From the back cover: Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities? When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. (And you, dear reader, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end just four very special children will succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission … [Read more...] about The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart: C+
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Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir: A-
From the back cover: New York Times best-selling author Alison Weir has earned her reputation as the preeminent historian of British royalty. Now with Innocent Traitor, Weir utilizes her vast knowledge and captivating narrative style to craft her first historical novel, choosing Lady Jane Grey—the most sympathetic heroine of Tudor England—as her enthralling subject. The … [Read more...] about Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir: A-
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay: B
From the back cover: Dexter Morgan appears to be the perfect gentleman. He is handsome and polite, and has been in a relationship for nearly a year and a half. Yet appearances can be deceiving, for Dexter is a serial killer who has slain many people. But in this tale, he's the good guy, for there is one little twist—Dexter only snuffs out other murderers. When another … [Read more...] about Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay: B
The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket: A-
From the back cover: Dear Reader, If this is the first book you found while searching for a book to read next, then the first thing you should know is that this next-to-last book is what you should put down first. Sadly, this book presents the next-to-last chronicle of the lives of the Baudelaire orphans, and it is next-to-first in its supply of misery, despair, and … [Read more...] about The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket: A-
The Suicide King by Robert Joseph Levy: C+
From the back cover: A rash of student suicides sweeps through Sunnydale High, jolting the community. When the newly arrived grief counselor ends up killing himself, Buffy and the gang begin to suspect there's something supernatural to blame. Soon one of their own begins to show signs of debilitating despondency, and it becomes a race against time for the Slayer to defeat the … [Read more...] about The Suicide King by Robert Joseph Levy: C+