The Vanished

For those of you who have read and liked the Celia Rees books we have Witch Child and Pirates, do not miss out on The Vanished. Oh my! If you like stories about the supernatural read this. They are just playground chants and urban legends right? You know what I'm talking about; how not to play here, or if you play in the woods you will disappear, or if you find the seven steps and go down you will never be heard from again. Cassie, Jake, and Fraser thought these were just made up to scare children. In an effort to boost sales of the school newspaper, Fraser comes up with the idea for the psi files. Students could submit weird things that they had heard and the paper would publish them. Cassie is the newspaper editor and she thinks some tales like those of vampire children are just too much. When Fraser begins investigating some of the tales the students had submitted, he finds out there is some truth to them. Jake investigates missing children from around the city, then Jake's sister goes missing. When Jake, Fraser, and Cassie go looking for Jake's sister in the underground cave and mining system, they learn many of the tales are scarier than they ever imagined. This kept me on the edge of my seat.

Happy Reading!

Mrs. B.

A Certain Slant of Light

This is one book that I have wanted to read for a long time. It is a ghost story, but not the typical ghost story. This is about Helen. She can't remember how she died, but she knows it must be something awful. Whatever she did is the reason she did not go to heaven. Helen learns how to attach herself to a human host. She goes from host to host over the span of about 150 years. The hosts never know she is there. One day when she is with her host at his job in a high school she notices a boy looking at her. How can this boy see her? Helen is drawn to this boy, James, only to find out he is also a ghost, but he has inhabited a human body. James wants Helen to also find a body to take over. Once Helen finds a body there are all new challenges. I really enjoyed this book. If you are looking for a scary ghost story, don't read this book. It has some creepiness about it, but I would not consider this a scary ghost story.

Happy Reading!

Mrs. B.

The Ranger's Apprentice: The Burning Bridge

I really liked the first book The Ruins of Gorlan, but I loved this one! This book is very fast paced, you just don't want to put it down. I feel like the characters have been well developed. This book takes off where the first book left off. This story has more to it than the first book because by now Will has been an apprentice for six months and he is doing well. The kingdom of Araluen is gathering its army to fight Morgarath and his forces of wargalls. This book focuses more on Will, Horace, and Gillan. Halt is becoming more of a background character, but still very important to the story. This book had a cliffhanger ending! I think I sat there with my mouth open when the book was over. Of course, I am eager to read the third book! I hope you will like it as much as I did.
Happy reading!
Mrs. B.

P.S. Please excuse the picture goof up!