Author Anthony Horowitz takes readers on another fast-paced adventure in book one of the Gatekeepers. Matt, just Matt as he prefers, finds himself in the strangest place ever - Lesser Malling - where everything is not what it seems and everyone is focused on using him to achieve one thing - opening Raven's Gate. With evil lurking everywhere, it is difficult for Matt to discover how he is involved and once he does there is no turning back. Matt has a gift and it is this gift that the Old Ones want. It doesn't matter to them that by taking it Matt will die.

Reviewed by: adf

Date read: 9/11/2010

ISBN-10: 0439679958

ISBN-13: 9780439679954

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Forrest lives at the Tower of London where his father is the Ravenmaster, tending to the royal birds and keeping watch over the inmates. Forrest's only friends are his pet raven, his father's prisoners, who all meet their doom at the gallows, and Ned, the young rat catcher. When three Scottish rebels are jailed, including a girl, Forrest, who has been raised to believe that Scots are devils, is a bit hostile. She's not like you and me, for she is not English. She's a Scot. Bringing her meals, Forrest discovers that Maddy is not what he'd been led to believe. She's very much like him. He begins to question everything he believes and must make some painful choices. Should he commit treason to help her escape, or obey the law and let his innocent friend be hung? From the description of the stench of the moat to Forrest's mother's thrill at a public hanging, 1735 England is an interesting place.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/28/2009

ISBN-10: 0439281334

ISBN-13: 9780439281331

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This collection of spooky stories includes authors like Nathaniel Hawthorne, Stephen King and Geoffrey Chaucer. Some of the stories are about death, some about fate and some about coincidence, but they will all send a chill down your spine.

Reviewed by: caroll

Date read: 10/21/2009

ISBN-10: 076130343X

ISBN-13: 9780761303435

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Unhappy to be the only one in his class who still has not lost a tooth, first-grader, Freddy, works on a remedy for the situation. When eating crunchy vegetables, or tying a string to the doorknob, don't work, he decides to pick a fight with the class bully at recess, to get it knocked out, even if this gets him into trouble. This is book 1 of the Ready Freddy series.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/29/2009

ISBN-10: 0439555965

ISBN-13: 9780439555968

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Mia's thrilled that the basketball team at the recreation center has gone co-ed, so now she can play on the team like her brother does. To celebrate, her dad gives her a basketball charm for her bracelet. It seems like it must be lucky, because soon Mia is shining on the basketball court. Not only that, but she's also doing better in school. Then, she loses her charm, and everything starts to go wrong. What will she do without her lucky charm? Can she win without it?

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Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 7/20/2009

ISBN-10: 0142404314

ISBN-13: 9780142404317

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