Hero (***)

This book is about a boy named Billy whose father dies on a secret mission for the US president. He decides to go visit the field where his father died. He finds that it is miles back to any town. He meets a mysterious old man who tells him that he trained Billy's father, but his father never completely trusted him. Then he tells Billy that now Billy has the magic then quite suddenly the man disappeared. So Billy runs after him. He felt a lot of wind and then suddenly he was in the middle of New York. Read/listen to the book to find out more.

This book is 5 hours long. I'll give this book three out of five stars (***).

HERO by, Mike Lupica

No Passengers Beyond This Point

This book is about three kids who lose their house to the bank because their mom couldn't pay the taxes. They have to go their uncle Red's house,who they can't even remember and he lives in the middle of Colorado. They end up landing in a strange place called Falling Bird where a pink feathered taxi picks them up. They find out the driver is fourteen years old, and that the age you can get your drivers licence at is twelve. When they arrive everybody knows everything about them. On large screens it shows the life of India, age fifteen, Finn, age thirteen, and mouse, age six. They are taken to their dream house with their dream parents and everything they ever wanted to have, from cats to mice to dogs to whole rooms just for trying on clothes! They think that they have everything could ever need until the next morning when they tumble down a large tunnel and find themselves on a quiet street. All but Finn, first Finn is taken to a high building where a guy named Sparky offers him a job in Falling Bird. India is separated and becomes a welcomer, a person who welcomes new people. Find out if they make it out of Falling Bird.

This book is hours and 6 minutes. I'll give this book a three out of five (***)

No Passengers Beyond This Point by, Gennifer Choldenko