had read Harry Potter books, I don't think I realized that there were books that were as long (or longer). It's a really good book, and if you get into it, which most do- it's a pretty quick read. Although that might just be me. But, you know, whatever. Now, for the actual review.

The book is about secrets. Sort of a mystery, but more of a fantasy. If you like, Harry Potter, you'll like these books. If you don't- depending on the reason- you'll still probably like the book. The books can be kind of hard to get into, but once you do, the world of Septimus Heap, sucks you in like a black hole. :D Hope you don't mind my comparison. (You'll learn I'm quite odd.) The story revolves around the mystery of Septimus Heap, first his death, then the mystery of whom he might be. There's also the wonder of Jenna, who always knew she was different then the other members of the big Heap family, for various reasons. She has a secret she doesn't know of.

I like this book, along with many other people, because there's hardly a boring moment. It has many twists and turns, and many things and people happen that you would have NEVER expected, no matter your wildest thoughts, unless you skipped ahead or were told. So I recommend this book. I won't say much more- because if I did, I would probably reveal many things and spoilers that you would much rather read. So who is Jenna really? Is the seventh son of a seventh son- or Septimus, really dead? Will darkness rise again? What's going to change? If you wonder about any of these questions, READ THE BOOK! I think you'll like it.

Thanks for reading. For more info on the Septimus Heap series, go to http://www.septimusheap.com/

From CAT!

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

I think Artemis Fowl is probably one of the best book series ever written! I'll say it's for kids 10 and up because if you were younger you might not understand some of the plot line. Also, at the bottom of each page of the book there is part of a long secret message that you have to decipher on your own!

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. With two trusty sidekicks in tow, he hatches a cunning plot to divest the fairy-folk of their pot of gold. Of course, he isn't foolish enough to believe in all that "gold at the end of the rainbow" nonsense. Rather, he knows that the only way to separate the little people from their stash is to kidnap one of them and wait for the ransom to arrive. But when the time comes to put his plan into action, he doesn't count on the appearance of the extra-small, pointy-eared Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaisance) Unit--and her senior officer, Commander Root, a man (sorry, elf) who will stop at nothing to get her back.

and I know this is ALSO not a report

so, I know this isn't a report, but I don't really have time to write one right now, its about fifteen minutes till my bed time, but I will update this later. anyway, another good book is Flipped which is by the same person who wrote that one that Starr wrote about, the Keyes one?
Anyway, its about this girl, and this boy, and at first the girl likest the guy, and then the guy likes her, but she doesn't like him, anyway, this might sound really weird and annoying, but there is a lot more that goes on in the book. I would say this is for ten and ups.

Treasure in the Royal Tower by Carolyn Keene

This is an awesome Nancy Drew book! It's not one of the original Carolyn Keene stories but it still is a great mystery. There is also a PC computer game, with the same title made by the company "Herinteractive"

Synopsis

Nancy Drew takes a vacation in Wisconsin when the library of the place she is vacationing at is vandalized. Nancy, along with her friends George Fayne and Bess Marvin, must survive an unknown assailant while discovering the secret passageway's inside of an old castle.