The Adventures of Nanny Piggins (**)

THE ADVENTURES OF NANNY PIGGINS
Written by, R. A. Spratt
Illustrated by, Dan Santat

This book is fun, but much more enjoyable for younger kids in the age range of four to eight, so I did not like it very much. It is about a sugar-crazed pig who serves as a nanny for three children, Samantha, Michael, and Derek, they go on many adventures together, compete with other nannies, and even get caught in a fierce storm on a small sail boat out at sea. Their father, Mr. Green, neglects the children and prefers not to talk to them at all, so he is happy to find a nanny who charges ten cents an hour, when normally the nannies he finds, or come knocking at their door charge much more than that. The children are very well behaved, but are delighted to find that their new nanny allows them to eat chocolate for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She allows them to stay up as long as they can remain awake, or she can, and lets them play mud people in their father’s rose garden.
This book is 239 pages long. I’ll give it two out of four stars (**). (this book my mom got this book before it was published so the art may not be final.)

Tiger’s Voyage (****)

TIGER’S VOYAGE, By COLLEEN HOUCK

Kelsey finally gets Ren back and Kishan is more jealous than ever. Then Kelsey figure out Ren forgot who she was, and it also hurts to touch her. She is devastated, but she will never give up. So Ren agrees to try and date her again during their third quest for Durga’s necklace. But soon Ren tells her to give up, he doesn’t care for her. He also tells her things are too complicated and that she should love Kishan. Kelsey feels fiery anger, but also terrible sadness. So she asks Kishan out and soon finds that she is happier with him, or at least she wants to believe, how will this mess turn out, will they find Durga’s necklace or will they return home empty-handed, will they even return at all?

This book is four out of five stars (****). This book is 542 pages long.

Tigers Quest (****)

TIGER’S QUEST, By COLLEEN HOUCK

Kelsey leaves for Oregon and finds Ren has given her a large home, credit card, new cell phone, and a super nice car. She finds she is missing Ren a lot, and always has dreams about him. So she decides to date other boys. After dating three of them Ren surprised her and comes at Christmas to live in the house adjoining hers. At first she is mad, but how can you not forgive the love of your life? Well, soon Kishan comes along too, and things finally are beginning to work out, and Kelsey is more in love with Ren than ever. But good times never last do they?

This book is 479 pages long. I’ll give this book four out of five stars (****).

I love everything about this series, it keeps you on edge, and you can’t easily figure them out. I highly suggest this book to anyone who likes Indiana Jones and a little bit of fairy tale, along with Indian myths and culture would love this book!

Wonderstruck (****)

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

Ben’s mom died and he never knew his father, so when he was about to phone a listed number for a person named Danny which was scratched on a bookmark for Kincaid’s, a bookstore with a black cat in the window, a bolt of lightning struck the house and the only thing that was ruined was his hearing. So he runs away from the hospital he was lodged at and takes a bus to NYC, where the address for Danny’s apartment was, but no luck. So he decides to try Kincaid’s, maybe they will remember Danny, but when he gets to Kincaid’s the answer is obvious, Kincaid’s is out of business, but where would he find his father? Read the book to find out. But wait! Within Ben’s story is another one, of a deaf girl finding her way in life and has two divorced and hearing parents, who is she? Will Ben ever find out? You should get started soon; the publishing date is September 13, 2011!

This book is 640 pages long. I’ll give it four out of five stars (****)! The genre of this book is realistic fiction.

The Tiger's Curse (*****)

The Tiger's Curse
By, Colleen Houck

This book I could not put down. It is an action filled romance from a quirky teenage girl’s point of view. Kelsey gets a two week job at the circus that is in town. Her two jobs are to walk the dogs and to feed the tiger whose name is Diren. She finds she has a special connection with Diren and so she spends almost all of her free time with the tiger. She reads to him and asks him questions, even though she knows he can’t answer. Then a business man named Mr. Kadam comes and makes an offer to buy Diren. Kelsey is devastated. What will she do without her Tiger? Then Mr. Kadam offers a job to Kelsey. The job is two months in India to transport Diren to a tiger reserve. Kelsey of course accepts. She flies first class in a private plane belonging to Mr. Kadam. She is very curious about India and why Mr. Kadam’s wealthy employer wants Diren so much. Read the book to find out why Mr. Kadam says Kelsey and Diren are both so special.

This book is five out of five stars (*****)! This book is 402 pages long.
*recommended for grades seven and up!*

The Farther You Run (***)

The Farther You Run
By, Davida Wills Hurwin
The farther you run is a short read about two girls who have two totally different problems with their lives. Samantha’s best and only good friend died a few months ago and she isn’t taking it easily. There is no one she feels she can truly talk to, no one to tell her thoughts and feelings, her dreams and secrats, gossip, and absolutely no one to go to dance class with, so why go alone?
Well, Mona has some troubles of her own. Her mother is bipolar and growing up has been hard, a long list of new schools and different “friends”. So she has basically and opens herself up to no one and makes no attempt of being good in her English class, which she has to redo because she knows she will gone soon anyways.
Then they met. Samantha likes Mona, who can make her laugh like Jules did and they become friends right away. Mona likes Sammie, she understands about her mother, but doesn’t show disgust or make her a pity-friend. She treats Mona like she wants to be treated, no different than anyone else. They get an apartment together and do fine the first two months, but it is rounding the anniversary to Jules death and life is becoming more difficult and she and Mona’s friendship are to be falling apart quickly. Can they tell each other the truth and begin to become better friends than before, or will they both fall apart and be left with scars and vulnerable? Read the book to find out.
This book is 217 pages long. I’ll give it three out of four stars (***).
*recommended for grades 7 and up!*

Forever (***)

The wolves of Mercy Falls are going to be hunted. Two people were killed by them in three years. Not good on their part. The man leading the hunt has a large room stuffed full of his game. Not good either. Grace has been in and out of wolf form uncontrollably so she has to be locked in the bathroom. What Grace wants is to run. To be free. Not locked in a tiny bathroom that reeks like humans. Not good on her part. Sam knows that she dislikes it, but he would rather have her be uncomfortable than in the risk of dying. Isabel and Cole are falling in love like Sam guessed.

I liked that this book wraps up the story well and has a good strong plot line. Another thing I liked is that the end isn’t entirely hunky-dory. What I didn’t like was that a lot of things were predictable. Another thing I didn’t like was that the book was super fast getting into the good parts. In some cases that is good, but sometimes I do not like that.

This book is 386 pages long. I’ll give it three out of four stars (***).

Forever
By, Maggie Stiefvater