Thursday, June 30, 2011

Bloomability by Sharon Creech

This book is about a 13 year old girl named Dinnie. She grew up just about everywhere, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Arkansas... The list goes on. One day, her aunt and uncle show up to take her to Switzerland, out of the blue. Dinnie put up a bit of a fight, but did make it to Switzerland. There, under the Collina d' Oro, The Hill of Gold, in Lugano, , Dinnie goes to an American-international school where her uncle is headmaster. She makes friends with many of the students from all corners of the globe. She doesn't realize it then,
but she his finding where and what her true "Bloomabilities" are.

5 Stars
Ima

The Rising Star of Rusty Nail by Lesley M Blume

This book is about a very talented girl named Franny. She has the
ability to play the piano, with feeling, and, to the point, is a prodigie. She lives in the middle of nowhere, that is Rusty Nail, Minnesota, in the year, 1953. One day, a young man who grew up in the town has come home from NYC, and bringing with him a Russian woman. The town gossips start a committee against the "Commie" and ostracize her. Franny and her rambunctious friend Sandy decide to spy on her one night, soon after she moves in. Franny soon finds that the Madame is someone very special indeed.

5 Stars
Ima

The Demon Spirit by R.A. Salvatore

In this book, elbrayan the ranger has killed the demon dactyl, but his spirit still remains. The father abbot of the Abellican church, father abbot markwhart, has been possessed by the evil demons spirit, causing the father abbot to kill unmercifully, and torture heedless to the devastation he is leaving for his church. Can elbrayan kill markwart, and save the world? Read this amazing book
to find out.

5 Stars
Rory

The Demon Awakens by R.A. Salvatore

I thought this book was very good. A ranger trained by the elves,
elbrayan, has to try and stop the evil demon dactyl from raising an
evil army to take over the world. He and his wife, pony, have to try and stop him, but can they do it? Find out, and read this excellent book by R.A. Salvatore.

5 Stars
Rory