Student Saturday: The Stonekeeper's Curse (Amulet #2) by Kazu Kibuishi

Genre:  Middle Grade, Fantasy, Graphic Novel

Student Reviewer:   Hannah T.

Emily is a bright, determined young girl, and her brother Navin is a young man with good leadership skills. They are in their great-grandfather's house, which is a colossal robot. The two of them, along with the great grandfather's robots, are looking for a cure so their mom can awake from her coma. They go to this city of waterfalls called Kanalis. While there, they meet a fox named Leon, who tells Emily he can teach her how to control her amulet better. But little do they know the elves followed them once they got to the city. Emily and Navin find out how to cure their mother. Will Emily and her brother find the cure? Or will everything take a turn for the worse?

I read this book and book 1, which met my expectations. I recommend this book to kids in 5th grade to 7th or 8th grade because I knew a kid who was reading the series when they were in 5th grade, and I'm reading it in eighth grade. I made somewhat of a connection though because when my mom is sick and she can't cook for us, i usually cook for everyone. This reminded me a lot of the fact that Emily is taking care of her brother while their mother is in a coma.

 

Student Saturday: The Hidden Kingdom (Wings of Fire #3) by Tui T. Sutherland

 

Genre: Middle Grade, Graphic Novel, Fantasy

Student Reviewer: Valeria N.

"The Hidden Kingdom, Wings of Fire" is a graphic novel created by Tui T. Sutherland. The story 
sets place in a fantasy world of dragons, Glory is a Rainwing dragon, Glory wants to learn more about Rainwings since she never really has lived with them. Everybody thinks that Rainwing dragons are lazy, but Glory does not believe this, since Glory isn't lazy at all. And Rainwings are going missing! So Glory decides to go to a Rainwing tribe and show everybody that Rainwings are not lazy, and to find the mystery of why Rainwings are going missing. So Glory goes on a journey to find her tribe, and when she reaches her tribe she is shocked Rainwings are lazy, they sleep all day on the treetops. And they don't realize that Rainwings are going missing. Glory is very disappointed in Rainwings, but she is still determined to unlock the mystery of the missing Rainwings. I personally did not like this book as it got boring really fast and escalated really fast. I would recommend this book to younger children who like graphic novels. I believe they would find it interesting.

Student Saturday: Rules for Vanishing - Kate Alice Marshall

 

Genre: Young Adult, Horror

Student Reviewer: Philip H.

"Rules for Vanishing" is an eerie mind-bending horror book that I had the opportunity to enjoy. Sara is a highschooler who is a loner, and her sister has been gone for a year. Her sister, Becca, has been missing for over a year because she went with her boyfriend to find Lucy Gallows. Lucy Gallows is a girl who vanished in the 50's and to find her, you must walk on a road and pass the gates. Lucy is a ghost. Sara goes on the road with a bunch of friends and strangers, and goes through a series of trials. The book also includes different audio recordings of interviews, videos, and is basically a documentary written as a book. Ashford is the person documenting these files. I would recommend this book to an adult or a very mature highschooler.