Tag: action/adventure

Ascendance: The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Ascendance: The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

A kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction. A king gone missing. Who will survive? Just weeks after Jaron has taken the throne, an assassination attempt forces him into a deadly situation. Rumors of a coming war are winding their way between the castle walls, and Jaron feels the pressure quietly mounting within Carthya. Soon, it becomes clear that deserting the kingdom may be his […]

March 1, 2013 / 3 Comments
Evertaster by Adam Glendon Sidwell

Evertaster by Adam Glendon Sidwell

When eleven-year-old Guster Johnsonville rejects his mother’s casserole for the umpteenth time, she takes him into the city of New Orleans to find him something to eat. There, in a dark, abandoned corner of the city they meet a dying pastry maker. In his last breath he entrusts them with a secret: an ancient recipe that makes the most delicious taste the world will ever […]

June 15, 2012 / 2 Comments
Ascendance: The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Ascendance: The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king’s long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner’s motives are more than questionable, yet his […]

April 4, 2012 / 2 Comments
The Limit by Kristen Landon

The Limit by Kristen Landon

An eighth grade girl was taken today… With this first sentence, readers are immediately thrust into a fast-paced thriller that doesn’t let up for a moment. In a world not too far removed from our own, kids are being taken away to special workhouses if their families exceed the monthly debt limit imposed by the government. Thirteen-year-old Matt briefly wonders if he might be next, […]

September 7, 2010 / 0 Comments
Alcatraz: The Scrivener’s Bones by Brandon Sanderson

Alcatraz: The Scrivener’s Bones by Brandon Sanderson

In his second skirmish against the Evil Librarians who rule the world, Alcatraz and his ragtag crew of freedom fighters track Grandpa Smedry to the ancient and mysterious Library of Alexandria. Hushlanders―people who live in the Librarian-controlled lands of Canada, Europe, and the Americas―believe the Library was destroyed long ago. Free Kingdomers know the truth: the Library of Alexandria is still around, and it’s one […]

November 5, 2008 / 4 Comments