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The Boy Who Went Magic by A.P. Winter

The Boy Who Went Magic by A.P. Winter

by Megan Stevens | Jan 11, 2019 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Tweens

A. P. Winter’s middle grade, fantasy novel, The Boy Who Went Magic, is a tale of ancient magic, a scheming royal prince, adventurers, a boy learning how to be brave, and flying ships. Bert, an orphan who grew up at a boarding school, goes on a field trip with his...
Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter

Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter

by Megan Stevens | Jul 19, 2018 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Young Adult

Ally Carter’s suspenseful thriller, Not If I Save You First, is a young adult novel that combines action, adventure, and survival as well as the elements of friendship and hope. Madeleine (Maddie) Rose Manchester is the daughter of a Secret Service agent who protects...
The Seethe by Mike Gullickson

The Seethe by Mike Gullickson

by Eric Stalker | Jul 17, 2018 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science Fiction, Sponsored, Young Adult

Kacey Edwards yearns to find a way to break free from the small town she has known her entire life. Her hopes of becoming a veterinarian and finally escaping from her broken family are constantly shaken by the reality that her family cannot afford to pay for even the...
The Guardian and the Oak Tree by Ty Dubowsky

The Guardian and the Oak Tree by Ty Dubowsky

by Barbara Cothern | Nov 22, 2017 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, NW Publishers, Portland Publishers, Sponsored, Uncategorized, Young Adult

Try lives with his mother, sister, and two brothers in a small house in a village by the sea. Try’s father vanished at sea several years prior, but Try is not lonely because he has two good friends: Tallest, a large oak tree in the woods, and Hope, a star who watches...
War Cry by Wilbur Smith

War Cry by Wilbur Smith

by L Ruby Hannigan | Sep 26, 2017 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction

War Cry is a Courtney Family epic, the fifteenth novel in the series. New in this series is Saffron Courtney, daughter of Leon Courtney, the big-game hunter in Africa. In this post war story, Saffron is growing into an inquisitive young lady who rides horses like the...
Martians Abroad by Carrie Vaughn

Martians Abroad by Carrie Vaughn

by Addison Fleming | May 12, 2017 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science Fiction

Polly and her twin brother, Charles, live among other Earth transplants on one of Earth’s many off-world colonies on Mars. Polly fears her plans of becoming a pilot are ruined when her mother, the director of the Mars Colony, forces them to attend school on Earth....
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