The Growling Bear Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Henry, Jessie, Violet, Benny, and their grandfather are going to Yellowstone National Park! (I've always wanted to go there) According to a legend, there's a hidden cabin on one of the park trails. In it, some prospectors hid a pouch of gold nuggets, and one of grandfather's friends has a map that shows where it might be located. But the map goes missing as soon as the Aldens put it down. On top of that, the Lost Cabin Trail has been closed due to bears. Could someone be trying to prevent the Aldens from finding the cabin?

Max by James Patterson

Max and the flock can't ever seem to rest any more. The Uber-Director may be gone, but now there are self-destructing assassins and ninja robots trying to kill them instead. Even worse, Dr. Martinez gets kidnapped, Nudge wants to go to school, and thousands of fish are dying in the oceans. Even more worse, the submarine holding Dr. Martinez hostage is right in the middle of it all. On top of all this, the navy is willing to help them find her, but only if the flock takes a "survival training course". Yeah, right, as if they haven't had enough training in survival. Sure.

Ugh. Yet another series that I have to wait for the next book to be published before I can read it. Grr (again)

The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

Eugenides is king of Attolia! "The undisputed, uncontested, and absolute sovereign of the land." But he doesn't even act like a king! He slouches on the throne, he sleeps through court, and he does nothing when his own attendants make his life miserable and insult him behind his back. Everyone thinks that the former Thief of Eddis is unfit to be king, even his own Guard. But the Mede Empire is waiting in the shadows for the perfect time to attack, and if Eugenides can't unite Attolia in time, the entire country will be overrun.

I've reread this book three times already! I can't believe I have to wait until next year to read the next book! Grr

A song for Maximum Ride?

What do you guys think about this song for Maximum Ride on my "Songs for Books" play list thingy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_bh-xlsaeI (Ignore the rodeo theme. Just listen to the words.)

It's not the best, I know, just a possibility.

The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

Eugenides is back doing what he does best: stealing. But how does one steal away the magus of Sounis, the queen of Attolia, and threat of war? And how does one do this with just one hand?

The queen of Attolia has had it. She won't tolerate Eugenides in her palace any longer. When her guards capture him, she orders that his right hand be cut off. Eugenides is sent home a cripple. He spends his days confined to his room, practicing his handwriting and staring at his fireplace, and while Eugenides is idle, his country is on the verge of war with both Attolia and Sounis. He wants to help, but what can a one-handed thief do?

The Final Warning by James Patterson

Yet another Maximum Ride book. :)

In this book, Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, Angel, and Total get to go to Antarctica and play with the penguins!!! (You have no idea how much I've always wanted to do that!) Well, they're actually in Antarctica to help out some scientists who are studying global warming (climate change). You know, that huge problem that people (scientists) always seem to be talking about that no one can change, just prevent, and that in the next hundred years or so if nothing's done about it, we're all going to die of "natural causes" (tornados, hurricanes, floods, droughts, famines, etc.). So what better way to save the world? Plus, they get to have a little fun, familiarize themselves with their new skills, and hide out from the creepy government peoples who want to use those skills to take over the world! *insert evil laugh here*

But there are a lot of down-to-earth things happening, too. Max is still jealous of anyone-no, any girl-who so much as talks to Fang alone, Angel wants a baby penguin (don't we all?), and Total has found his true love. (Ok, I'll admit, that one isn't very down-to-earth, but, if you think of him the way he thinks of himself, it kinda is.)

James Patterson

James Patterson is one of my most favorite authors. He's written books like the Maximum Ride series, Daniel X, Women's Murder Club series, and the Alex Cross series.

Some books I've read written by James Patterson:

1. 1st to Die - This is more of an adult book. It's about Lindsay Boxer (a San Francisco PD homicide detective), Claire Washburn (a medical examiner in the local mortuary), Cindy Thomas (a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle), and Jill Bernhardt (an assistant district attorney) banding together to apprehend the murderer of at least 3 newlywed couples.
2. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment - This one's more of an all-around kind of book. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, and Angel are on the run from erasers. (No, not the kinds of erasers on your pencils.) They're hiding out in a canyon, when erasers come swarming in and capture Angel. Now Max, Fang, and Nudge have to go back to the very place all of them were trying to stay far away from. But what about Iggy and Gazzy? Well, they're kinda pissed off that Max made them stay "home", but that doesn't mean they're just gonna sit inside and play video games until the others get back . . . .
3. Maximum Ride: School's Out - Forever - So, the flock's all back together again, but now Max needs to start figuring out how to save the freakin' world! Things that happen in this book? Let's see. Well, the flock tours New York (via the sewer system), and they end up going to school (regular, public school; not the filled-with-evil-scientists-and-terrible-things-that-happen-every-day School. No. That one is capitalized.) They even get free haircuts. However, on a down side, Max does get replaced by clone. Not a copy-from-her-DNA clone, but an oh-my-God-you-look-exactly-like-her clone.
4. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports - http://bookwormscornerforpeoplewholovebooks.blogspot.com/2009/07/saving-world-and-other-extreme-sports.html Enough said.
5. Maximum Ride: The Final Warning - Still in the process of reading. Really good so far, though. :)

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