The French Confection- The Diamond Brothers

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Pages: 77

Finished date: 13/05/08

Rating: 8/10

Primary Conflict: The Diamond Brothers is in trouble as soon as they arrive in Paris for vacation. Having a bad start by having their newly-met friends getting murdered, they immediately start investigating. Nick and Tim had to stop the smuggling routine for drugs transported from Paris to England.

Best Part: In this book, the best parts were the horrible jokes Tim made throughout the whole book. He always lightens me up a little.

The Mansion in The Mist

Author: John Bellairs


Pages:

Finished date: 29/03/08

Rating: 5/10

Primary Conflict: Anthony Monday has a vacation in a mansion owned by Ms.Eell's brother, Emerson. But his relxing vacation soon becomes a nightmare when Anthony discovers a trunk leading to another world. In that world, a group of maniacs called Auntarches plan to take over the world. He also realizes by then that the world is resting on his shoulders, pleading him to save them.

Best Part: I think the best part was when Anthony destroys a magical cube made by Auntarches that had the power to take over the world. I found this part the best because I was relieved that the world wouldn't be taken over, the world where I live!

Awesome Stuff

Author: Richard Tulloch

Pages: 185

Finished Date: 28/03/08

Rating: 11/10 (Eleven out of ten)

Primary Conflict: Brian Hobble faces two major conflicts in this story: His humiliation for having a big nose, and a race to popularity. About his big nose: He is being called names at school, and is mostly worried about his major crush, Cassandra "Cassie" Wyman. About being popular, he makes excuse notes for everyone in school, jsut so he could get popular. Brian is in a drama act, which makes things worse, more complicated, and humiliating.

Best Part: The best part that happened more than once in the book was when Brian made excuse notes such as missing school, not having detention, etc so they wouldn't be in trouble. The excuse notes Brian wrote were unbelievably lame and funny, but strangely the teachers take the notes seriously. My favorite excuse note was the one where a student pretended to be a top-secret spy.

Freaky Stuff

Author: Richard Tulloch

Pages: 193



Finished date: 24/03/08



Rating: 10/10



Primary Conflict: Brian Hobble's five-year old little annoying brother gets too obsessed with a TV show, Zombie Squad, a TV episode for middle-school kids. This leads into serious problems, such as taking torn-clothed people as zombies and actually kick-boxing them. Meanwhile, another problem occurs, where Brian gets humiliated for acting really bad in a commercial, and being called 'The Kid who sucks'.



Best Part: The best part was when Brian had to wear a fairy costume and go on top of the stage and act out a 'fairy' spell. This was hilarious, and I couldn't stop myself from laughing so hard!

The Hardy Boys- #2 New Version-Running on Fumes

Author: Franklin W. Dixon

Pages: 148

Finished date: 06/03/08

Rating: 10/10

Primary Conflict: A group of people who saves environments plans to do criminal activities to teach people who use oil as electricity.

Best Part: The best part was when The Hardys planned to go on a road trip on their Harley Davidson Bikes. I mean, who gets to have a Harley Davidson bike and ride across the country when you are only 17?

The Hardy Boys- #7 New version- Operation: Survival

Author: Franklin W. Dixon

Pages: 148

Finished date: 02/03/08

Rating: 9/10

Primary Conflict: The Hardys are once again off for a mystery adventure. In this book, they have to figure out who recently caused deadly incidents in a camp for troubled teens.

Best Part: The best part was when The Hardys have to think of a lie to slip away from their parents so they could start their mission. During this planning, the Hardys had numerous ideas combined with great sense of humor. I liked this part because it made me laugh so hard!!

Scorpia

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Pages: ??

Finished date: 10/02/08

Rating: 11/10 (Eleven out of Ten)

Primary Conflict: Scorpia, one of the most dangerous criminal organization, plans to make ridiculous demands and threats on the British to make the president of the US resign, ask for an immense amount of money, force the US not to be the international security of the world anymore, and so on. When the British refuses this, they face the usual terrorist consequences, not the US.

Best Part: The best part was when Alex glided through the sky with a hot air balloon's balloon without any proper equipment. This is cool because firstly, he's at a freakish height. Secondly, there's nothing below him. Lastly, it's almost impossible for a 14-year-old to do this!

Eagle Strike

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Pages: ??

