On the Run book 1: Chasing the Falconers ****

Well then, I better get down to business about this book.  Chasing the Falconers is not a "ho hum" book. It is full of Danger! Drama! Derrin Do! And/or other stuff that don't begin with D (like adventure, and thrill). Aiden and Meg Falconer are determined to prove their parents innocence after their parents have been framed as the worst traitors in fifty years. First step: Get out of the juvenile delinquent prison Sunnydale in the middle of nowhere (actually it's in Nebraska).

I like this book because of the ingenious story plot.

I recommend this book for ages 10+.

Memo: Why do I always say "I recommend this book for anyone about to fall asleep"?  

Airborn by Kenneth Oppel ****

This is about a series of adventures of Matt Cruse, cabin boy aboard the airship Aurora. The ship rescues a hot air balloon in distress and the pilot tells Matt about beautiful creatures in the air. It's when he meet's the pilot's granddaughter, Kate de Vries, he realizes that the creatures might be real. 

I like this book because of the adventurousness of the story.

I recommend this book for ages 10+.

The River of Wind by Kathryn Lasky ****

This is number twelve in the Ga'hoole series so I might be spoiling some of the earlier books. A middle kingdom of owls has been discovered and The Band (a group of 4 owls) wants to explore it. While they're gone, however, a group of evil owls are plotting to kill the young king.

I like this book because of the adventure of this fantasy.

I recommend this book for ages 9-13.

P.S. I'd recommend that you read books 1-11 before reading this one.

The Red Badge of Courage by Steven Crane ****

This is about a young boy serving the U.S. army in the Civil War and finding out what war is really like. And in the end he gets killed (just joking), he survives the war with changes inside him. 

I like this book because of the story line and because of the changes in his thinking.

I recommend this book for ages 12+.  

The Merlin Consipiracy by Diana Wynne Jones ****

This is about the aftermath of after the Merlin of the Isles of Blest dies. A few people realize that the Merlin's replacement are plotting to use magic for themselves. Two of those people are Roddy (a girl), Grundo (a inside-out boy), and Nick Mallory (a boy from another world), and Romanov (a powerful wizard who lives on a island made from different worlds). 

I like this book because it is interesting and adventurous (although it was kind of confusing because of the way it jumps from character to character).

I recommend this book for ages 9+.