Your average terrorist doesn’t let strangers into his house because they might be undercover agents or police but his children bring all their friends home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn’t know that one of those kids has bugged every room in his house, made copies of all his computer files, […]
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Trash by Andy Mulligan
This Book is about Raphael, Gardo and Rat. They have one thing in common, they are dumpsite boys. Ever since they were born they have hunted in the dump for anything worth a cent. One day they find something amazing. They go on the run from the police and uncover a mystery of a robbery […]
In ancient Greece the Helot Slaves are never chosen to become Spartan Warriors so why was 12 year old Lysander? His most prized possession, the Fire of Ares, is stolen by a mysterious person in a dark alley. Lysander finds his Grandfather, an Ephor, the people most hated by the Helots. He takes part in […]
King Richard is lost in the holy lands and his brother Prince John takes control of the country. Prince John is not a fair King. One man takes action against him, his name is Robert, Earl of Huntingdon. When Prince John arrests him, on the day of the Earl’s wedding, Robert escapes into the gloom […]
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Gold of the gods by Bear Grylls
Beck Granger and his uncle Alan Granger are staying in Columbia for a secret expedition to find the lost city, El Dorado. El Dorado’s rivers are meant to be full of gold. Alan and the mayor get kidnapped. The kidnappers tell Alan and the mayor to lead them to the lost city. Beck and his […]
When Beck Granger and his friend Peter go on holiday to the Indonesian jungle, they never expect to be stranded in the middle of a violent volcanic eruption, but funny enough that is exactly what happens. They have to outrun the lava and a tiger that seems to be stalking them. They must go straight […]
By Chris Bradford. Jack Fletcher is a ship’s boy on the ship that his father is the navigator in 1611. Their aim is to reach the Japans and make a trading route between the Japans and England. On the night that they sight the Japans the boat is attacked by Ninja pirates and the evil […]
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Dracula, by Bram Stoker
During a business visit to Count Dracula’s castle in Transylvania, a young english solicitor finds himself at the centre of a series of strange and horrifying events. Jonathan Harker observes Count Dracula exiting from a window in the dead of night in a spider like fashion. He is attacked by three Phantom woman and discovers […]
When Baron Morgarath escaped, to avoid punishment for treason, a peace fell on Araluen. The Rangers know that Morgarath will be planning his next move. The kingdom must prepare for war. Halt is going to spy on Morgarath and his army in the mountains of rain and night. It is an impossible task to climb […]
By John Flanagan This book is to be read after the Rangers Apprentice series. Halt and Crowley, two young Rangers, set out to fight Morgarath, a treacherous baron. To do that they need help. They think they can get help from the once loyal Rangers that have been kicked out of the Ranger Corps. They […]
There is report of a strange creature living in the ocean and it is destroying ships at its leisure. Something must be done. A team consisting of a harpooner, a professer and a ship’s crew embark on a journey in the ship, The Abraham Lincoln to fight the creature. But all is not as it […]
Hal and Rodger Hunt go to Tsavo, an African park where poaching is big business. They join the park warden, Mark Crosby in his fight against poaching. Hal and Rodger get involved with new ideas and tricks to capture the poachers. The gloves are off for them and the Hunt brothers risk their lives in […]
Hal and Rodger Hunt take a specimen collecting trip to the Undersea city. There they find a city’s population living on the bed of the sea and finding food in the ocean. The boys are finding new ways to industrialise fishing. They find new species of fish at the bottom of the ocean, but someone […]
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Daughter of the Deep
By Rick Riordan Generations of Ana Dakkar’s family have attended the Harding-Pencroft Academy for aspiring underwater explorers. While attending the school, Ana witnesses a tragedy that will change her life forever. The legendary Captain Nemo from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, is real and he lived a long time ago. Ana […]
By Steven Lochran Joss has always wanted to be a Paladero and now he has the chance! He and his Brethen have to travel to the Northern Tundra to continue their training. Pirates raid the village he is staying in and Edgar is taken. No one knows were he was taken except maybe someone from […]
