GJSHS book reviews

written by students and staff

Entries Tagged as 'Action / Adventure'

Mister Monday by Garth Nix

June 16th, 2006 · No Comments

This book is about a boy named Arthur who has severe asthma, and he gets caught up in a novel of puzzle’s, madness, and creatures. It all starts, in gym class where he has a severe asthma attack, and blacks out. Then two strange men show up, and give him what look’s like the minute [...]

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Tags: Action / Adventure · Fantasy

The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket

June 16th, 2006 · No Comments

     This book is an interesting new book with a twist for those who have started and continued the Series of Unfortunate Events books. This book continues to tell the tale of the Baudelaire children whose parents died from a raging fire as told in the first book.  The children throughout this wild and [...]

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Tags: Action / Adventure · Humor · Mystery

The Fire Thief by Terry Deary

June 16th, 2006 · No Comments

This books was okay.  Some of the parts had you on the edge of your seat making your eyes never want to leave the page, but other parts aren’t as exciting.  It has a good plotline though.  A Greek god named Prometheous steals fire from the gods and gives it to the humans.  He is [...]

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Tags: Action / Adventure · Fantasy

Shadowmancer by G.P. Taylor

March 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Shadowmancer is a mystical story with a lot of twists and turns. It revolves around two boys, and a young girl. The two boys’ names are Thomas who is around 12 years old, and Raphah who is about 15. The young girl’s name is Katie Colgan. Raphah is an African priest who is on a [...]

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Tags: Action / Adventure · Fantasy

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

August 2nd, 2005 · No Comments

Think teenage James Bond.  14 year old Alex Rider has been living with his uncle since his parents died when he was a baby.  One day he finds out his uncle has died under mysterious circumstances that someone is trying to cover up.  Making a few lucky escapes he winds up in his uncle’s old [...]

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Tags: Action / Adventure