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Secrets are in the air. Water deep and gloomy, an old boat with wood that's rotting. Suspense as they boarded the boat. Worry that they would get caught before they set sail. Gloria Whelan is an American poet, short story writer, and novelist. She writes books for children and young adults. She won many awards such as the annual National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2000 for Homeless Bird. Goodbye Vietnam by Gloria Whelan is not part of a series. This book is about a 12 or 13 year old girl named Mai who is from a small village during the Vietnamese war. When her community is threatened, Mai, who is one among many, steals away in the cover of night. Getting onto an old, crowded boat just to feel safe, She tries to escape with her family to a new world with towering buildings and a loud atmosphere. This book is a new favorite read! The main character Mai is in her early teens (12 or 13) yet her experience is so intense that she acts like an adult. The author uses her topic to escape and elaborates with many conflicts between the protagonist and the society, disease, and the forces of nature. She creates an entire persona for each character with a distinct personality. The author uses sentence structure in a way that you can almost live in the book through the sentences. Gloria Whelan brings many ideas and opinions into the short span of 14 chapters and leaves you longing for more. If you are a fan of historical fiction, action, escape, and refugees then this is the book for you! I recommend this book for ages 7-14

In 1490s, there is a 12-years old boy named Fabrizio, met an princess, Teresina, who believed in the ghost, an ghost of his brother, an prince, in the disguise as a kitchen boy named Rinaldo who is actually himself Prince Lorenzo, who got sent all the way to Rome for something. Fabrizio, who is a servant to an magician, Mangus the Magician, got wounded up in murder of Teresina's tutor, Adetto. I totally recommend this book, I rate this 5 stars! I just love how the author, Avi, writes his book with murders, suspense, and some of comedy!

Fahrenheit 451 was written over 60 years ago by Ray Bradbury which makes it even more impressive how well it has stood the test of time being relatable to the age we're living in today. But basically, the government has enlisted the help of "firefighters" whose job is actually to do just the opposite. Burn all of the books and the homes that house them. Guy Montag, is one such firefighter who meets a very odd peculiar girl named Clarisse. They actually become great friends despite their very distinct lifestyle differences. Clarisse asks very interpersonal, even intimate questions at times which starts causing Guy Montag to ask questions about his own life. As I went on, I was pleasantly surprised. It is one of those books that you could read time and time again and notice something new each and every time. Faber has to be one of my favorite characters. From what I’ve read, he has no ulterior motive and seems fully focused on preserving literature in such a broken world. My image of Faber actually lies in the basis of the kind, very wise grandfather figure many people have in their lives. Someone who has seen it all done it all for you to confide in. I really see this at work assessing Guy Montag’s attachment to Faber. At the moment, Montag is desperately trying to reach Faber with a crippled body that was a result of a standoff with Captain Beatty that actually resulted in his death! Now, Montag on the run makes it to Faber's home is able to throw his scent off in order to escape from the hound, an automaton robot dog that is described with spider legs and a needle housed in its neck that kills upon contact. Montag ends up with a group of homeless folk who protect the memory of literature in their heads. Each one of them has memorized a piece of literature they believed needed to be reserved. What you don't really take note of during all of the action of Montag escaping from the authorities and the dreadful hound is that in the midst of all of this, a war has begun. However, set in the future, we forget that war has a totally different meaning. War meant weapons of mass destruction which therefore means massive collateral damage. In the aftermath of a nuclear attack that leveled the city, Bradbury describes the legend of the Phoenix dying and rising from the ashes. Similar to the Phoneix, humanity would rise again from the ashes of destruction again and again and again. All in all, Fahrenheit 451 is a thought provking, moving story that I highly, highly reccomend!

Another amazing Wings of Fire graphic novel from author Tui T. Sutherland and illustrator Mike Holmes! This book was a spectacular addition to the bestselling series, and I really enjoyed it. Wings of Fans, get ready to see the world of Pyrrhia through a whole new look—get ready to find great illustrations, cool characters, and of course, lots of adventure! Summary: After Clay, Tsunami, Glory, Starflight, and Sunny escaped from the clutches of Queen Scarlet, an evil dragon who would do anything to kill them, they have found their next destination—the ocean, which is also home to Tsunami’s dragon tribe, the SeaWings. They recently found out that the ruler of the SeaWings is Queen Coral, Tsunami’s mother, which means she’s the lost heir—the missing princess—right from the scrolls she’s read and fantasized about for her whole life. Prepared to dive under the ocean and see what lies below, she’s completely ready to meet her mother and the royal family. But the SeaWings aren’t as placid as they look—they’re completely different from what Tsunami expected. In just a few days, she finds herself overwhelmed by these dragons’ lifestyle, loyalties, and secrets. But there’s one thing she’s sure of: there is danger in Queen Coral’s Palace—and she—Tsunami, the brave, bossy, impulsive dragon who always runs headlong into battle to protect her friends—must stop it. Can she find out what the danger is? Or will it be too late? Read this book to find out! Overall, I though this book was phenomenal, and I rate it 5/5 stars. I recommend it for readers who are always craving a good book, or like Wings of Fire!

