Mrs. Cejda's Fall Break Reading EXTRAVAGANZA!!

4 free days!  During our break,  I sat and enjoyed the beauty of fall with these 4 books!  Each one kept me reading so I just finished one after the other.

Tombquest Book 3: Valley of Kings: the adventure continues for Alex, Ren and Luke as they search for Alex's mom and the Book of Lost Spells.  They continue to fight the Death Walkers and this time get to meet the superstar of Egyptian culture...King Tut.  I love this series.  I haven't played the online game, but Michael Northrop does a great job of keeping the story fresh and exciting with each installment.

The Fourteenth Goldfish: this was NOT what I was expecting.  This little story had the unexpected surprise of some science fiction.  11 year old Ellie hates change, that is why her parents kept replacing her goldfish when they died.  She is definitely NOT ready for the change that shows up in the form of a crabby, bossy teenage boy, ESPECIALLY when that boy turns out to be her grandfather!!  This was a very funny, entertaining story.

Courage for Beginners: a while back I blogged about another book by this author called "Sure Signs of Crazy." The mother in that story also had a mental illness.  This story is about Mysti.  Her mother has agoraphobia, fear of leaving the house.  She never goes anywhere. This is usually ok because they have their dad to do the running around, but then dad gets hurt and has been hospitalized.  This is Mysti's story of being stronger then she ever thought possible.

TOOK by Mary Downing Hahn:  OH, MY Goodness, this was suspenseful.  Mary Downing Hahn likes to write Ghost stories and this one definitely didn't disappoint.  Daniel and his family move to rural West Virginia.  The town does not welcome them with open arms.  What is worse is they live in a house where mystery surrounds the 50 year old disappearance of a young girl.  Now Daniel's sister, Erica, is in danger of the same fate.  I love folk tales and urban legends and this story has that same feel.