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Parker, N. (2018) Seafire. New York, NY: Penguin Random House LLC On the Bullet Seas, the only thing you can trust is your family.  For Captain Caledonia Styx, that refers to her crew, her sisters.  She had another family once, but that was taken away by Aric Athair bullets.  Her family was murdered, her ship burned, and she was left for dead.  She didn't die though.  Instead she grew stronger, rebuilt her ship, and raised an all girl crew to sail it. Now her new family is being threatened, but this time she's going to give it right back. I absolutely loved this book!  I laughed, I cried, I got angry, I felt tense, and I lusted for adventure.  This book took me for a ride that I'm not ready to get off from.  I can tell you I'll be checking out the sequel, Steeltide, as soon as I can.  The characters are engaging and the setting is so interesting.  It' s sort of a post apocalyptic world, in which those errors of the previous civiliza...

  Sell, C. (2018) The Cardboard Kingdom . New York, NY: Alfred A Knopf. The wicked sorceress and her minions are attacking once again!   Luckily we have the superb knight, and his team of good to combat her evil forces!   When that epic battle finishes, we can all relax at the Dragon’s Head Inn.   What?   Is it time to go home already?    In this amazing graphic novel by Chad Sell and friends, we see the stories of a bunch of neighborhood kids and their summer adventures.   Each kid has their own story, and their own challenges to face.   Even with those real life challenges, they can find solace and kinship just outside in the Cardboard Kingdom.  Everyone can find someone to relate to in these stories, and have a good laugh as well.   The art is great enough to move the story on its own, regardless of dialogue.   I recommend this to any kid, and anybody else who enjoys a heartwarming tale.

  Stevenson, N. (2015) Nimona . New York, NY: HarperTeen Spoilers ahead!   Ballister Blackheart, the biggest name in villainy, has just gained a sidekick.   He didn’t ask for one, she just showed up and inserted herself into his life.   Her name is Nimona, and she’s a shapeshifter. Their 1 st mission together goes a bit awry when she starts killing guards and blows up an entire building.   He has clear rules he has set for himself, and not killing innocents is one of them.   After a stern talking to her, he agrees she can stay on.   Blackheart isn’t so much a villain that is out to cause mass destruction.   Really, he wants to bring down the corrupt institution that is controlling his country and to get revenge on his nemesis, Ambrosius Goldenloin.   Goldenloin took Blackhearts arm after fairly losing a joust.   Blackheart also finds that the institute is hiding a lot of dark secrets.   He sets several plans that st...

Aveyard, V. (2015) Red Queen . New York, NY: Harper Teen In the kingdom of Norta, there are two kinds of people, there are Reds and there are Silvers.   These classes are divided not only by the color of their blood, but the presence of super powers in the Silvers.   They use these powers to oppress the red population into labor and poverty.   Mare Barrows is a red, and one destined for conscription into the army, like her brothers.   Unless you’re apprenticed like her sister Gisa or friend Kilorn, as soon as you turn 18 you’re sent to the trenches.   Mare has no special skills, so she tries to help her family the only way she can, by being a pick-pocket.    That skill is what she plans on using to help Kilorn when his master dies and he is left jobless.   She travels with Gisa to the city to try and steal something worth enough to buy Kilorn’s freedom.   When she fails though, her sister tries and is caught.   As punishment, Gisa...