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We the Children: Book One in Benjamin Pratt & The Keepers of the School by Andrew Clements
Publisher : Atheneum Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) Date : April 2010 Page Count : 160 Reading Level : Ages 8-12 BOOK DESCRIPTION: Benjamin Pratt's school is about to become the site of a new amusement park. It sounds like a dream come true! But lately, Ben has been wonder if he's going to like an amusement park in the middle of his town—with all the buses and traffic and eight dollar slices of pizza. It's going to change everything. And, Ben is not so big on all the new changes in his life, like how his dad has moved out and started living in the marina on what used to be the "family” sailboat. Maybe it would be nice if the school just stayed as it is. He likes the school. Loves it, actually. It's over 200 years old and sits right on the harbor. The playground has ocean breezes and the classrooms have million dollar views.... MILLION DOLLAR views. And after a chance—and final—run-in with the school janitor, Ben starts to discover that these MILL
FANG by James Patterson
Reading Level: Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Date: March 15, 2010 Page Count: 336 pages Book Description: Being a kid with wings--constantly on the run--has never been easy, and Max and her flock are getting tenser than ever. First, on a trip to Africa, they meet a mysterious billionaire whose intense scrutiny of the flock makes her fear the worst. Then, a cryptic message from a young girl arrives, warning them "The sky will fall." And as if an impending apocalypse weren't bad enough, canny birdkid Angel makes a dire prophecy about Max's soul mate: Fang will be the first to die. Max's desperate desire to protect Fang brings the two closer than ever. But can the team weather the storm, or will the turmoil rip them apart for the last time? My Review: This latest installment of James Patterson’s Maximum Ride series is yet another fast paced thriller. With chapters ranging from around three to five pages, I found myself