Fox Book Reviews

  One will have the power of wings of fire . . .  Sunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously. If Pyrrhia's dragons need her, Clay, Tsunami, Glory, and Starflight to end the war, she's ready to try. She even has some good ideas on how to do it, if anyone would listen to her. But shattering news from Morrowseer has shaken Sunny's faith in their destiny. Is it possible for anyone to end this terrible war and choose a new SandWing queen? What if everything they've been through was for nothing? Buried secrets, deadly surprises, and an unexpected side to scavengers are all waiting for her in the shifting sands of the desert, where Sunny must decide once and for all: Is her destiny already written? Or can five dragonets change their fate and save the world . . . the way they choose?

  In the shadows, trouble is brewing. . .The mysterious NightWings keep everything hidden, from their home and their queen to their allegiance in the war. Now they've kidnapped their own dragonet of destiny, and Starflight is finally meeting the rest of his tribe -- whether he wants to or not. The NightWings have also kidnapped several innocent RainWings, now trapped in the dark, barren, miserable place that is the NightWing kingdom. Starflight wants to help the RainWings, but he's busy saving his own scales and trying to find a way back to his friends. The fate of two kingdoms rests in his talons, and with no one to save him, Starflight will have to find a way to be brave . . . before it's too late.

Claire and Sophie Marintinson did not expect to see a ladder in their Great-Aunt's old fireplace. But they did. Curiosity overtakes them and the sisters climb up, up, up into the chimney and out. But... they don't end up on the roof. Instead, they end up in Arden, a wonderful world full of magic and mystery.  But Arden is not as perfect as it seems to be. The land that was once filled with magic and unicorns is changing. For guilds of magic no longer trust one another.  As Sophie and Claire soon find out, it's now their job to save the world they have discovered.

Glory knows the dragon world is wrong about her tribe. After all, she isn't "as lazy as a RainWing" -- she isn't lazy at all! Maybe she wasn't meant to be one of the dragonets of destiny, as the older dragons constantly remind her, but Glory is sharp and her venom is deadly... except, of course, no one knows it. When the dragonets seek shelter in the rain forest, Glory is devastated to find that the treetops are full of RainWings that no dragon could ever call dangerous. They nap all day and know nothing of the rest of Pyrrhia. Worst of all, they don't realize -- or care -- that RainWings are going missing from their beautiful forest. But Glory and the dragonets are determined to find the missing dragons, even if it drags the peaceful RainWing kingdom where they never wanted to be -- in the middle of the war.

 Spoooky... As Halloween draws closer (only 5 days!!!) I have decided to postpone my book reviewing for today and write a spooky tale! If you enjoy it, make sure to SMASH the comments section with your amazing and kind comments.  For my creative writing course, I'm taking in BLANK BLANK County, in BLANK BLANK country, in BLANK BLANK... Okay, you get it. Well, anyway, my oh so very best teacher gave us a few prompts to write a scene from. Hence the creepy and nerve-racking clown scene I made. Hence me wanting to write another one. Hence THIS.  So, without further ADO, I present to you:  The Mirror of Okdor!           Tap, tap, tap. "Argh!" Hannah grunted, throwing her markers down on the carpet. "I'm trying to draw here!" Hannah peered up, at the window in front of her. Was it coming from there?      Quickly checking the clock, Hannah shook her head. It has midnight. How had she been drawing for that long? Mother would be v...

  The truth:  Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty.   The legend:  Nicholas Flamel lives.    Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst to ever live. The records show that he died in 1418, but what if he's actually been making the elixir of life for centuries?     The secrets to eternal life are hidden within the book he protects—the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed, and in the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it.     There is one hope. If the prophecy is true, Sophie and Josh Newman have the power to save everyone. Now they just have to learn to use it. 

    Warning:  this description has not been authorized by Pseudonymous Bosch 😉 .  As much as he'd love to sing the praises of his book (he is very vain), he wouldn't want you to hear about his brave 11-year old heroes, Cass and Max-Ernest. Or about how a mysterious box of vials, the Symphony of Smells, sends them on the trail of a magician who has vanished under strange (and stinky) circumstances. And he certainly wouldn't want you to know about the hair-raising adventures that follow and the nefarious villains they face. You see, not only is the name of this book secret, the story inside is, too. For it concerns a secret. A Big Secret.

  Kendra and Seth aren't invited to the family cruise almost their whole family is going on. They're taken to their grandpa Sorenson's house, which seems kind of bland and boring at first. But as things go on... Kendra and Seth start to think that there might be more there than meets the eye. 

I finished it. I really, actually finished it!  But... I'm so sad it's over! What a wonderful story to read. Let's all confirm: this is honestly the best fox series EVER WRITTEN. I mean, really! There's magic, animals, foxes, wolves... what more could you want? * When you click "Read More" there will be spoilers!!!!!!* 

 

  Pay Attention to what I'm about to say. I am being very gracious when I give you this:

  After starving alley cat Aldwyn steals food from a fishmonger once too often, he is chased by a notorious bounty hunter intent on exterminating him. He takes refuge in a pet store that sells animal  familiars  to local wizards and is purchased by Jack, a young apprentice. Little does he know, he's going to do a bit more than acting to hide the fact that he's not a familiar, or he'll be sent back to the alleys only to be hunted down and killed.

  Clay and his friends have grown up under a mountain, secretly raised by the Talons of Peace to fulfill a mysterious  prophecy . The five young dragons are destined to end the war that's been raging between the tribes of Pyrrhia - but how they'll do this, none of them knows. But not every  dragonet  wants a destiny.

  Just twelve years old and already he's a criminal genius, plotting to restore his family's fortune with a spot of corruption and kidnapping. Kidnapping a fairy for ransom, to be precise.  Artemis Fowl  has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous - and extremely high-tech - fairies.

  A lavish hotel with chandeliers, a lake for ice-skating, snow-covered hills for skiing, a candy kitchen, and a library complete with a librarian—who wouldn’t want to stay at Winterhouse for the Christmas season? Orphan Elizabeth Somers has no choice when her stingy aunt and uncle disappear, leaving her only a train ticket and reservations at the grand hotel. But in this charming, detailed debut novel by Ben Guterson, the 11-year-old bibliophile immediately finds Winterhouse to be magical—perhaps too magical.

  Isla is playing with her brother Pyrie, until she gets lost in the wildway near her home. When she finds her way back to her den, which, along with all she's ever known, is on fire. Isla must escape from the mysterious group of foxes who destroyed her den. Isla must learn the secrets of the mysterious “foxcraft” if she wants to survive in the graylands; and if she ever wants to see Pyrie again.