Finished date: 01/02/08

Rating: 9/10

Primary Conflict: An insane pops singer, or a 'billionaire criminal', plans to change the current shape of the world by launching nuclear missiles controlled by the president of USA (He used a smart trick to get access to the missiles) to 7 countries that have the top-sellling illegal drugs. He claims that he has respect for changing the world into a better place, but in my point of view, he has no respect for life.

Best Part: The best part was when Yassen Gregorovich, a ruthless assasin who killed Alex's uncle, tells Alex all about his past that involved his father. I liked this part because it was like a golden key to Alex's secret truth.

The Hardy Boys- New- #2 Boardwalk Bust

Author: Franklin W. Dixon

Pages: 164

Finished date: 11/11/07

Rating: 11/10 (Eleven out of Ten)

Primary Conflict: The major of Ocean Grove, NY, robs a few jewerly stores and drop it on the beach at night on a plane, so the place can attract more tourists, which would make the major extremely rich

Best Part: The best part in the new Hardy Boy book is how ATAC (American Teenagers Against Crime) offers the Hardys their next mission. They disguise them very nicely. For example, in this book, one of the members of the team pretends to be a Boy Scout selling cookies, which actually contained the clue to the Hardys' next mission.

Weird Stuff

Author: Richard Tulloch

Pages: 195

Finished date: 04/11/07

Rating: 5/10

Primary Conflict: Just like the book 'Holes', Brian Hobble is under extreme bad luck. He has this new pen that writes love stories by itself. Brian gets extremely embarassed, and is desperate to get rid of the pen. But his major crush likes love stories. This problem brings him into the world of, weird stuff!

Stormbreaker

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Pages: 238

Finished date: 30/10/07

Rating: 10/10

Primary Conflict: A multibillionaire, who used to be bullied at school by the current prime minister, takes revenge on him. He invents a high-tech computer, which contains deadly virus, and distributes it to each school. He then insists that the prime minister to press a button that's supposed to launch the Stormbreaker, which actuallys launches the deadly viruses.

Best Part: The best part was when Alex did everything to get on to a plane in mid-air. And best of all, he was hanging at such a huge height. I liked this part because it tells how brave Alex is.

The Hardy Boys- #183 Warehouse Rumble

Author: Franklin W. Dixon

Pages: 152

Finished date: 26/10/07

Rating: 9/10

Primary Conflict: A jealous competitor sets up all kinds of death traps to other competiters in a reality game show (maze escapes, etc). The Hardys are also in, and their once-in-a -lifetime experience becomes a case of jealousy.

Best Part: The best part was when the events the Hardys did in the game show. The author described the action briefly every time that I thought I was in one of the cold, chill maze with no way out!

The Hardy Boys- #178 The Mystery of the Black Rhino

Author: Franklin W. Dixon

Pages: 151

Finished date: 3/10/07

Rating:7/10

Primary Conflict: Poachers kill endangered species, black rhino, for their skin. These poachers are also murderers. One of the Hardys' friend gets murdered after an attempt to stop them. Basically, this is the case of poaching and murder.

Best Part: The best part was when The Hardys caught the poacher just when they were about to give up. This taught me a lesson-- to never give up!

The Hardy Boys- #177 The Case of the Psychic's Vision

Author: Franklin W. Dixon

Pages: 166

Finished date: 01/ Oct/07

Rating: 10/10

Primary Conflict: Colin's family is having a hard time adapting to their new life in Bayport, where the Hardys live, because they are psychics. Their problem starts increasing when their son, Colin, join the Hardys on a case where only psychics can see and solve.

Best Part: The best part was when Colin's parents strangely agreed to let Colin stay in the Hardys house for the school year because of some unfinished business. I like this part because hardly anyone is allowed to stay at a friend's house for a school year!

The Hardy Boys- #182 The Secret of The Soldier's Gold

Author: Franklin W. Dixon

Pages: 147

Finished date: 26/09/07

Rating: 8/10

Primary Conflict: The Hardy Boys' friends' grandmother's friend is in low of money. She asks them to find a buried gold in Lisbon. With a hope of getting some gold from her, they immediately start the journey to find the gold, when a problem strikes out. Another family is also looking for the gold, when it is supposed to be a secret.

Best Part: The best part was when The Hardy Boys manage to find the gold in such a big area. I liked this part because that tells us that the Hardys are one of the luckiest novel characters in the world!