Have you ever had a problem controlling your anger? Fifteen -year-old Cole Matthews did. He beats up his classmate by hitting his head against a sidewalk. As his punishment, he chooses Circle Justice, an Indian tradition, instead of jail. He must spend a year by himself on an island.
The second day on the island, his life changes. He gets attacked by a spirit bear who breaks his arm, cracks his pelvis, and breaks a couple of his ribs. Cole cannot move, and he is by himself. Can he survive? You will have to read this great book Touching Spirit Bear to find out.
The Return of the King
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Booktalk by Brittany W.
What would you do if you had to take an adventure that would change the world? In The Return of the King, Frodo, Sam, and Gollum have to take the one ring that will destroy the world to Mount Doom. Mount Doom is the only place where this ring can be destroyed. On the way there, they run into many Orcs who try to take the ring from them. If the Orcs get the ring, the whole world will be destryoed. The heroes finally make it to Mount Doom where Frodo has only one chance to do what he has come to do. Will Frodo ever destroy the ring? Will the world ever be the same? To find out, read The Return of the King.
A League of One
by Christopher Moeller
Booktalk by T.J. D.
Do you think the world is going to the bad place in a hand basket? Do you think there are evil forces at work in our world today? What if we could call upon a fantasy hero who would come into our world today and rid us of all the evil?
In our world, Sadam Hussein and Bin Laden are our enemies. They recruit disciples who carry out their evil plans. In A League of Our Own, the dragon is the evil leader, and he recruits little people to ransack their villages. This way, they stay on the dragon's good side. In a way, they are like the people in Iraq. They are victims of an evil dictator and they do what they have to do to survive.
Do you want to read a story where the good guys (and girls) win? Are you tired of a world where the bad people seem to have the upper hand? If you are, then this book is for you.
