"Okay, so the only way you could be reading these words right now is if you (SOMEHOW?) ignored all the very clear instructions to make a choice, and instead (again: SOMEHOW??) thought you were reading a regular book in which you can just sit back and enjoy the ride and never ever get to make any choices."
~Ryan North, Romeo and/or Juliet
Romeo loves Juliet. Or Rosaline. And Juliet loves Romeo. Or Viola. Or
Orlando. It's Shakespeare as you've never played him before.
In this choose-your-own-path version of Romeo and Juliet,
you choose where the story goes every time you read! What if Romeo
never met Juliet? What if Juliet got really buff instead of moping
around the castle all day? What if they teamed up to take over Verona with robot suits?
Whatever your adventure, you're guaranteed to find lots of romance,
lots of epic fight scenes, and plenty of questionable decision-making by
very emotional teens.
All of the endings—there are over a
hundred—feature beautiful illustrations by some of the greatest artists
working today, including New York Times bestsellers Kate Beaton, Noelle Stevenson, Randall Munroe, and Jon Klassen.
Again...I've been lagging with my reviews. I did not log in to blogger in over a week. Since I read this one a while back, this will be a quick review. I think...lol
What if a seventh grader
could have everything he wanted? He'd make ice-cream cones materialize
out of nowhere and zap up every video game he'd ever wanted, right? But
what if he was also tired of being bullied and all it took to change
that was to put on a pair of sunglasses? Kevin Midas's new look is more
than just for style -- he's out for revenge!
My Thoughts: I have enjoyed reading Neal Shusterman's books before. So when I came across this book at a library book sale, I quickly snatched it up. This was a quick and easy read meant for middle schoolers, but even the older folks could enjoy this one.
“When you reach the stars, boy, yes, and live there forever, all the fears will go, and Death himself will die.”
~ Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree
Read by Bronson Pinchot
Duration: 3 hours 11 minutes
On a Halloween night, eight boys are led on an incredible journey
into the past by the mysterious “spirit” Moundshroud. Riding a dark
autumn wind from ancient Egypt to the land of the Celtic druids, from
Mexico to a cathedral in Paris, they will witness the haunting
beginnings of the holiday called Halloween.
Ray Bradbury’s
evocative prose and imagery will send shivers of delight—and
spine-chilling terror—through listeners young and old, long after the
last candle has died in your jack-o’-lantern.
