The 39 Clues: Vespers Rising

Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordan Korman, Jude Watson

The 39 Clues is a very interesting series that keeps you at the brim of exploding with laughter or excitement sometimes, and other times it makes you think you’re going to cry. This is the 11th book in the series, before the new series The 39 Clues: Cahill’s Versus Vespers.

Personally, since I’ve read the 10 other books that come before it, I think that this book’s information should come in other parts of the series, but I’m not one of the four authors who wrote this book. The 39 Clues: Vespers Rising is the first book I’ve ever read that has four authors.

I think this book is for anyone who likes The 39 Clues and thinks that they’re willing to read the series from The 39 Clues: Maze of Bones, to the end of the new series that’s still in progress.



-Wolf

Hatchet

By: Gary Paulsen

Hatchet was written in 1987 by Gary Paulsen and it won the Newbery Honor. It is the first novel in the Brian's Saga and is followed by four sequels.

Hatchet depicts the excitement and adventure of a thirteen year-old boy, Brian, who has been stranded in the Canadian wilderness. While traveling on a single-engine plane to see his father, the pilot has a heart attack and dies. After a somewhat successful landing in the Canadian wilderness, Brian is forced to survive with nothing other than what he carried in his pockets when boarding the plane and the hatchet that remained attached to his belt. Brian is forced to build a shelter and face the challenges that await him told throughout the unforgettable story of Hatchet.

I would recommend this book to people who need a good book to read who like survival stories. If you’re interested in the book Hatchet, then you might like the other books in Brian’s Saga. They are: Brian’s Hunt, The River, Brian's Winter, and Brian's Return.

-Wolf

Surviving Hitler

By: Andrea Warren

             I think Surviving Hitler is a good book for people who like learning about World War II and what went on inside the Nazi Death Camps.  Surviving Hitler is about exactly that, a boy named Jack Mandelbaum, who is forced to work in the Nazi death camps and has to survive the overwhelming power of Hitler.

             Surviving Hitler is also about what people went through to survive.  Food was free game, and so was life. Anyone could be shot at any time for no reason whatsoever.  Mostly people had to rely on their friends (if they had any in that camp) and if they didn’t have any, either they would have to make some friends, or survive on their own.

             Surviving Hitler is one of my favorite books of all time. But there are some sad parts in it (What did you expect? It’s World War II.).  Even though there are some sad parts, there are also some happy parts in it. 

             I would definitely recommend Surviving Hitler to any person (normally 6^th through 8^th graders) who want to know about what happened “behind the scenes” in World War II.

¾ Wolf