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Review of Diary of a Wimpy Kid

March 20th, 2010 No comments
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The world has not yet invented a method of finding the best webcomics currently available on the Internet for kids. So basically, for every twenty low-quality/poorly thought out amalgamations of crap, you get one bright shining star. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” the webcomic, was one such star. The only conclusion I can really draw [...]

Review of Superbook Value Pack, Vol. 4 [VHS]

March 19th, 2010 No comments
Superbook Value Pack, Vol. 4 [VHS]

River-City-Books take their time to ship the item.The video I bought from them did not ship until 3 weeks after purchase, and took over a week during shipment.Customer service was very poor, so you won’t get anywhere with them.I was VERY frustrated.Finally the item arrived in really bad shape, like it was shipped from a [...]

Review of New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) (Kindle Edition)

March 18th, 2010 No comments
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)

Before the rabid fans of Stephanie Meyer come for me and trash my first review on this website I would like to add an adendum. I am a twenty-two year old Undergrade, and I enjoy a little “brain popcorn” every so often. Warning! Spoilers ahead.
I labored over a decision to buy and read the Twilight [...]

Review of The Titan’s Curse

March 17th, 2010 No comments
The Titan

You know, it still strikes me as odd when I run across a kid who hasn’t read a Percy Jackson book yet. Take, for example, the homeschooler bookgroup I run. These kids aren’t exactly sheltered, but at the same time they don’t feel unnaturally compelled to follow the latest trend due to peer pressure. They [...]

Review of The Last Olympian [BARGAIN PRICE]

March 17th, 2010 No comments
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5)

As a student of history with a love (and a minor!) in classics, and little kid at heart I loved this series of books, culminating in The Last Olympian–maybe the best in the series. The obvious comparison is to Harry Potter, but these books are really something different. They’re a little lighter, and a little [...]

Review of Crocodile Tears: An Alex Rider Novel

March 16th, 2010 No comments
Crocodile Tears: An Alex Rider Novel

Crocodile Tears is an excellent addition to the Alex Rider series: fast paced, tense and dead exciting.It picks up two months after Snakehead.Alex is still 14 (although only just) and believes that he’s completed his last assignment for MI6.
The book starts off with a bang (literally) as a bomb is exploded in a nuclear power [...]