My Favorites: by a teenager


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Book cover for "The shadow throne"
Star rating for The shadow throne
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Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Notes:
Amazing conclusion to trilogy! Even though it doesn't seem possible, this book does have a happy ending. Told by a (probably) 15 year old king, but for the most part acts like an adult. Love his personality!
Description:
Young King Jaron has had nothing but trouble with his advisors and regents since he ascended the throne of Carthya, and now King Vargan of Avenia has invaded the land and captured Imogen--and Jaron must find some way to rescue her and save his kingdom.
Book cover for "The colossus rises"
Star rating for The colossus rises
Series:
Seven wonders volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Notes:
Reminds me a lot of Percy Jackson
Description:
Teens Jack, Marco, Aly, and Cass begin a quest to find seven pieces of Atlantis' power that were hidden long ago and that will, if returned to Atlantis, save them from certain death due to the genetic abnormality that also gives them superior abilities. Teens Jack, Marco, Aly, and Cass begin a quest to find seven pieces of Atlantis's power that were hidden long ago and that will, if returned to Atlantis, save them from certain death due to the genetic...
Book cover for "The diamond of Darkhold"
Star rating for The diamond of Darkhold
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Books of Ember volume 4.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Notes:
Very satisfying ending to the trilogy. The 4th book is a prequel
Description:
When a roamer trades them an ancient book with only a few pages remaining, Lina and Doon return to Ember to seek the machine the book seems to describe in hopes that it will get their new community, Sparks, through the winter.
Book cover for "Ungifted"
Star rating for Ungifted
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.

45. Switch

Book cover for "Switch"
Star rating for Switch
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Average Rating:
4 stars
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The author, Ingrid Law, seems to thrive on hope and alway having someone to count on; the main character is never alone. The writing style also has a out in the country feel and a funny streak, but so do all the other books.
Description:
Gypsy Beaumont's magical savvy switches to its opposite when she learns that her mean and decidedly non-magical grandma has Alzheimer's and is going to move in with her family.
Book cover for "Nightbird"
Star rating for Nightbird
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Notes:
The book starts and you think this is just going to be an ordinary book about a girl in a small town but this is NOT the case!
Description:
Twig, aged twelve, is practically ignored by classmates and other residents of Sidwell, Massachusetts, but gets along fine with just her mother and brother, whose presence must be kept secret, until descendants of the witch who cursed her family move in next door and want to be her friends.
Book cover for "The finisher"
Star rating for The finisher
Series:
Vega Jane volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Notes:
great story, plot, characters beware of British slang and cussing
Description:
When Quentin Herms is chased from his village into the Quag, a dark forest filled with terrifying beasts and murderous Outliers, Vega uses her skills as a talented decoder to uncover dangerous secrets.

48. Risked

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Star rating for Risked
Series:
The missing volume 6.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
never noticed the author's note before. filled with more on the life of the Romanov family. The book is actually very accurate other than the time travelers intervening.
Description:
Jonah, thirteen, and Katherine, eleven, travel through time to 1918 Russia just as Alexei, Anastasia, and the rest of Tsar Nicholas II's family is about to be executed. Author's note includes facts about the Romanov's and the mystery surrounding their deaths.
Book cover for "Railhead"
Star rating for Railhead
Series:
Railhead volume 1.
Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
extremely well developed world and good story. slightly resembles another book by this author called Mortal Engines
Description:
In a world of drones and androids Zen Starling is a human thief, but mostly he just likes to ride the Interstellar Express, the sentient trains that travel through the K gates from planet to planet, something only the Guardians understand--but now the mysterious Raven wants him to steal the Pyxis, an object that could either open up a new gate, challenging the Guardians, or put the entire gate system, and the universe itself in danger.
Book cover for "Impyrium"
Star rating for Impyrium
Series:
Impyrium volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
some darker qualities, but a really well developed story and world
Description:
Two unlikely allies confront a conspiracy that is even bigger and more sinister than they imagine in this high-stakes fantasy.
Book cover for "The people of Sparks"
Star rating for The people of Sparks
Series:
Books of Ember volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
Having escaped to the Unknown Regions, Lina and the others seek help from the village people of Sparks.
Book cover for "Mortal engines"
Star rating for Mortal engines
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Notes:
Author is very good at creating the setting of the story and the plot is unique because of it. However, as good as the story is, the book ends abruptly with a little to much violence. Otherwise, I loved it!
Description:
In the distant future, when cities move about and consume smaller towns, a fifteen-year-old apprentice is pushed out of London by the man he most admires and must seek answers in the perilous Out-Country, aided by one girl and the memory of another.
Book cover for "Everything else in the universe"
Star rating for Everything else in the universe
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
In 1971, twelve-year-old Lucy Rossi's dad returns from Vietnam after losing part of his arm, and her whole family must learn to adjust to a new dynamic, but Lucy's friend Milo unknowingly helps her navigate through this difficult time of fear and uncertainty to realize she is much tougher than she thought.
Book cover for "The runaway king"
Star rating for The runaway king
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Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Notes:
Better than the first. Great characters and twists
Description:
Young King Jaron has taken the throne of Carthya, but after enemies attempt to assassinate him, and a neighboring kingdom threatens invasion, he finds that he has no friends in the palace, not even his bride-to-be, princess Amarinda--and his regents think it would be better for Carthya if he just disappeared again.
Book cover for "The Ability"
Star rating for The Ability
Series:
The Ability volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
While Chris and five other twelve-year-olds learn to make the most of their mental abilities in a secret, government-run school last used in 1977, twins Ernest and Mort are studying under someone with much more sinister motives.

56. Scumble

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Star rating for Scumble
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Mibs's cousin Ledge is disappointed to discover that his "savvy"--the magical power unique to each member of their family--is to make things fall apart, which endangers his uncle Autry's ranch and reveals the family secret to future reporter Sarah.

57. Savvy

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Star rating for Savvy
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Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Notes:
Finished in TWO days!
Description:
Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"--a magical power unique to each member of her family--just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.
Book cover for "Halfway normal"
Star rating for Halfway normal
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Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
Twelve-year-old cancer survivor Norah struggles to fit in at middle school after two years of treatment, but she finds her voice with the help of new friend Griffin, who shares her love of mythology.
Book cover for "The glass spare"
Star rating for The glass spare
Series:
Glass spare volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Notes:
romance even though one is already married to another girl
Description:
After discovering that she has the ability to turn people into gemstones, Wilhemina, the fourth daughter of the wealthiest nation's king, seeks redemption putting herself in the path of a cursed prince who has his own ideas about Wil's power.
Book cover for "Peter and the sword of mercy"
Star rating for Peter and the sword of mercy
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
When shadow creatures search for a secret cache of starstuff that fell to London many centuries ago, Wendy Darling employs the help of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys to protect the Sword of Mercy--the key that unlocks the vault where the starstuff is hidden.