Redwall: Where Legends are Made by Brian Jaques

Redwall is a book about mice. Not scared mice that cower in their holes, but fighting mice. Cluny the Scourge-a rat-is trying to take over Redwall for himself. Matthias, a descendant of Martin the warrior has to save Redwall. To do that he must find Martin's sword and take it back to Redwall, no simple task. Matthias has to journey through the sparrow king, the democratic shrews and to get the sword, defeat a terrible enemy. This is a long series that you will journey through with excitement. 

Rise Youth Voices in Ink summer 2012 by Badgerdog Summer Camp

Again, I choose to write about and praise another book that will not be found on the shelves. Rise Youth Voices in Ink summer 2012, is a book that was made by 6-10 year old's and was published a a end of the summer camp celebration. I should know, I helped make it. But this book, is more than kids writing stories. These young writers have taken their writing through the editing process, revised the pieces and tried so hard, that you cannot say this is a children's book. Anybody will love reading these stories and seeing the picture these authors have painted. As Hannah Mitchel-Gevirtz says, "Pour your dreams into a cup and drink them with cookies." These writers have poured their dreams on the page. 

Hardy Boys: Extreme Danger by Franklin W. Dixon

When you think of Hardy Boys, you think of people in the 1930's solving mysteries. I just read a book, a new version of the Hardy Boys called Extreme Danger. These are brothers in the 21st century trying to nab bad guys and keep the USA safe. The Hardy Boys go to an extreme sports contest in Philadelphia, and try and catch "Mr.X phantom of the big air games" who is sabotaging the contests. If you love Hardy Boys you will love this, and they have come out with a new set of Hardy Boys comic books, that are also amazing.

Nancy Drew and the Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew was first published in 1930, and has the old-time feel in the books, but readers still love them anyway. In Nancy Drew and the Bungalow mystery,  Nancy and a friend are going out on a boat. Then their boat capsizes, and they are left to swim to shore. But another boat is out in the storm captained by Laura Pendleton. She seems to be a nice girl, but her mother has died recently, and her new guardians seem less than friendly. Follow Nancy through the bungalow mystery, and see twists and turns until they finally resolve the mystery. 

Acton Academy Mystery Stories Anthology by Acton Academy Middle Schoolers

This book called Acton Academy Mystery Stories Anthology, is not an ordinary book. You can't walk in the store and buy it, or search it on amazon and have it delivered to your house in a week. This book was written by the middle school part of my school. And after reading this, you might think this was written by real authors, the way they put their thoughts and ideas on the page. In this book, you will find stories from The Burning Friendship written by Ellie Carpenter, to The Anpsycho by Jack Winters. On the back cover of the book, I found a rubric for writing great mystery stories. Suspense, Clues, Detailed, Strong Characters, are some of the few. And all these stories have a big element of mystery in them, just as these writers were hoping to put. This is an amazing book, and you will never find one quite like it on the shelf.

Boy and Going Solo by Roald Dahl

I just finished reading Roald Dahl's autobiography called Boy (his childhood years) and Going Solo (his RAF years). In his childhood, he does everything mischievous, the Great Mouse Plot and Goat's Tobacco are just a few. In it he quotes "An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details. This is not an autobigraphy. I would never write a history about myself." In going solo Dahl tells us about going to work in Shell, getting sent to East Africa, and enlisting up for the RAF. Roald Dahl writes all his books amazingly, and his autobiography was one of the best.