Aiden – Good Books For Boys http://goodbooksforboys.com A book review site for young boys Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:04:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 214630380 The Secret Keepers http://goodbooksforboys.com/the-secret-keepers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-secret-keepers Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:54:56 +0000 https://goodbooksforboys.com/?p=480

The Secret Keepers

By: Trenton Lee Stewart

Age Recommendation 10+

3.3/5

 

Reuben is just an ordinary boy that lives with his mother. One day he goes out exploring the city. During his climbs on top of buildings he finds an extraordinary antique watch. At home he start learning its secrets, which throws him into an wild adventure. He likes the watch for a while until he realizes how dangerous it is. He must decide what to do with it. Along the way he meets curious characters, finds himself in dangerous places, and thrilling scenarios. But at the very end he must make a decision that will change his life 

]]> 480 The Hardy Boys Series http://goodbooksforboys.com/the-hardy-boys-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hardy-boys-series Tue, 09 Aug 2022 20:21:05 +0000 https://goodbooksforboys.com/?p=464

The Hardy Boys Series

By: Franklin W. Dixon

3.5/5

Age Recommendation 9+

The Hardy Boys Series is a book series about two brothers named Frank and Joe, their dad is a private investigator. They take cases of their own and help their dad on his cases. The Hardy boys always get the wildest and most dangerous cases.



]]> 464 The Bronze Bow http://goodbooksforboys.com/the-bronze-bow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-bronze-bow Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:56:29 +0000 https://goodbooksforboys.com/?p=455

Bronze Bow

By: Elizabeth George Speare

Age Recommendation 12+

4.7/5

Daniel ran away to the mountains and joined a rough band. He was running from his apprenticeship and the Romans who killed his uncle and father. Five years later his grandma dies and he has to take care of his demon possessed sister. Dan is not happy; he wants to kill romans, not babysit. What will Dan decide?

]]> 455 Around the World in Eighty Days http://goodbooksforboys.com/around-the-world-in-eighty-days/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=around-the-world-in-eighty-days Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:52:17 +0000 https://goodbooksforboys.com/?p=445

Around the World in Eighty Days

By: Jules Verne

Age Recommendation 8+

4.5/5

 

Mr.Phileas Fogg betted £20,000 that he could travel around the world in 80 days with his servant to London to Suez, Egypt Suez to Bombay, India Bombay to Calcutta, India Calcutta to Victoria, Hong Kong with a stopover in Singapore Hong Kong to Yokohama, Japan Yokohama to San Francisco, United States and United States to London. Along the way they are being followed and are getting in trouble and using up a lot of pounds on stubborn people. Will they make it back to England in 80 days?

]]> 445 Dragon Watch http://goodbooksforboys.com/dragon-watch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dragon-watch Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:36:27 +0000 https://goodbooksforboys.com/?p=438

Dragon Watch

By: Brandon Mull

Age Recommendation 10+

5/5

Dragonwatch is a sequel series to Fablehaven. You definitely need to read Fablehaven  first if you want it to make sense.  Celebrant was granted being a co-caretaker in exchange for helping obliterate the demons in the demon war and now he is trying to escape.


Book one


Kendra and Seth were living at Fablehaven with their family when Agad the wizard gave them a visit. He informs them that Celebrant the Just, King of the Dragons, is trying to get his revenge and escape from the dragon sanctuaries that he sees as prisons. Agad wants them to take on the roles of being caretakers of Wyrmroost, because having mortals as caretakers makes the sanctuary stronger. They accept the roles and Wymroost is now their responsibility.               




Book 2


Kendra and Seth have recovered the scepter that strengthens the walls of the sanctuary and hinders the dragons from escaping. Celebrant is angry about the scepter, but he invites them to Feast of Welcome where he kills their griffins making them have to travel on the road on a festival night. They end up entering Stormguard castle to beat Celebrant to the Wizenstone, a gem that could free the dragons from the sanctuary. Who will win the Wizenstone?



Book 3



Seth’s memory has been erased and he has been kidnapped and taken to the Phantom isle where Seth is bounded to the Under King until he fulfills his duties to him. Seth doesn’t know it, but he made Wyrmroost fall and freed the dragons. Kendra retreats to Crescent Lagoon, an aquic dragon sanctuary where she meets up with her friends to help restore the Sunset Pearl. Kendra and her friends find a way to get to the Phantom isle where she hopes to rescue Seth and Braken and get back the sunset pearl.



Book 4


Kendra has released Bracken and got the sunset pearl back; she didn’t get Seth, but she did break his bind to the Under King. Seth meanwhile heads to Titan Valley, the strongest dragon sanctuary because it’s more like a dragon slavery ruled by giants. Seth hopes to regain his memories there. Kendra finds out where Seth is and heads to Titan Valley with her friends also hoping to gain help from the Giant Queen who thinks that she is invincible. But it turns out not to be true. 



Book 5


All seven sanctuaries have fallen. Kendra and Seth are in desperate need of allies. Seth has to complete his quest for the Sisters, while Kendra collects the Dragon Slayers. If the dragons win the war all humanity will be enslaved.

