The Hobbit- Book Review by Ashli (age 11)

The Hobbit was a very fun and exciting book by J.R.R Tolkien. I liked it because Bilbo was justanother hobbit, not a brave warrior who had set out to steal from the great dragon, Smaug.Another thing I liked about the book was that the characters kind of added Bilbo to

theirjourney, not Bilbo adding them to his. I particularly like how Tolkien told the story, and howthe characters presented themselves. The story had the kind of dialogue that you would haveexpected from a normal person, the way they talked and acted was very much imperfect,which to the books benefit, made it even better. This book is one of my favorites, and I wouldrecommend this book to anyone who loves adventure, humor, and suspense, or anyone inbetween the ages of 9 and whatever. It is a must read and you’ll find yourself not being able toput the book down!

Cosmic-Ashli's YA Corner

Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce, is about a 12 year old boy who loves, "thrill rides"otherwise known as roller coasters, teacups,etc. He is "abnormaly" tall and almost gets to drive a car at a car dealer ship, but when he sees an advertismen about how you could be the best dad and let your child on a new ride called"the rocket" he has to ask his own who says No. So he calls by himself and gets to go but then he realizes
that he doesnt have a child, so he takes the one who used to pretend to be his daugter, Florida. This book is an exciting enchantment that is a thrill ride all on it's own.
I recemend this book for all ages and SERIOSLY recomend the autiobook so your whole family will have a laugh and that is totally cosmic.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth-Ashli's YA Corner

THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH was a book about a girl, Mary, who is confined to her village, surrounded by the unconsecrated, the only thing thats stands between them and her, is a fence. When marrage season comes, Mary is excited, it's the only happy thing thats happened to her in a long time, Mary talks about the ocean and love, a world different than the one that surrounds them now and untouched, the secrets it may hold. But when no one speaks for her, she moves to the sisterhood, a religion  that resembles the catholic church. She finds scary and lonely times but wonders about the worlds undiscovered secrets.  Then, when she finds unfamiliar footsteps in the snow, she knows that he Sisterhood has its own secrets.