Sam, Joe and Fred use The Book to travel to the 1500s, looking for Leonardo da Vinci. They are excited to meet the man who invented The Book, which has taken them to so many different historical places. Unfortunately, Leonardo didn't invent The Book, and has no idea how to help them return to Brooklyn. Can they create a weapon for the Italian Army? Or will they remain prisoners, cleaning toilets in 16th century Italy? This is book 14 in the series.

Reviewed by: donna

Date read: 9/20/2010

ISBN-10: 0670059269

ISBN-13: 9780670059263

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Bad guys and aliens beware; Daniel X is out looking for you! You may not survive the encounter! Daniel's Dad was an alien hunter, alien himself to Earth. When Daniel's parents were killed in his Dad's pursuit of Number 1 on his list of aliens, Daniel realized that it was up to him to carry on his Dad's work. Luckily, Daniel has quite a few super abilities, including the power to morph himself into anything he can imagine. Number 7 on the list of aliens may be more than Daniel can handle, but he has help - his friends whom he created himself, and, possibly, Number 7's own son. Based on the novels about Daniel X.

Reviewed by: vverscaj

Date read: 3/22/2010

ISBN-10: 0316004251

ISBN-13: 9780316004251

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Nathan's not thrilled to be sharing a bedroom with his little brother, Ryan, who litters the floor with dinosaur books and replicas. Ryan even has a terrarium that he's equipped with plants like those from the time of dinosaurs, a perfect dinosaur habitat. When Nathan throws a fossil of a dinosaur egg at Ryan, it lands in the terrarium, and the two are suddenly transported to a time when dinosaurs roamed the planet. Will they survive their encounters with the dinosaurs? How will they ever make it home?

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 4/23/2010

ISBN-10: 0688153240

ISBN-13: 9780688153243

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Ned dreams of being a dinosaur hunter, finding real fossilized dinosaur bones that can be displayed in museums. His father wants him to focus on work at their ranch. When Ned is out checking the fences for his father after a storm, he meets George, who travels with his own father to hunt for dinosaur bones. Will Ned find any dinosaur bones on his property? This book includes an Author's Note about fossil collectors in the 1870s and 1880s (the time period in which the book is set).

Similar books: Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter by Sally M. Walker

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 12/23/2010

ISBN-10: 0060283033

ISBN-13: 9780060283032

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Wiley and Grampa set off for the Monster Truck Spectacular on Halloween night. Dracula, who runs the show, chooses them to face The Mudsucker, the world's first vampire truck! Will Wiley and Grampa survive the show and live to have another adventure? Full of gross stuff, monster trucks, and cartoons, this is the ultimate read for anyone who loves funny books. Look for other books in the Wiley and Grampa's Creature Features series.

Similar books: Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey; Franny K. Stein series by Jim Benton

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 8/26/2010

ISBN-10: 0316059412

ISBN-13: 9780316059411

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