Bohee Joen Joen itibaren Sillikers, NB E9E 1T4, Kanada
The best book about rails I ever read :)
Everyone knows the name Walter Reed, from the famous military hospital. But why was he famous? This book, excellent nonfiction for middle graders and teens, answers that question and more. A fast-paced medical mystery, full of heroism and scientific advancement. Winner of a 2010 Cybil (Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Award)in the middle grade/YA nonfiction category.
This series has an interesting premise, however, I didn't really think the rest of the story quite lived up to it. The beginning was solid and the ending dramatic, but everything really dragged along in the middle. I also found it difficult to keep track of all of the "lords", perhaps because of their unusual names. Trying to remember who was who kept pulling me out of the story. (I listened to the audio version--if I had had the physical book in my hands, I would have spent a lot of time paging back going, "Now which one was he again?" As it was, I just kept going and hoped the text itself would refresh my memory. Sometimes it did...) I will probably give the next book in the series a chance--I'm not going to abandon the series yet--but later. There are definitely other fantasy series I've enjoyed more.