Kiara

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__#1 Eggs__  220 pages: This is the first book of the summer for me, being a heartwarming story of a 9 year old boy who tragically looses his mother when she falls and hits her head. About a year later, he attends an Easter egg hunt, and meets a teenage girl Primrose, whom he quickly befriends. And that summer, he makes even more friends that help heal the hole in his life that his mother left, even though it will never close completely, happiness is able to reach him again. It was a very short, but sweet story that helps one remember that all is never lost, if you know where to look.

__#2 Where The Mountain Meets The Moon__ 277 pages: I actually read this in the middle of the school year, and then read it to my little sister this summer. It is an adventure story about a young girl named Minli, who goes to find the old man of the moon, (Whom her father told her about in stories.) and ask him to give her and her village good fortune. Along the way, she meets a dragon who can not fly, and so he decides to come with her to ask the old man of the moon how he might learn to fly. This story is an adventure filled book in which I suggest to anyone who needs a short story to entertain themselves.


 * __#3 Eragon__ ** : A very famous book I'm sure many are familiar with, being a story of a boy named Eragon who finds a dragon egg in the forest. It hatches for him, and together they go to avenge his uncles/fathers death who was killed by the Raz'zac, who are in line with the evil king Galbatorix. Along the way however, they come to the varden, or the freedom fighters who are against Gallbatorix. As their adventure continues they make many friends and accomplish much, if you have not already read this book, I highly suggest it.

**__ #4 Eldest __** : Sequal to Eragon, Eldest continues the tale of Eragon as he travels to the elves to continue his own training as a dragon rider along with his dragon Saphira. At the same time, Eragon's cousin Roran is traveling to Surda, (where the varden are) To try and find Eragon. And finally, a battle against Gallbatorix is held, and the fate of all creatures is to be decided.

__** #5 Brisingr: **__ The third book in the series, Brisingr continues the story of Eragon and his dragon. Together they overcome many problems such as defeating the Raz'zac and finding a sword. But the secrets they discover do not boost their luck of defeating Galbatorix for in the world of magic anything is possible.

**__#6 The Star of Kazan:__** The story of a girl who was found in the mountains and taken in by a maid named Ellie. She is raised as a maid and cook and loves her life very much, but has always wondered whom her mother was. As she grows, she befriends an old lady who in her youth was a famous actress, receiving many jewels and gifts her favorite the star of Kazan, But sadly the old lady passes away leaving her treasures to the orphan maid. And then, a few days later a woman comes declaring she is the girls mother........

__** #7 The Mysterious Benedict Society: **__ Four remarkable children (Reynie Muldoon, Kate Wetherall, Constance Contrair, Sticky Washington) are chosen to embark on a mission to destroy the Whisperer and its creator Mr. Curtain. As simple as it may sound, this story is quite thrilling and requires much brainstorming, guessing, and inferring from both the reader and the characters. I suggest this book to anybody looking for a rather adventurous mystery so to speak.


 * __ #8 The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey: __** The second in the series, this book is just as thrilling as the first. Mr. Benedict, the founder of the team has been captured by his brother Mr. Curtain. Complications make this situation much worse than it sounds, and the Mysterious Benedict Society must once again push their abilities to the limit.

__ **# 9 The Penderwicks on Gardam street:** __ The sequal to __The Penderwicks__ I finally got a hold of this book after quite a bit of worth while waiting! In this book four sisters Rosalind, Jane, Skye, and Batty have to devise a plan to save their father! Mr. Penderwick's sister has decided that he is going to start dating because his wife died of cancer some years back. The penderwick sisters however know this is a horrible idea and put the save-daddy-plan into action! This is a hilarious book and I greatly suggest it!

__** #10 The Magician's Nephew: **__ The first in its series, this is a great book by C.S. Lewis. Diggory and Polly are sent to a "Strange land" by diggory's "crazy uncle" and there they meet an "evil witch" and quite unexpectedly embark on one of the oddest jouneys thought possible which includes witnessing the forming of Narnia. This is a truly great book that I suggest to read!

__** #11 The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe: **__ A famous movie and an even better book! (second in the series to The Magicians Nephew) Peter, Susan, Edmand, and Lucy travel through a magic wardrobe to the land of Narnia. Together they must bring down the white witch with the help of Aslan (the Lion) and if all goes well become the kings and queens of Narnia. ( I personally think this is a lot to put on brothers and sisters of a young age.) But this to is a wonderful book that I suggest to all, well almost all if you don't really like the fairy tale side of stories!: )

__** #12 The Horse and his Boy: **__ (3rd book in the series by C.S. Lewis) Shasta, a young boy who lives with an olld fisherman meets a horse from Narnia! Bree, (the horse) cann talk and states that he had been stolen from his land as a colt. they decide to steal away from their masters, ( for they are more or less like slaves) and go back to Narnia. On the way, they meet another pair, horse and rider of course, traveling to Narnia. So together they make their way through the desert and mountain, encountering many beasts and discovering much. This I might add is a great book!

