Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Rowling, J. K., & GrandPré, M. (2003). Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine Books.In this installment of the Harry Potter story, Harry is faced with bigger problems then is ever before. After the death of Cedric Diggory, and the return of Voldemort, Harry is in greater danger then before, especially now, when the Dementors have escaped Azkaban  and he has

Stormbreaker

Horowitz, A. (2001). Stormbreaker. New York, NY: Philomel Books.Alex Rider is an average fourteen year old guy who lives with his Uncle Ian (Alex's parents are gone). One day, when Alex returns home, he is told that his uncle was killed. Confused, and upset, Alex cannot fathom why anyone would want to do this to a banker until he sees the bullet holes in his uncle's car. Although people were

Esperanza Rising

Ryan, P. M. (2000). Esperanza rising. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.Esperanza (Hope in Spanish) is not the average 'tween. Not only is she wealthy, she have ever known what it is like to have to earn her luxuries. Her father, a prosperous rancher, not only loves his daughter, but is a kind and generous man. Esperanza also has two step-uncles, whom she is not fond of, but the day of her twelfth