Monthly Archives: October 2016

Adult, Ages 12 - 14, Ages 14 - 16, Ages 16 - 18

Shakespearean Intrigue and Danger

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“The Shakespeare Stealer” series by Gary Blackwood

  1. The Shakespeare Stealer
  2. Shakespeare’s Scribe (Not Reviewed)
  3. Shakespeare’s Spy (Not Reviewed)

An interesting story about a boy in Shakespearean England.

Recommended age: 12 – 14; 14 – 16; 16 – 18; Adult.

Widge is an orphan who was taught a form of shorthand and then sent south to secretly transcribe the play Hamlet so a rogue play company could put it on.   However, things work out much differently than Widge expects, and he starts developing loyalties to Shakespeare and his playing company.

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Adult, Ages 10 - 12, Ages 12 - 14, Ages 14 - 16, Ages 16 - 18

Baseball in the Wild and Woolly West

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The Desperado Who Stole Baseball by John Ritter

A fun and entertaining story about a baseball game that could have happened in 1881.

Recommended age: 10 – 12; 12 – 14; 14 – 16; 16 – 18; Adult

John Dillon has an exceptionally good baseball team out in a small town in Southern California.  He has sent a challenge to the owner of the Chicago White Stockings team to come and play them.   The scene is set for a mighty challenge.   In the meantime, Jack, a young boy with a great imagination, has set out for southern California to join the team.  He claiming that John Dillon is his uncle, a claim that some people don’t believe because John is black, and Jack is not.   On his way, Jack runs into Billy the Kid who is also on his way to the same town for some peace and quiet.

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Ages 12 - 14, Ages 14 - 16

Round-the-World Adventure

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“The Copernicus Legacy” series by Tony Abbott

  1. The Forbidden Stone
  2. The Serpent’s Curse

Companion Series Title: “The Copernicus Archives”

Book Titles:

  1. Wade and the Scorpion’s Claw

An exciting and intriguing round-the-world race against dangerous bad guys.

Recommended age: 12 – 14; 14 – 16.

The great scientist Copernicus had possibly developed a time machine.   Due to some threatened danger from the Knights Templar Order, he took the twelve main components and entrusted them to Guardians who hid them in a variety of places, possibly around the world.   In modern times, the Knights Templar have risen again and are pressing to find the twelve components, apparently to create a time machine.   Unknown to himself, Wade’s father is a Guardian.   Wade’s “uncle” Henry sends Wade’s father a mysterious clue that sends them on a race against time, seeking to rescue the components from the very deadly Knights Templar.   The second book builds on the first, only with more excitement and action.  Note: there is a gap between the first and second books, and Book 1 of the “Copernicus Archives” Companion Series fills in that gap.

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