#4The unsuspecting Gourmet

Author: M.E Rabb

Pages:169

Genre:Mystery & detectives, General
Age:7&8 (12+)

Sophie knows that she's made a big mistake, when she accidentally lets her mother's famous matzo ball soup recipe to Wilda Higgins, the owner of the Petal Diner. After all, she and her sister, Sam are known to the town of Venice, Indiana as two Christian girls whose parents were killed in a car accident, not two Jewish girls who ran away from Queens, New York with their evil stepmother's money. However, Wilda quickly adds some Midwestern touches to the recipe to make it her own, and then enters it into a contest. However, when Wilda wins, and is chosen to appear on Griffin Gateauxs cable television cooking show, she invites Sophie to join her on-screen. Now, Sam must figure out a way to prevent Sophie's face from being broadcast all over the media, or their identities will definitely be blown. But that's the least of their worries, for Wilda and Griffin quickly disappear while touring local dairy farms, and now it's up to Sophie and Sam, along with their Private Investigator boss, Gus, to find Wilda and Griffin before they're both...deceased.

My review

Margo Rabb has a fantastic way of writing her books and makes it feel like everything is happening in real life. When I read her books I seem to read twice as fast as usual and lose track of time! Margo defiantly deserves an award for writing such an amazing series!It is such a shame that this Fabulous series has came to an end.

Case #4 The unsuspecting gourmet was and awesome book!! Case #2 was my favorite book in the series! Actually I loved all the books in this series equally. This is my favorite series along with the Trixie Belden books.

In this book Sophie accidentally shares her mothers delicious Matzo ball soup recipe with Wilda Higgins, the owner of the Petal Diner. Wilda added a few personal touches and then entered it in a contest. Sophie didn't think it wouldn't have a chance of winning But unfortunately... It won!! When Griffin Gateaux's crew appears in the town to start rehearsing the show,The girls have to quickly make up a reasonable excuse to get Sophie out of it or else her face will be plastered all over the Media and their cover will be blown. But they needn't 

worry because Wilda and griffin quickly disappear. Now it's up to Sophie Sam and their Private Investigator Boss, Gus, To find Wilda and Griffin before it's to late.

Hope you enjoy reading these 4 exciting mystery books, if you like these books you will also like reading the Trixie Belden Books!! Enjoy

#3The Venetian police man

Author:M.E.Rabb

Pages:1

Genre:Mystery & Detective, fiction, General

Ages: 7 & 8(12+)

Sophie and Sam thought they knew everything there was to know about Gus Jenkins, the private detective they're working with. But when Gus's life takes a turn for the worse, the girls discover that he has a missing son. They decide that they have to find him. Can they manage to find Gus's son, while keeping their identity and their motives a secret? 

My review

I rate this book 9 out of 10. Terrific book!

In this book the sisters uncover the truth about Gus and find that he has a son called Jack that left home and apparently travelled to Los-vegas to have a career in show biz. Will they ever be able to find Jack amidst the busyness of los-Vegas???

It is sad that there is only one more book of the series to read:(

Margo Said that she will be releasing a new book coming out next year!!

I know it is a long time to wait but... I know that her new book will be awesome!!Enjoy,

Courtney

#2 The Chocolate lover

Author:M.E Rabb

Pages: 192

Genre:Mystery 
Ages: 7 & 8(12+)

When Sophie starts school, she notices a flyer for a lecture featuring Professor Leo Shattenberg. Could this be their grandfather’s missing cousin, believed to be dead since World War II? At the lecture, Sam and Sophie discover that Professor Shattenberg has a missing person of his own—a childhood sweetheart who, like him, had a love of chocolate. Seeing their chance, the girls offer to help the professor find his missing sweetheart—all the time running their own investigation of him.

Will they finally have relatives like normal people?? 
                   My review

I rate this book 10 out of 10!!!!
Case #2 of the Missing Persons series was awesome!It was a great sequel to the first book!You will love it!!

Sophie and Sam have finally settled into Venice, Indianan, and now have a nice group of friends and both have great jobs working alongside Gus, The local detective. When Sophie finds a flyer featuring professor Leo Shattenberg, she thinks they have finally found there grandfathers cousin who apparently died in World War II. After the lecture they found out that Leo was missing his childhood sweetheart Ruth, Who like Leo also loved Chocolate.The girls saw their chance and offered to help.

Will the girls be able to find Leo’s sweet heart?? Or will she remain undiscovered like the girls themselves.

The next book I shall be reading will be....

