In the City of Dreams and The Chariot of Queen Zara (Secrets of the Droon)

A Comparative Review of Two Books in the 39 Clues Series:

One False Note

The Sword Thief

Genre: Adventure, Mystery

Where to find these books: Winship School Library

Both books are about two kids, Amy and Dan Cahill, who compete against other parts of their family to find the 39 clues. The themes of both books are: 1) do not trust anyone, 2) take risks in life. The stories are set in France and Japan. The Cahills try to find the second clue on a train but the other part of the family tries to attack them. The Cahills jump off the train and they land near a museum.

Brendan recommends these books!

The Truth About Stacey (Babysitters Club)

The Truth About Stacey (Babysitters Club)
by Ann Martin; illustrated by Raina Telgemeier

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novels
Where to find this book: Winship School Library

What is the main idea?
It's about a group of girls called the Babysitters Club and another group of girls called the Babysitters Agency. They are against each other because they want to see which group of girls is better at babysitting. The Babysitters Agency doesn't really care about the kids, they just care about their money. But the Babysitters Club cares about the kids. The Babysitters Agency is taking away the Babysitters Club's job when they aren't even caring about the kids.

What did you like about this book?
I really like this book because it's a book that is really my type. It's kind of what is usually in real life.

Sarah recommends this book!

Dream Jumper

Dream Jumper
by Greg Grunberg

Genre: Fantasy, Graphic Novels
Where to find this book: Rachael owns it.

What is the main idea?
There is a boy name Ben. Ben likes a girl and she fell into sleep. Ben wants to sleep so he can dream about a girl he likes. She was in Room Z. Room Z is not good. They really like each other. He blushes and it is really because he likes her. One room has a fairy tale world with animals who can turn into people, You can get out of that world and return to earth.

What did you like about this book?
I like the book because it is a fairy tale and it talks about two worlds. One world is evil and one world is peaceful. One world is earth and one is a fairy world.

Rachael recommends this book!