Martin Glass has learned the horrible truth about his 'perfect' existence inside the suburban dome where he has lived for his entire life. He escaped the dome in order to find his little sister who had been 'recalled' by the government. Now he finds himself a fugitive from that same government and he doesn't fit with the group of refugee rebels who are now raising the 'super baby' geniuses, including his sister. He decides that he will have to live on his own in the dangerous outdoors. First though, he has to save his parents. But once outside, they don't understand this new life and they don't understand that he is not a little kid anymore. Can Martin keep his family safe and in the meantime, save the whole world from a government gone terribly wrong? With robot dog Chip by his side, Martin faces danger and some eye opening truths in this sequel to The Sky Inside.

Reviewed by: caroll

Date read: 12/29/2010

ISBN-10: 1416953795

ISBN-13: 9781416953791

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Joshua and Artie have been best friends since Kindergarten. Over the years Artie has told some pretty amazing stories, claiming that 'It is really true!.' So when he tells Joshua that their neighbor has killed her husband and buried his body in the backyard, Joshua is sure that this is another flight of imagination. However there is a flower bed just about 7' long in the lady's backyard and her husband hasn't been seen in a while. When Joshua overhears a conversation in which the lady tells a neighbor that the poison worked well. Could Artie be on to something? Shouldn't they tell their parents or the police? Or, as Artie suggests, should they gather 'evidence,' like a dead body, before they tell anyone?

Reviewed by: caroll

Date read: 1/23/2010

ISBN-10: 1558855467

ISBN-13: 9781558855465

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Dixon Woods knows he has no shot at making the Wolfbay Wings Squirt A Team, the best hockey team in the area. His mother is a classic overachiever, though, so that's the team where he must win a place. At tryouts, Dixon sees that this team is not last year's team, the team that won fifty-four games and lost only two: the star players and their coach have abandoned the Wolfbay Wings for another club. With the hardest competition gone, Dixon makes the team. Will Dixon and the others fall flat without the star players, or can they succeed on their own? Woodsie is the first in the series about the Wolfbay Wings.

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 12/31/2009

ISBN-10: 0060273496

ISBN-13: 9780060273491

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Geordie finds lots of time to write in his journal when he is grounded for breaking a window. He writes about his likes and dislikes, his trumpet, and the garden he will plant with his Dad in the spring. Many different poetry forms are used, as well as different typefaces, word puzzles, and good use of white space.

Similar books: Shakespeare Bats Clean-up by Ron Koertge; Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

Reviewed by: Donna

Date read: 8/1/2011

ISBN-10: 1896580351

ISBN-13: 9781896580357

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What do FBI agents, nuclear bombs, and horror movies have in common? In 1950's Sierra Madre, CA, four boys get pulled into an exciting adventure when the horror movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers is being filmed in their hometown. Things get more complicated when they realize that undercover FBI agents are investigating people (including real-life scientist Richard Feynman) that they think might be involved in selling secrets to the Soviet Union. The boys try to help in the investigation, but discover that things are more complicated than they first appear. The main characters of the boys are fictional, but Invasion of the Body Snatchers was a real movie and most of the other characters are based on actual people.

Reviewed by: msp

Date read: 10/23/2009

ISBN-10: 1416958924

ISBN-13: 9781416958925

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