Dragons In Our Midst Series

Dragons In Our Midst Series is written by Bryan Davis.  In the series there are four books,
Raising Dragons, The Candelstone,  Circles of Seven and Tears of a Dragon. It's about how back when King Arthur and the Round Table existed. At that time many dragons existed in the world both evil and good. A group of knights whose friends and family had been killed by the evil dragons swore to kill all the dragons in the world not realizing that not all dragons had evil intentions. Thousands of years later almost all of the dragons had been killed only a few remained in human form. One of those dragons was Billy's father. when Billy turned thirteen he developed the ability to breathe fire and set off the school fire alarm on accident with his breath. That's when his parents tell him about his dragon heritage and about the ancestors of the dragon slayers trying to find his family and kill him! Their is also another person at Billy's school who is part dragon. Bonnie Silver is the new person at his school moving from Montana to West Virginia after the Dragon Slayers discovered her mom and killed Bonnie's mom. Bonnie's dragon trait is the wings in which she hides in a backpack to keep from people from seeing them. Billy and Bonnie are able to keep their secret until one of the Dragon Slayers who is also Billy and Bonnie's principal discover their secret! Will Billy and Bonnie be able to survive the Dragon Slayers attacks? And this is just in the first book! through the whole series Billy and Bonnie go through some amazing adventures while through it all they learn to trust God in everything that happens.

Cheaper By The Dozen

Cheaper By The Dozen  is an funny autobiography about Frank B. Gilbreth written by his children, Ernestine Carey and Frank Gilbreth Jr. This book takes you through this amazing man's life from when he was a child to the day he died. Frank B. Gilbreth was a motion study expert during the early 1900's. He was hired by companies to hurry up their production of products. Frank Gilbreth had 12 children, six girls and six boys.He also had great interest in the production of moving pictures and photography, although he wasn't very good at it. This book is extremely funny. And if you would like a good laugh this is the book for you.

Around The World In 80 Days

Around The World In Eighty Days is written by Jules Verne. Around The World In Eighty Days a classic about a rich man named Phileas Fogg who makes a bet in which Phileas Fogg has to travel around the world in eighty days. Although at first his journey starts off well he comes across a delay because the railway on which he is traveling on hasn't completed the railway yet so Phileas Fogg and his servant Passerpout and him are stuck in a village  until they find some sort of transportation. Luckily, they find an elephant which they rent and soon are on their way, but on  their way they run across a fierce group of savages and a English detective named Fix,  who is determined to stop Phileas Fogg because he is a suspected for robbing a bank in London. Will Phileas Fogg and Passerpout be able to finish their journey in eighty days or will Fix stop them from completing their journey and arrest Phileas Fogg?

A Way Through The Sea

A Way Through The Sea  is written by Robert Elmer. It tells about the Jews in Denmark during World War II through the eyes of a eleven year old boy named Peter Andersen his twin sister, Elise and their Jewish friend, Hendrick. The whole story deals with the growing hostility in Denmark towards the Jews until finally Hendrick and his family has to escape, but stuff starts going wrong. Hendrick's family was supposed to leave with about twenty other Jews during the night, but when some of the Jews start to panic, Hendrick gets switched to a different car. Then, the car leaves without him and then the car gets captured by German soldiers! Peter and Elise help Hendrick get to the dock, where they hope the boat he was supposed to leave on hasn't left yet, but it's gone! Then, Hendrick slips and breaks his arm! Now the only other way Hendrick can escape is by a small rowboat and because he broke his arm Peter and Elise has to go with him, while German subs patrol the water! Join Peter, Elise and Hendrick as they find A Way Through The Sea.

The Bellmaker

The Bellmaker is written by Brian Jaques and is the seventh book in the Redwall series. The Bellmaker is about Joseph the Bellmaker. His daughter, Mariel and her friend Dandin the mouse have been gone from Redwall Abbey for four seasons and he is starting to get worried about them. Then, Joseph has a dream from Martin the Warrior, founder of the Abbey, telling Joseph to go and search for his daughter, telling him where she would be. In Joseph's dream, Martin tells him that four others should go with him, Durry the hedgehog, kepper of the cellars in Redwall, Rufe Brush the squirrel, Bell ringer for the Abbey, Foremole, leader of all the moles in Redwall and Hon. Rosie, former scout of the Long Patrol. Together with the Guosim shrews (Guerrilla Union Of Shrews In Mossflower) leaves on the  ship The Pearl Queen, Captained by the sea otter Finnbarr Galedeep, where they get more than they bargained for, getting chased by pirates, attacked by a shark, get caught in a storm where Rosie and Durry almost get killed and they almost get swept into a giant whirlpool! And they still had not found Mariel and Dandin! The Bellmaker is my favorite book in the Redwall Series and I hope you enjoy it to.

