Left Behind The Kids The Vanishings

This book is good for ages eleven to fourteen.  This book could be too scary for younger kids.  I think anyone older then fourteen could read the adult version.


This book is about four kids, Judd who is 16, Vicki who is 15, Lional who is 13, and Ryan who is 12.  All these kids have the same problem, they have parents who are strong Christians, but they are not sure they are ready, or if they ever want to be ready to become Christians.   When millions around the world vanish and all that's left is their clothes, the kids know they have made a terrible mistake.  Now they are on their own, with no one to help them, but what they don't know is they are all connected. Vickie is best friends with Lional's sister, Judd knows Ryan through his dad, and their families go to the same church.  They all go to their parents church and officially meet each other for the first time.  Ryan and Lional go to see if they have any surviving family members, while Judd and Vicki who know they don't, decide to go home.   When Vicki finds out her house burned down she doesn't know what to do.  Then Judd asks if she will stay with him and she agrees.  After Ryan finds out that he has no family members, and Lional finds out his uncle is alive but cannot locate him, they decide to live with Judd and Vicki too. Although the kids see what has happened, they are still not sure they want to become Christians yet.   Later Lional finds out his uncle committed suicide, and decides he wants to see his body in Chicago.  After he sees the body, he tells his friends that the body he saw was not his uncle, and he knows that his uncle is alive somewhere.  This is only the beginning...


My favorite character is Judd.  At first he is scared, but soon realizes he needs to become the leader.


I loved this book, and think anyone in middle school will love it too.


This book has no bad language and very mild violence.  Also this book has some mild romance near the middle.


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authors: Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye
 Paperback: 160 pages
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Fight for Freedom

This book is good for fifth to ninth grade.


This book is about a ten year old boy named Marcus. He lives in the Roman Empire with his mom and dad.  After he finds out his parents owe a lot of money to the government he becomes scared, and he has a right to be.  The next day Roman guards come demanding money that his family doesn't have.  In anger the guards kill Marcus' dad, and take him and his mom as slaves.  Marcus and his mom come up with a plan to escape slavery, but only Marcus can escape.  As he makes his way through Rome alone, a man takes Marcus again.  Marcus soon realizes this man is a gladiator trainer.  He takes young boys and men to train, then he puts them against each other in a gladiator competition.  Marcus soon sees that he is the youngest and has a small chance of winning, but winning is the only way to save his mom.  The question is, how will he get out of the competition alive?


This book is good, and I really hope you guys like it.  I had a couple of friends who read this book and really liked it.


My favorite character is Marcus' dad.  He loves Marcus, and loves to play around with him, but he can also be serious and get things done.


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author: Simon Scarrow

Hardcover: 272 pages

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The Hobbit

I would recommend this book for eighth grade and up.


There once was a ring that has the power to control all of Middle Earth.  It was created and owned, by the dark lord Sarumon, until he was killed in battle, and the ring was found by a corrupted hobbit named Gollum.  Years later a wizard, named Gandalf the grey came to a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, and asked him to accompany twelve dwarves along with him self on an adventure to a dragons lair.  They wanted to go there to steal part of the dragons hoard.  Bilbo agrees to go, but after a couple of days Bilbo gets split from the group, and ends up in Gollums cave.  That is when bilbos real adventures begin, Bilbo steals the ring from Gollum, and finds out it has a special power.  Any one who wears the ring turns invisible.  That is what is thought to be the only gift of the powerful ring, but what comes with a gift, also comes with a curse.  After Bilbo finds and reunites with the dwarves they continue to make there way to the dragons lair.  As of now this ring is becoming quite helpful to be able to sneak past dragons and such, but Bilbo later Bilbo will find out the curse of the ring, and realize that this ring is not as great as it seems.


There are some slow parts in this book, but if you get past those parts you will be glad you did, because this book just gets better and better.


My favorite character is Thorin, the leader of the dwarves.  He is very confident, and knows what he is doing, and although he may seem mean at first, he really is very caring.


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Author: J.R.R Tolkien
Number of pages: 320
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