Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith

Lockdown: Escape from Furnace 1
Alexander Gordon Smith

Lockdown: Escape from Furnace 1 by Alexander Gordon Smith is a book about a teen age boy named Alex who is falsely accused of murdering his best friend. He is “proven” guilty in a court of law and sentenced to life in Furnace Penitentiary. Furnace Penitentiary is a prison for adolescent criminals. It is located miles underground in a deep crevice found by scientists. In Furnace Penitentiary you work for half the day, eat worse than pigs, and get taken from your cells at night by scary men wearing gasmasks. Alex hates being here and tries to escape. The whole book is about Alex and his friend’s quest to escape. I would give this book 11 out of 10. This book is a great thriller and will keep you on the edge of your seat.       

Review by Anna 7th Grade

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

The City of Ember
Jeanne DuPrau

The first book of the series this is the book for you! This book is filled with adventures, mystery, and action. Doon Harrow and Lena Mayfleet live in an underground city called the City Of Ember and they have to save the citizens of Ember from terrible black outs that are getting worse every day. One day Lena finds a box and in this box is what’s left of some paper with what looks like on it.  By this time the black outs are getting worse and the City of Ember is the only light in a dark world. So with the help of Doon Harrow, Lena can save everyone from dwindling supplies, black outs and a traitor, and all this is happening because of a mysterious box with 0-0-0 on the front.

10 out of 10 – full of action and mystery.

Review by Michael 8th Grade

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
James Patterson


Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment is about a family of super human kids that have to save the world with their powers from the evil scientists who made them. They come with many powers like raptor vision and the ability to fly. They escaped from the lab the scientists call the “school”, but one of the kids named Angel is kidnapped by these things called Erasers (half man half dog beings) and Angel is brought back to the school and it is up to Max and her gang of flying kids to save Angel, find their parents and save the world with action all along the way. I would give this book 10 out of 10 for action, mystery, and super human powers. Book 1 of the Maximum Ride series.

Review by Michael, 8th Grade

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

Fablehaven

Brandon Mull

Kendra and Seth Sorenson are two middle school age kids who really don’t want to visit their old fashioned no-TV, you break it you buy it Grandfather in Connecticut. When they arrive, they begin to learn secrets about the old place, such as items hidden in the loft, an old abandoned lake, and the whereabouts of their grandmother who is supposedly off visiting relatives. Magical creatures may soon be unveiled…

            Mull really pulls the reader in with his expert writing skills, with something you don’t expect. His magnificent use of description and dialogue make you feel right with Kendra and Seth as it switches points of view from the two kids.

            The book gets a 10 out of 10 rating. It is the first of a five book series, all of which have come out.

Review by Brigham, 7th Grade