Within The Palace Gates

Within the Palace Gates
by Anna P. Siviter

This book is a wonderful one! Nehemiah, the king's cup-bearer, was living a fine and rich life, when one day, a stranger came to Persia, bearing the name Hanani. Hanani was coming to Persia for his own reason, for his sadness was great, but Hanani didn't know that he would surprise Nehemiah in the process of trying to explain! Follow the two men, along with several other friends throughout their adventures; escaping close calls, traveling to foreign lands, and meeting plenty of new people. My favorite character in this book was Hanani, because all of his griefs were comforted in the end.

I loved this book because the language was beautiful! The way that the descriptions painted magnificent pictures in your mind, with each sentence proclaiming a statement. You should read this book because the plot is amazing and if you are anything like me, I know you'll enjoy it!

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew

The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney was first published in the USA in 2006 and it is written in third person.

Then main characters in this book are:

Ben Pepper

Polly Pepper

Joel or "Joey" Pepper

David or "Davie" Pepper

Phronsie Pepper

Mrs. Pepper

Jasper or "Jappy"

Mr. King

This is the adventures of a family of six - five children and their mother. When one day a boy named Jasper saves Phronsie, the family quickly decides to make him and his father life-long friends. Join the Peppers through thick and thin, good times and times when they are sick, and when Polly almost looses her vision. When the family leaves the Old Brown House to live with Jasper and his father, Mr. King, they are in for a most happy surprise!!

The Cricket in Times Square

The Cricket in Times Square by Garth Williams was first published in 1960. It is written in first person.

The main characters in this book are:

Chester Cricket
Tucker Mouse
Harry Cat
Mario

When one day a cricket arrives by train to Times square in New York, he stays a while and one night while he is listing to the radio, Tucker mouse knocks over a box of matches and accidentally sets fire to Mario's father's news stand. Mario's mother is sure that that 'cricketer' started the fire and orders him out until she hears him chirping a familiar tune. From then on, Chester is in a place he's never been before... singing whenever the clock says so and not just for pleasure. See what happens in this book about a friendship never to be broken.

Eragon

Eragon by Christopher Paolini was first published in 2003. The author was only 15 when he started to write Eragon and I enjoyed every moment of it!

The main characters in this book are:

Eragon (is 15 years old)
Saphira (Eragon's dragon)
Brom


One day Eragon is hunting in the Spine, a place where only few people could go without some terrible thing happing to them. Eragon was one of those people. As he goes deeper into the woods, he witnesses a wonderful thing... a stone, appears out of nowhere. It is blue and strong. After further examination, this stone is stronger than diamonds and there is no way to break it! Furthermore, this stone is hollow! One night, the stone hatches into a beautiful dragon and Eragon is in an adventure he didn't even know existed! Long story short, Eragon has to take up the responsibility of the Dragon Riders... a legendary group that had been gone for more than 100 years! Join Eragon and Saphira for and adventure that lasts a lifetime!

Inkheart

Inkheart was written by Cornelia Funke and the copyright is 2003. This book was originally published in Germany in 2003 and then later that year, the english version was released. Inkheart is a book about magic and villains that escape the covers of a book one day and are released into the world, trapping Meggie's mother inside. This exciting and enchanting book can be harsh at times but it is a must for readers who like magic and other things of that nature. Try it for yourself!

Phoebe The Spy

Phoebe The Spy by Judith Berry Griffin was first published in 1977. It's original title was Phoebe and the General. This book takes place in 1776 and is written in third person.

The main person in this book is:

13 year old Phoebe

This book is about a young girl who goes to work for General Washington. She works as a maid but actually a spy who is trying to save George Washington! Her father had overheard some men plotting to kill him! Phoebe thinks that the men are going to shoot him through the window at dinner but it turns out that they had put poison in his food! Phoebe realized this at the last second, grabbed the plate and threw it out the window! All of this and more in the book Phoebe the Spy! Read this book for yourself!

The Bronze Bow

The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare was first published in 1961. It is written in third person. It takes place is Jesus' time.

The main character in this book is:

Daniel 

This book begins on a mountaintop where a boy by the name of Daniel works with an outlaw. All he wants is revenge on the romans that killed his father. Throughout the book he goes through many hardships and loses many people that are near and dear to him but in the end Jesus teaches him a lesson that he will not soon forget! This book about forgiveness is hard to understand at first but after you have read a few of the chapters, it starts to make more and more sense.