Arcade Catastrophe; the Candy Shop Wars by Brandon Mull

In the sequel to the Candy Shop War, the kids come back with more than just magical candy in another fun adventure.  The powerful magician Mozag has been captured along with another magician, John.  The kids find the new arcade has some deep secrets about it the could lead them to the lost Mozag and John.  Find out what happens to the gang!

I liked it because it has magical things and is full of adventure.  Also lots of suspense and mystery.

---Marcos C.

Goblin Secrets by William Alexander

A boy named Ronny lives in an old shack with other children and an old lady Named Grabba until he runs away.  He meets new friends and someone unexpected.  Together they go on a breath taking adventure to uncover many mysteries. I loved this book because it is full of action and adventure.  The mysteries behind the characters were well hidden.  William Alexander is a great writer.---Norma

The Spindlers by Lauren Oliver

This is an adventurous story about a girl named Liza.  A couple years ago her babysitter told her a story about spider looking, soul eating spindlers.  Liza knows that her brother Patrick's soul has been taken by the spindlers.  Once dark, she goes underground to rescue her brother's soul where she meets a talking rat named Mirabella.  Togther they search the underworld for Liza's brother.

It has a lot of adventure when Liza and Mirabella flight the Sivens, who want to eat them.  I liked the imaginary world Lauren pu into the book.

                              ---Andrea A.

PIE by Sarah Weeks

When the famous pie queen, Polly dies,  her pie crust recipe goes to her cat! Everyone is shocked, especially her neice, Alice, who is determined to find out why.  When the cat goes missing, Alice goes on a mission to solve the mystery of why her Aunt Polly left her recipe to the cat.

I think Pie is a good book.  You can read it quickly and i guarantee you'll love it.  It's funnny and will keep you turning pages.  It even has pie recipes in the book.

                                                                                         --Jennifer A.

The Shadow Thieves by Anne Ursu

Zee goes to see his Grandmother for the summer,  while he is there she passes away; with her last breath she says that Zee will save the world.  Soon sickness starts to spread.  He is sent to stay with his cousin in America to escape the disease.  Together they discover the cause of the sickness.  Meanwhile in the Underworld, an evil god, Philonecron, plans to over throw Hades.  Zee and his cousin, Charlotte, must go down to the Underworld and save it.

I liked this book because it has so much detail you can see the "movie" in your head while you read.  Charlotte and Zee are pulled into exciting adventures.  Readers who like the Percy Jackson series should checkout The Cronus Chronicles.

     ----Andrea

Edgar Allen's Official Crime Investigation By Mary Amato

This book is about a stolen gold fish.  It was funny.  Edgar races Patrick to solve the mystery.  There are a lot of twists and turns.  So the big question is Who Stole the Fish?  Read to find out.

I liked this book because it was an amazing, funny mystery,  you will really get into.

         ---Luciana M.

The False Prince by Jennifer Neilsen

A man named Connor is gathering orphans in a plan to commit treason by sending the boy who looks most like the lost prince to the castle.    What the boys do not know is that Connor is evil.  He plans to get rid of the boys he does not need.  Once the boy gets picked he plans to take over the kingdom. Sage, the main character, is one of the orphans.  The Lost Prince was pronounced dead when pirates attacked his ship.  But is he really dead?

I liked it because it's sort of a mystery.I also liked it because of the adventure when they're practicing their sword fighting . I think its a book for strong readers so they can keep up with whats going on in the story.