The Sable Quean

The Sable Quean is written by Brian Jaques and is the Twenty-first book in the Redwall series. It follows the journey of Buckler, a hare from Salamandastron and a member of the Long Patrol. Buckler was sent by the badger lord, Brang, with a fat hare named Diggs to Redwall to deliver two bellropes to the Abbess Majoram. On the way to Redwall they meet a shrewmaid named Flib and together they head to Redwall. Again, they run into someone and this time it is "The Witherspyk Performing Players" led by Oakheart the hedgehog and his wife Dymphina. Together with Oakheart's mom, Crumfriss and Oakheart's nine children, (four of which are adopted), form "The Witherspyk Performing Players".  They are also going to Redwall and they agree to go to Redwall together although, that night while Flib and the hedgehog twins, Jiddle and Jinty, are sleeping on the bank of the river Moss, everbody else is sleeping on a boat owned by Oakheart. Flib and the twins are kidnapped by Zwilt the shade under the command of the Sable Quean! Join Buckler and Diggs, with Log-a-Log Jango Bigboat, father of Flib, his Guosim shrews and Skipper of Otters

 as they search Mossflower woods for Flib and other Dibbuns, (a name for little ones at Redwall), who are captured by the Sable Quean!

Rakkety Tam Book Review

Rakkety Tam  is written by Brian Jacques, the author of the Redwall Series which it is the 17th book in the series. Rakkety Tam is about the name of the book and his partner Wild Doogy. they are under the service of Squirrelking Araltum and Drayqueen Idga two really fat, pompous squirrels who throw Rakkety Tam and Doogy in jail just because they refused to carry their Royal Banner!

While on a parade around there small kingdom, they get attacked by a ferocious wolverine named Gulo and his band of evil foxes! Gulo's group killed many of the squirrels in the parade while Araltum and Idga escaped with a couple of there captains. Idga and Araltum then sent Tam and Doogy after Gulo, not to try to avenge the dead squirrels but only to get their royal banner that had been stolen! Join Tam and Doogy as they chase Gulo with the Long Patrol (hares from the mountain called Salamandastron) throughout a gigantic wood named Mossflower which is right next to the abbey, Redwall.

Treasure Island Book Review

Treasure Island is a great book written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Treasure Island is split into six sections The Old Buccaneer, The Sea Cook, My Shore Adventure, The Stockade, My Sea Adventure and Captain Silver. The Old Buccaneer is about how Jim Hawkins the son of an owner of a inn named the Admiral Benbow meets a old sailor who stays at his father's inn and results in him going

with Squire Trelawney and doctor Livesey on a ship looking for treasure the trip to the island according to the old sailor's map has a pirate captain's treasure on it! After being betrayed by over three quarters of the crew the remaining faithful go to an old stockade on the island and prepare for and attack! Treasure Island is one of my favorite books and I highly recommend reading it.

The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe is written by C.S Lewis. The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe  starts off in England where four siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, are sent to the home of Professor Kirke in Northern England due to bombing raids during World War II when Lucy finds a mysterious wardrobe in a backroom in Professor Kirke's gigantic mansion! The wardrobe Lucy finds out leads to a wonderful world called Narnia! Lucy meets a faun named Mr. Tumnus who invites her over to his house for tea. There after almost getting betrayed by Mr. Tumnus to the evil White Witch, who can turn anybody to stone, Mr. Tumnus leads her back to the wardrobe and back to her own world. There, Lucy tells her other siblings about her magical journey but nobody believes her.  One day Lucy decides to go back to Narnia when she is followed by Edmund! In Narnia Edmund runs into the White Witch!

The Wind In The Willows Book Review

The Wind in the Willows is written by Kenneth Grahame. The Wind in the Willows is a story about three friends the Rat, the Mole and the wayward Toad who goes through many adventures mostly resulting in Toad's habit to get easily excited by many things including boats, horse drawn carriages and his most recent occupation-- cars! Join these three friends and the mysterious Badger on many journeys and adventures including Toad getting thrown in jail in The Wind in the Willows.