“Lost Planet” series by Rachel Searles

1. The Lost Planet
2. The Stolen Moon

An interesting science fiction adventure series.

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

Chase Garrety has amnesia. Remembering nothing from before the moment when he woke up, his only clues to the past are a blaster wound on the back of his head, a microchip embedded beneath his skin, and the phrase ‘Guide the star’. Wanting to know more about himself, he decides to leave Trucon, the planet he’s living on. However, when Trucon is destroyed minutes after his departure, he and a companion are framed for the destruction, and Chase has to go on the run. While in a refugee camp, Chase briefly meets a girl who claims to be his sister, presenting Chase with a possible key to the past. Leaping at this opportunity, Chase tries to find the girl again, not realizing the danger that lies ahead. In The Stolen Moon, Chase’s fate gets tied up with that of hundreds of innocents, as a group of hijackers seize the spaceship that Chase and his friends call home.

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Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson

A funny story about being a boy in the country in the 1950s.

Recommended age: 12 – 14; 14 – 16

Henry is living in Italy, but he comes home to the US for the summer with an assignment from his teacher to learn about free enterprise.   Meanwhile, if Henry is anything like his mother, his Uncle is expecting an interesting summer.   His expectations might be best expressed in his parting words to Henry at the end of the summer:  “When Vesuvius erupts, take a picture for me. . . . With both you and your mother in Naples, it’s bound to [erupt].”   Wherever Henry (or his mother) went, things happened.

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Riley Mack” Series by Chris Grabenstein

1. Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers
2. Riley Mack Stirs Up More Trouble

An interesting (and hilarious) series about sticking up for the underdog.

Recommended age: 10 – 12; 12 – 14; 14 – 16.

Riley Mack and his crew (Briana— the actress, Jake— the techie, Mongo— the muscle, Jamal— the assistant, and sometimes Mrs. Mack, Riley’s mom) set out to protect all who cannot protect themselves. If that leads them into huge schemes, conning, rescuing hapless individuals, bringing down bank robbers and various assorted bad guys, not to mention getting in danger, well, it’s all in the line of duty for them. They can act, spy, and talk themselves into any place in the town, and they’ll stop at nothing to protect those who cannot protect themselves.

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