Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Book review

“Newt” Scamander, a wizard from the United Kingdom is fascinated by creatures from the wizarding world!

Newt goes on a trip around the world, learning, helping, and teaching other wizards and witches about these creatures, slowly writing a book about them. He writes about creatures such as the Niffler, Ocammy, Puffskein, and Kelpie. Explaining what they look like, their habits and where they’re found.

This book is very good, although the introduction takes up a quarter of the book, which for people who don’t like reading introductions is kind of inconvenient. And, in a way this book is more like an encyclopedia which is in my opinion a bit strange… But I never said that its bad, just uniquely strange!!!

In the end, my personal opinion is that this book is awesome and should be read by every human being from pre-teens to adults, this is generally for people who like to learn about stuff even if what they’re learning isn’t true!

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning

 Book Review: A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning

The first novel in a series of thirteen, The Bad Beginning is full of mystery, problems and despair.  When the parents of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire perish in a terrible fire one horrible day while the children are at Briny Beach, Violet and her siblings are left with nothing but each other and a banker, who is worse than horrible at keeping them out of danger. When the orphans are sent to live with the dreadful Count Olaf, they find misfortune at every turn, and as the series continues the Baudelaires uncover a mystery that seems unwilling to be solved. With Count Olaf stopping at nothing to acquire their fortune and make them miserable, their lives truly become a series of unfortunate events.

 Lemony Snicket's writing is intriguing and readers will find it incomparable to anything that they have ever read before. With the occasional bits of strange humor and clever loopholes that are completely unpredictable anyone reading this book will never want it to end. Unfortunately, as the series continues, some of the earlier books tend to get slightly repetitive and the later books very confusing. Even though Lemony Snicket frequently tells you not to read this book, for lovers of tragic tales and mystery adventures, this book and entire series is a must read.

 By: Bradi

The Shrunken Head Author: Lauren Oliver and H.C Chester                   
As curious as a novel can be, The Shrunken Head brings your imagination to life. Four unique orphans blessed with extraordinary abilities, go on terrifying adventures after their cursed Amazonian shrunken head was stolen. Orphans Phillipa, Sam, Thomas and Max, go on an adventure that leads into murders and horrifying memories that they can never forget.
 The Shrunken Head has a mysterious story line and a lot of crazy characters like Hugo, the elephant man. There are a lot of twists and turns and frightening events. Authors Lauren Oliver and H.C Chester make this book come to life, by giving characters like Max, Phillipa, Sam and Thomas somewhat realistic abilities.
Verdict: The Shrunken Head is recommended for ages 10-13 who enjoy reading adventurous novels. Readers will be curious about what will
happen next as The Curiosity House novels continue.  

by Zaiden

Ghosts

Through rough times and sad decisions, life to Maya is still the best it could be.  Maya is an 8 year old girl that loves and wants to go on adventures in her new town of Baîa de la Luna. A place she moved to in order to help her lung problem. Maya tries and tries her best to do what she loves even though it’s too much for her lungs, but not for her spirit. Cat, her 11 year old sister, despised moving to Baîa de La Luna. That is, until she warms up to it and starts to believe in ghosts and see them. Their new neighbor, Carlos takes them on risky adventures that turn into the best times, until the unthinkable happens. That’s when hearts are broken. Readers will find this realistic, yet it’s a fiction story. Raina, the author also writes outstanding comic books of her childhood. Verdict: This book has lots of twists and turns that will make you want to read all her books. It appears that this book is for teenage girls but boys might love it too. This book is number one on my list and I hope it’s on yours!

By: Quinn L

I am Number Four: Book Seven

I am Number Four

Ava M

Lorien, the most beautiful planet in all the galaxies, is where it all started. Nine children, nine adults and a ship to take them to their final destination, Earth.
Throughout the series, we follow John Smith (Number Four) all over the world with his
Mentor Cêpan Henri and his Chimera, Bernie Kosar to escape the Mogadorians. One day, Four and Henri end up in Paradise City where Four meets his newfound best friend, Sam Goode, but that’s part of the first book (which you should also read). In between book one and book seven, Four finds the rest of the Garde and attempts to win the war. At the end of book seven, Earth is pretty much destroyed, there are no Cêpans and only a few of the Garde are left.
Everyone who reads this book will find that Pittacus Lore has a way of keeping you on the edge of your seat. After every chapter, he finds a way to leave you on a cliff hanger. He also switches the Garde you are following which adds to the suspense of each page. It is mezmorizing how Pittacus Lore brings you into the magically mythical world of his characters. Everyone who takes an interest in inter galactic adventures should read these books!
By: Ava M.