__** #13 The Voyage of the **__//__** Dawn Treader: **__// (5th book in the series being as I still have to find the 4th one Prince Caspian:) Edmand and Lucy are forced to go stay with their cousin Eustace Clarence Scrubb for the summer holidays. (he truly does deserve that name!) But there happens to be a picture of a Narnian like ship there, and when it becomes real, (seriuosly, I mean really real!) off to Narnia they go! On the ship they find no other than Prince Caspian! The book of coarse being writen by C.S. Lewis means that they meet crazy people and animals and experience the most wacko ideas created by the author! (A great book if I do say so myself!)

**__#14 The Silver Chair:__** ( The 6th in the series) Eustace, ( Who is now a changed boy from his previous trip to Narnia) and Jill Pole are running from the school bullies until they find themselves suddenly looking down upon Narnia. After a series of incidents they embark upon a journey to rescue the long lost Prince Rilian and given instructions by no other than Aslan himself. Together, along Puddlegum the Marsh-wiggle they travel to some of the oddest places, and meet some of the oddest people.

**__#15 The Last Battle:__** ( The 7th and last book in the series) This story starts out with an Ape named Shift and a Donkey named Puzzle. Unfortunately it is a rather bossy Ape and convinces the donkey to do its bidding with word trickery. Through these tricks, Shift gets Puzzle to put on a Lion's skin and act like the great Aslan so all will do as he says. One thing leads to another and the king of Narnia, Trinian is his name must call upon the children of "earth" to help him right this wrong.


 * __ #16 Prince Caspian: __** ( I finally got this book from a friend, yeah!) Okay so, after Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy left Narnia in the end of the 2nd book, nobody was really left to rule. Unfortunately, these telmarine guys took over Narnia and battled away the talking beasts until almost none were left! But the kings son did not agree with his father and would very much like to help the animals. So of course the prince, Caspian is his name escapes. (not that he has a choice in the end.) And he blows the magic horn that Susan left, and in doing so Prince Caspian brings back the four to Narnia. Once Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are back, they must devise a plan to bring down the current king of Narnia.


 * __ #17 The Red Pyramid: __** This is a really great book that is unfortunately hard to explain in a couple of sentences. But in a nutshell, two kids, Sadie and Carter Kane come from a line of magical ancestors. But there mother died and they were sent to different places. Sadie went to live with her grandparents, and Carter traveled around the world with his father. Until the night when there father comes to visit Sadie and takes his kids to a museum and a disaster happens.


 * __ # 18 Small Steps: __** Theodore was accused of almost killing two teenagers which is somewhat of a misunderstanding, but he is still sent to camp green lake, a place to correct criminal boys. Basically you dig a bunch of holes there. Anyways, a famous singer named Kaira DeLeon comes to town and Armpit, (that's Theodore's nickname) has a chance to make some money. but then he actually meets Kaira at the concert and his life flops with more misunderstandings.

__** # 19 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: **__ It's summer again only this time Carmen, Lena, Bridget, and Tibby are going separate ways and the only way they can really feel together is the pants. So off the pants go, to Greece with Lena, then to Tibby who's staying home, next to Carmen who is staying with her father, and finally to Bridget who is at a soccer camp in Baja California. So in a way they really are together.

__** # 20 The second summer of the sisterhood: **__ The second book in the series but this time Carmen and Lena are to stay home while Tibby goes off to a filming place, and Bridget goes to see her grandmother in Alabama.


 * __ # 21 Girls in Pants: __** The third book in the series. Tibby is still off at filming school, and Bridget is now the youngest coach at Soccer Camp. Carmen is staying home, watching over Lena's cranky grandmother form Greece, while Lena herself is trying to earn money to go to art school because her family wont support her.

__** # 22 Forever in Blue: **__ The fourth book in the series. Carmen is going to college at Williams and finds herself taking part in a big theater production. Lena made it to RISD an art school, Bridget is in Turkey for college, and Tibby is still at a film school.


 * __ # 23 Rangers Apprentice/Halts Peril book 9: __** Halt, Will, and Horace are tracking the two assassins left not to mention Tennyson and his followers. But in a confrontation with the two deadly men, could Halt the famous ranger be facing his death?


 * __ # 24 Rangers Apprentice/ The Ruins of Gorlan book 1: __** Will has no future ahead of him or at least he thinks that when he is not accepted into battleschool, but he soon finds out that he was always destined to be a Ranger.