Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner

Title: Bones of Faerie

Author: Janni Lee Simner

Stars: 3

I found this book very different then anything else I had ever read before. I thought it was good, but it was very dark in places. For one, the main character has a abusive dad who believes it's OK to kill people "infested" with magic.

When I say magic, I don't mean magic like Harry Potter magic, this magic is a little bit more dark and not as fun as Harry Potter. In this book, magic can be good and bad, and I guess that is in every "magical" book, but this one I found much darker, like I said, then any other magic based book that I've read before.

Natalie

My Favorite Kid Movies

Last night I was thinking of writing a post about my favorite kids movies that, of course, I watched as a kid and still like to watch today as a teenager. These movies I don't get tired of watching and since I have three younger brothers I watch some of them a lot. I also included some television shows, too.

1. Spy Kids

I just finished watching this movie for the thousandth time last night and I still love this movie. This is a great movie for kids because it's goofy and there is a little bit of action in it, too. But I think that the second Spy Kids was better then the first a third.

2. The Incredibles

All of my brother's love this movie, myself included. I love it that the writers made a great plot for this movie with making it really interesting, keeping you hooked, all throughout the movie without making it scary for the younger kids.

3. The Backyardigans

OK, yes, I know, I know, that this movie is for really young kids but my littlest brother was watching this TV show the other day and I see why he still likes it. This TV show is great for little kids!

4. Zoom

This movie, Zoom, is a great action movie, and it also have a little bit of humor in it, too. I have loved a lot of things Tim Allen has been in, Santa Clause being probably my favorite out of all of them, and this one was great, too.

5. The Great Mouse Detective

I have loved this movie for a long time, and like all of the other movies, I never get tired of watching this one. I love mysteries, for a long time, so this is a great little kids mystery. There was one part that kind of freaked me out as a kid, just makes you jump a little, but it's still a great movie.

6. National Treasure

I love this movie. My papa, or grandpa, who loves movie, he has about over 200 movies in the upstairs of his house, loves this movie, too, even though it's a kids movie. I love this movie because it has a great plot to it, that's full of action and suspense.

7. Beauty and the Beast

I still love this movie, I love the romance and I love the point of the story. And since it's about a princess, little girls will love this movie, too. And who knows, maybe some little boys, too.

8. Treasure Planet

I remember watching this movie as a kid with my brothers and loving it. I haven't watched it for a long time, but it's still one of my favorites!

9. The Little Mermaid

This is another little princess movie that I love, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I think that a lot of teenagers think that these movies are stupid and are for little 3-year-olds, but I'm a teenager and I still like this movie, and I don't get tired of it, but that may be because I haven't watched it for a while. But I still think this movie is a great kids movie.

10. Tinkerbell

I first thought this movie was going to be dumb when I first watched it but, I love this movie. And all of my brothers do, too!

11. Shrek

This movie is probably my favorite out of all the Shrek movies. Of course I haven't seen the fourth on yet, but so far this one is my favorite. I don't know why, but I don't get tired of watching this one!

Well, that's all for right now and I hope that you will take my advice and either watch these movies if you have never seen them, and if you have seen them, I hope that you agree that they are really great movies.

Natalie

One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

Title: One Tuesday Morning

Author: Karen Kingsbury

Stars: 4

This book was great! I had never known a lot about 9/11, but now, after reading this book, I understand how devastating it was to the world. But this book was amazing because it showed how if we just trust in God, he will let everything fall into place. If any of you readers like to read Christian based books, this author is for you!

Natalie

Star Struck Movie

Title: Star Struck

Disney

Stars: 4

Description: Get Starstruck with hunky young pop star Christopher Wilde, as he gets tangled up through a chance meeting with small-town girl Jessica Olsen, and experience their hilarious adventures set against the backdrop of Hollywood.

I really liked this movie and the acting was good. But I think this movie would have been a lot better, if they had done it more realistic. In once scene, Jessica, the main girl, and Christopher sink Jessica's grandmother's car, but she doesn't get in trouble for it. I wish they would have showed a scene were she told her parents and grandmother that she sunk the car in quick sand.

Other then all of this, the acting was great and so was the singing. Sterling Knight, who plays Christopher Wilde, has a great voice in my opinion.

