The Hobbit Book Review

The Hobbit  is written by J.R.R. Tolkien. The Hobbit is the prologue to The Lord of the Rings also written by J.R.R. Tolkien and is a very well known classic. This book starts with, as you might expect, a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo Baggins was a very respected hobbit until one day while he is sitting outside his house Gandalf the wizard came along. He explained to Bilbo that he was looking for someone to share an adventure with and thought he might want to. Bilbo quickly refused but he invited Gandalf to tea,but by the next day he had completely forgotten about inviting Gandalf to tea until he heard his doorbell ring. Bilbo quickly ran to the door but instead of Gandalf there was a dwarf named Dwalin standing there at his door. Pretty soon there was 13 dwarves and Gandalf in Bilbo's house. Gandalf explained to him that they where going on his adventure he had set up, soon he was out his door with Dwalin, Balin, Filli, Killi, Ori, Dori, Nori, Gloin, Oin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur and the leader of their company Thorin Oakenshield on a adventure that would change his life.

The Lord Of The Rings Series Book Review

The Lord of the Rings Series is written by J.R.R Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings is a well known series which has been read by millions of people around the world. In ancient times Sauron,the Dark Lord, forged a ring pouring his power and cruelty into it so that he could rule all the peoples of Middle-Earth. With this ring he began to draw to himself an army to destroy all peoples, but some fought back. An alliance was formed between elves and men to destroy Sauron once and for all.  The Alliance marched to Mordor, stronghold of Sauron, and fought against Sauron's mighty army. The Alliance won that battle and Sauron's great ring was cut from his finger. After many years the ring fell by chance into the possession of the most unlikely person, Frodo Baggins, a hobbit. After Frodo realizes what the ring is and that Sauron is searching for him, he takes off on a quest to destroy the ring with the hobbits, Pippin, Merry and Sam, the elf Legolas, the dwarf Gimli, Gandalf the gray, and men Boromir and Aragorn heir to the throne of Gondor. This book series follows the journeys of the fellowship from the Shire, home of the Hobbits, to Mordor the heart of Sauron's realm.

The Call Of The Wild Book Review

The Call Of The Wild  is a classic written about a dog living in the harsh wilderness of Alaska written by Jack London. Buck is a simple dog living in a small valley in warm southern California. He has a relatively easy life until one night Buck is stolen from his house and is whisked away from southern California and is soon in Alaska where strong, hardy dogs are needed to carry supplies across the wilderness.  He teams up with several other dogs to carry supplies to many different towns in Alaska. But all is not well within the dog team. Spitz, the team leader has developed a grudge against Buck and is finding any way to eliminate Buck! Soon Buck and Spitz find themselves in a showdown. Only one dog will walk out alive and both Buck and Spitz are determined not to be the one left on the ground.

A Spy in Old West Point Book Review

A Spy in Old West Point is written by Anne Emery. A Spy in Old West Point is a story about a 14 year old boy named Jock Fraser in the midst of the Revolutionary War. Jock is the son of George Fraser, a gunsmith who's forge is well known throughout the area. One stormy day, a stranger comes up their road on his horse and stops in front of their house. When he is invited inside he drops a little piece of paper in their bellows near their fire-place. No one in their family sees this except Jock. When the Stranger is packing up to leave he says that if someone comes to their house and says he fights for the Liberty Tree to let him inside their house. Many days later a man comes up to their house, says he fights for the Liberty Tree and is let inside. When the man is let inside, Jock sees him pick up the paper in between their bellows and drops another one in the same spot. So this pattern continues, when one day a man walks up their driveway. The man explains that his name is

Dick Conway a British deserter who used to be a gunsmith's apprentice. When Jock introduces Dick to his father, Dick shows them his gun. Dick's gun was called a Ferguson, a short rifle that loads twice as fast as a regular rifle. When Dick is invited to come and work at Jock's home as a apprentice, Jock's father tells Dick to hide his valuable gun so that no one could see it and try to steal it. For the next year Dick continues to work for Jock's Father when Jock's Father is kidnapped because he was unable to pay his bills (due to the fact that he was unable to make new guns because of iron prices). Jock decides to try to get his father back and grabs the Ferguson gun, when the gun is stolen! How will Jock get his father and the Ferguson! Continue the struggle to survive with Jock's family during the Revolutionary War.

Redwall Book Review



Redwall is written by Brian Jacques. Redwall is the first book in the Redwall series. Matthias is a young, bumbling mouse who lives at the peaceful Redwall Abbey. Redwall Abbey is home to many woodland creatures. After a feast at Redwall Abbey, Matthias and a badger named Constance escort a two mice families to their home, when they are ran of the road by an evil rat named Cluny the Scourge. Matthias and the rest rush back to the Abbey to warn them of Cluny. After a meeting with Cluny, the Abbot realizes that they must prepare for an attack from the dangerous Rat. After many skirmishes the tapestry of Martin the Warrior (the founder of the Abbey) is stolen! Matthias decides he is going to try to take back the Tapestry of Martin the Warrior as the epic battle between Cluny and the Peaceful Redwallers continues.

Iron Scouts of the Confederacy Book Review

     The Iron Scouts of the Confederacy is written by Lee McGiffin. The Iron Scouts of the Confederacy is a non-fictional story that takes place during the Civil War through the eyes of a 14 year old boy named Ben Fane.

Ben lives on a farm in Alabama with his older Brother Gant. Ben and Gant's mother died when they were young so their father had to raise them alone. When the Civil War began Ben's father goes and joins the war where he dies. One day Ben runs into a stranger named Shelby Harris, a Texan who is going to join the Iron Scouts. The Iron Scouts are an elite group of Confederate Scouts under Wade Hampton, a General in the Confederacy. Shelby convinces Gant to go with him to join the Iron Scouts. After Ben is forbade to go with Gant and Shelby because he is to young, he is left to their rich neighbors to be taken care of while Gant is gone. After his brother is gone for weeks,

Ben decides to run away and join his brother in the Iron Scouts! Join him as he travels north on a journey of a lifetime!