Gwen Bingling has a normal life. She has an after-school job and lives with her dad. Her best friend, Jeffrey, lives right next door. She's an eighth grader. She avoids, at all costs, the school bullies, Jamison Ralph and Andrew Amero.
But one year, a new boy named Troy West moves into town. After making the whole school happy by standing up to Andrew Amero, Troy decides that it's pretty much his school. Gwen's friends don't know what to think about him.
One thing happens after another, Troy breaks her heart, thinks get a little smokier, and she accidentally bumps into somebody who's either the nicest guy in the world, or the biggest junkie in the school.
Welcome home.
Age Recommendation: Ages 10 and up.
Thursday 11 August 2011
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Best Enemies, Worst Friends
Tyler June is a happy rich kid living in the suburbs. He thinks his life is going to be the same as always. It's summer and he'll spend it babysitting for his three younger sisters and younger brother. But he's in for a nasty surprise: His mom is starting a home school summer group.
Soon, Tyler's house is invaded by a bunch of weird kids he's never met: A scary goth kid named Todd, a sunny girl named Alexis, a snobby kid named Mason, a girl who constantly carries her camera around with her named Harmony, two best friends named Jenny and Kelly, a bratty little girl named Carla who gives everybody a run for their money, and a mental, strong-willed guy named Vrack who is seriously crazy.
Forced to spend two weeks together in the June's large house, summer is turned into a bizarre nightmare with chaos looming around every corner and surprises at every staircase. Tied together with laughs and packaged by sheer insanity of the teenage home schooled crowd, BEWF is supposed to capture the image of what it's really like to have true frienemies.
Age recommendation: Ages 7 and up.
Soon, Tyler's house is invaded by a bunch of weird kids he's never met: A scary goth kid named Todd, a sunny girl named Alexis, a snobby kid named Mason, a girl who constantly carries her camera around with her named Harmony, two best friends named Jenny and Kelly, a bratty little girl named Carla who gives everybody a run for their money, and a mental, strong-willed guy named Vrack who is seriously crazy.
Forced to spend two weeks together in the June's large house, summer is turned into a bizarre nightmare with chaos looming around every corner and surprises at every staircase. Tied together with laughs and packaged by sheer insanity of the teenage home schooled crowd, BEWF is supposed to capture the image of what it's really like to have true frienemies.
Age recommendation: Ages 7 and up.
Saturday 18 June 2011
Unnatural
The second book in the AbUnIr series, which consists of three books: Abnormal, Unnatural, an Irregular. Most of you have read the summary on Abnormal, the first book. Here is the second book:
Life is not promising for nine young teenagers; Jade, Sondren, Machala, Ashley, Viviane, Ping, Quran, Ophelia, and Percy are enslaved and tortured. Five years ago they were all kidnapped and taken to an institution in woods far away from their homes by an evil genius and his daughter Swarah.
Ponsim, the aforementioned evil genius, has them all working as his slaves because each of them had their own superhuman feature that made them different. Ponsim has sucked away their very identities and put them in the care of an unfortunate young girl named Belinda who is forced to work for Ponsim until he lets her see her parents again.
The nine teenagers must battle for their very lives, but everything is getting worse. Ponsim is bent on taking everything in their world and making it his...and his daughter mysteriously disappears. Will anything help them, or will they be stuck, underground, with a greedy evil scientist as a slave master and starving away while looking for his daughter?
Age recommendation: Ages thirteen and up. Not recommended for people scared of death, murder, vampires, or cannibals.
Life is not promising for nine young teenagers; Jade, Sondren, Machala, Ashley, Viviane, Ping, Quran, Ophelia, and Percy are enslaved and tortured. Five years ago they were all kidnapped and taken to an institution in woods far away from their homes by an evil genius and his daughter Swarah.
Ponsim, the aforementioned evil genius, has them all working as his slaves because each of them had their own superhuman feature that made them different. Ponsim has sucked away their very identities and put them in the care of an unfortunate young girl named Belinda who is forced to work for Ponsim until he lets her see her parents again.
The nine teenagers must battle for their very lives, but everything is getting worse. Ponsim is bent on taking everything in their world and making it his...and his daughter mysteriously disappears. Will anything help them, or will they be stuck, underground, with a greedy evil scientist as a slave master and starving away while looking for his daughter?
