What We're Reading in Our Classes
Infiltration by Sean Rodman
"Bex has explored almost every abandoned building and tunnel in the city. He's into "urban exploration"--going where he's not supposed to go. Bex has always done it just for fun and bragging rights, taking nothing but pictures and leaving nothing but footprints. But that changes when a new kid arrives at school. Kieran is edgy, dangerous and into urban exploration as well. Together, they start pushing each other to radical extremes. When Kieran pitches a plan that involves taking more than just pictures, Bex has a decision to make. Where will he draw the line, and how far will he follow Kieran?"
http://www.amazon.com/Infiltration-Orca-Soundings-Sean-Rodman/dp/1554699851/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379973355&sr=8-1&keywords=infiltration+orca
"Bex has explored almost every abandoned building and tunnel in the city. He's into "urban exploration"--going where he's not supposed to go. Bex has always done it just for fun and bragging rights, taking nothing but pictures and leaving nothing but footprints. But that changes when a new kid arrives at school. Kieran is edgy, dangerous and into urban exploration as well. Together, they start pushing each other to radical extremes. When Kieran pitches a plan that involves taking more than just pictures, Bex has a decision to make. Where will he draw the line, and how far will he follow Kieran?"
http://www.amazon.com/Infiltration-Orca-Soundings-Sean-Rodman/dp/1554699851/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379973355&sr=8-1&keywords=infiltration+orca
Wired by Sigmund Brouwer
"Keegan Bishop, championship skier, is almost injured in a dangerous trap set for one of his teammates. Keegan teaches himself to snowboard so he can find the culprit on the snowboarding slopes. When Keegan discovers the girl he's just met is somehow involved he must test his new snowboarding skills in a run for safety."
http://www.amazon.com/Wired-Orca-Currents-Sigmund-Brouwer/dp/1551434784/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377363503&sr=8-1&keywords=wired+by+sigmund
"Keegan Bishop, championship skier, is almost injured in a dangerous trap set for one of his teammates. Keegan teaches himself to snowboard so he can find the culprit on the snowboarding slopes. When Keegan discovers the girl he's just met is somehow involved he must test his new snowboarding skills in a run for safety."
http://www.amazon.com/Wired-Orca-Currents-Sigmund-Brouwer/dp/1551434784/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377363503&sr=8-1&keywords=wired+by+sigmund
Sewer Rats by Sigmund Brouwer
This is a story about a group of friends who band together to form a paintball team named the Sewer Rats. Their biggest problem though, is that they hold all of their paintball wars in an actual sewer under their city. They like living on the edge of danger until they discover just how dangerous the sewers can actually be.
This is a story about a group of friends who band together to form a paintball team named the Sewer Rats. Their biggest problem though, is that they hold all of their paintball wars in an actual sewer under their city. They like living on the edge of danger until they discover just how dangerous the sewers can actually be.
What Mrs. Dombrowski is Reading
The Warlock by Michael Scott
----> (It is book five in the series I'm reading.) * I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this series (so far)
The first book is titled: The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. Inside the front cover of this book, there is a wonderful summary.
"He holds the secret that can end the world.
The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life.
The records show that he died in 1418.
But his tomb is empty.
The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. But only because he has been making the elixir of life for centuries. The secret of eternal life is hidden within the book he protects—the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed. In the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. That's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it. Humankind won't know what's happening until it's too late. And if the prophecy is right, Sophie and Josh Newman are the only ones with the power to save the world as we know it.
Sometimes legends are true.
And Sophie and Josh Newman are about to find themselves in the middle of the greatest legend of all time."
http://www.amazon.com/The-Alchemyst-Secrets-Immortal-Nicholas/dp/0385736002/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1380653679&sr=8-2&keywords=the+alchemyst
Green Angel by Alice Hoffman
"Left on her own when her family dies in a terrible disaster, fifteen-year-old Green is haunted by loss and by the past. Struggling to survive physically and emotionally in a place where nothing seems to grow and ashes are everywhere, Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden. But in destroying her feelings, she also begins to destroy herself, erasing the girl she'd once been as she inks darkness into her skin. It is only through a series of mysterious encounters that Green can relearn the lessons of love and begin to heal enough to tell her story."
http://www.amazon.com/Green-Angel-Alice-Hoffman/dp/0545204119/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380641609&sr=8-1&keywords=green+angel
*So far, this book is very descriptively written and interesting. About one-third of the book has an intense sadness to it, but I am currently enjoying holding the main character's hand as she starts putting the pieces of her life back in place.
"Left on her own when her family dies in a terrible disaster, fifteen-year-old Green is haunted by loss and by the past. Struggling to survive physically and emotionally in a place where nothing seems to grow and ashes are everywhere, Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden. But in destroying her feelings, she also begins to destroy herself, erasing the girl she'd once been as she inks darkness into her skin. It is only through a series of mysterious encounters that Green can relearn the lessons of love and begin to heal enough to tell her story."
http://www.amazon.com/Green-Angel-Alice-Hoffman/dp/0545204119/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380641609&sr=8-1&keywords=green+angel
*So far, this book is very descriptively written and interesting. About one-third of the book has an intense sadness to it, but I am currently enjoying holding the main character's hand as she starts putting the pieces of her life back in place.
* All book cover pictures are obtained from www.amazon.com