Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton, Giuseppe Ferrario, and Elisabetta Dami

 These amazingly hilarious books are some of my favorites from when I was a kid. They aren't like the boring normal books. They have great word choices and whenever there's a word that the author thinks the reader should pay attention to or it adds suspense, he puts it in a different color and text.

In these books, Geronimo Stilton (a mouse that lives in mouse city) is a neat freak who is scared of just about everything. His sister is the total opposite. Thea is always doing dangerous things and making fun of her older brother. Geronimo Stilton is a fun (most of the time) mystery book and is great for children ages 5 and older. I would rate these (usually about 100 pages) books a 4-and-a-half out of 5 stars.

Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin

Click, Clack, Moo was probably one of my favorite stories as a kid. My mom would read it to me until I was old enough to read it myself. This book is about a group of farm animals that find an old type writer in their barn and love to type on it. Farmer Brown hates it because he hears the same annoying sound all day. Click, Clack, Moo. Click, Clack, Moo. If that isn't bad enough. He finds out that the cows have been typing up complaints to farmer Brown. When farmer Brown wouldn't do what they wanted, they'd simply go on strike. No milk. What will farmer Brown do? I love this story so much that I definitely give it a 5 out of 5 stars. It is for children ages 2 and older and is 32 pages long.

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

The Mogadorians have found them. They've hidden on Earth for as long as they could. They have been hunting them in order. Number one was killed in Asia, two in England, now three has been killed. Number four is next. He has been hiding with his protector since he escaped from his destroyed planet called Lorien. Will he be alive to even try to save the planet? Will they catch him? Torture him? Even kill him? I would give this book a 4 and a half out of 5 stars. I really liked it except for the fact that I didn't like how much it swore. This book is for children ages 12 and older and is 440 pages long.

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan bk 2

Grover's gone missing, the camp is being destroyed, and even worse, the only way to save it is to get the golden fleece. The golden fleece is magical. If they secured it into their camp, then there would be no more sickness, always good weather, and no monsters. The only problem is that it's heavily guarded by sheep. You may laugh at that sheep part but they aren't just ordinary sheep. They are man-eating sheep. If you get even 2 yards away from them, they will tear you to pieces. So you see, it's kind of hard to get to. Is Percy going to reach the fleece in time or is their camp going to be destroyed? I would recommend this book to children ages10 and older. I would rate this 279
 page book 4.5 stars out of 5.

Blind Side by Clair M. Poulson

Noletta was just out hiking with her dog when she heard gun shots. She ran up and saw a dead man on the side of the trail. When she heard something in the bushes, she turned around and suddenly felt something go through her head, and she fell unconscious. Someone had shot her. Luckily, her dog ran after the shooter and bit him.  He dropped his gun and ran. Noletta survived, but the price of her survival was to be blinded for the rest of her life. The shooter still thinks that she saw him and goes out and tries to kill her. Will he finish her off, or will her dog recognize him? I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars. I recommend this 328 page book for children ages 12 and up.

Maximum Ride #3 Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson

 I used to love the first 3 books of the Maximum Ride series because they were so exciting and mysterious, everything I love.
 In this book, the Erasers are completely gone. Not only are they gone, but they've been replaced my other better ones. Erasers that aren't even human. They're robots. Everything is going wrong. Max's group gets captured, they take sides, and Ari is back. Like I said before, I love the Maximum Ride series; but I've gotten very uncomfortable with how often they use the Lord's name in vain, that I didn't even finish the book. I love the book but because it uses such bad language instead of giving it a 5 out of 5 stars that I would've given it, if it had not been for the swearing, I instead give it a 2 out of 5 stars. If you are comfortable with that language, just know that it's the best book ever, but if you're like me, then I sugjest you don't read it. It is 405 pages long and I recomend it for children ages 12 and up.

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter

Cammie is a normal girl. Well, not really. You'd only think that if you were a normal person. She's actually a secret spy. She goes to an all girl spy school where her mom is the head person. She loves to explore. Maybe that's why she knows more then her friends at her school, the Gallangher Academy.When she is sneaking around her mother's office, she finds that her mother is going to have some strange people at the school for a while. Boys. All the girls thought that they were prepared for anything, until the boys come and everything falls apart. I would rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars. It is for children ages 10 and up. It is 236 pages long.