Age recommendation: Ages thirteen and up. Not recommended for people scared of death, murder, vampires, or cannibals.
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Home Sweet Home
Emmy Mae is not happy at all when she hears that her cousins Cody, Nick, and Rhino (don't those names sound familiar?) are coming to stay for the summer. Her cousins are weird and act about three years older than they are. This summer will be HORRIBLE.
But her cousin Cody is actually VERY fun! He loves soccer just as much as she does, and he agrees that Rhino and Nick are pure evil. Emmy Mae just might have a new best friend. And after a while, Rhino and Nick turn out to be okay, too.
Her sister Harly is very sick, though, and dies from cancer at the young age of fourteen. Emmy Mae will have to cope with the loss of her favorite sister and her new friends as they head back home. Even the family dog notices the sudden loss of the house's four favorite people.
Will this summer ever get any better, or will Emmy Mae have the worst summer in the history of summers?
There isn't really a certain age for this story. It's just a nice book.
But her cousin Cody is actually VERY fun! He loves soccer just as much as she does, and he agrees that Rhino and Nick are pure evil. Emmy Mae just might have a new best friend. And after a while, Rhino and Nick turn out to be okay, too.
Her sister Harly is very sick, though, and dies from cancer at the young age of fourteen. Emmy Mae will have to cope with the loss of her favorite sister and her new friends as they head back home. Even the family dog notices the sudden loss of the house's four favorite people.
Will this summer ever get any better, or will Emmy Mae have the worst summer in the history of summers?
There isn't really a certain age for this story. It's just a nice book.
Monday 23 May 2011
Dancer Girl
Kora is a spoiled, snobby girl whose mother owns a dance studio and she IS the best dancer there. (Well, that's what she thinks.) Her older sister and brother help out around the dance studio, too, and in exchange, they get to run the show most of the time, picking out the costumes, toying with the lineup of dances in the recital, and, of course, giving themselves as many solos as they believe are necessary.
But when Romea Bora, her mom's latest boyfriend's daughter, joins the studio after their parents are married, Kora (now Kora Bora, and how she hates that name) has some competition in the studio. Romea is funny, cool, nice, and even better than Kora at dancing, which, Kora thought, was impossible.
It turns out that it was possible.
Kora and Romea settle their differences in a dance, where they can let their feelings out on stage, for their upcoming competition. Will they be able to get along, or will Kora actually have to settle for second place, not only in the judges eyes, but in her mother's?
Age recommendation: Ages 8-15
But when Romea Bora, her mom's latest boyfriend's daughter, joins the studio after their parents are married, Kora (now Kora Bora, and how she hates that name) has some competition in the studio. Romea is funny, cool, nice, and even better than Kora at dancing, which, Kora thought, was impossible.
It turns out that it was possible.
Kora and Romea settle their differences in a dance, where they can let their feelings out on stage, for their upcoming competition. Will they be able to get along, or will Kora actually have to settle for second place, not only in the judges eyes, but in her mother's?
Age recommendation: Ages 8-15
Thursday 19 May 2011
The Year Rozikyn Left
BJ's life is not turning out as planned. Her weird older brother leaves home, leaving his eight siblings and parents confused and angry. Of course, BJ's parents get into a fight over Rozikyn's random departure, and this leads to a catastrophic family feud, one that BJ's stuck in the middle of!
If her parents don't start "liking each other" again, that means they're going to get a divorce. And sure enough, just two weeks after Rozikyn packed up and left, her parents split up, tearing BJ, her baby brother Nelson, and her one older sister, Angeline, off with her mother, while the other five continue to live with their father.
Life gets complicated for BJ, especially since seventh grade is going to be a major flop unless she can stop getting sent to the principals office! Will her barely nineteen-year-old big brother come back AT ALL, or will he just continue to make things worse? And also, what's going to happen to BJ's mom, who's been going out with some jerk that BJ doesn't even like?
Age recommendation: Ages 12 and up
If her parents don't start "liking each other" again, that means they're going to get a divorce. And sure enough, just two weeks after Rozikyn packed up and left, her parents split up, tearing BJ, her baby brother Nelson, and her one older sister, Angeline, off with her mother, while the other five continue to live with their father.
