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Norman D. Plume-the __Artemis Fowl__ series by Eoin Colfer is a great series. There are seven books, and I have read the first six. The ones I read are __Artemis Fowl__, __Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident__, __Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code__, __Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception__, __Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony__, and __Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox__. I don't remember the name of the last book. Sorry! It is about an eleven-year-old (or maybe twelve, I'm not sure) Irish genius called Artemis Fowl Jr. who, having discovered the existence of an advanced underground world of fairies, who were driven there by us humans, whom they call Mud People, kidnaps an elf and holds her for ransom. Fairy police besiege his manor, but he has a way around it... Update on __Artemis Fowl__ series: The seventh book is called __Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex__. An eighth book called __Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian__ is to come out this summer. Another update: __Artemis Fowl__, the first book is on the summer reading list for PHS. Another good book by Eoin Colfer is __Airman__. It is about a boy named Conor Broekhart who was born in a hot air balloon. He lives on the Saltee Islands of the coast of Ireland in the 1890s. One day he witnesses the leader of the island's knight's (Europe's last order of true knights) murder the king of the Saltee Islands and the king's best friend, a Frenchman named Victor (who is also Conor's teacher, a close friend of Conor's father, and the pilot of the balloon in which Conor was born). Realizing Conor is watching him, the knight captures Conor and quickly comes up with a plan that gets Conor shipped to the nearby prison island of Little Salteem under the name of "Conor Finn", where he is forced to mine diamonds underwater, and leaves everyone, Conor included, thinking they know the full truth about the murder and its aftermath, when in reality, only the knight knows. All the while, Conor plans his daring escape, and his even more daring revenge...

Mel Sycamore ~ __Dragonfly__ by Julia Golding - Tashi, the new princess of the Blue Crescent Islands, is forced to marry Ramil, prince of Gerfal, to tie the two countries together when Ramil's country is under the threat of attack. The one problem in the way of the marriage is that they both hate each other. When they're both captured, they have to learn to trust each other to get back to Gerfal before a crazy dictator gets to the kingdom to overtake all the land. Will they be able to put their differences to save Gerfal? Will they learn to trust each other? Will they fall in love? Find out in this astounding novel full of adventure, risks, and dangers that put these two characters in positions they never thought they'd find themselves in. [|Dragonfly.] Another is the Touch series. So far there are three books, which are __Deadly Little Secret__, __Deadly Little Lies__, and __Deadly Little Games__ by Laurie Faria Stolarz. In the first book, Camilla almost died by a car coming toward her, but a mysterious boy saved her. Three months later, she sees that the mysterious boy, Ben, is the new kid in her class. There have been rumors that have been going around that he killed his ex-girlfriend, but Camilla doesn't believe them. She begins to fall for the Ben and his touch. (Ben has psychometric powers.) Soon Camilla is threatened by this secret stalker at her school with candid pictures of her at different places. Camilla has to figure out who this person is or she could be the next to die... Can she trust Ben? Can she fall for Ben? Who is watching her? Find out in this fast-paced, romance novel filled with cliff hangers, twists, and an unexpected turn of events. I'm positive that many of you have heard of the Inheritance Cycle, by Christopher Paolini, that consists of: __Eragon__, __Eldest__, __Brisingr__, and __Inheritance__. I have read the first three and I think that they're really good. If you like action, adventure, magic, and battle scenes, or if you just like fantasy, I recommend this series, or cycle. The main character, Eragon, finds a blue egg in the woods and discovers that there is a dragon inside of it, one of the last of its kind. Eragon embarks on a journey with Brom, a man from his village, and Sapphira, the blue dragon. He discovers many things on the way to the woods where the elves are hidden. Eragon and Sapphira help in the rebellion against the tyrant king, Galbatorix. [|Inheritance Cycle].

Jeffrey Madison- I saw this page after I added a book recommendation on my own page. Oops! The book is called __If I Stay__ by Gayle Forman. For more information, please visit my page for a link to a synopsis about it.

Jade Cape ~ __13 Little Blue Envelopes__ by Maureen Johnson - A girl named Ginny finds thirteen envelopes from her aunt. Each envelopes contains directions for her to follow. She encounters many problems and finds out many new things about her aunt. There is also a sequel to this book called __The Last Little Blue Envelope__.To find out more about this book click on the link. [|13 Little Blue Envelopes.] Another book that I enjoyed was __Elixir__ by Hilary Duff. This book is about a girl who is a talented photojournalist. When her father disappears while on a mission, she must use her friends and her pictures for help. To find out more click on the link.[|Elixir]

Jeffrey Madison - __Matched__ by Ally Condie is an amazing page-turner! I have been staying up deep into the night reading this one. It reminds me of __The Giver__, our sixth grade class novel! It is about how the "province," like a state, chooses everything for you based on your past and your interests. Your job, the day you die, and your spouse. When the main character is paired with her best friend, Xander, she's ecstatic! The province gives you a microcard after your match banquet to find our more about your match. The main character looks at it, even though she knows everything about Xander already. When she plugs in the microcard though, she doesn't see Xander... TWO THUMBS UP AND 5 STARS! BEST BOOK EVER! :)

K.Y.Miki- __Prom and Prejudice__ by Elizabeth Eulberg. I thought this was a very cute book. I absolutely loved it! I finished it within a day! It's totally awesome! I'm not a very good synopsis writer so I'll just type what's on the back of the book: After winter break, the girls at the very prestigious Longbourn Academy become obsessed with prom. Lizzie Bennet, who attends Longbourn on a -scholarship, isn't interested in designer dresses and expensive shoes, but her best friend, Jane, might be--especially now that Charles Bingley is back from a semseter in London. Lizzie is happy about her friend's burgeoning romance but less than impressed by Charles's friend, Will Darcy, who's snobby and pretentious. Darcy doesn't seem to like Lizzie either, but she assumes it's because her family doesn't have money. Clearly, Will Darcy is a pompous jerk--so why does Lizzie find herself drawn to him anyway? Will Lizzie's pride and Will's prejudice keep them apart? Or are they a prom couple in the making? Please read!!!!! I totally loved it!!!!!

Amy Crossing ~ __Life As We Knew It__ by Susan Pfeffer. In this book Miranda, main character, has divorced parents, a younger brother, a cat, and is currently living with her mother. It all seems to go by the usual, school, homework, swim team in the summer, until it all turns upside-down. An asteroid is supposed to crash into the moon and the whole world is outside watching and waiting. They see the asteroid fly by and when it hits everybody is dead silent for a couple minutes. Then, someone screams, and another, and another. Miranda and her family run into the house and turn on the news. They look outside towards the sky and the moon doesn't look right. It was bigger, which only meant one thing. The moon is closer to the earth. Since then there are earthquakes, high tides, and a lot of power outages. People are going crazy, and there is a death list starting. Miranda notices her family is going to have to act and do things a bit differently. From buying out the whole supermarket, trying to stay warm, and working a lot, the conditions are getting worse and worse. This novel is breathtaking and you won't be able to put the book down. The following books are: __The Dead and the Gone__ and the third and last book is __This World We Live In__. These books are known as __The Last Survivors__ series.