Death Mountain

The book Death Mountain by Sherry Shanan, is an adventure book

that takes place in a mountain range called the Sierra Nevada. In

this book, Erin is a thirteen year old girl, who has had a pretty

tough life for the last year. See, her mom ran away about eleven

months ago, leaving no trace of where she went. Erin and Her dad move

in with her grandmother, where there is no television, and only one

phone! Erin passes the time by reading, and writing her own songs.

One day, they get a call from Erin's mom, almost a year later,

asking Erin to come and visit her! Now, Erin doesn't want to go, but

her gram gets her to. When she gets to the bus station, she finds out

that her ticket has been stolen. She hitches a ride with a fourteen

year old girl named Mae, and her older brother, Levi. They ask Erin

if she wants to go swimming with them in a lake they know of in the

mountains. Erin figures that she has nowhere better to go, so she

agrees. But when they are in the middle of the wilderness, a deadly

electrical storm hits! Mae and Erin are split apart from Levi, and

are forced to find a way to survive on their own!

This is a young adult choice award book that is worth 6

reading points, and has a reading level of 4.3. out of five stars

(*****) I give this book three(***).

--Bridget T.,

Scorpia

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Reading Level: 5.0

Points: 12

Genre: Action/Adventure

Alex Rider is a teen-age spy for M16. After his last assignment, when an assassin tells him to find his destiny at Scorpia, just before he dies. Alex then finds out that they are a major terrorist group, and they want him on their side. Read on to find out what happens to Alex and all of England.

Rating: *****

Review By: Dallas L.

Stormbreaker

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Reading Level: 5.1

Points: 7.0

Genre: Action/Adventure

This is an action packed book full of mystery and suspense. It is about a boy named Alex Rider who, after his uncle’s death, is introduced to M16, or the British Intelligence. He later finds out that he had been trained for this his whole life. Read Stormbreaker to find out more.

Rating: *****

Review by: Dallas L.

Skeleton Key

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Points: 10

Reading Level: 4.9

Genre: Action/Adventure

In the sequel to Stormbreaker, Alex Rider is on a routine mission in Wimbledon, but get caught up with the Chinese gangs and is sent to the island of Skeleton Key. Read to find out more.

Rating: *****

Review By: Dallas L.

Wild Man Island

by Will Hobbs

Points: 7.0

Level: 5.1

Genre: Survival / Adventure

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> This book is about a boy named Andy who takes a kayaking trip to

> Alaska to put a carving where his dad died. He goes out around 3:00 in

> the morning. He thinks it is perfect weather but a heavy storm hits

> him on his way back. He ends up on Admiralty Island where it is named

> Fortress of the Bears. There are bears and wolves and even a dog to

> deal with. Then, he meets the Wild Man who lives in a cave. There

> are also a group of people who try to catch the dog and the Wild

> Man. Andy learns in the end that sometimes you just have to give

> people a chance to be friends.

Aaron S.*****