Natalie

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Title: The Hobbit

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

Stars: 3

Description: The Hobbit is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a respectable member of a race of a little people called hobbits. Now, like a many of his kind, Bilbo cherishes comfort and spurns adventure of any sort. But that will all change when Gandalf the wizard scratches a sign on his door, and the hobbit is besieged by thirteen ravenous dwarves. The next thing he knows, Bilbo is off on a perilous quest to reclaim a stolen treasure from the dragon, Smaug, a quest that will lead him to a creature named Gollum and a very magical ring...

This book is a great book, but it took me a long time to read. It took me a while to get used to the way they talked. One of the reasons why I like this book is because it had a lot of adventure in it. One after another something happens to the group. The book takes you through, trolls, eagles, goblins, elves and man. This is a great book if you want a good adventure, and I'm going to soon read the actual Lord of the Rings series.

How many of you have read this book and loved it?

Natalie

In Too Deep by Jude Watson

Title: In Too Deep

Author: Jude Watson

Stars: 3

Description: Fourteen-year-old Amy and her younger brother, Dan, head to the Land Down Under to discover what their own mother and father knew about the hunt for the 39 Clues. But following in their parents' footsteps bring up lost memories for Amy so awful that she can't share them...even with Dan. Haunted by the ghost of their past, chased by deadly competitors, Dan and Amy can't see who is an enemy and who is a friend. Their blindness leads to a terrible mistake...and death of a hidden ally.

In this book Amy and Dan are following their parents footsteps, which leads them to Australia. There, they meet their long lost cousin, Shep, have encounters with venomous snakes, spiders, and other cousins that want to win the hunt, too.

While this is all going on, memories are reappearing in Amy's mind about the night of the fire. Memories that make her feel guilty. Amy and Dan are also finding things about their au paire, Nellie, and are not sure if they should trust her.

Natalie

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Title: To Kill a Mockingbird

Author: Harper Lee

Stars: 5

Description: One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, served as the basis of an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father -- a crusading local lawyer -- risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.

This book is absolutely, with no doubt, one of my favorite books. I love this book in every way, I loved the ending, the way the book went and everything else about it. All of the characters in this book will be stuck in my head for the rest of my life. I do recommend the book to everyone, except for younger children, and I also think that it's important to read this book because, for one, it's a classic, and two, because this book is very beautifully written and and every part of this book is awesome.

Highly recommended.

Natalie

Twilight the Graphic Novel by Stephenie Meyer Pictures Done by Young Kim

Title: Twilight (The Graphic Novel)

Author: Stephenie Meyer

Illustrator: Young Kim

Stars: 4

My mom bought this book for me and I read in one day. It is such a fast read but I don't think I will ever get tired of the story. I love the pictures in this book, Young Kim made everyone look so real and all of the pictures are just so cool to look at!

Natalie

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Title: Alice in Wonderland

Author: Lewis Carroll

Stars: 3

Description: When Alice suddenly saw a pink-eyed rabbit take a watch out of its waistcoat pocket, mutter to himself and dash away, she took of right after him, burning with curiosity, and in no time at all one of the most wonder full of adventures had begun.

This book I think would be an excellent read for little kids, I had read this book about 3 years ago, but it wasn't the real version and since the movie just came out in theatre I decided that I would read it over again.

I have always loved the movie that Disney made and while I was reading it I realized that Disney changed a whole bunch of things in the movie. There was no Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum and in the book there is no Very Merry Un-Birthday either. They changed a lot more and I'm hoping that they won't do that for the real movie.

But I do think that lots of kids would love this story!

Natalie

Beastly by Alex Flinn

Title: Beastly

Author: Alex Flinn

Stars: 5

This book is a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast. This book is amazing and I think it would have to be one of my favorites. I can't wait for the movie and I think Alex Pettyfer is perfect for Kyle. I love the point of this story because it shows that you don't have to be beautiful to be popular or even find true love. I do recommend this book to people who like fairy tales and love stories.

This book is in modern times so they're references to making out and things like that. From what I remember I don't remember any language and if there was I don't think it was horrible. But if you look past all of this stuff, it's truly a great book!

Natalie