The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud *****

This is the sequel to The Amulet of Samarkind. In this book Nathaniel is older and works in the government as junior minister of Internal Affairs. There has been a mysterious break-in in some of the stores owned by magicians and as junior minister of Internal Affairs Nathaniel is trying to solve who or what did it. So, he summons Bartimaeus (a djinn of extreme power according to his way of thinking) to help him solve the case.

I recommend this book for those who like adventure and drama.

  

Simon Bloom, Gravity Keeper by Michael Reisman ****

This book is about a boy named Simon Bloom (apparently) who goes into a grove of trees that shouldn't be there and accidently finds a book that tells how to control physics. So, he and some friends start to use some of the "formulas" and find that some people want to get their hands on the book. Now they are trying to keep the wrong people from getting their hands on the book.

I recommend this book for ages 9+. 

The Amulet of Samarkind by Jonathan Stroud *****

The Amulet of Samarkind is a great book to read. It switches between the views of the two main character so you know how they feel during times. Bartimaeus is a djinn and Nathaniel is a magician (magicians rule London, so he's pretty important). Nathaniel orders Bartimaeus to steal the Amulet of Samarkind from rival magician Simon Lovelace (since Bartimaeus is bound he has to do it, but he tries to give Simon Lovelace a head start). It turns out that Lovelace hired a mercenary to steal from the government Lovelace works for. So when Nathaniel tries to turn him in Nathaniel is converted from good guy to bad guy in the newspaper. However, Lovelace is plotting to take over the government somehow.

I recommend this book for those who want to read about adventure and drama.

 

Henry Reed's Baby-Sitting Service ****

This book is one of several Henry Reed books. It is about Henry Reed's baby-sitting business. In it is some episodes of his service times and some other things. Like a young girl who drives baby-sitters crazy by doing a hiding-and-staying there-act.

 I recommend this for ages 9 and up . I like this book because it is funny.

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart *****

The Mysterious Benedict Society is about four children responding to an advertisement in the newspaper. The book starts with a boy named Reynard's (Reynie for short) view of the story. The children arrive separately for the ad's test, but after they pass the test they are recruited for a mission to prevent a taking over the world guy. However there are problems in the way, and they are at risk of being brainwashed by a machine or worse.

I recommend this book for ages 9-12. I also would like to tell why I liked this book; I like this book because it is fun, suspenseful, and mysterious. 

Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain ****

Tom Sawyer is a book about a boy named (spoiler alert) Tom Sawyer (end spoiler alert). He is a boy who gets into trouble often, but manages to get away. Once he has to whitewash a fence as a punishment, so he gets other boys to do it for him. Then he sees a murder committed, and helps bring the criminal to justice (but not the justice of his aunt). However, the criminal escapes and disappears. 

I would recommend this book for 9 and older.

I like this book because it is adventurous and funny.     

Redwall by Brian Jacques ****

Redwall is the first book in the Redwall universe. It takes place at the ancient abbey of Redwall, where the animal inhabitants live in peace until a rat called Cluny the Scourge and his army of vermin creatures threaten the abbey. Young Matthias and a really old mouse, Methuselah, try to solve some riddles left by Martin the Warrior, the founder of the abbey, to save the abbey from the claws of Cluny the Scourge.

I reccomend this book for 5th grade to Adult animal fantasy readers, because of its difficult younger reader comprehension.

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card *****

This is a 13-adult book, but I'm going to talk about this book anyway (I avoid telling how old I am). Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is a young, smart boy destined to lead the world into battle and win against the buggers (insect-like aliens) who have threatened the earth for a long time.  He is sent to Battle School, which is in outer space, for training to fight against the buggers. While he is there he earns the title of being the best soldier in the entire school.

     (ahem) I like this book because of the futuristic science-fiction genre of the book.  I also like all the battleroom scenes.  They are very exciting.  I don't think that I would do very well, but it would be interesting to try.

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Volume I by Diana Wynne Jones *****

There are several books about Chrestomanci (including Charmed Life, The Lives of Christopher Chant, The Magicians of Caprona, Witch Week, Conrad's Fate, The Pinhoe Egg, and if there are any others I don't know what they are).

Now then, according to the books there are twelve different universes and this book is about the one next door (other than the death world). The Chrestomanci is their world's most powerful wizard and he controls the use of magic in that world. In this volume there are two books of the Chrestomanci books, the first one is about a boy named Cat Chant, and the second is about a boy called Christopher Chant.
Ok, so I was tired when I wrote this review, so I'll tell you more about this book.
The Chant boys are to be the next Chrestomanci after the old one dies, which is a long time since all of the Chrestomancis have nine lives. In Charmed Life, Cat (Eric) Chant doesn't seem to have any powers while his sister is passing tests on magic, so she dreams of ruling the world until a dark stranger appears and takes them to his house. In The Lives of Christopher Chant, Christopher can travel to other worlds and bring things back from the other worlds. When his Uncle Ralph discovers that, he uses Christopher's special powers to make a smuggling ring between the worlds, but when Christopher discovers that, he wonders what he could do to make every thing right again.