It was amazing!

I would rate Better Than the Movies 4 out of 5 stars. It is a funny and sweet romance about Liz, who learns that real love is not always like the movies. I enjoyed the relationship between Liz and Wes because their conversations were entertaining. I would recommend this book to readers who like romantic and humorous stories.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a science fiction and the first book in The Hunger Games series. Personally, this book is the best out of all the three books in the series. The book is mainly about a society in the future where the government has all power over the citizens and rules over them. Every year, they hold an event where all 12 districts in the country send one boy and girl tribute from the age of 12 to 18 to the hunger games. During the hunger games, the goal is to be the only child left (unfortunately, the others get killed). When the main character, Katniss Everdeen's sister gets called as a tribute, Katniss steps up to volunteer to go instead since she didn't want to put her sister in danger. The story focuses on the journey of Katniss during her time in the games. Near the end of the book, she does something that is considered as an act of rebellion against the government. So, this action leads to the second book. Overall, I think that this book is worth reading because it is action-packed and there is always something new that you learn about on every page. However, some parts of the book are violent so it might not be the best option for kids.

june / july 2023 edition .................

"The Wishing Spell" is the first book of "The Land Of Stories" series. It introduces twins: Alex and Conner Bailey into a fairy tale world where they meet people like Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, and Snow White. Although they meet characters they dream of seeing all their life, they can't find a way home. A frog man named Froggy gives the twins a journal about what they need to get for the wishing spell to work. The wishing spell grants a wish to the person who collects the wishing spell items. However, the Evil Queen, Snow White's stepmother, is trying to get the wishing spell item too and will try to stop the twins in anyway from getting it first than her as there is only one more time for the wishing spell to work. Read the book to find the obstacles the twins have to face and see if they finally find a way home.

Starfish by Lisa Fipps is a fiction poem book. The book is about the main character, Ellie, getting bullied by her friends, strangers, and even her own family just because of her weight. Ellie just wantes people to see her inside self, not just her looks. She must fight and gain courage to stand up for herself. Luckily, she isn't alone. Even though this book was a poem book (and I usually don't like poem books) I really enjoyed reading it. I think that many people who get bullied or don't get seen as their true selves would gain courage that they are not alone after reading the book.

The most interesting fight was the lion and the tiger. I like how they did 4 books in 1.

I found it pretty good but got boring later. And at the end Mayor Hubble pulled off a “April Fools” prank but it wasn’t on April the 1st! It was April the 2nd!

The Burning Maze is a book where Lester / Apollo journeys on a adventure across the third emperors fifty yachts to find the emperors Shoes that will guide them down into the labyrinth to try to find another oracle. Sadly Jason dies in that book . In my opinion the book was good, it had lots of mystery’s and when ever you stoped reading you would want to find out more.

My favorite part about this book is when Annie got