The Name of This Book is Secret

I meant to write this a little earlier this week but I wanted to finish it first!  I have already read it but I barely remembered it, the one thing I did remember was that it was really good, so of course that made me want to read it again.  It is about two kids, Max-Ernest and Cass, who find themselves as collaborators in a rescue mission to save a kid in their grade, Ben, who every one thinks of as crazy.  He was kidnapped by two people, Dr. L and Mrs. Mauvis, who were planning on killing him because his death was the key to the "secret", something Max-Ernest and Cass have only heard of in conversations they've eavesdropped in on.  Then they find a magicians notebook, telling them to not get involved in the secret because it ensures their death.  Max-Ernest and Cass must decide whether they forget about Ben and live, or risk their lives to save him.  It is a fast paced adventure-mystery in which there is never a dull spot.  I think anyone will like this book.
-Lauren

Gimme a Call

I just finished reading one of the best books ever!  It was written by Sarah Mlykowski, who is also the author of Bras and Broomsticks.  A lot of people have recommend this book to me, so I figured I would give it a try.  I read it in two hours, it is one of those books you can't put down.  In the beginning of the story the senior in high school Devi, the main character, drops her phone in the fountain at the mall.  When she retrieves it she realizes that the only person she can call is her freshman self.  She finally has one chance to fix all of her problems, especially going out with Bryan.  She tells her younger self to not go out with him and to spend more time studying.  When younger Devi does that older Devi suddenly has no friends because for the past four years she has been blowing them off to study.  Then the two Devis are stuck calling each other to find the perfect balance for their life, until the phone dies demolishing the link between them.  I really liked this book because it was funny and surprisingly not that confusing with all the back and forth through time.  I think anyone will love this book, especially if they liked Sarah Mlynowski's other series, Magic in Manhattan.