it has a small mystery that you may need to solve and is a 2 to 3-day read if you read for 15 minutes a day

"What a tangled mess we weave when first we practice to deceive." - Sir Walter Scott. Oh, my gosh! This was probably my absolute favorite BSC book! It was so action packed and very enjoyable to read. When Stacey's workaholic father wants to take Stacey on a two-week vacation, Stacey knows exactly where she wants to go...Fire Island. That's where her boyfriend Robert is going to be vacationing with his family. Not telling her father know that Robert is going to be there, Stacey and her dad go to Fire Island, along with Claudia. But, along the way, Stacey's lies slowly begin to come to the surface. At first, they're no big deal. But after a while, Stacey's "white" lies begin to form a wedge between Claudia and Stacey's dad. So, when a surprising encounter with her father, Stacey's plan of seeing Robert begin to unravel. Soon, everyone hears about Stacey's lies and it becomes a terrible mess. I loved this book. Despite the romantic, fanciful cover, this book has a lot of heavy things. This book teaches the importance of never lying. In the book, the reader can see how Stacey's lies begin small and they don't affect anyone but later on, her lies become worse and worse. The book recognizes that lies can ruin relationships. This book was a good mixture of light romance and heavy life lessons. I appreciated that the romance in this book was appropriate for younger children (10+). I definitely think this book is a must read. It was perfect, full of good life lessons but still fun. I suggest this book if you like light romance, friendship, the importance of not lying, and of course, babysitting. Happy reading!

One book. Five curious incidents. Pages of horror and a riveting read. If you like to read bone-chilling and peculiar graphic novels, Mark Fearing’s “Welcome to Feral: Little Town. Big Scares!” will entice you with every chapter! Follow along with Freya, the investigative and conspirative narrator, as she shares all the spooky happenings in Feral. Or, at least, of what she uncovers to be spooky happenings. The horror-themed book contains five short stories, from tales of abandoned ice cream trucks, deep in the middle of a winding woods, to a suspicious troop leader with mysterious habits that leave his terrified troop training for battle. Freya’s nail-biting ideas are bound to keep you on the edge of your seats! Follow along with Freya’s map of Feral covered in posted notes and pushpin, while Freya uses factual details and her interrogative imagination to fill in the blanks of the unusual happenings in Feral, especially surrounding missing kids. Mark Fearing does a spook-tascular job in creating unsettling atmospheres and creative plot twists. I would recommend this book series for ages 10-13.

Echo is a magical and heartwarming book about a story of Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California. Each have a turn to play an enchanted harmonica, which solves a puzzling quest of a Prophecy, a Promise, and a Harmonica. Even before the Harmonica ever reached the children, Otto the Messenger meets the three lost sister—Eins, Zwei, and Drei who were banished into the woods where the sun sets, and rises, but time never passes. To free the sisters, a harmonica travels from hand to hand, passed first by Otto when the time is right. By doing so, this unlocks a curse that is set upon the sisters: "A Messenger brought you about. One-and-the-same must bring you out. You may not leave in earthly form. Your spirits to a woodwind born. YOU save a soul from Death's dark door, or here you'll languish, evermore." Decades later during WW2, Friedrich finds the Harmonica which brings light in his life and goes on a dangerous journey to rescue his father. The Harmonica then travels into Mike's hands as he does his best to keep his brother with him. Finally, the Harmonica lands in California where Ivy tries to hold her family together. The Harmonica sparks hope for each child, and frees the three lost sisters, led by a Prophecy. "Your Fate is not yet sealed. Even in the darkest night, a Star will shine, a Bell will chime, a Path will be revealed." Friedrich, Mike, and Ivy comes together in a unified orchestra where they lie under the same stars, connected by the same silken thread of destiny, with their own suspenseful stories that converges into an orchestral crescendo.

This book is not in the least factual and me being a roller coaster enthusiast can prove that. It doesn't explain about the forces that you experience while on a coaster and why there is so much math involved when designing one. It is disappointing how a book can be so wrong. Do not buy this book as there is way more factual information online. I recommend a YouTube channel called coaster bot. He explains rides and parks in great details that anybody can understand.

Coraline is most spine chilling book/movie other than IT dat was a joke I did not really read/watch IT dat would be creepy anyways Coraline is the most spine chilling book/movie I mean she finds a tiny mysterios door and there is something like a portal in that door that Leeds to a perfect world that's a little to good to be true and then the mom actually Lures kids in with awesome stuff like a real mouse circus and then the kids want more stuff but they can only do that if the mom sews buttons on the eyes and when does she feeds on there souls because somehow there eyes are the souls In the book/movie and it is AWSOME/HORRIFYING!!!