Life gets complicated for BJ, especially since seventh grade is going to be a major flop unless she can stop getting sent to the principals office! Will her barely nineteen-year-old big brother come back AT ALL, or will he just continue to make things worse? And also, what's going to happen to BJ's mom, who's been going out with some jerk that BJ doesn't even like?
Age recommendation: Ages 12 and up
Thursday 14 April 2011
Billionaire Academy
A school for children with VERY rich parents.
Nikolikuylika (known to her friends as Nikki) Roberts is a fairly normal girl with a very abnormal name. Except for the fact that her father is one of the richest men in the country. She and her brother, Shaddokabree, (known as Bree) are relaxing over the summer break, living it up, partying, and without a care in the world.
Until their mother showed up.
Their mother (who'd been absent for five years on a business trip) doesn't approve of Nikki and Bree's tutor, MacKenzie Welsh, and so they are enrolled in the most enhancing, most superior, most expensive school in America, Torwell Academy, known to everybody who didn't attend as "Billionaire Academy."
Nikki and Bree soon find friends, some of which include Jasmine Jades, a punk-looking girl who is actually quite nice, Jason and Grey Viernitraz, two quiet, older boys who're friends of Bree's, Alex and Owen Aisles, who are wilder than expected, and Nora Capora, who is quiet, sullen, but has a wonderful smile.
Soon, Jasmine, Jason, Grey, Alex, Owen, and Nora are over the house almost as often as Nikki and Bree themselves! What does their mother think of this school now that it's preppy, wild students are invading her home, refridgerator, and time?
Recommended for ages 13 and up
Nikolikuylika (known to her friends as Nikki) Roberts is a fairly normal girl with a very abnormal name. Except for the fact that her father is one of the richest men in the country. She and her brother, Shaddokabree, (known as Bree) are relaxing over the summer break, living it up, partying, and without a care in the world.
Until their mother showed up.
Their mother (who'd been absent for five years on a business trip) doesn't approve of Nikki and Bree's tutor, MacKenzie Welsh, and so they are enrolled in the most enhancing, most superior, most expensive school in America, Torwell Academy, known to everybody who didn't attend as "Billionaire Academy."
Nikki and Bree soon find friends, some of which include Jasmine Jades, a punk-looking girl who is actually quite nice, Jason and Grey Viernitraz, two quiet, older boys who're friends of Bree's, Alex and Owen Aisles, who are wilder than expected, and Nora Capora, who is quiet, sullen, but has a wonderful smile.
Soon, Jasmine, Jason, Grey, Alex, Owen, and Nora are over the house almost as often as Nikki and Bree themselves! What does their mother think of this school now that it's preppy, wild students are invading her home, refridgerator, and time?
Recommended for ages 13 and up
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Ricky's Story
Ricky Kingston (who is REAL, as a matter of fact) wants a better life. Better brothers, better friends, better looks, better everything. He's nobody, too short, and unimportant. His friend Joey-Joe is (his only friend) fifteen years old and a grade below him. His older brother Corey (known by everyone as Treasure) is perfect in every way. He's got too many brothers and sisters, not enough friends, and his only consonance is his computer, where he spends most of his time.
But Ricky stumbles upon his chance: instant popularity, the pretty new girl, and something that makes him cooler than his older brother. What's the big thing?
Ricky throws a CRAZY party, invites everyone in his grade via Facebook, and plans it with the help of Joey-Joe, Cassidy, a family friend who's gotten in her share of trouble, and even Joe's older sister, Tracy, the party expert.
But when Ricky is as famous as birthday cake, how can he keep his brother and FATHER from knowing about the party, as well as everything that comes with it?
Maybe being popular is harder then it looks...maybe his brother's life isn't perfect...maybe his twin sister Rita was right...secrets are harder to keep then friends.
Recommended for ages 11 and up.
But Ricky stumbles upon his chance: instant popularity, the pretty new girl, and something that makes him cooler than his older brother. What's the big thing?
