Avalon High

This book combines the traditional Chick Lit. books written by Cabot with the genre of Fantasy. The main character Ellie Harrison, named after Elaine of Aslot, moves to Avalon High when her parents go on sabbatical. Her father is studying an ancient sword and her mother is writing a book on Elaine of Aslot. In Ellie's mind her parents are just medieval freaks who are obsessed with the story of king Arthur. At her new school Ellie meets a cute boy, A. William Wagner, who she feels like she's met before. Soon she is falling in love with him and he seems to feel the same way. Unfortunately like the typical star quarterback he is dating the schools prettyest cheerleader Jennifer. Unbeknownst to Will though there is a very Arthurian affair going on between his seemingly perfect girlfriend Jennifer and his best friend Lance. As the story of King Arthur begins to unfold itself in this very modern setting, tension spikes with the emergence of the modern Mordred, the half brother responsible for killing Arthur. Ellie is faced with the difficult task of finding a way to protect Will from the rising threat to his life, while attempting to come to grips with the fact that they all may very well be the reincarnation's of history's most well known and complex characters. This story is great because it has all the funny and romance qualities of traditional Chick Lit. but it also has the action and suspense of a first rate action story. Mix that with a bit of Arthurian trivia and you have this great read. - Carmen

The Princess and the Hound

In the kingdom of Kendal, people with animal magic are hunted down and burned alive. Prince George has animal magic, a gift his mother also had, and has always had to hide it from his kingdom. He does everything for the kingdom, thinking that will make him a good king, even his bethrothal to Princess Beatrice. Princess Beatrice is from Sarrey, a former enemy of Kendal, and has a very mysterious bond with her hound, Marit.

This book reminded me of The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, but it isn't written in the same style. The story is told in George's point of view, and is more of a fantasy/adventure story than a romance because of this. I loved this book, it was in a faerie tale style, but it isn't a retold faerie tale. At the end of the book I felt like I knew George. This is a book that all book lovers will enjoy.

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

It all starts when Robert Langdon received an urgent late night phone call.the elderly curator of the Louvre has been mudered inside the museum, a baffling cipher found near the body. As Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu , sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci.

Gravitation is a graphic novel about Shuichi Shindo trying to break into the music business with his band , "Bad Luck". Shuichi loses the lyrics to his song and, bumps into Eiri Yuki, a romance novelist. Eiri tells him that he didn't like his song and Shuichi becomes upset and tries to prove his talent to Eiri and there destinies become entwine.~Kale

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula is about the interactions with, and the hunt for, Count Dracula. The writing style is vary distinct. It is mostly letters and journal entries of different people in the story.~Kale

Before We Were Free by Julia Alverez

This is a great story to read. Anita de la Torre who lived in the Dominican Republic began to question her freedom. At first, Tio Toni had disappeared and the SIM began to terrorize them asking where he may be. Their dictator was in desperate need of finding him. Anita had to crack codes that her family was keeping and soon found out what she knew wasn't something she should have known. As the months go by, her family members go one by one to the United States. Majority of her family are living in New York waiting for the rest of Anita's family to come.
During the story Anita becomes a young lady. She struggles through many things and uses her family's courage and the strength to make it through tough times in the Dominican Republic.

The Fallen Man by Tony Hillerman

A mysterious/investigative story that will make your mind think. Jim Chee is a Navajo Policemen who is investigating a mysterious accident...or murder; the fallen man was on top of Ship Rock mountain and somehow his body is at the bottom. Its very curious on how the man got up on top alone, he had to have had some help, leading Chee to investigate if it actually was an accident or not.
I personally like to read a mystery or investigative story, I'd recommend to those who love to has imagination, patience and someone who likes to solve a mystery.