Monday, July 23, 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Book # 21
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
"Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldermort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him."

4 3/4 stars
July 21st to July 23rd - 3 days - 759 pages

Friday, July 20, 2007

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Book #20
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J.K. Rowling
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince brings us Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as Lord Voldemort becomes ever more powerful with his followers increasing day by day in this continuing battle between good and evil. Harry searches for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort, and thereby finds what may be his only vulnerability."

4 1/2 stars

July 13th to July 20th - 7 days - 652 pages

Friday, July 13, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Book #19
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J.K. Rowling
"Harry Potter, now a fifth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, struggles with a threatening teacher, problematic house elf, the dread of upcoming final exams, and haunting dreams that hint toward his mysterious past."

4 1/2 stars
July 1st to July 13th - 13 days - 870 pages

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Book # 18
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J.K. Rowling
"Harry Potter, a fourth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, longs to escape his hateful relatives, the Dursleys, and live as a normal fourteen-year-old wizard, but what Harry does not yet realize is that he is not a normal wizard, and in his case, different can be deadly."

4 stars
June 25th to June 30th - 5 days - 734 pages

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Harry Potter and the Prinsoner of Azkaban

Book # 17
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling
"During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths."

4 stars
June 22nd to June 24th - 2 days

Friday, June 22, 2007

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Book #16
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J.K. Rowling
"When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogswart School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school."

4 stars


June 20th to June 22nd - 2 1/2 days

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone

Book #15
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
by J.K. Rowling
"Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches."

4 stars
June 19th to June 20th - 1 1/2 days - 309 pages

Monday, June 18, 2007

The Twenty-One Balloons

Book #14
The Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pène Du Bois
"The incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman who in 1883 sets off in a giant balloon across the Pacific, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually picked up in the Atlantic."

3 1/2 stars
June 11th to June 18th - 7 Days

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Sweet Miss Honeywell's Revenge

Book #13
Sweet Miss Honeywell's Revenge
by Kathryn Reiss
"Just before her mother is to remarry and her stepfamily is set to move in, twelve-year-old Zibby gradually realizes that her antique dollhouse is haunted by ghosts, one of whom is out for revenge."

4 stars
May 31st to June 10th - 11 Days

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

PaperQuake

Book #12
PaperQuake
by Kathryn Reiss
"Certain that she is being drawn by more than coincidences into the lives of people living nearly 100 years ago, Violet, who feels like the odd sister in a set of triplets, searches for clues to help her avert an imminent tragedy."

3 1/2 stars
May 20th to May 30th - 10 Days