My Top 10 Books: #8

This is a series of short book reviews of my top ten books. I will post every two days.

Number 8 on my list is written by Jules Verne. Journey to the Center of the Earth

It is a story based in the 19^th century and is written in a way that the main character narrates the story.

The main character is Henry and his Uncle is Professor Hardwigg. They live in Germany in a nice house and they both are scientists.

Professor Hardwigg finds an old document from the 16^th century that was written by Arne Saknussemm, an Icelandic explorer. The Professor says that the two of them won't eat until he figures out what it says. It takes the Professor a whole day to figure it out and even then Henry is the one who figures it out. The document has the directions to the center of the earth inscribed on it!

And thus the journey begins. The Professor makes arrangements to leave in the next few days and Henry must come with him. Henry thinks that this is a ludicrous idea but he is forced to go with his uncle. After collecting all the items needed, they leave for Iceland. Even after having a horrible time at sea, they eventually make it. The Professor says he never wants to ride on a boat again and they continue their journey. Their final goal is to get to the top of Mount Sneffels where the supposed entrance to the center of the earth is. Along the way they stay in stranger's houses and some of them are kind but some of them... not so much. Also along the way they recruit a guide, Hans, who is an Eider-Duck hunter and is a very brawny guy but doesn't talk much. Hans proves to be very useful. Eventually they make it to the top of Sneffels and start their descent into the center of the earth!

This book is a very well written book and keeps you turning the page. Jules Verne's writing style is very unique. If you like reading Science Fiction, or more specifically, adventure, you should take some timeand read it. I mean come on, it's only 250 pages!

Here is the link for the book https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Center-Earth-Jules-Verne/dp/1402743378

My Top 10 Books #9

This is a series of short book reviews of my top ten books. I will post every two days.

The 9^th book on the list is written by C. Coco De Young. A Letter to Miss Roosevelt.

A Letter to Miss Roosevelt is a book based in the Great Depression. The main character, Margo Bandini, lives in a small town in Pennsylvania. As the Depression creeps closer to Margo's neighborhood, she receives a project from school. That project was to write to someone that inspires her, whether famous or not. The next day she finds an article on Eleanor Roosevelt and thinks that writing to her would be perfect! But the next day after coming home from school, the banker is at her house telling them that if they didn't pay him the money they owed by the end of the week he would put the sheriff sale sign in their window. The sheriff sale sign means they have to be out of their house by the end of the week! What will the Bandinis do!

This book is based on a true story that happened in the author's family. It is written very well and as a history person my self, I can tell you this is a great read for history lovers! And it won't take too long to read either. It's only 100 Pages!

Here is the link for the book https://www.amazon.com/Letter-Mrs-Roosevelt-Coco-Young/dp/0440415292   

My Top 10 Books #10

My Top 10 Books is going to be a series of short book reviews on my top 10 favorite books. I will be posting a review every two days.

The number ten book on my list is written by Eloise McGraw. The Seventeenth Swap.

The Seventeenth Swap is a book based in the mid 80's in a small town called Iron Mountain. The main character, Eric Greene, is a kid who lives in a run down apartment complex with his Dad. Every couple of days he watches a boy, Jimmy, in another apartment room while Jimmy's mother is gone at work. Jimmy needs someone to watch him because he's paralyzed and can't walk.

One day while watching Jimmy he sees an ad for red cowboy boots that are on sale for $17.99. Jimmy adores the boots and says he would give anything for them. Right then Eric decides to find a way to buy the boots for Jimmy. But only one problem, where is he going to get $18?

This book is very well written and definitely a good read for realistic fiction lovers. It has you wanting to turn the pages to find out what happens next. And at 150 pages it doesn't take a lot of time to read.

I would most definitely recommend this book. So if you think that this would be a good book for you, click on this link,

https://www.amazon.com/Seventeenth-Swap-Eloise-Mcgraw/dp/0689503989

and order it today! Or just go to your local Library!