Ricky throws a CRAZY party, invites everyone in his grade via Facebook, and plans it with the help of Joey-Joe, Cassidy, a family friend who's gotten in her share of trouble, and even Joe's older sister, Tracy, the party expert.
But when Ricky is as famous as birthday cake, how can he keep his brother and FATHER from knowing about the party, as well as everything that comes with it?
Maybe being popular is harder then it looks...maybe his brother's life isn't perfect...maybe his twin sister Rita was right...secrets are harder to keep then friends.
Recommended for ages 11 and up.
Wednesday 6 April 2011
We are Three
Cody, Rhino, and Nick are back in a new, surfing, dancing, laughing, eating, doodling, partying, kissing, swimming, picture-taking, birthday-bashing, souvineer-shopping, face-slapping adventure to the beautiful beaches of the (made-up) town of Costal, Mexico!
Nick's girlfriend Ashley sends him and his brothers to the beautiful Casa de Caliente, which, they find out from their over-attractive "tour guide," aka, Vasila Puerez, means House of Hot! And it IS, with amazing views, awesome room service, and posh bedrooms (which, of course, they fight over.)
But things take a turn for the worse when Cody and Rhino sneak out to go to Vasila's cousin Mia's birthday party, where Rhino meets Trinity, a red-headed DJ from New York. This was supposed to be a secret from Nick, who wasn't invited, even if NOTHING happened!
But Nick is willing to blackmail his brothers when one request doesn't go his way. Cody and Rhino are trapped by their baby brother who, they are discovering, may be more evil, spoiled, and clever then they'd thought.
What will Rhino, being oldest, do to stop his brothers from fighting, his crush and his brother from kissing, his mom from finding out about the party, and them eating the hotel out of house and home? Or will this trip just be one big nightmare?
Ages 13 and up
Nick's girlfriend Ashley sends him and his brothers to the beautiful Casa de Caliente, which, they find out from their over-attractive "tour guide," aka, Vasila Puerez, means House of Hot! And it IS, with amazing views, awesome room service, and posh bedrooms (which, of course, they fight over.)
But things take a turn for the worse when Cody and Rhino sneak out to go to Vasila's cousin Mia's birthday party, where Rhino meets Trinity, a red-headed DJ from New York. This was supposed to be a secret from Nick, who wasn't invited, even if NOTHING happened!
But Nick is willing to blackmail his brothers when one request doesn't go his way. Cody and Rhino are trapped by their baby brother who, they are discovering, may be more evil, spoiled, and clever then they'd thought.
What will Rhino, being oldest, do to stop his brothers from fighting, his crush and his brother from kissing, his mom from finding out about the party, and them eating the hotel out of house and home? Or will this trip just be one big nightmare?
Ages 13 and up
Friday 1 April 2011
Money
The Lucky children (Amy, Rio, Danny, and Lucas, from oldest to youngest) are pampered, intelligent, and rich. They live with their mother and father in a large, old house in a town accustomed to storms. One afternoon that starts out innocently enough turns to trouble when the Lucky children are sent out to pick up an envelope from a kind, old aunt.
Returning home, they find that an enormous storm has crushed their house, killed their parents, and taken away everything they have. But this is not the only trouble they are faced with.
Their father, who had somehow known the storm would do this, had written his will and had left all of the money to his fourteen-year-old son, Rio, when he turned eighteen. However, the Lucky orphans need the money NOW if they're ever going to survive. Sent to live with their Uncle Peter, Aunt Belle, and two cousins, one of which befriends Amy, the other is a mystery to all four, they find out they may need the money even sooner then they'd hoped.
Now having to face horrors like daily chores, making their own breakfast, acting like a normal child, and worst of all working in a factory that makes who-knows-what, the wealthy-to-be orphans MUST get their money and go back to their old way of life.
Or will the money never come?
Recommended for ages 9 and up.
Returning home, they find that an enormous storm has crushed their house, killed their parents, and taken away everything they have. But this is not the only trouble they are faced with.
Their father, who had somehow known the storm would do this, had written his will and had left all of the money to his fourteen-year-old son, Rio, when he turned eighteen. However, the Lucky orphans need the money NOW if they're ever going to survive. Sent to live with their Uncle Peter, Aunt Belle, and two cousins, one of which befriends Amy, the other is a mystery to all four, they find out they may need the money even sooner then they'd hoped.
