Teen Review: No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman

Teen reviewer Emma, 12, read No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman. She was thoroughly entertained by this tale of Wallace, a boy who, much to the displeasure of his teacher, voices his negative opinion about a book where a beloved pet dog inevitably dies. A book that just happens to be his teacher's favorite. As punishment for the negative review, Wallace is forced to work on a school play about the very book he dissed. Madness and hilarity follows.

"I would recommend No More Dead Dogs because I thought it was funny."

Emma would recommend this book for teens 12 and younger (but older teens would probably enjoy it as well) 

Teen Reviewer: Now You See Them, Now You Don't, by Gordon Korman

Teen reviewer Summer, 11, read Now You See Them, Now You Don't, book 3 of Gordon Korman's On The Run series. Summer really enjoyed this adventure story about two teens who must outwit crafty FBI agents in order to find the strange man who holds the key to rescuing their imprisoned parents.

"A man named Frank Lindenauer has the key to freeing Meg and Aiden Falconer's parents from jail. They cross the country to capture him, but the FBI is trying to catch him too. This book is very entertaining, so it worked out for me. But for Aiden and Meg, it's really hard to get to Frank. The two of them have a big choice to make: Either find Frank and free their parents or live alone and wait for their parents to get out of prison."

Now that does sound exciting! 

Summer recommends Now You See Them, Now You Don't for teens ages 13-15. The On The Run books can currently be found in the Youth Area's chapter books collection.