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Fablehaven By Brandon Mull

This is yet another Magic book. Yes. Well this one is pretty good, compared to others it lives up to expectations. Reading this book had me laughing and interested for most of the book. This is pretty good for a kids book being read by an adult. Overall I can’t wait to read it with my kids (they are still interested in mainly eating them so it is a while more before we get into chapter books).

This book follows two kids being watched by their grandparents while their parents go on a very long cruise. They at first are bored being with their grandparents in the middle of nowhere but soon find through a journey of discovery that they are surrounded by an amazing preserve of magical creatures.

They have fun times and also quite of few struggles throughout the book. Overall they grow in character and learn important lessons while saving the day (mainly caused by their own mistakes ironically). This book has morals every parent would want their kid to learn!

Overall I give it a 4 out of 5!

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Fablehaven

Into the WildBy Jon Krakauer

This is a tale of a young man and his search for his own self and how it ended in his tragic death.

This book follows Chris as he journeys through America experiencing life and trying to discover what is out there for him. If pieces together the little known path that Chris traveled for more than 2 years up to his untimely death by starvation in the Alaska wilderness.

This book isn’t a fiction at all. It analyzes as much as possible the things that influenced the young man and choices he made that led to his end. It also makes the case that Chris didn’t in fact go out to die, but to live and in the process several unfortunate events led to his death.

As with most of Krakauer’s writings there is good research, strong opinions, but also a certain amount of fair objectiveness that leaves the reader to discern for themselves what actually may have occured.

Overall I give it a 4 of 5 stars, and a good read if you dig the documentary investigation type of books.

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Into the Wild

The Pearlby John Steinbeck

This is a really short book compared to others. It is also a parable meant to help the reader understand how things could affect their own life if they came into it.

The story follows a fisherman and the changes that come into his simple life as he finds a pearl that is extremely large and of great value. He sees the grandiose potential in front of him because of the pearl he now has but sadly experiences very quickly the negative effects that follow the supposed fortune.

Overall the simple story is written well and striking to read. The imagery of the book is beautiful and fluid. I definitely enjoyed the book. If you get a chance read the book. It won’t take long, but is worth it.

Overall I give it a 5 out of 5 stars!

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The Pearl

The Eye of the World

By Robert Jordan

This book published by Tor Books came out back in 1990, so it is really an older book.  This book however is definitely a classic book in the realm of Fantasy writing.  Not the first of its kind but definitely one of the more famous establishments in the realm.

This book is the first of currently 11 books in the Wheel of Time series.  I had been reluctant to start this series prior to this because the author passed away before writing the last book.  When I found out that the authors widow and publisher had appointed an author to finish his work with one last book I decided that I was going to read the series, even thought the last book will come out about the fall of 2009.  This is a long time away, but those 11 books are really long and I won’t read them all straight through at once.

Okay that preamble out of the way, I was hesitant to read this book.  This book isn’t really the brand of magic type books that you find in the likes of Harry Potter or Artemis Fowl.  It takes you to a whole new world, with new creatures, people, and so on.

I was also hesitant because I had started this book probably 12 years or so ago and I just didn’t get into it.  It was a bit beyond my short attention teenage span at the time.  Don’t disparage however, at the same time I picked up Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and told my mom I thought it was no good.  I grew in my tastes.

This book is good in the fact that it doesn’t go overboard on the magic factor but brings balance.  The characters as well have morals and ideals that are enviable by any person (give them a break on small bad habits though).

Overall the book is worth a read.  Here is the basic story.

Three friends who have grown up together in the Two Rivers, Rand, Matt and Perrin find out that they are actually more than farm boys and a blacksmith.  They are wanted by the great dark lord because they may actually be the only once that could lead to his actual destruction.

An Aes Sedia (a woman who can use magic) comes and saves them and takes them on the beginning of a journey that ultimately will last for the next 12 books.  They fight trollocs, myrdral, and other evils and eventually are faced with two of the forsaken who are the only things almost as bad as the great dark lord.  They escape and conquer them in the end.

This is an incredibly short synopsis.  For more go to this link at Wikipedia and read more.

I suggest it, especially if you like magic type stories.

Overall a 4 out of 5 stars.

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The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer

This is a well written book by Eoin Colfer. It is the first book I have read by him and I will be reading his others. He is a great writer.

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Legacy of Lies

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The Alliance

Gerald N. Lund

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Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen

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Piano Classics 2

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Music by Dario Marianalli

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