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***Spoiler Alert*** When I read Way of the Warrior Kid I think that it means that you need to preserve and not give up. In the beginning of the story Marc, the main character in the story, can’t do any pull ups and doesn't know how to swim. Marc wishes he could swim and do pull ups. Later in the story, Marc’s uncle who is a Navy Seal, teaches him how to do pull ups and learn how to swim. I can relate to the story because I have to persevere in Cheer every time my team does our routine. That’s how I can relate to the story. I learned that you have to keep practicing or you can forget. In the book Marc has to keep practicing pull ups and how to swim. This is what I learned from Way of the Warrior Kid. In the book, one of my favorite parts is when Marc learns to swim. He makes a deal with his uncle that by the end of summer he will jump off the bridge with his uncle. By the end of summer, Marc will jump off the bridge, but it took a lot of guts because the bridge was really high up. In this scene he persevered a lot. In the beginning Marc wasn't going to jump off the bridge. In the end he jumped off the bridge and Marc had a lot of fun. I can relate to this because when I was little I went into a lake when ice was still on the water so that took a lot of guts also. Marc changed because he was being bullied at school and did not want to get bullied any more for not being able to swim or do any pull ups. Being bullied was the right motivation to get him on his feet, moving. I hope you enjoy reading Way of the Warrior Kid.

Cousins by Karen McManus is a book about three cousins Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story. They get a letter from their rich mysterious grandma that they know nothing about and have never met to come work at her resort for the summer, and all their parents agree one thing they have to go! When they get there they all realize the whole Story family has secrets and now is their chance to find out what separated their family all those years ago. I love the way every chapter is from a different persons perspective and even every now and then a flash back from when their parents were younger and still on the island. With surprises around every corner its hard to put the book down. Cousins is a really good book for ages 12 and up and people who like mystery books.

The Glass Gauntlet is the second book in the Blood Guard series. Ronan Truelove barely made it out alive when he first encountered the Bend Sinister and its head-who happens to be his father. Now he is determined to become part of the good guys, otherwise known as the Blood Guard. The Blood Guard is a secret society with some pretty awesome abilities that are dedicated to protect the Pure. The Pure are 36 souls who are necessary to the world's survival. And his best friend Greta happens to be a Pure-although she doesn't know it. Ronan is sent on his first mission with Greta and their friend Sammy along with one of the Guard, Jack. But the trio aren't thrilled about it. Their assignment is to visit a strange school-and take a series of tests called the Glass Gauntlet while Jack searches for an old relic. Where is the adventure in that? Turns out, more dangerous than they thought. They aren't taking boring pencil-and-paper tests, but are instead facing off in heated competitions with ruthless opponents. Everyone is more than they seem. Who can Ronan trust? This book was very adventurous and had high-stakes. I never knew what was going to happen next, and there were twists and turns around every corner. I can't wait to read the next book! I recommend this book to adventure lovers, and fans of the first book. I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.

Have you ever tried to solve a murder mystery and just find your self going in circles while the anwswer is stading right in front of you? In Notorious by Gordan Korman you get to experience boths of those situations from tons of different points of views. Keean, after coming down with tuberculosis, has just moved to centerlight an island that is half Michaigan and half Canada. Zeebee who has lived in centerlight found Keean a couple months after her tragic loss of her dog Barney. No one but Keean believes her when she says Barney was murdered. The antagonist in this book is the never ending evidence that points them in different directions but always meets in the same spot. Keean and Zeebee find conflicts from turning into enemies to overthinking it while the answer is right under their nose. Anyone that is looking for a mystery filled book that makes you find yourself trying to figure out the mystery before them this book would be a perfect book. I love this book, but this book has some strong language. I would recommend this book for 7th grade and up

I love this book I'm reading it for something at school called battle of the books and I get to read this awesomebook

I watched the movie but I never read this book but according to the title it does not sound like the movie but still a OMG kind of movie

My friend Teah recommended this series to me. Now I am happy she did! I love the boxcar children mysterys!

out of all the books this one was a ok for me but i stilled loved the book

Where do I even begin? Honestly, I loved this book along with the preceding one, Shadows on the Sea. It was very informative about life during WW2 as well as the aftermath in later chapters of the book. Wendy definitely endured a lot more than Jill. So the first book was more of like a foreshadowing to the *actual* main character. That's how I see it. The story didn't really go anywhere with Jill, apart from the last 50~ pages of the book. But even then, it did not really add up. To summarize book 1: The girl, Jill, finds a hidden submarine, hides, calls police, but nothing happens because the submarine escaped. Mostly gossip around Winter Haven. And Nana's secret turns out to be.. well.. not all that confidential. It has you expecting something EPIC but Nana's secret is a total let-down. You're better off skipping to the end pages of the book to skip all that unnecessary suspense. However, despite this, I still very much enjoyed the story and how it was inspired by the author's own personal life, because Joan Hiatt Harlow (the author) experienced WW2... and it's so cool hearing her story. To Summarize book 2: In comparison to Jill's story, Wendy's involved active warfare, imprisonment, spies, and refugees for instance. There was a lot at stake. Berlin was way more intense than peaceful and cottagey Maine. I thought Wendy's relationship with her mother was intangible to describe. It was very.. complicated? To say the least. Wendy bounces back and forth from loving her mom to hating her mom etc. Wendy keeps a lot of secrets from Adrie (mom) because her mom a) works for a spy organization & b) very short-tempered. Because of this, this convinces a 15yo girl to take drastic measures and travel all the way to Sweden with a bunch of trusted strangers. Fast forward and now you have 19yo Wendy, who's identity is a complete mess (is she Jewish, German, American or all 3? Hard to say.). My only major critique is that Wendy did not meet up with Jill again, at least directly. I was very surprised that very little was mentioned about Jill. Although numerous times Wendy says Jill is her friend, I am not entirely convinced this is the case. Finally, I'm really confused about Barret. Again, DESPITE THIS, this couple-series is still GREAT. I was more or less nitpicking. I highly encourage reader to acknowledge the author's afterword. I may check out more of Joan's books but by far I consider Shadows on the Sea & The Watcher to be the best... this is the only series-type Joan has written, which tells you a lot about how much her readers loved the books!

This book is awesome, and it focus's more on the Isle. Mal daughter of Maleficent, got mad at Evie who is daughter of the Evil queen, for not inviting her to Evie's party, sound familiar? But now they are friend's, including, Jay son of Jafar, and Carlos, son of Cruella de vill. After some time in Auradon, they get messages, to go back to the Isle, but in different ways, Mal get's a text, Evie get's a comment, Carlos gets a Email, and Jay get a note. Want more? Then go read it yourself!