]]> 438 Landon Snow Series http://goodbooksforboys.com/landon-snow-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=landon-snow-series Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:25:36 +0000 https://goodbooksforboys.com/?p=431

Landen Snow series

By: R. K. Mortenson

Age Recommendation 9+

5/5



BOOK ONE


Landon Snow is from Minneapolis and when he is at his grandparents house for the night he discovers a secret passage to the town’s library which is very different during the night and Landon ends up on a wild and wacky adventure in the land of Wonderwood.


BOOK TWO


Landon Snow ends up back in the land of  Wonderwood, this time with his little sister Holly. Holly gets trapped in Ludo’s hypno spell. Landon needs to rescue her along with the hypnotized people with the help of his friends that he made in his last adventure.


    

BOOK THREE


Landon Snow and his two younger sisters, Holly and Bridget. They were at the library when they were transported on a ship in another world. They must rescue the animals of Wonderwood from the Island of Arcanum where the minions of Malus lurk with the same friends from the last adventure.   


BOOK FOUR


Landon Holly and Bridget Snow along with a boy named Max get transported to a very different Wonderwood. Almost everybody has been enslaved by a dragon named Volucer Ignis.Together, they must free everybody.



BOOK FIVE 


Landon Holly and Bridget Snow are back at the exact time they left; they never finished the battle that they were in and they must finish the battle with the Arcan army and Volucer Ignis.

]]> 431 The Phantom Tollbooth http://goodbooksforboys.com/the-phantom-tollbooth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-phantom-tollbooth Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:42:53 +0000 https://goodbooksforboys.com/?p=420

The Phantom Tollbooth

By: Norton Juster

Age Recommendation 7+

3.8/5

 

Milo is a kid where nothing is interesting or worth doing. One day there is a mysterious box with instructions, a map of a “fictional” place and a book of rules for some place. The instructions tell him how to set up the box into a tollbooth. Milo then gets in his toy car, puts a coin in the slot and drives through. And as soon as he drives through he’s suddenly on a road in some place. He makes friends with a watchdog named Tock and together they are on a wild and wacky adventure.  

]]> 420 The Candy Shop War Series http://goodbooksforboys.com/the-candy-shop-war-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-candy-shop-war-series Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:12:12 +0000 https://goodbooksforboys.com/?p=409

Candy shop wars

By: Brandon Mull

8+

4.6/5

Nate Sutter just moved to Colson, California and makes friends with Trevor, Summer and Pigeon and proves that he can join their club the Blue Falcons. After their first day of school together they visit the newly opened candy shop where a nice lady named Mrs. White gives them chores in exchange for a specific treat. She mentions secret candy but won’t tell what she is talking about. A week later they asked what she meant. She then sends on a strange quest in return for magical candy. They complete the quest and get magical candy. They start going on more quests for her but they start getting suspicious when Mrs. White sends to erase Mr. Stott the sweets truck driver’s mind! They then start getting suspicious and start working against her with Mr. Stott and a few other allies. The candy shop war is on !!!

Arcade Catastrophe

By: Brandon Mull

8+

5/5

 

Nate and his friends just defeated Mrs. White and erased her mind after she drank from the goblet of youth a few months ago when two magician police inform them that John Dart and Mozag, two allies that helped defeat Mrs. White have gone missing. Their suspicion is pointed to Arcadeland, the new arcade that opened not too long ago. They found that the arcade is run by Mr. White who is Mrs. White’s brother, but he’s more powerful. He’s selling magical stamps and the kids who purchase them are under his control and must go on quests so he can get his prize, a magical artifact that he can control the world with and it’s up to Nate and his friends to stop him.      

]]> 409 The Wednesday Wars http://goodbooksforboys.com/the-wednesday-wars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-wednesday-wars Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:58:33 +0000 https://goodbooksforboys.com/?p=401

The Wednesday Wars

By: Gary D. Schmidt

Age Recommendation 10+

4/5

Holling HoodHood is in for it, he just started seventh grade and Mrs.Baker his’ new teacher hates his guts. On Wednesdays while everybody leaves early to go to church he has to stay because his family does not go to church and read Shakespeare and help clean. His Father doesn’t give a hoot about it because the “success” of HoodHood and Associates depends on it. Will Holing live to see eighth grade?

]]> 401 The Shakespeare Stealer http://goodbooksforboys.com/the-shakespeare-stealer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-shakespeare-stealer Fri, 15 Jul 2022 23:07:18 +0000 https://goodbooksforboys.com/?p=391

The Shakespeare Stealer

By: Gary Blackwood

Age Recommendation 7+

4.2/5

 

Widge is a fourteen year old orphan that gets taken in under the wing of a preacher, who makes him learn the art of shorthand, a writing method where you use abbreviations for words using symbols, dots, or dashes and writing down peoples exact words as they are being said. The pastor then has him copy other pastors’ sermons down. The pastor then gives him away to a complete stranger who brings him to his new master and his new master gives him his first assignment “steal Shakespeare’s new play, Hamlet or else.” This is the exciting story of Widge and how he wrecks The Globe.   

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