Post #7 (WOO LUCKY NUMBER!) The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown.

The Da Vinci code is about Robert Langdon, a professor in symbology at Harvard University. While in Paris, Langdon recieves a call from the French equivalent of the FBI (The DCPJ) that the curator of one of the most famous museums in the world, The Louvre, has been murdered, with a baffling cipher near him. He soon learns that he is the prime suspect, and must escape to the US embassy with the help of agent Sophie Neveu.
I LOVE THIS BOOK! I like it because it has a plethora of puzzles, and I'm a puzzle addict, it's a mystery, and I love mystery, AND it has lots and lots of ACTION! Also, Dan Brown is a great writer. I could not put this book down. This book earns 10 OUT OF 10!

The Real Post #6, The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp is about a boy named Alfred Kropp who lives with his uncle Farell becuse he is an orphan. His uncle is not exactly poor, but he is struggling to get by comfortably. So, when a man comes to them with a shady get rich quick scheme, Farell cannot resist. However, Alfred is suspicious, and wary of doing the deeds requested, and rightly so. Soon, Farell is dead, and Alfred is roped into a world of knights with really nice cars, magic swords, and evil.

Again, I got farther than that but again I will spare the spoilers.

I really like this book so far because I can't put it down. There are a lot of cliffhangers and those keep the pages turning. However, it isn't like The Da Vinci Code, where cliffhangers are way over used. Also, there is a good amount of action (I can't get enough actioin) like swordfights and stabbings. Plus, Alfred is a good character, appropriate thoughts and opinions about these events and an appropriate level of confusion.

Over all, this book has so far earned an 8.8

Post #6? The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan

I had heard alot of good things about this book and I have been dying to read it for a while now, but I never got around to it. Anyway, this book is about a boy named Percy (Persius [Yes, I did say Persius, not Percival]) Jackson, a not-so-average student at a not-so-average Yancy Academy. Wierd things have been happening to Percy, like accidentally vaporizing his Pre-Algebra teacher. (Whoops. My bad!) Anyway, he is pretty darn confused, but not for long.
(I got farther than that in the book, but I can't STAND a spoiler, so I'll spare you.) I really like this book so far. I like it because it has action (He uses a pen/sword to vaporize his Pre-Algebra teacher!) and good characters. For example, Percy is totally confused about why is teacher just disappeared, like I would be, but he isn't freaking out and going OMG and crying and sitting in the fetal position. That would be weird. (Yes, I have seen characters like that in books, and I just never seem to ba able to finish those books. Hm, I wonder...) So far, 9 out of 10.
Tommy