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!!