Now having to face horrors like daily chores, making their own breakfast, acting like a normal child, and worst of all working in a factory that makes who-knows-what, the wealthy-to-be orphans MUST get their money and go back to their old way of life.
Or will the money never come?
Recommended for ages 9 and up.
Monday 28 March 2011
I dated the Celebrity Brat.
Nothing exciting ever happened to Riley Deuvichosse, a typical fourteen-year-old girl living right next to Hollywood. One night, her used-to-be best friend Ashley Green (star of the screen) invites her to a movie premier in Hollywood at the Boulevard theater, where she gets interviewed and saw Jake Aurstone, the biggest star in the WORLD. (Well, that's what HE thinks)
Jake's nickname is (and has been since he was eight) the Celebrity Brat, and Riley's finding out why. She quickly gets accustomed to the superstar lifestyle, going to red-carpet premiers and living it up with her bizarre and insanely famous boyfriend. But not everything with Jake is flashing cameras and platinum credit cards. Is Jake the egotistical brat the magazines say he is, or is he just out of his mind with more money and fame then he knows what to do with?
A humor-packed story of fame, fortune, love, and what goes on when cameras aren't on.
Recommended for ages 12 and up.
Jake's nickname is (and has been since he was eight) the Celebrity Brat, and Riley's finding out why. She quickly gets accustomed to the superstar lifestyle, going to red-carpet premiers and living it up with her bizarre and insanely famous boyfriend. But not everything with Jake is flashing cameras and platinum credit cards. Is Jake the egotistical brat the magazines say he is, or is he just out of his mind with more money and fame then he knows what to do with?
A humor-packed story of fame, fortune, love, and what goes on when cameras aren't on.
Recommended for ages 12 and up.
Sunday 20 March 2011
Babysitting Narc
Rhino, Cody, and Nick Mantis are triplets who share nothing in common except their birthday, and even that's different!
Rhino is a quiet, irritable artist who's jealous of both his "younger" brothers. I mean, come on! How come HE has to be the one with the big nose? Just because he was born first? He's a neat freak, a doodle freak, and a control freak. What can he do? There are rules to follow, why not follow them?
Cody is a hyper, maniacal whirlwind who stops at nothing! His room is messy, his hair is messy, but what does he care? Life is for FUN, not chores! But he had to be the one with everything wrong with him, hm? He just HAD to be the short one, the math genius, and the one with more energy then he can handle. His older brother gets on his nerves, and his younger one, well, he's just there to fill space.
Nick is shy, lazy, and TOTALLY the baby of the family. Well, okay, he's only an hour and a half younger then Rhino, but he IS the youngest. Nick spends most of his time sleeping, eating, reading magazines, or daydreaming. Actually, that's kinda all he does. His brothers baby so much (they do his chores, let him sleep in, and cover for him when they're in trouble) that, well, maybe it's a problem? I don't know, maybe he's just a lazy kid!
When Cody gets a call from a desperate lady in need of a babysitter, the triplets are on the case! Well, Cody and Rhino are. But babysitting the "fearsome foursome" is harder then it looks. Maxine, Drill, and Jenny are nice and almost perfect angels. Hm, maybe this is easier then they thought?
But then they meet Narc Lysine, a total spoiled brat who gets EVERYTHING when he wants, and when he wants. Can they survive another day with Narc? Probably not.
Cody's idea of discipline is holding Narc up by his ankles as punishment. Nick just kicks him. Rhino's going to have to lay down a list of rules. But will they be followed?
Book reccomended for ages 10-16.
Rhino is a quiet, irritable artist who's jealous of both his "younger" brothers. I mean, come on! How come HE has to be the one with the big nose? Just because he was born first? He's a neat freak, a doodle freak, and a control freak. What can he do? There are rules to follow, why not follow them?
Cody is a hyper, maniacal whirlwind who stops at nothing! His room is messy, his hair is messy, but what does he care? Life is for FUN, not chores! But he had to be the one with everything wrong with him, hm? He just HAD to be the short one, the math genius, and the one with more energy then he can handle. His older brother gets on his nerves, and his younger one, well, he's just there to fill space.
Nick is shy, lazy, and TOTALLY the baby of the family. Well, okay, he's only an hour and a half younger then Rhino, but he IS the youngest. Nick spends most of his time sleeping, eating, reading magazines, or daydreaming. Actually, that's kinda all he does. His brothers baby so much (they do his chores, let him sleep in, and cover for him when they're in trouble) that, well, maybe it's a problem? I don't know, maybe he's just a lazy kid!
When Cody gets a call from a desperate lady in need of a babysitter, the triplets are on the case! Well, Cody and Rhino are. But babysitting the "fearsome foursome" is harder then it looks. Maxine, Drill, and Jenny are nice and almost perfect angels. Hm, maybe this is easier then they thought?
But then they meet Narc Lysine, a total spoiled brat who gets EVERYTHING when he wants, and when he wants. Can they survive another day with Narc? Probably not.
Cody's idea of discipline is holding Narc up by his ankles as punishment. Nick just kicks him. Rhino's going to have to lay down a list of rules. But will they be followed?
Book reccomended for ages 10-16.
Friday 18 March 2011
A Rebel and the Knife
God loves everyone, even if you make mistakes.
Richard (or Ringo) is the shortest person in the whole school. He’s innocent and unpopular, and avoids troublemaker John Sammuels, who has him do his homework…for a price. When Richard befriends Paul Mayboy, the rebel of the tenth grade, things change a lot for him. This means EVERYTHING changes for him.
Befriending Paul means learning his secrets. When John, Paul, and he cut school to go to a rock concert, Richard sees the true colors of his friend, including the dark ones. John gets arrested, and Paul gets expelled for cutting classes and getting DRUNK.
Everyone believes that there’s no way out for Paul. Paul has secrets, too many to name. But when Paul finds himself in a church, is there really a way to end the life that he never wanted?
Two “rebel” friends learn the lesson that God loves you, even if you’ve been bad.
Note from the author: I'd recommend this book for ages 12-17, mostly because of content, but the message, even though it seems like a childish concept, is really deep. Also reference to alcohol, smoking, suicide and other topics you might not want a child to be reading about.
Thursday 3 March 2011
Abnormal
"Look around. See anything different about the people around you? No. No one looks different. You all look like normal human beings. But I know your secrets. None of you are normal.
"And none of you are human beings."
Nine unsuspecting teenagers are suddenly kidnapped and taken to an institution, run by a mysterious man named Ponsim. The words he says to them the first day they're there scared everyone, and the thought passing through Jade's mind is..."What kind of a freak house is this?"
It's more then a freak house. Joined by Ponsim's genius daughter, Swarah, and an innocent employee named Belinda, Jade and the other scared, confused inmates think their problems are solved.
They've only just begun.
They need to escape. One by one, they're going to be forced to sacrifice their lives. Their souls will be demolished and nothing is left but their own supernatural curse, laid upon them by...um, they don't really know.
They're being followed. HE will find them. The only way out is death, which isn't possible at this point. Life is a nightmare. They don't want anyone to know their secrets...
Not even each other.
They look normal. But Jade, Sondren, Quran, Machala, Viviane, Percy, Samitha, and Ping are completely ABNORMAL.
Caution: This book is not recommended for children under ten years old, or if you're scared of death, murder, mad scientists, vampires, or cannibalism.
If you aren't, you're very, very brave. And you're going to love this book.
"And none of you are human beings."
Nine unsuspecting teenagers are suddenly kidnapped and taken to an institution, run by a mysterious man named Ponsim. The words he says to them the first day they're there scared everyone, and the thought passing through Jade's mind is..."What kind of a freak house is this?"
It's more then a freak house. Joined by Ponsim's genius daughter, Swarah, and an innocent employee named Belinda, Jade and the other scared, confused inmates think their problems are solved.
They've only just begun.
They need to escape. One by one, they're going to be forced to sacrifice their lives. Their souls will be demolished and nothing is left but their own supernatural curse, laid upon them by...um, they don't really know.
They're being followed. HE will find them. The only way out is death, which isn't possible at this point. Life is a nightmare. They don't want anyone to know their secrets...
Not even each other.