By Steven Lochran To finish their training as Paladeros they have to go to Blade’s Edge Acres were Hero was brought up. The prentices have to learn the art of flying on pterosaurs. When they get there they find a Paladero order in mourning. Hero’s mentor is dead. They think it is murder but nobody […]
By Steven Lochran War is upon the land of Ai. The Shadow God and his forces of darkness are attacking the kingdom. Joss and his fellow Paladeros, Drake, Hero and Zeke are recruiting the kingdoms forces to go to war with the Shadow God. Not everyone is willing to fight, many of them are on […]
By Steven Lochran A Paladero is a protecter of the the kingdom in times of war and in peace time they are dinosaur herders. Joss has always dreamed of being a Paladero and now the chance has arisen. He has to go on the Way, a treacherous journey though the kingdom to find a Questing […]
By Bear Grylls This book is inspired by Rudyard Kiplings, the jungle book. Mak is a regular kid from London, he goes to India because his uncle died and his parents need to manage his affairs. They travel to the middle of the Indian jungle to go to his uncles company base. Mak and his […]
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Sands of the scorpion
By Bear Grylls Bear Grylls is an ex SAS and survival expert with a survival TV show. He writes fiction and non fiction stories, this book is a fiction book using real life skills in a harsh environment. Beck Granger and his friend Peter are on holiday in Sierra Leone when they stumble across diamond […]
This story flows on from the end of the last book. Will and Cal are looking for Will’s banished father. They land on the miners train and find Chester. The train is bound for the Deeps, a desolate place deep underground were the Styx banish people. The three boys must survive in the Deeps. The […]
This is an awesome book if you like books about digging, fighting, mysteries and excitement, you will love this book. There are six books in this series. 14 year old Will Burrows loves to dig with his father. Will’s father, Dr Burrows works at the local museum and when he is presented with a mysterious […]
By Christopher Paolini. This book is pretty new, it was published in 2018, 7 years after Inheritance. It is a collection of 3 short stories about the events following the last book when Eragon left the known lands of the Empire. Eragon has to deal with the next generation of dragon riders. He also needs […]
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The Hardy boys
By Franklin W Dixon The Hardy boys series was first published in 1927 and is still amazing. The early books are a bit dated but not too much. I still have not read all of the books in the series as there are about 190!! The books are about two teenage detectives, Frank and Joe […]
By Willard Price. Hal and Roger Hunt are off on a adventure in the Congo jungle. Their father has ordered; a giant gorilla, big chimps, pythons, gaboon viper, spitting cobra and other typical wildlife. The boys find a smuggling ring of baby gorillas, they must find who is responsible for this. But will an angry […]
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Amazon adventure
By Willard price. Hal and Roger Hunt are with John Hunt (their father) on a trip to explore the unknown parts of the Amazon River. John Hunt is an animal collector that collects and sells to zoos. On the Amazon River there are many amazing creatures. Hal and Roger are learning off their father about […]
By John Flanagan. Will and Evanlyn are still in the wilds of Skandia after a long, cold winter. Will remains under the spell of wormweed and Evanlyn has been captured by the Temujai, the elite calvary men of Teutlandt. Halt and Horace find and save Will and Evanlyn, but the reunion is cut short by […]
By John Flanagan. The King of Gallica appeals to King Duncan to rescue his son. He is being held hostage by a Baron of Gallica. Will and Maddie are chosen. To rescue the boy they must travel in the middle of an unfamiliar country disguised as entertainers. With the threat of bandits, robbers and someone […]
By Tui T. Sutherland. This book is set in a dragon kingdom, where everything is ruled by dragons. All the different dragon kingdoms are at war. Clay, the Mudwing dragon, doesn’t believe he is the right dragon for the prophecy. The prophecy is a well known text that would change the way that the war […]
By John Flanagan. Will and Maddie have been taken prisoner and Baron Lassigny is trying to recruit them as spys. Maddie has challenged the Baron’s best knight to a fight! The Baron does not know that there was more than two rangers assigned to the rescue, and nether does Will and Maddie. Halt and Horace […]
By John Flanagan. King Duncan and Cassindra are trapped in the south tower, the Red Fox Clan have surrounded them. In the north, Horace and Gilan are also trapped in a fort with the Red Fox Clan also surrounding them. Maddie has to find the Heron brotherband and bring them back to break Horace and […]