Maximum Ride, The Angel Experiment by James Patterson

Max and his family aren't normal. They aren't even people. They have wings and are much stronger then the average person. Where did they come from you might say? They don't even know that. They don't know their names or their birth date. They don't even know their own parents. When their worst enemies take their 6-year old sister away, they will risk their own lives to save her. Max is overwhelmed with anxiety. She's the head of the crew and she is supposed to be brave and lead them. She has to do so many things  before time runs out. She's supposed to save the world. She's supposed to find her little sister Angel. Oh, and don't forget that she also has to travel and try to find out who their parents were. Will she be able to do it in time before they kill Angel? I would rate this book a 4 and a half out of 5 stars. This book is for kids ages 11 and older and it is 413 pages long. Just be aware that they do use the Lord's name in vain and it may make you uncomfortable.

Uglies by Scott Westerfield

Tally is not a normal girl. She lives in a "ugly" world. Literally! When she turns 16 she'll get a surgery that will change her life forever. She will be turned into a "pretty" and will get to live in a "pretty" world. When she visits her old guy friend that got turned into a "pretty", she finds that he's not as normal as he was before. It was like she didn't matter anymore. Then she meets a new girl that is running away from the destiny of  becoming a "pretty". Will Tally choose to become a "pretty" and never see her friend again, or will she run away with her new best friend? I would recommend this book for children ages 11 and older. This book is 425 pages long and I would rate it a 5 out of 5.

Hero by Mike Lupica

Who would think that a 14-year-old boy could hold so much power. Not normal power like a president or teacher's pet. How about superhero power? After Zach's dad's plane mysteriously crashes while he's flying it, Zach finds that he is changing. Not like a  normal change like your growth spurt. Like his whole life is changing along with himself. He finds out that the crazy stories his dad used to always tell him are true and he's expected to save the world.  How might you think a 14-year-old boy could save the world? I guess you'll just have to wait and see in this amazing 5 star book. It is for children ages 8 and up and is 304 pages long.

The False Prince by Jennifer A. Neilsen

Someone keeps taking orphans away and no one knows why. He thinks he's helping the kingdom through treachery. He brings them to a castle to train, but for what? He's training them to look, act, and be, the lost prince so that he can take over the kingdom through the "lost prince." The orphans that don't get picked get killed instead. They are all fighting to the death if they have to, to get that crown. I would rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars. (I don't do that very often!!) This book is for children ages 10 and up. It is 342 pages long.

Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz

When Alex is in the hospital, he meets a new friend. And when he finds that friend in danger, he tries to help. But, the help is not a normal way of helping; instead, he acts as if he were his friend so that the criminals capture him instead. He may not fully know what kind of trouble he's getting himself into by doing this one small trickery. He doesn't know where he is, or if M16 even knows where he is. But he does know one thing, he can survive anything. This book is for children ages 9 and older. It's 323 pages long. I would rate this book a 4 out of 5 stars.

Princess Academy, The Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale

They're back and ready for more adventures. This time, they are traveling up to where the castle is. What they don't know is that there is a giant war brewing and the new queen is in danger. One of the girls is sent to spy on them and figure out what and why there is a war. Will she see the reasoning of that side and agree with it, or will she defend her best friend, the queen? This book is 323 pages long and is for children ages 9 and up. I would rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars.

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

When mountain girls get called to leave their families to go to a princess academy, they are scared. They've never left the comfort of their mountain. They journey up to the academy where they can't see their families again for a long time. The teacher is rude, the girls aren't learning very well, and the one time the girls could leave and see their families they got snowed in. They didn't think it could get any worse, until kidnappers found them. The kidnappers knew that one of the girls there would end up being the future queen. The kidnappers wanted death and if they could get their way, that's exactly what they'd get. This book has 336 pages and is for children ages 8 and up. I would rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars.