Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring reviewed by Jack S.

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

Reviewed by Jack S.

Published 1954

          Frodo Baggins had an ordinary life until he had to destroy the ring (the one ring to rule them all).He brought Sam,Merry,and Pippin along.At the Inn of The Prancing Pony they meet Strider(Arargorn)and the Nazgul ambush them; so they go to Weathertop but the Nazgul ambush them there.After Arwen rides Frodo to Rivendell.After he gets healed by Elrond.He goes to the Council of Elrond.He meets Legolas,Gimli,Boromoir,and Gandalf(for not the first time).After they set out from Rivendell.They go to the Mines of Moria(which is in a mountain).Where they get ambushed by goblins but the Barlog (who is pure evil)scares the goblins away.On the bride of Khazum Dum Gandalf says’’You Shall Not Pass’’ and breaks the bride with him on it.This makes me think that Gandalf will risk his life for Frodo and the company to continue their quest.They take refuge in Lothlorien(which is an elven woods ruled by Galdreail).Frodo gets the Phial of Galdreail(a light when all is dark).After a day on boats they get ambushed by Urk-Hai at Amon Hen.

         Children 11 and up will love this book because it has action,adventure,and suspense because if Sauron gets the ring then darkness will blind Middle Earth.So it’s Frodo’s job to destroy the ring.

          Middle Earth is split up into many different lands like Mordor,The Shire,Gondor,Rohan,The Misty Mountains,Isengard,The Brown Lands,Moria,Fangorn,Mirkwood,Rivendell,Lothlorien,and Arabor (a dwarven kingdom).

           J.R.R Tolkien has written around 40 books including The Fellowship of the Ring,The Two Towers,The Return of the King,The Hobbit,The Adventures of Tom Bombadil,The Silmarillion,Unfinished Tales,and Morgoth's Ring.

            The Lord Of The Rings series is split up into 3 books The Fellowship of the Ring,The Two Towers,and The Return The King.In urder to understand the book(series) you should probaly read The Hobbit first.I hope you enjoy the book.       

Shiloh reviewed by Connor

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

144 pages

A Dell Yearling book

1991

Reviewed by Connor

Marty, the main character,  is a nice, calm,  good person. He is a character  that will do anything to save a dog named Shiloh.  He is considered poor, but I think Marty’s heart is very faithful.  Marty has a friend that always listens to him,  and does not spill secrets about the dog or the pen that the dog lives in.  This friends name is David.

Shiloh was in the bushes and followed Marty.  When Marty found Shiloh behind him he ran to  the field and made a pen for Shiloh.  He did this because he wanted to save Shiloh. Judd is trying to kill Shiloh because he is not a good hunting dog. In the middle Shiloh got attacked by German shepherds and Shiloh was ripped to the bone. Marty and his dad took him to the doctor.  After the surgery the doctor took him to Marty. The German shepherds made their parents know about Shiloh.

There are lots of messages in this book.  I think the most important message is to fight for something you love.  Marty fought for Shiloh.  I think this because Marty said, “You mistreated him so I took him.”

This book maintains a lot of suspenseful, happy moments.  If you like happy ending this is a book for you.  I recommend this to people of all ages!

Wereworld 6 reviewed by Jack M.

Wereworld 6 by Curtis Jobling

Reviewed by Jack M.

“ People should be free from werelords.” Drew said , to Manfred and Vega.This shows that Drew cares about freedom.

Drew is on his way to Bana Gap to save his friends,after that he gets the white fist of Icegarden welded onto his missing hand, then he goes to war !

A big problem in this book is that Drew does not want bloodshed but is fighting a war.

I highly recommend this book for ages 10 and up.

DSA #1: The New Kid at School reviewed by Danny

Dragon Slayers' Academy #1: The New Kid at School by Kate McMullan
reviewed by Danny

The New Kid at School is about a young boy named Wiglaf. His horrible family sends him off to a dragon slaying school. All his father wants is the money and all Wiglaf wants is to get away from his family. The problem is that Wiglaf could never kill anything. He can't even listen to the word "kill!" Will Wiglaf be able to last a day at this school with his pig Daisy? I think DSA #1 is a great book for people 7-12 and i think you should read the DSA series.

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn reviewed by Graham

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn by Herge
64 pages
French and European Publications Inc
1997
Reviewed by Graham

Greg and Little Brown are the author and illustrator. In the book Tintin Secret of the Unicorn, Tintin and Captain Haddock are trying to get the gangsters and the secret of the unicorn. The main character is Tintin and his dog Snowy. Snowy is a white dog.

Tintin took him on all of his adventures. Snowy is awesome, cool, calm, and adventurous. Tintin is adventurous, calm, and awesome. The message of this story is never give up because when Tintin and Snowy are trying to get the gangsters they never gave up. So if you like action packed books, then you will like this book. As you can see this is probably my favorite book and I think you should try it.

Deltora Quest series reviewed by Lucas

DELTORA QUEST series by Emily Rodda

Around 130 pages each book

Scholastic Inc.

2000

Reviewed by Lucas

16 teen years old Lief is brave, and daring, and adventurous. His parents are proud of him. In the first book his parents asked him to go on the quest and he went. He missed his parents but he never backed down. He is also daring the night he went on the quest he was in a sewer with his friends. And when he came out of the sewer and it was night. Rather than staying in the sewer the whole night he went to his house where he could have gotten killed on the way. Lief is also adventurous sometimes when Barda and Jasmine would want to stop but Lief would want to keep going. Because he knows that he needs to get the seven gems as soon as possible. He was always up for an adventure.

Jasmine and Barda also go on the quest with Lief. Jasmine is kind of bossy but she is really smart. Barda is also really brave he was a palace guard when Endon and Jarred were at the castle. And then he had to escape because he could of died so he escaped.

Lief, Barda, and Jasmines quest never fails to deliver entertainment or action to the reader. You won’t want to put the book down you will finish on and immediately pick up the next. There are a lot of twists and turns in the book. Lief barda and jasmine just have to go on the ride and wish for the best. And that they don’t die. Don’t under estimate or over look someone in this book. Everyone is important.

The DELTORA QUEST series delivers a message about not giving up and perusing something that is important. For really skilled 8 year olds but usually 9-12 year old readers.