By John Flanagan. The kingdom has been at peace for many years but rumours are that there is revolt. Horace and Gilan with most of the men in Castle Araleun go to check out the revolt. Maddie is on her month off being a ranger and she learns of a plot to take over Araluen. […]
By John Flanagan. Some people call this book 12 of the Rangers Apprentice series, others book 1 of the Royal Ranger. For me this is a linking book, linking the Ranger’s Apprentice with the new Royal Ranger series. Will is not the main character in this series, he now has an apprentice and she becomes […]
By John Flanagan. This is last book in the Ranger’s Apprentice series. It continues on in The Royal Ranger series. This book is a collection of short stories, filling in all the gaps and answering readers questions about the characters throughout the series. Have you ever wondered what happens to Gilan when Halt and Horace […]
By John Flanagan. Horace is missing. He was sent on military mission in Nihon-ja. Cassindra is worried. Will and Alyss go on a mission to find him. Horace is getting caught up in politics. The evil Senshi Sect has rebelled against the emperor and Horace has to protect the emperor. Now he and Will must […]
By John Flanagan. Halt, Horace and Will are on the track of Tennyson and his followers. They are in danger, two of the assassins sent to kill them are still alive. Halt is injured by an assassins arrow and is in danger of his life. Will must find old friends to help Halt and they […]
By John Flanagan. Halt is investigating rumours in Hibernia. When he comes back from there he has bad news, Cults are taking control of the country. Will, Halt and Horace are going to Clonmel, the last and sixth free kingdom. If they try to help Halt will need to reveal secrets from his past life. […]
By John Flanagan. When the Skandian Oberjarl is taken hostage by Arridens on a raid, his first mate Sevangal goes to the king for help. Will and Princess Cassindra go to give the ransom money but will sandstorms and armed riders stop them from securing Erak’s ransom? STAR RATING 5 OUT OF 5. For 9+
By John Flanagan. Alyss is kidnapped at castle Macindaw. Will is with the forest people and arranging forces to siege the castle. The king is still sick with poison that Sir Kay gave him. Sir Kay has taken over the fief and arranging for the Scotti to attack Araleun. Will has to stop them. Alyss […]
By John Flanagan. Will Treaty has trained for the years and is now a fully fledged Ranger. His fief is a small, sleepy island on the coast. It’s even boring at times, until Lord Saron of Macindaw castle, in the north, falls ill with a strange illness. Will and his friend Alyss go to castle […]
By John Flanagan. Will and Evanlyn have been kidnapped. Halt and Horace are on their trail. Halt has been banished from Araluen for a year because he disrespected the king. Halt and Horace have been forced to go to a castle that is owned by a tyrant baron. Will and Evanlyn escaped Hallashom and have […]
By John Flanagan. As the kingdom of Araluen prepares of war against Morgarath, Will and Horace go with Ranger Gilan to Celta, a county in Araluen. They discover that the Celts have gone to war already. While Gilan rides back to warn the king, Will and Horace discover the true purpose of Morgarath’s actions. The […]
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Inheritance, book 4.
By Christopher Paolini. Who is this green dragon on the cover? The Varden are marching on to Ura’baen and Galbertorix. Meanwhile, Eragon and Saphira take heed of what Solembum once told them. “When the time comes and you need a weapon, look under the roots of the Menoa tree. When all seems lost and your […]
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Brisingr, book 3.
By Christopher Paolini. Eragon and Saphira have narrowly escaped with their lives after the colossal battle against King Galbatorix’s forces on the Burning Plains. Eragon’s loyalty to his brother is tested, he finds himself bound by promises he may not be able to keep. Eragon is the Varden’s greatest hope to rid the land of […]
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Eldest, book 2.
by Christopher Paolini. The cover, like the last, is a dragon but a different dragon this time, who is this dragon? The title is well thought of and it makes more sense on completion of the book. Eragon and Saphira, after the battle in the first book Eragon, have to go to the elves to […]
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Eragon, book 1.
by Christopher Paolini. The name of this book is well thought of because it is the name of the main character. The cover is because it is a book about dragons. Eragon is a poor farm boy that, when hunting in the mountains, came across a blue stone. He takes it home and soon he […]
by John Flanagan. This book series is set in medieval times in the mythical country of Araluen. Will is an orphan boy living at Redmont Fief castle. He dreams of being a knight like his dead father. When the choosing happens, Will hopes to be chosen for battleschool but is fated to be a Ranger. […]