At The Galleger Academy for Exeptional Young Women, Cammie is a normal highschool girl. At least as normal as a spy in training can be. Cammie, her friends Bex, Liz, and Macey are doing whatever they can to make the grade, pass the class, and stay unseen. With a new CoveOps teacher everything is twice as hard. The plot of the book was mediocre. It stayes at one level. The unexpected ending made me wish for more. There was a lot of humor throughout the book though so I give it a 3.
The Alchemyst, the first book in the sereies "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" was reccomended to me by a least three people before I actually read it. I should have taken the first persons advice. Michael Scott's novel is a New York Times bestseller, and has gotten much praise. The first chapter was an immediate takeoff into the magical and immortal world of the Elders and the dark Elders, who plan to destroy the world and take it back to how it was. Humans as slaves, food,or worse. I'm full of praise although one part confused me throughout the book. Without giving too much away ( minor spoiler) the twins ages feel like they should be reversed. Josh should be older and Sophie should be younger. Even if it is just by around 28 seconds. I give this book a 4 and a half. 
Violet Haberdasher's novel of common boys turning into knights probably could have had more. Some parts were promising, and there was a mystery behind it in a couple of parts, but it just fell flat. It simply didn't follow through. Also, the plot was said and done. It was Harry Potter all over again, evil teacher turns nice, nice teacher turns evil, hero gets in lots of school trouble, but always gets out with headmasters favoritism. There really isn't anything else to say except that it was a 2 out of 5.
Recently I had the opportunity to interview Gatwick Bear, the main character in Anna Cuffaro's book ~ below is our conversation! 
Unfortunately the highest I give is a five, but just know that this book deserves much more than that.
This is a recent interview I had with a soon to be published author, Brian Conaghan. His novel The Boy Who Made it Rain published by Sparkling Books will be released on June 3rd 2011. Checkout this link and the interview below! http://www.sparklingbooks.com/new_titles.html
The latest book in the Rangers Apprentice series definitely doesn't disappoint. You're thrown right in with Will, Halt, and Horace. When the king of Clonmel has been assassinated, it's Will, Halt, and Horace's job to find him and make justice. 
When Halt is shot with a poisoned crossbow bolt they call upon a renewed healer friend of theirs, Malcom. This is total page turner but, I would recommend reading the first 8 books before this one. The beginning is also pretty confusing since you have only a vague idea of what is going on. It does pack in a lot of humor that made me laugh out loud. This book is a 4 out of 5
This is the second book in the "Missing series", and it definitely doesn't disappoint. One day 13 yeas ago a mysterious, unscheduled plane lands in a Sky Trails terminal. The weirdest part is that the only passengers are babies. There isn't even a pilot! The babies are adopted and live normal 21st century lives. Jonah and Chip are two of them. One day they go to a seminar for adopted kids, and get told that they are missing kids from history. Chip, Jonah, his sister Katherine, and another adopted guy named Alex, are thrown into the 15th century where Chip and Alex are told they are princes.They have to change history, and save Chip and Alex's lives. I couldn't put this book down. The plot starts so fast that your sucked right in. A lot of the book is also about time travel which really intrigued me. The way that it was explained was so crazy that it made sense This book is a 4 out of 5.
After having read books 1-4, I was more than ready to start, Septimus Heap Syren,by Angie Sage. Like the previous books, it's mainly about Septimus Heap, the extraordinary Wizard, Marcia Overstrand's, apprentice. During a flight on Spit Fyre, his dragon,Septimus, his best friend Beetle, and his sister Princess Jenna are struck by lightning, and end up on a deserted (or so they think) island. From there the plot goes at a rapid pace with crazy, mixed up, charms, spell's, and adventure. They save people, the Castle, and friends from the past and present. Readers will not be disappointed as the series still holds it's charm. This book definitely gets a 5 out of 5.
Rebecca Stead's novel starts off pretty confusing with no build up to what is happening. After a few chapters you start to understand the main character, Miranda, and everything that is going on. First off Miranda has been getting these weird notes telling her to write a letter of everything that has happened since the beginning. All through out the book she is trying to decide whether to write the note even though the whole book is like the note. It really is interesting to see how everything works out in the weirdest ways. When you reflect on it you can really see how it all goes together. For instance, a persons interests in present day 
can be a big give away of their future role. I give this book a 4 out of 5.
This book is a great story of friendship, trust, beauty, and patience. The plot begins at a mild pace in the three voices of Ally, Bree, and Jack. The three points of view really help you see the situation. Jack is breaking out of his shell and becoming a confident person. Meanwhile Bree and Ally are practically switching places, one is moving to a campground in the middle of nowhere while the other is moving to to the city. This book is a great lesson on how to appreciate pure beauty and to do what's best for others. I would give this book a 5 if there was a sequel, but because it pretty much leaves you on a cliffhanger it gets a 4.
