Portals offers a look at today’s Young Adult market, from fantasy to suspense and many points between. If you’re looking for something for your 9 to 12 year old, or for that avid reader who has refused to outgrow those magical and exciting stories, you’ll find it reviewed here at Portals.
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Book Review: You Are The First Kid On Mars by Patrick O'Brien
Patrick O'Brien transports young readers to the Red Planet on a realistic voyage.
Book Review: Cromwell Dixon's Sky-Cycle by John Abbott Nez
Young inventor shines in this factual feel-good book.
Book Review: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
13 year old Alcatraz Smedry isn't an orphan after all. Of course, meeting his family requires saving the world.
Book Review: Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
A strange thing happened to Madison Avery on her prom night. She was killed, then came back, not quite human.
Book Review: The Mystery of the Third Lucretia by Susan Runholt
So why was Gallery Guy copying Rembrandt's Lucretia paintings? And was he willing to kill to keep his secret?
Graphic Novel Review: Wolverine: Prodigal Son by Anthony Johnson and Wilson Tortosa
This alternate take on the mutant known as Logan/Wolverine fits well into Japanese manga.
Book Review: Alibi Junior High by Greg Logsted
Thirteen year old spy comes out of the cold and straight into junior high.
Book Review: Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow by James Rollins
Jake and Kady Ransom search prehistoric worlds for their lost parents.
Book Review: Doc Wilde and the Frogs of Doom by Tim Byrd
If you loved Doc Savage as a kid, this is the perfect series to give your kid!
Book Review: Chasing the Bear by Robert B. Parker
Iconic detective hero, Spenser, finally has his roots revealed.
Book Review: STORM: The Infinity Code by E. L. Young
Science-based teen heroes enter the clandestine world of espionage to stop planet-wide destruction in an exciting adventure.
Book Review: The Shroud of A'Ranka by Tom Sniegoski
Bram Stone and his new team of paranormal warriors faces an ages-old vampire that can't be killed.
Book Review: Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman
Through journal entries and online video, this multi-platform novel "digs" into a mysterious old mining operation that might be haunted.
Book Review: Starship Galahad #1 - The Comet's Curse by Dom Testa
Great new YA SF series gets launched as 251 teens speed from certain death to a brand new world.
Book Review: 39 Clues - One False Note by Gordon Korman
In the second leg of the 39 Clues marathon the writer pushes the pace through the roof.
Book Review: The Wimpy Kid - The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
A wonderful look into a kid’s world that young readers will instantly recognize as their own.
Book Review: The Sky Village by Monk and Nigel Ashland
A great, action-filled romp through a dark future that 9 to 12 year olds will love.
Book Review: Faeries of the Dreamdark - Blackbringer by Laini Taylor
Magpie Windwitch has to face the greatest evil the Faeries have ever known, and discover her own incredible secret.
Book Review: The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (An Enola Holmes Mystery) by Nancy Springer
Sherlock Holmes's fourteen-year-old sister investigates again, and the game is afoot!
Book Review: The 39 Clues Book 1 - The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
Best-selling author Rick Riordan plunges into the 10-book series about mystery and family competition with his latest book.