tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34479979720675930692024-03-19T18:38:06.279+11:00Praiseworthy Book ReviewsBook reviews with a Christian perspectiveJasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-34219740408053273812011-04-19T19:07:00.000+10:002011-04-19T19:07:24.029+10:00Brainjack - Brian Falkner
Synopsis:
The next world war starts in cyberspace.
It would take a very special person to crack the computer systems of the White House.
An expert. A genius. A devil. All of the above, some would say.
Someone like Sam Wilson, brilliant teenage computer hacker. But Sam’s obsession is about to lead him into a dangerous world. A world of espionage and intrigue; of cybercrime and imminent war.
Jasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-55113117765460743262011-03-28T11:12:00.000+11:002011-03-28T11:12:24.766+11:00The Project - Brian FalknerSynopsis:It begins with a book, the most boring book in the world, a book so boring no one could ever read it—the perfect place to hide a dangerous secret.
When best friends Luke and Tommy volunteer to help move books from their library's basement to higher ground during a quick rising flood, they discover the only surviving copy of the most boring book in the world: Leonardo's River, Jasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-73889645776403847092011-03-03T14:48:00.000+11:002011-03-03T14:48:30.143+11:00Nightmare Academy - Frank PerettiSynopsis:
They're not hard to recognize... they're the ones you can't find. They're a mysterious team cloaked in secret identities and classified assignments. Blink and you'll miss them. They could be anyone, anywhere... even the person walking by you right now.
They're The Veritas Project team- but only a handful of people know who they really are. Elijah and Elisha are teenage twins who, Jasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-62510844195755570512011-02-21T09:58:00.000+11:002011-02-21T09:58:10.092+11:00Inkheart Trilogy - Cornelia FunkeSynopsis:Meggie loves books. So does her father, Mo, a bookbinder, although he's never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. They live quietly until the night a stranger arrives with a warning. The next day, Mo starts packing but won't tell Meggie why. They must go into hiding. But from what? From whom?
Soon, Mo's secret is revealed. He has the amazing ability to breathe Jasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-5070279641316258522011-01-17T09:28:00.001+11:002011-02-21T08:57:51.895+11:00The Thief Lord - Cornelia FunkeSynopsis:Two orphaned brothers have run away to Venice, where crumbling canals and misty alleyways shelter a secret community of street urchins. The leader of this motley crew of lost children is a clever, charming boy who calls himself the Thief Lord.And he has a dark secret. Something from a forgotten past that pases a threat to the boys' freedom: a treasure so enchanted, itJasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-78586715044407441982010-10-15T09:59:00.001+11:002011-02-21T09:00:41.510+11:00The Last Thing I Remember - Andrew KlavanSynopsis:
Charlie is a squeaky-clean high-schooler who gets good grades, dreams about joining the Air Force, and loves practicing his karate - and it's this last skill that comes in especially handy when he wakes up tied to a chair next to a tableau of torture instruments. In an attempt to understand how he landed in such dire straits, he flashes back to the last thing he remembers: a seemingly Jasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-61062143985101788972010-08-26T14:11:00.001+10:002011-02-21T08:59:49.150+11:00The Youngest Templar Trilogy - Michael P. SpradlinSynopsis:
When the Knights Templar ride through the Abbey on their way to battle, the orphan Tristan suddenly finds himself made squire to Sir Thomas. While being a squire is exciting, it is also dangerous, as Tristan gets caught between rival knights desperate for power and is entrusted with the most sacred relic - the Holy Grail. With the chaos of war around him, he teams up with some unlikely Jasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-51175537611174207042010-08-22T12:37:00.003+10:002011-02-21T08:54:22.816+11:00Peter and the Starcatchers Series - Dave Barry and Ridley PearsonSynopsis:
In an evocative and fast-paced adventure on the high seas and on a faraway island, an orphan boy named Peter and his mysterious new friend, Molly, overcame bands of pirates and thieves in their quest to keep a fantastical secret safe and save the world from evil. Best seilling authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have turned back the clock to reveal the wonderful story that precedes JJasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-33847941069234898762009-11-02T15:33:00.001+11:002011-02-21T08:42:17.645+11:00The Black Stallion Series - Walter FarleySynopsis:
Alec Ramsey is the sole human survivor of a devastating shipwreck. Trapped on a deserted island, Alec finds his only companion is a horse, beautiful, unbroken, and savage... a horse whose beauty matches his wild spirit. The first classic story of the Black Stallion, full of action, excitement and suspense, has set the pace for horse stories for sixty years... and continues to leave it'sJasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-25882032311634462412009-09-18T17:01:00.002+10:002011-02-21T08:54:11.286+11:00Winnie the Horse Gentler - Dandi Daley MackallSynopsis:
"I have to have that horse. And I''ll do whatever it takes to get her."
12 year old Winnie Willis loves horses - just like her mother did. But since her mom died two years ago, Winnie, her sister, Lizzy, and her father have moved five times. Winnie never cared much - until now. She has a chance to buy the horse of her dreams at an upcoming auction - but how will she ever earn Jasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-40667225793658800602009-09-10T15:32:00.002+10:002011-02-21T08:53:35.018+11:00Mara: Daughter of the Nile - Eloise Jarvis McGrawSynopsis:
A compelling story of adventure, romance and intrigue, set in ancient Egypt.
Mara is a proud and beautiful slave girl who yearns for freedom. In order to gain it, she finds herself playing the dangerous role of double spy for two arch enemies - each of whom supports a contender for the throne of Egypt.
Against her will, Mara finds herself falling in love with one of her masters, the Jasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-9868053182429863902009-09-10T15:20:00.003+10:002011-02-21T08:51:56.922+11:00Ranger's Apprentice - John Flanagan Synopsis:
Will is small for his age, but fast and quick-witted. All his life, he has dreamed of becoming a great knight like the father he never knew, so he is devasted when he is rejected by Castle Redmont's Battleschool. Instead he is apprenticed to Halt, the mysterious Ranger whose uncanny ability to move unseen is thought to be the result of black magic. Reluctantly, Will learns to useJasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447997972067593069.post-63240299985461230872009-09-10T10:42:00.004+10:002011-02-21T08:50:31.909+11:00Warriors - Erin HunterSynopsis:
For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their powerful ancestors. But the warrior code is threatened, and the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger. The sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying - and some deaths are more mysterious than others.
In the midst of this turmoil appears an ordinary houseJasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com4