Series: Daniel X by James Patterson - Ages 10+

The Dangeous Days of Daniel X

Book 1

What's the Story?

Yes, it's true: Daniel X is special. X-traordinarily special.


He may be just a kid, but Daniel is strong enough to fight anything in the world. And it's a good thing, because not many guys you meet have a host of deadly criminals hunting them to the ends of the Earth. And none of them are extraterrestrials. 


Daniel is the only one who might be able to eliminate every last intergalactic evil on the List of Alien Outlaws on Terra Firma. Because the greatest superpower isn't to be part spider and part man, or to cast magic spells - the ultimate gift is the power to create. - Publishers Summary

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Blog Critics
Book Bloggers Diary
Armchair Interviews

REVIEWS BOOK 2 WATCH THE SKIES
A Book Bloggers Diary
My Reading Room
Books 4 Hearts

REVIEWS BOOK 3 DEMONS & DRUIDS
Teen Reads
Story Snoops

REVIEWS BOOK 4 GAME OVER
BookReporter
Bettina's Book Club


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OFFICIAL SERIES SITE/ AUTHOR SITE
Max-Dan-Wiz - This is the official site for all three of James Patterson's kids series.  The other two series are Maximum Ride and Witch & Wizards.  Both Max & Wiz are series for older readers (12+), but the site is for kids of all ages.


Besides the Official Daniel X site, Patterson also has another great site dedicated to kids and reading.  If you're looking for more great books to read, go check out Read Kiddo Read.


BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!
Besides the 4 books in the Daniel X series, there's also 3 graphic novels.  Daniel X Alien Hunter & Daniel X the manga vol. 1 are both retellings of the first book in the series "Dangerous Days" while vol 2 of the manga is a graphic novel version of Book 2 "Watch the Skies".

Trilogy - Danger Zone - David Gilman - Ages 12+

The Devil's Breath

Danger Zone Trilogy Book 1 

What's the Story?

When an assassin bursts from the shadows to try to kill him on the dark, windswept grounds of his boarding school in England, Max Gordon realizes his life is about to change forever.


After learning that his explorer father is missing, Max is determined to find him, no matter what dangers may lay in his path. A secret clue his father left behind leads Max to the inhospitable wilderness of Namibia, where he soon discovers a potentially massive ecological disaster masterminded by Shaka Chang, a very powerful and completely ruthless man—a man Max fears may have put his father in mortal danger. Max needs all the help he can get. Because whoever is behind his father’s disappearance is determined to get rid of Max, too. For good. - Publisher's Summary


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YA Book Reviews
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Publishers Weekly
YS Book Reviews

BLOOD SUN REVIEW
Times Online U.K.

AUTHOR SITE
David Gilman

Series - Caleb Pascal & the Peculiar People - Kersten Hamilton - Ages 9+

Caleb, Son of None

Book 1

What's the Story?

Calebs world has turned upside down. And when the cricus comes to town - Daggett and Bartlebees Phantasmagoria of Dangers and Delights - Calebs world changes again. Caleb encouters strange creatures and even stranger people, along with a fatherly old circus clown. He also meets a heavenly Father who hears the cry of an orphan...and answers in a dangerous and delightful way.


REVIEWS
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AUTHOR SITE
Kersten Hamilton  
At the author's site you can read the first chapter from any of the four books in the series.

Cal Ripken's Jr's All Stars Cal Ripken Jr. & Kevin Cowherd - Ages 9+

ABOUT THE SERIES
You can be sure that author Cal Ripken knows a little about the game of baseball, after all, he played third baseman/ shortstop for  The Baltimore Orioles for 21 years.  In fact he played 17 years straight without missing a single game!  Now retired, he and his brother Bill have created Ripken Baseball, a company that runs baseball clinics and tournaments for kids (and pros) who love the game.

Hothead

What's the Story?

Connor Sullivan is an All-Star shortstop on his Babe Ruth League team, the Orioles. He can hit and field with the best of them, but he's got one big problem: his temper. When he strikes out or makes an error, he's a walking Mt. Vesuvius, slamming batting helmets and throwing gloves. His teammates are starting to avoid him, even his best friend Jordy. His coach is ready to kick him off the team.

To make matters worse, things aren't much better at home. His dad is having trouble finding a new job after being laid off. Money is tight. Connor's dream of attending the prestigious Brooks Robinson Baseball Camp this summer seems like just that now - a dream.

When the sports editor of the school paper threatens to do a big story on his tantrums - complete with embarassing photos - Connor realizes he has to clean up his act. But can he do it in time to regain his teammates' trust and help the Orioles win the championship against the best team in the league? - Publishers summary

REVIEW
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OFFICIAL BOOK SERIES SITE
Ripken @ Disney

VIDEOS
Let the "Ironman" give you a few pointers about playing baseball.

Series: Accidental Adventures by C. Alexander London - Ages 9+

We Are Not Eaten by Yaks

Accidental Adventures Book 1

What's the Story?

Eleven-year-old twins Oliver and Celia Navel live on the 4-1/2th floor of the Explorers Club with their father, Dr. Navel. Their mother, Dr. Navel, has been missing for years. So when an explorer shows up with a clue as to where his wife could be, Dr. Navel drags Oliver and Celia to Tibet to find her. Once there, the twins fall out of airplanes, encounter Yetis, travel through waterfalls, and end up in the Demon Fortress of the Warrior King where they - just possibly - might find their mother and save their father from the Poison Witches. Thing is, they would much rather be watching television. And if their trip doesn't work out as planned, the twins could end up as slaves to Sir Edmund Thitheltorpe III, an evil explorer with breath that smells like boiled carrots, who has it in for the whole Navel family.

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Portsmouth Teen Book Review

Book Dads

Miss Print

 We Dine With Cannibals

Accidental Adventures Book 2 

What's the Story?

When we last saw Oliver and Celia Navel, they had fallen into the clutches of Sir Edmund S. Titheltorpe-Schmidt III and were doomed to spend their entire summer vacation doing his deadly bidding.


In their second unwanted adventure, We Dine with Cannibals, Oliver and Celia will travel from the ruins of ancient temples to the shadowy forests of the Amazon. They'll need all their reality TV survival skills when they ride a llama, race the rapids, and even fly an airplane! If that's not enough excitement for you (it is decidedly too much excitement for Oliver and Celia Navel), they'll be forced to learn the proper etiquette for a cannibal feast and confront the strangest and most brutal rite of passage ever devised by human imagination: dodgeball.

The second installment of the Accidental Adventures series is just as funny, just as exciting, and just as kid-friendly as the first.

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Kirkus Review
Boys & Literacy


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Official Author Site

C. Alexander London

Interview with the author & a video as he reads from Book 2