BOOKS I LOVE!
Welcome to my favorite books! These are some amazing series that I think everyone should read. They're full of adventure, mystery, and really cool facts!
EXPLORER ACADEMY
Explorer Academy is an AMAZING book series by National Geographic! It's about a 12-year-old kid named Cruz Coronado who goes to a super cool school where kids train to become the next generation of great explorers.
The books have awesome adventures, secret codes to crack, cool gadgets, and real science! Cruz and his friends travel around the world on a ship, solving mysteries and going on incredible expeditions.
COOL FACT: J.J. Abrams (the director of Star Wars!) said Explorer Academy is "A fun, exciting, and action-packed ride that kids will love!"
ALL THE BOOKS!
Here are all 7 books in the Explorer Academy series. Click on any book to check it out on Amazon!
BOOK 1: THE NEBULA SECRET
Cruz gets accepted to Explorer Academy and discovers his mom left behind a secret that could change the world - but dangerous people want to stop him!
BOOK 2: THE FALCON'S FEATHER
Cruz sets sail on the Explorer Academy ship and heads to the icy north to find the first piece of an important puzzle his mother left behind!
BOOK 3: THE DOUBLE HELIX
The mystery deepens as Cruz travels to exotic locations and gets closer to uncovering his mother's incredible secret!
BOOK 4: THE STAR DUNES
Cruz and his friends explore deserts and discover ancient mysteries while being chased by enemies who will stop at nothing!
BOOK 5: THE TIGER'S NEST
The adventure continues to a magnificent tomb perched on the side of a cliff, where Cruz faces a life-or-death showdown!
BOOK 6: THE DRAGON'S BLOOD
Cruz heads to China to find the second-to-last piece of the cipher, but a familiar face shocks him back into reality!
BOOK 7: THE FORBIDDEN ISLAND
The epic finale! Cruz must find the last piece of the cipher and face his greatest challenge yet!
AWARD WINNER: Explorer Academy was an Amazon Prime Book Box selection and named one of Barnes and Noble's Best Books for Young Readers!
WHY I LOVE THIS SERIES
I like this series because it's very fast-moving, exciting, and it has many amazing characters. It's full of surprises and it's a very good adventure story for kids 8-12!
WESTFALLEN
Westfallen is a really cool alternate history book by Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares. It's about what would happen if Germany had won World War II!
Three kids - Henry, Frances, and Lukas - find a buried radio that lets them talk to kids from 1944. When they accidentally change history, the Nazis win the war and America becomes "Westfallen." Now they have to fix what they broke!
COOL FACT: The Wall Street Journal called Westfallen "An engaging and fast-paced thriller!"
WHY I LIKE WESTFALLEN
I like it because it's like a war story kind of book. It's really exciting!
WINGS OF FIRE
Wings of Fire is an EPIC dragon book series by Tui T. Sutherland! It's set on a magical planet with two continents full of intelligent dragons divided into different tribes like MudWings, SeaWings, NightWings, and more!
There are 15 books in the main series split into three arcs, plus graphic novels and companion books. Over 67 million copies have been sold and it's been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 200 weeks!
THE THREE ARCS
ARC 1 - THE DRAGONET PROPHECY (Books 1-5): Follow Clay, Tsunami, Glory, Starflight, and Sunny - five dragonets raised in secret who are destined to end a great war!
ARC 2 - THE JADE MOUNTAIN PROPHECY (Books 6-10): New dragons at Jade Mountain Academy face a dark prophecy and dangerous threats!
ARC 3 - THE LOST CONTINENT PROPHECY (Books 11-15): Discover a whole new continent called Pantala with three new dragon tribes!
EXCITING NEWS: A fourth arc is coming, and Wings of Fire is being made into an Amazon Prime Video series!
IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell is about a boy named Christopher who discovers the Archipelago - a cluster of unmapped islands where magical creatures have lived for thousands of years!
Christopher meets a girl named Mal and they go on a wild adventure, racing from island to island. They battle kraken, talk to sphinxes, and negotiate with dragons to find out why the magic is fading and creatures are dying!
The book has over 60 beautiful illustrations including a map and a bestiary of magical creatures!
AWARD WINNER: Impossible Creatures was a #1 New York Times Bestseller and won the Books Are My Bag Readers' Award!