The Review

Jan 31, 2022

The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope

Summary: Kate Sutton, lady-in-waiting to the Lady Elizabeth, thought her life had turned upside-down when her mistress was exiled to a...

Jan 13, 2022

Airborn by Kenneth Oppel

Summary: Matt Cruse was born to fly. As a cabin boy on the airship Aurora he is living his dream, spending nearly all of his time in the...

Dec 22, 2021

Acts of Courage: Laura Secord and the War of 1812 by Connie Brummel Crook

Summary: The true-life story of one of Canada's most notable female heroines, Laura Secord, is riddled with conflict. Born just prior to...

Dec 8, 2021

Peak by Roland Smith

Summary: The realization that he shouldn’t have scaled that skyscraper hit Peak Marcello a little too late. After being apprehended by...

Nov 24, 2021

Making Bombs for Hitler by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Summary: Forced to labor in a German work camp alongside other Ukrainian prisoners, Lida often wonders if she will ever see her little...

Oct 30, 2021

Hard Gold by Avi

Summary: Early Whitcomb wants more than anything to head west to join the Colorado Gold Rush. With the family farm at stake if the...

Oct 19, 2021

The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart

Summary: The Mysterious Benedict Society, a series of four novels detailing the adventures of Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance, four...

Oct 18, 2021

Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Summary: It’s been two years since Meg last saw her father, on the day he left to join the Allied forces. When she receives news that he...

Oct 16, 2021

Fablehaven and Dragonwatch Series, by Brandon Mull

Summary: A wonderful fantasy story about two siblings, Seth and his sister Kendra and their adventures in the hidden world of storybook...

Aug 2, 2021

Kidnapped trilogy by Gordon Korman

Summary: After having been on the run for over a year, 12- and 15-year-old Meg and Aiden Falconer are finally ready for their lives to...