Pendragon: The Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale

Pendragon: The Merchant of Death is a Fantasy, speculative fiction and the first book of the Pendragon Series written by D. J. MacHale. The Book is about a fourteen year-old boy named Bobby Pendragon whose life changes when his Uncle Press takes him to the subway in the Bronx in New York. There they are attacked by Saint Dane, The main villain of the book. Uncle Press Bobby to enter the door marked with a star and say “Denduron” while entering. Bobby does so and soon finds himself in another world similar to Earth but with 3 suns. He soon learns that there are two tribes, Milago and the Bedoowan. The Milago are treated very badly by the Bedoowan tribe which force them to work in the mines. Pendragon finds himself in between this hate between the two tribes where one side wants freedom and revenge while the other wants to keep order and security. This book is ment for young adults, so people from middle school and high school can read this book. I overall enjoyed this book because of its unique plot and because it’s a Fiction. I would recommend anyone interested in Speculative fiction to read this book.

Sameer Khan

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl is a young adult fiction and fantasy novel written by Irish author Eoin Colfer. The book is about a twelve year-old boy named Artemis who is a rich millionaire who is a genius criminal mastermind and is the head of the Fowl Criminal Empire. Artemis believes that fairies exist and after so extensive investigation and research Fowl discovers fairies exist and catches one. Only this fairy, Captain Holly Short isn’t just something from a children’s bedtime story, she is the leader of the LEPrecon unit, a squad of highly trained and deadly fairies that will stop at nothing to save their comrade. This book is mainly aimed at younger middle school students who are interested in fantasy and action packed story. I enjoyed reading this book to an extent but I would recommend this only to younger kids.

Sameer Khan

The Lost World by Michael Crichton

The Lost World is a science fiction, speculative fiction, and techno-thriller novel written by Michael Crichton. It is the sequel to the first book Jurassic Park which was written years earlier. The book takes off six years after the disaster at Jurassic Park when the Island was shut off by the Costa Rican government and the dinosaurs were killed, but rumours say something has survived. The main character of the book, Ian Malcolm sets up a team for a rescue mission to go and find Richard Levine who set off to the Island to find the dinosaurs. The book is mainly for middle school children and young adults. I definitely enjoyed reading this book and who recommend it to people who are interested in science fiction, and dinosaurs.

Sameer Khan

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Hazel Grace is a teenage girl that has thyroid cancer which has spread to her lungs causing her to lug an oxygen canister all the time. She attends community group for people with cancer, and that is where she meets Augustus Waters. A guy that had osteosarcoma, a type of cancer that caused him to lose his leg. The two have a connection and develop a relationship throughout the book. This book is romance-y and pretty sad, but anyone can read. I liked it. It is recommended for young adults, and falls under realistic fiction. It is also recommended because this book falls discusses real-life situations.

Luqman Sattar

The Saga of Larten Crepsley: Birth of a Killer by Darren Shan

This is a prequel series to The Saga of Darren Shan. It follows Larten Crepsley’s life before he meets his vampire assistant. Larten runs away after he kills his boss. An outcast, alone in a cemetery, he soon meets Seba Nile, an old vampire, and begins his life as a creature of the night. Along the way he meets many people and learns new things. This series falls under action, adventure, and fantasy. This series is four books long, and can be finished faster than The Saga of Darren Shan. The series is recommended for middle school ages.

Luqman Sattar

The Saga of Darren Shan: Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan

Darren and his friend Steve go to this mysterious Cirque du Freak, and find out that one of the people in there is a vampire. After the main character, Darren Shan (yes, the author named the main character after himself) steals the vampire’s spider, things begin to go wrong. The spider (which is like really super poisonous) bites Steve. The vampire (whose name is Larten Crepsley) agrees to help, but under the condition that Darren becomes his apprentice. This book series was one of my favorite series, and was filled with action up until the last book (there are twelve). I recommend this book to anyone, especially middle school.

Luqman Sattar

Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien

This is a collection of stories and essays written by Tolkien, but not completed. It was edited by his son, Christopher Tolkien. It starts off with notes from Christopher Tolkien about each story. It then proceeds to move on to the stories. In all honesty any of the stories will be very hard to understand if you do not have any previous knowledge about any of the characters or any of the other Tolkien books. This book is definitely for hard core, die hard Tolkien fans. I felt that this was very hard to read even with knowledge of other Tolkien works. I think that this book is definitely for high school, but of course, as always, middle school can give it a whirl if they feel like it.

Luqman Sattar