Ranger's Apprentice: The Ice Bound Land, by John Flanagan, continues the Ranger's Apprentice series with 288 action packed pages. In the previous book, Will is captured by after destroying the bridge and taken to Skandia to be used as a slave, but with the help of his captor, Jarl Erak, Will escapes. Meanwhile Halt and Horace, Will's knight friend, are traveling to Skandia to rescue Will. This book is a great read.

Ranger's Apprentice: The Burning Bridge, by John Flanagan, is the 262 page action packed sequel to Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan. With the imposing war between Araulen and Morgarath brewing, Will is sent to invoke a mutual treaty between Araulen and it's neighbor, Celtica. But, Will finds a huge bridge being constructed by Morgarath to use to invade Araulen. Can Will destroy the bridge in time? Find out in this great read.

Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan, by John Flanagan, contains 249 action packed pages. It is about a young boy, Will, who becomes a Ranger. Will thought that Rangers used black magic to sneak around, until he becomes one. Will has to use many of his skills to kill the Kalkara, evil assassins, before they murder his mentor, Halt. This is an extremely action packed read.

Maus I and Maus II, by Art Spigelman, depict a Jew's life in Poland during the Holocaust through 295 graphic pages. Once the Germans attack Poland, Vladek, a Jew, joins the Polish army to fight them. He is captured and put in a camp, but is let back to his home later. The Nazis start killing Jews, so he hides with his family in a bunker, but they are found and taken to Auschwitz. Luckily, the Nazis run away from Auschwitz and the advancing Russian battlefront, and Vladek and his wife survive. These two books are very interesting and informational.