Two years have passed since Janie Scott last saw Benjamin Burrows, the mysterious apothecary's son who stole her heart. On the other side of the world, Benjamin and his father are treating the sick and wounded in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam. But Benjamin has been experimenting with a new magical formula that allows him to communicate with Janie across the globe. When Benjamin discovers that she's in trouble, he calls on their friend Pip for help. The three friends are thrown into a desperate chase around the world to find one another, while unraveling the mystery of what threatens them all.
The Apprentices by is a great book! My favourite part about this book is that there is a lot of alchemy and magic! I also like that the characters that are in 's first book The Apothecary are still the main characters in the second book.
One thing that I didn't like about the book was that there were a couple chapters where not much happened.
All in all, The Apprentices by is a great book!
- Reese, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer
The Apprentices will be released on June 4.
Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up Kids
Abby Barnes is a high school senior with a plan - graduate with honors, get into Northwestern's amazing journalism program and land a job at a national newspaper by the time she is 22. But everything changed with one little choice. Everything Abby knew about herself turned inside out and she quickly discovered that there is a parallel universe out there where every decision made affects her life.
While I enjoyed the book and the idea that our path may change but our destiny will not, I found it hard to follow. The plot jumps and 's explanation of the "science" behind the parallel universes was often hard to focus on and understand. I give Parallel only one thumb up.
- Laura, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer
Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up
I really liked Penguin Problems. It was really good and I read it in two days because I didn't want to put it down!
Ty goes through many difficult situations. One of the things I liked is how Winnie was really calm when she had to solve one of Ty's problems. I also liked how the author described the characters, how she described that Winnie and Sandra and Ty all have brown hair and how Winnie is way more relaxed and calm than Sandra. I also liked the book because it is really funny. One of the funny parts is when Price (Ty's book buddy) gets his head stuck in the metal bars at the school.
When I first picked this book I didn't realize that Ty is actually Winnie's brother from one of my favorite series, the Winnie Years. It is funny and a can't-put-down-book for me!
- Elissa, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer
Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up Kids
On April 21, 2008, Steven "Crash" Crashinsky saved more than a thousand people when he stopped his classmate David Burnett from taking their high school hostage armed with assault weapons and high-powered explosives. You likely already know what came after for Crash: the notoriety, the college recruitment, and the book deal. What you might not know is what came before: a story of two teens who were destined, some say, to meet. And what you definitely don't know are the words that Burn whispered to Crash right as the siege was ending, a secret that Crash has never revealed.
Crash and Burn is a really good book. It tells about someone going through a struggle and losing someone he loves. Once you get into this book, you won't want to put it down. It's just one of those books.
Some people may find it confusing though because it starts off when Crash is older looking back at when he was younger, but you will get it by the end of the book.
I rate this book a 7/10 and I recommend this book to other teenagers.
- Tyler, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer
Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up
Paige Turner is determined that this year she will be different: someone gutsy - brave enough to stand up to her tormentor, class bully Viveca Frye. It takes a lot of work for Paige to bring out her inner Oklahoma, but she's helped along the way by her best friend, her sympathetic teacher, her bratty cousin, and some hilarious but inspiring events at home and at school.
In Call Me Oklahoma, one of the things I liked is how in the beginning, Paige walks into her kitchen and announces that she now wants everyone to call her Oklahoma. I also like the interesting names that the author uses in this book, for example Paige's cousin is named Cordelia and the mean girl in Paige's class is named Viveca. I also like the words that the author uses, like "gimmicky" and "inferior". If I was the author of this book I think I would feel really proud of myself for writing such an amazing book.
I hope you will read this book and enjoy it as much as I did. I give this book two thumbs up.
- Elissa, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer
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