 

Case #3 The Venitian Police Man

Enjoy your reading

,Court's

#1 The rose queen

Author:M.E.Rabb

Pages:176

Genre:Mystery & Detective, fiction, General

Ages: 7 & 8(12+)

Sophie and Sam Shattenberg are two Jewish sisters from Queens, New York. Both love knishes(Type of pastry pie) and kosher pickles. Both have said I'm wawkin here! to cab drivers and meant it. When the unthinkable happens and their father dies, the girls are devastated. Desperate to get away from their greedy stepmother, they withdraw their fathers money from the bank, pick up fake IDs, and hit the road. All is well until their car breaks down outside of Venice, Indiana, a town so isolated that the mechanic tells them, You could get lost here forever. Which is exactly what they decide to do.... Sam and Sophie arrive in the small town of Venice, decide to stay, and try to blend in. They get jobs, make friends, and practise talking the talk instead of tawking the tawk. Then 16 year old Noelle Mcbride the most popular girl in town,the queen of the upcoming Rose Festival disappears. The sisters were the last people to see her and so become prime suspects. Sophie and Sam realise that they're going to have to find the missing girl themselves if they want to clear their names. Even if their names are fake....

Will the sisters be able to blend in and find the missing girl??

My Review

I rate this book 10 out of 10!!! Awesome book you'll love this amazing series and will enjoy reading a good mystery!In this first book the two sisters have to escape from there evil step mother who wants to separate the girls by sending Sophie to a Canada to a girls boarding school. So Sam decides that they will have to go and live somewhere miles away where their step mother wouldn't find them. When their car breaks down just outside of Venice Indianna, They have to stay there for the week... But they loved the town & people so much that they decide to stay. But when the popular soon to be Queen of the rose festival goes missing... The villagers turn the blame to them... If the sisters can't find Noelle themselves they will have to leave.

I am positive that you will love reading this book every bit as much as I did.

Enjoy your reading,

Courtney

#1 The Famous Five, Five of a Treasure Island

Author: Enid Blyton

Pages:200

Genre: Adventure

Five on Treasure Island is the First book in the Famous Five series. In this book Anne,Julian and dick go to their Aunty & Uncles house for their holidays. They are really excited to finally be able to meet their cousin Georgina! But when they get to know her they arn't so thrilled!! Georgina was not very friendly at all! She also did not LIKE to be CALLED GEORGINA she only answered to George!!! After awhile she starts to soften and takes the five of them onto her own, Kirren Island. When the children find a treasure map they are determined to find the treasure, BUT they didn't know that someone else is looking as well!!

 My Review

Enid blyton is a very splendid writer and deserved all of the fame that she got. It's a shame that she isn't alive right now as their are still lots of kids who simpily adore her. The Famous Five series was and still is a popular, well known series. From Timmy the cute dog to George/Georgina the unusual girl who has some strange opinions you will love every moment of these exciting books!

AWESOME, Book you will love its exciting story line and will enjoy sharing all the rest of these exciting adventures with the famous five. 

If you havn't already read these awesome books,  Enjoy

#5Trixie belden and the mystery off glen road

Author: Julie Campbell

Pages:236

Genre:Mystery

After a hurricane hits sleepyside, the Bob whites clubhouse roof gets damaged.They are desperately trying to earn the money to repair it. But bad storms and snow is on the way, If the Club house doesn't get repaired quickly it could be ruined! Brian offers the money he had saved to buy his car, but Trixie and Honey come up with a plan to get the money and keep Brian's car.A diamond ring, a strangely dressed man, a unicycle and a dead deer become elements of a strange mystery that in the end isn't that mysterious. 

My Review 

I rate this book 9 out of 10
This book was a great read, Although most people say it isn't as good as the first 4 books in the Trixie Belden series, I thought it was great just like all of her books! It was Julie Campbell's second last book, before Kathryn Kenny took over writing the rest of the series.

In this book Honeys father had just bought the paddocks along glen road to use as a game reserve.Unfortunately his Game Keeper wasn't very good at his job and got fired leaving the Wheelers without a Game Keeper.

At the time a huge hurricane ripped through Sleepyside partly wrecking the Bob-whites club house roof/wall. They are all broke so the Bob-whites have to earn money quickly before the snow comes.

Could they be the Game Keepers until Mathew(Honeys dad) finds another one? 

Hi all you readers out there.

I would love to hear what you thought 

about the trixie belden series.

Cheers, Courtney

War horse

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Pages:165

Genre:Horses,War, 

War horse was an Inspiring story told through the eyes of a horse. Joey falls into the hands of a young boy called Albert who simpily adores him. When his father sells Joey off to the army, He knows he made a terrible mistake!! Albert is heart broken as his whole life leaves him. He desperatly heads off to war in hope of finding Joey among the hundreds of thousands of horses there.

Joey made many friend along his journey of life and Albert was the very first and greatest friend! It was very sad that he had to leave Albert behind but luckily he made many great friends along the way who loved and supported him. 

War horse is a amazing book that will be popular forever and inspire many people. It is suitable for all ages. Even Adults will enjoy reading this beautiful story.