They look normal. But Jade, Sondren, Quran, Machala, Viviane, Percy, Samitha, and Ping are completely ABNORMAL.
Caution: This book is not recommended for children under ten years old, or if you're scared of death, murder, mad scientists, vampires, or cannibalism.
If you aren't, you're very, very brave. And you're going to love this book.
Saturday 26 February 2011
Chabigail: Escape
Another book about Chabigail...how many are there? (There are about fifty of them) This book includes a lonely new boy named Jason, metal cages, a magic potion, and, worst of all, flying chihuahuas.
Chabigail and Reggie are actually starting to think their trouble is over. After all, Marcy and Andrew have been behind bars and haven't caused any problems for almost a year. But Marcy and Andrew are (somehow) let on probation, which can only mean one thing:
Disaster.
Marcy's cooked up something new: A magic potion that shrinks anyone who drinks it to only one inch tall. She thinks that if they can get their little enemies to be even littler, they can squish them and get life over with. But how would they get them to drink a potion?
Andrew is no help. He has too much homework, too many chores, and too many things to do to help Marcy at all. So Marcy scouts out someone desperate for a friend, even if that friend is going to be his slave driver. Once Marcy finds Jason Marn, she goes on ahead.
A mystery twist, a swirl of adventure, a swish of fun, and a whole milkshake full of laughs. Will Chabigail and Reggie stop their evil nemeses, or will they be shrunk, squished, and tossed out like nobodies business?
Chabigail and Reggie are actually starting to think their trouble is over. After all, Marcy and Andrew have been behind bars and haven't caused any problems for almost a year. But Marcy and Andrew are (somehow) let on probation, which can only mean one thing:
Disaster.
Marcy's cooked up something new: A magic potion that shrinks anyone who drinks it to only one inch tall. She thinks that if they can get their little enemies to be even littler, they can squish them and get life over with. But how would they get them to drink a potion?
Andrew is no help. He has too much homework, too many chores, and too many things to do to help Marcy at all. So Marcy scouts out someone desperate for a friend, even if that friend is going to be his slave driver. Once Marcy finds Jason Marn, she goes on ahead.
A mystery twist, a swirl of adventure, a swish of fun, and a whole milkshake full of laughs. Will Chabigail and Reggie stop their evil nemeses, or will they be shrunk, squished, and tossed out like nobodies business?
Friday 18 February 2011
Chabigail: Shapeshifting
Chabigail's back again, dragging more ferocity and recklessness into her next book! This time, their nemises is a nemises of their nemiseses. (Confusing, no?) Welcome back to the horrorhole known as Chabigail books.
A new kid arrives in the middle school, which is nothing unusual. But when strange things start happening, like the library books getting "flown" out the window, never to return, and like the cafeteria lady gets into a fight with Andrew, something MUST be up.
Daniel is no ordinary eighth-grader. He's a shapeshifter, incredibly interested in Marcy's powers. Our greedy friend decides he will do ANYTHING to get Marcy to fall in love with him, even if it means getting Andrew out of the way. PERMINANTLY.
Chabigail wouldn't mind an Andrew-free universe, but Reggie, as the baby brother, is determined to save his brother. Chabigail and Reggie toss themselves into a nightmare of things they could never imagine.
A new kid arrives in the middle school, which is nothing unusual. But when strange things start happening, like the library books getting "flown" out the window, never to return, and like the cafeteria lady gets into a fight with Andrew, something MUST be up.
Daniel is no ordinary eighth-grader. He's a shapeshifter, incredibly interested in Marcy's powers. Our greedy friend decides he will do ANYTHING to get Marcy to fall in love with him, even if it means getting Andrew out of the way. PERMINANTLY.
Chabigail wouldn't mind an Andrew-free universe, but Reggie, as the baby brother, is determined to save his brother. Chabigail and Reggie toss themselves into a nightmare of things they could never imagine.
Chabigail 2: The Robot Bridge
Chabigail and Reggie are back in another catastrophic, mayhem-packed, absolutely insane, absolutely hilarious adventure.
Marcy and Andrew now have a new venture: To trap the town of Omerhville off from the rest of the world! By dissconnecting Landsky Bridge, they'd have everyone stranded. Marcy creates an army of evil, tiny robots to knock it out!
