Shipwreck by Gordon Korman (Island series 1)

Kirk | January 25, 2010

Six kids. One shipwreck. One desert island.They didn’t want to be on the boat in the first place. They were sent there as punishment, or as a character-building experience. Now the adults are gone, and the quest for survival has begun.

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Kirk | January 18, 2010

Artemis Fowl is a one of the greatest criminal minds the world has ever seen. He is heir to the Fowl family empire—a centuries old clan of international underworld figures and con artists. He is arguably the most cunning Fowl of all. He is also twelve years old.
Artemis’ interest in mythology and an obsession with [...]

The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan (1st in the Ranger’s Apprentice series)

Kirk | January 11, 2010

He had always wanted to be a warrior. The Rangers, with their dark cloaks and shadowy ways, made him nervous. The villagers believe the Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people. And now fifteen year-old Will, always small for his age, has been chosen as a Ranger’s apprentice. What he doesn’t realize [...]

The Key to Rondo by Emily Rodda

Kirk | January 4, 2010

There are three rules to the old painted, music box: Wind the box three times only. Never shut the box when the music is playing. Never move the box before the music stops.
Leo wouldn’t dream of breaking these rules, but does his stubborn cousin Mimi listen? She winds the box four times — and suddenly [...]