Thanks again, 

Courtney

Courtney meets Politicians at Pearson Institute

I was luckily enough to get a photo with Peter Hall MLC Eastern Victoria & Tim Bull MP at Pearson Institute.
Grenadi school of Graphic Design & Grenadi school of Beauty

Gypsy from nowhere

Author: Sharon Wagner

Pages: 210

Genre: Horses

Wendy loved horses-yet horses were the reason for her fight against living on a ranch. Her father's new foreign assignment was only for a year, but to Wendy, the thought of staying for even one year on a ranch, so close to the hoses, was sheer torture.

Aunt Laura and Uncle Art were kind and sympathetic, of course, but they didn't really understand....about Buck and all.
Then there was Gypsy, a stunningly beautiful filly with one blue eye and one brown eye, who knew how to open doors - including the tightly locked door to Wendy's heart.
No one knew where Gypsy came from. She appeared at the Cross-R Ranch the same day Wendy arrived.
Gypsy and Wendy had other things in common, too. Each had something hidden in the past; each had been badly injured; each was afraid of people, afraid of being hurt again; each cried silently for understanding.
So it was natural that Wendy should be the only one who could rescue Gypsy. And it was just as natural that this courageous, intelligent horse-the gently, shy, love-hungry Gypsy from Nowhere-should be the only one who could restore Wendy's happiness and self-confidence.

My review 

The Gypsy from nowhere was a great book about a girl called Wendy who had a traumatic accident on her 'dream horse' Buck.Unfortunately Wendy has to move to her uncle and aunty's ranch for a whole year!Before her accident she was a horse fanatic!! Now she can't even stand the sight of a horse ,let alone riding one! when she finds out that everyone from this area whose her age, rides horses she has to face her fears and start to ride again.
Will she ever be able to ride??

I rate this book 9 out of 10.

In this series there are 3 books

 

#2Gypsy and Nimblefoot 

 #3Gypsy and the Moonstone stallion

Hope you enjoy reading these terrific horse books. Perfect for Horse/Animal lovers.
Enjoy

,Courtney

The Door in the Dragon's Throat

Author: Frank E. Peretti

Pages: 125

Genre:Youth/Fiction,Adventure,mystery.

Age Group: 9-13

Two teenagers by the name of Jay and Lila Cooper and their archaeologist father travel to Nepur, a very uninviting land of deserts full of danger. They must search to uncover the truth behind an ancient legend. Locals claim that inside a dark cavern called the Dragon's Throat is a forbidden Door that brings certain death to anyone who tries to open it. Armed with the knowledge that God is more powerful than any legend or curse, Jay & Lila plunge down into the Dragon's Throat, determined to find out what awaits them on the other side of the door. This daring book will have you on the edge of your seat.

 My review
I rate this Book 7 out of 10 (really good)

 This book was a very good book set in the land of the middle east. The Book starts by a very wealthy, greedy, conceited president called Al-Dallam, dreaming about getting richer and richer. He has always wanted to have all of the 'treasure' which he thought was behind the doors in the cavern but no one has been able to open the door to get to this 'treasure'. Finally he discovered the Cooper family who agreed that they would try and open the door in the dragons throat, Even though most of the people that went into the dragons throat never came back alive. This is how the adventure Begins.....

It was a little bit confusing in one or two of the paragraphs but I just re-read the few confusing parts and then I Understood the meaning.

On the Book it says ages 8-12 but I am 13 and I enjoyed reading it and I think that you will too!

The other Books in the series

 

#2Escape from the island of Aquarius

#3The Tombs of Anak

 #4Trapped at the Bottom of the sea

 #5The secret of the desert stone

#6The deadly curse of  Toco-Rey 

#7The Legend of Annie Murphy

#8Mayday at Two Thousand Five Hundred

Although I only have the first three I'm pretty sure that you will enjoy reading this exciting series. 

Thanks again, Courtney

The Island of Aquarius

Author: Frank E. Peretti

Pages:160

Genre:Youth/Fiction,Adventure,mystery

Age Group: 9-13

A cry for help from a sinking island…
A rescue mission leads Jay and Lila Cooper to a doomed South Sea island where nothing is as they expected. Instead of a primitive civilisation, the Coopers encounter a busy colony with a mysterious leader claiming to be Adam Mackenzie, a missionary once presumed dead. To add to the confusion, someone seems to have pushed the island's self-destruct button. Earthquakes and erosion are tearing the island apart, and every moment is precious in the Coopers' search for the real Adam Mackenzie.

My review

I rate this book 7 out of 10(very Good)

This book was really good especially at the end of the book.

Escape from the Island of Aquarius is a novel full of action a stolen identity and mysterious weather. You won't be able to put it down.

The next book I will be reviewing will be the #3 The Tombs of Anak

Enjoy reading this action filled series.

