Charlie Thorne and The Last Equation is about a twelve-year-old girl prodigy. One day, she is recruited to help with an FBI mission. Albert Einstein was said to have discovered an equation, Pandora, that could solve the world’s energy problems but could also power an incredibly powerful and dangerous nuclear bomb. Because of this, Einstein…
Tag: recommended for fifth grade reader
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell By: Chris Colfer
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell is about Alex and Conner. Fairy tales play an important part in their lives. Alex and Conner used to go to their grandma’s house all the time, and their grandma and dad would take turns reading fairy tales to them out of the family’s big green book. But…
The Alchemyst By: Michael Scott
The Alchemyst is about Sophie and Josh Newman. They are twins and live in San Francisco with their aunt while their parents are on an archeology expedition. When the twins witness a strange man attacking bookshop owner Nick Fleming with magical spears of energy and Nick defending himself with exploding balls of light, their lives…
York: The Shadow Cipher By: Laura Ruby
York: The Shadow Cipher is the first book in the York Trilogy. I read this book (and series) at the same time as my mom, and we both really enjoyed it. York: The Shadow Cipher is about Theo and Tess Biederman, who are twins. They are named after Theodore and Theresa Morningstarr, who created New…
Half Upon a Time By: James Riley
Half Upon a Time is about Jack, the son of Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack is tired of practicing battling dragons and rescuing princesses. But when a girl, May, falls out of the sky right in front of Jack, things start to get a little more interesting. May’s grandmother, who may just be…
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