Book Beat Reviews

Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Hi my name is Kire. I am a rising 8th grader who loves to read and write book reviews! Games Untold is a collection of stories that adds detail to the characters from the Inheritance Games series. There are a total of eight short stories which all feature different characters from the series. The first short story focuses on Jameson and Avery on a trip to Prague. On this trip both Avery and Jameson participate in puzzles that they have made for each … [Read more...] about Games Untold

Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix My name is Bria, I am a ski racer, swimmer, and dancer. I love reading in my free time. Found (The Missing Series) by Margaret Peterson Haddix is an intriguing book. It it, a couple of teenagers look into their adoption, which leads to a complicated story of time travel, vanishing planes, and conspiracy theories. Jonah and his friend Chip, with help from Jonah's sister Katherine, go on a dangerous trip to find out about their past. This book explores not … [Read more...] about Found

Yonder by Ali Standish My name is Bria, I am a ski racer, swimmer, and dancer. I love reading in my free time. Yonder is a historical fiction novel set during World War II. The story follows Danny Timmons, a thirteen-year-old boy whose father is fighting in Europe and whose mother is expecting a baby. Danny's best friend is Jack Bailey; a boy Danny admires for saving children during the Great Flood of 1940. Jack has taught Danny many things since they met. One of these things is "Yonder," … [Read more...] about Yonder

Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya My name is Bria, I am a ski racer, swimmer, and dancer. I love reading in my free time. Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya is a book that explores themes of family and community through the eyes of a Cuban-American girl named Emilia. Emilia is a twelve-year-old girl that has trouble at school and finds herself at home helping her dad fix an old car. Her dad recently got back from deployment. He spends most of his time in their garage fixing an old car. Emilia … [Read more...] about Each Tiny Spark

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Hi, my name is Judah and I like to play soccer, ski and play tennis. Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief is the first book in a five-part Greek mythology series of Percy Jackson written by Rick Riordan. The main character of this series is a boy named Percy Jackson. Percy is a twelve-year-old boy who struggles with ADHD and gets kicked out of most schools he is let into. Early on in this book, he finds out that he is a half-blood of Poseidon which means … [Read more...] about The Lightning Thief

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan Hi, my name is Judah and I like to play soccer, ski and play tennis. Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters is the second book in the series of Percy Jackson and the Olympians written by Rick Riordan. The book begins when Percy and his friends Anabeth and Tyson, are sent to retrieve a magic golden fleece as well as their friend Grover that has been kidnapped by an evil cyclops, hidden away on a small island. This fleece is known to heal nature and is the … [Read more...] about The Sea of Monsters