Sunday 29 January 2012

Secret Santa: Agent of X.M.A.S.

Today I want to say something about a book I read called Secret Santa: Agent of X.M.A.S. Before I start, I just want to say this is NOT, I repeat NOT, a Christmas book.Its about an elf named Jingles, A.K.A. Agent Bells, who finished top in the X.M.A.S. Training academy. But little did he know that instead of being behind a desk in The Xtremely Mysterious Agency of Secrets, he'd soon be working alongside the big man himself, Mr. Santa Claus. Using The S.L.E.I.G.H. and all their strange christmasey weapons, they battle the evil forces of Dr. Nimbus and the Weathermen in a heist that could end in all the world's scientific equipment mysteriously gone!

I give this book a 7 out of 10 for it's great mix of comedy, x-mas, and adventure, but also for it's lack of mystery. It was kind of all out in the first half of the book.

Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Holiday

I think this book is more suited for readers 7-11, because anyone older would probably get bored of it after a while.

More in this series: N/A

To find out more please visit Guybass.com

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Sunday 22 January 2012

My Top Ten Favourite Books of 2011

2011 was a great year for kids books. I had my favourites and least favourites, but mostly favourites.That saying, here are my top ten favourite books of 2011.

10. My number 10 favourite book of 2011 was Big Nate 3: On a roll by Lincoln Peirce for its hilarious characters and awesome illustrations.Visit www.bignatebooks.com to find out more.

9. Number 9 easily goes to Amulet book 4: The Last Council for its interesting story line and amazing manga style art. www.scholastic.com/amulet/ is the site to visit.

8. number eight goes to a great author that I just discovered this year: The Time Hackers by Gary Paulsen for the way they mix history into futuristic events. Please click on this link to see more.

7. Number seven goes to a book that everyone always wants: Guinness World Records 2012 for all of its awesomeness.Click in 3,2,www.guinessworldrecords.com.

6. Number 6 goes to the Guinness World Records, uuhhhhhh, "strange" twin : Ripley's Believe It Or Not: Strikingly True for all of its wacky,strange awesomeness.Type Ripley's.com to see more, or just click the link.

5. goes to a Christmas,but not Christmas book: Secret Santa: Agent Of X.M.A.S. by Guy Bass for its ability to be Christmas book but at the same time a non-Christmas book.www.guybass.com.Nuff said.

4.The lovable rodent strikes again with Geronimo Stilton:The Amazing Voyage by Geronimo Stilton for its ability to still make readers buy after the tons of books already in sale. Which is the real link?Link Link Link Link.

3.Number three goes to one of the top kids book of the year: Diary of Wimpy Kid 6: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney for all the extremely funny problems Greg gets himself in to. Show some love for www.wimpykid.com.

2. It was not easy to pick the top 2,but number two goes to Jaguar Stones book 2: The End Of The World Club by J&P Voelkel for its AMAZING storyline and plot. click here to see my review of book one,and here for www.middleworld.com.

1.And my number one book for 2011 is,drumroll please........ The Heroes Of Olympus book 2: The Son Of Neptune for Rick Riordan's AMAZING,not just amazing,AMAZING writing skills.Visit www.rickriordan.com.

Thanks for reading...comment with your top ten if you want!

Middleworld

Today I want to talk about a book I recently read called Middleworld. This book is about Max Murphy, a fourteen year old from Boston, who gets some bad news from his archaeologist parents that he thinks will ruin his summer: They have to go to a dig in central America. But when his mysterious nanny/maid Zia gives him a plane ticket to join his parents, he quickly finds out that his parents have gone missing.

With the help of Lola - a young, smart, modern Mayan girl - they embark on a quest to find his parents. Their quest results in an epic adventure that takes them from Mayan pyramids to the jungle, while fighting alongside two Mayan royal spirits living in monkey bodies, all the while fighting against the evil, insane, Spanish count, Antonio De Landa. Phew!And that's only half of the book.

I give this book a 9 and a half out of ten, for its amazing plot and story line. I know this is a crazy high rating on my first review, but I promise you'll be hooked 5 pages into this book.

Genre: Action, Mystery

I think this book is more suited for readers 9-12, because anyone younger would probably get lost in the complicated story line.

To find out more, please visit: www.jaguarstones.com

More in this series: Jaguar Stones Book 2:The End Of The World Club


Available at Chapters,Indigo,Coles,and Barnes and Noble.