Thursday, November 16, 2017

Black Moon Rising by D.J. MacHale - ESSENTIAL

MacHale, D.J., Black Moon Rising (The Library #2), 293 pgs. Random House, 2017.  $16.99.  Language: G; Mature Content: PG (tense situations, witchcraft), Violence: PG (use of a sacrificial dagger).

Middle Schools can be scary places even without supernatural forces making them even more weird and creepy.  Marcus, an agent of the library, and his two friends, Lu and Theo, have to figure out what is causing a disruption at Coppell Middle School.  There is a black moon rising on Halloween and Marcus and friends race against time and a coven of witches to thwart this new disruption.  

The second book in the library series delivers!  This book is fairly intense.  I found myself reading faster and faster to find out what was going to happen to the characters, and only just stopped myself from skipping ahead to the ending.  MacHale stirs in just enough humor to brew up a great read that has action and life threatening decisions amidst the angst of middle school.  Grab a snack, grab this book and for sure skip going to a middle school Fright Night carnival on Halloween.

MS - ESSENTIAL.  Michelle in the Middle  

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