Thanks again, Courtney

The Tombs of Anak

Author:Frank E. Peretti

Genre:Adventure/Youth/Fiction

Pages:143

Age Group:10+

Jay,Lila and their archaeologist father, Dr. Cooper are back for another adventure, this time in search of a young treasure-seeker whose ambitions drove him to the bottom of a pit, never to return. In their struggle to understand what happened to him, the coopers learn of a greedy, man-eating creature know as Ha-Raphah, who terrorises locals into worshipping him. Although they are certain he is extremely dangerous, The Coopers are determined to uncover the truth. This story of dangerous exploits and a mission to stop an evil that holds a population in its crushing grip will have you hooked from start to finish.

My review 

I Rate this book 6 out of 10

The tombs Of Anak was a great book about how the coopers managed to save a whole village of people who were in the shadow of an evil giant who was causing all of the villagers to live in fear. The Coopers brought most of the villagers to the lord which was great but there was still some people that didn't receive Gods love. Jay and Lila unfortunately got 'kidnaped' by the giant but... just managed to stay alive through out all of the traps they landed themselves in!

 Unfortunately this is the last book I am going to be reading out of this awesome series, because I only had the first three but I am sure you will enjoy reading them all!!

Cya soon, Courtney

My Charity Challenge

This week I am running a Charity marathon to raise money for Empower. Geoff & Lynice Wigney are the Pioneers of this organisation and are good friends of mine. One hundred percent of your donated money will be used for Empower International projects. Your donation will help secure the future for people vulnerable to injustices caused by poverty.  I had the opportunity to travel to Thailand with their family.I was fortunate to be able to have the privilege to go to a girls orphanage, where I met a girl that our family's sponsors.

have a look at their website to see what a great organisation this is. www.empower.org.au

I support this organisation and plan to raise $100

Courtney's trip to Thailand with the Wigneys

Thanks again,

Courtney

The Amazing story of Adolphus Tips

Author: Michael Morpurgo

This book is set in the year of 1943, Lily Tregenza lives on a farm in the peaceful, scenic village of Slapton, her life is scarcely touched by the war. Until one day, Lily, her family and the other villagers are told they have seven weeks to move out of their houses- lock, stock and barrel.

soon the whole area is out of bounds as the allied forces prepare to invade France. But Tips, Lily's adored cat, has other ideas.... and returns to the forbidden area. Frantic to find her, Lily makes friends with two young American soldiers, who promise to help. But will she ever see her cat again? Lily decides to cross the wire into the danger zine to look fro Tips herself....

This incredible tale of a deserted village, 

a lifelong friendship,

and one very adventurous cat is a ....

great book and I am positive that you will enjoy it from start to finish.

My Review

I loved every page of this book! It was very exciting and was a great story about Lily's life,sad,happy & lovely story of a girl with a love for her Cat.

Luckily cats have 9 lives,if they didn't Tips would have died by now!

I rate this book 9 out of 10 ( Sensational).

I can't wait for you to read this book!! trust me YOU'll Love it!

If you want to see the other book review I have done by the same author check this review out!! The book is called An Elephant in the Garden, I also did a mini review on that Post about Shadow(a dog in Afganistan)...

An elephant in the garden

Thanks everyone,As I said last time I will be reviewing even more of Michael Morpurgo's books, They really are great books.

See you all soon, enjoy your reading as the holidays are nearly over.

Courtney, the Queen of reading

#4Trixie Belden and the Mysterious Visitor

Author:Julie Campbell

Pages:236

Genre: Mystery

In Trixie Belden and the mysterious Visitor a new Character called Diana Lynch also known as 'Di' was introduced into their secret club 'Bob-Whites Of The Glen' (B.W.G) Unfortunately their Club is not so secret anymore,Thanks to the Beldens little brother Bobby! Diana's Father recently made a heap of money. Although you would think the family would be happy they weren't Especially Diana. Soon after they made all this money a stranger turned up on there door and claimed to be her mothers long lost brother , Both Diana and her father didn't like this stranger and were longing to get rid of him, Along with the pesky butler of theirs!

Is This 'Brother' really related or is he a Impostor???

My Review

I rate this book 10 out of 10.YOU HAVE TO READ IT!!!

I have to say that I really REALLY REALLY enjoy reading the Trixie Belden Series!!!I know it might seem like I rate all books highly, But I actually really Have enjoyed most books that I have read in my LIFE. I tell you if you want a reliable book read an old book, I seem to really love old books just as much as new books. I think that most old books may be good, Some new ones are good too!!If you havn't read any of the trixie Belden books check out my Older post of #3 that reviews the first 3 books of this series,
http://courtneysworldofbooks./trixie-belden-and-gatehouse-mystery

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1#Trixie belden and the Secret Of the Mansion or 

2#Trixie belden and the red trailer Mystery

You can purchase it from me.I have 1 copy of 1# and 2 of the 2#.

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