Chabigail knows something's wrong when her little sister Abigail finds Marcy and Andrew hiding in her closet shortly after they escaped from prison. With them loose, Chabigail tries to picture what horrors lay ahead for her, Reggie, and Zeke.
She never imagined hotels bursting into flames, exploding Monster drinks, exploding hamburgers, and their techy friend Rian (who happens to be Reggie's step-brother) getting locked in Marcy's underground lair.
Will Chabigail and Reggie save their town from Marcy and Andrew's intense plan? Or will M&A really get them good?
Marcy and Andrew now have a new venture: To trap the town of Omerhville off from the rest of the world! By dissconnecting Landsky Bridge, they'd have everyone stranded. Marcy creates an army of evil, tiny robots to knock it out!
Chabigail knows something's wrong when her little sister Abigail finds Marcy and Andrew hiding in her closet shortly after they escaped from prison. With them loose, Chabigail tries to picture what horrors lay ahead for her, Reggie, and Zeke.
She never imagined hotels bursting into flames, exploding Monster drinks, exploding hamburgers, and their techy friend Rian (who happens to be Reggie's step-brother) getting locked in Marcy's underground lair.
Will Chabigail and Reggie save their town from Marcy and Andrew's intense plan? Or will M&A really get them good?
Thursday 17 February 2011
Chabigail
Welcome to the bizarre world of nightmarish bookstores, secret forts of Dunkin Donuts, and evil closets in which three kids, two younger sisters, and some evil teenagers are set to have the war of the century. Written in 2008, and thought up in 2007, the book Chabigail is hilariously adventurous.
Chabigail Pennypele is a reckless, boyish nine-year-old little girl, who lives to get in trouble. Reggie Saulman is a cautious, worry-wart of a little boy, who spends most of his time hiding in his books. The two are somehow best friends, and both land themselves (along with Zeke, Chabigail's rich, snobby pal) in a war between them and some older siblings that are quite frightening.
Marcy Chickie and Andrew Saulman are horrible, bratty, mean, nasty, spoiled, rich, snobby, evil thirteen-year-olds who would give anything to murder the three before-mentioned children. But both of them have a secret: They're both super powered.
Marcy can shoot flames from her hands, and Andrew can hypnotise anyone, along with being super-strong. This is extra-dangerous. Now, do you think Chabigail and Reggie can survive their wrath?
Of course they can.
Chabigail pilots Reggie through an escape from supernatural older siblings, even while avoiding a bottomless book-pit, spying at a mall disguised as two rich snobby friends of Marcy and Andrew's, and, of course, tossing a haul of dynamite into the ocean (also known as Dramville Lake).
Full of laughs, adventures, and stupid sidekicks, Chabigail, Marcy, Reggie, Andrew, Rian, Zeke, Abigail, BobbiJak, Kate, Nolen, and more lead you into a world beyond your own imagination.
Chabigail Pennypele is a reckless, boyish nine-year-old little girl, who lives to get in trouble. Reggie Saulman is a cautious, worry-wart of a little boy, who spends most of his time hiding in his books. The two are somehow best friends, and both land themselves (along with Zeke, Chabigail's rich, snobby pal) in a war between them and some older siblings that are quite frightening.
Marcy Chickie and Andrew Saulman are horrible, bratty, mean, nasty, spoiled, rich, snobby, evil thirteen-year-olds who would give anything to murder the three before-mentioned children. But both of them have a secret: They're both super powered.
Marcy can shoot flames from her hands, and Andrew can hypnotise anyone, along with being super-strong. This is extra-dangerous. Now, do you think Chabigail and Reggie can survive their wrath?
Of course they can.
Chabigail pilots Reggie through an escape from supernatural older siblings, even while avoiding a bottomless book-pit, spying at a mall disguised as two rich snobby friends of Marcy and Andrew's, and, of course, tossing a haul of dynamite into the ocean (also known as Dramville Lake).
Full of laughs, adventures, and stupid sidekicks, Chabigail, Marcy, Reggie, Andrew, Rian, Zeke, Abigail, BobbiJak, Kate, Nolen, and more lead you into a world beyond your own imagination.
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