Tyler Reynolds's Blog, page 8
August 2, 2019
Cat Fights!
This week I read Erin Hunter's Warriors#3: Forest of Secrets. And, boy, are there secrets! Secret grudges, secret kittens, secret love, and don't forget the mysterious prophecies that the main character, Fireheart, gets in dreams from a dead friend.
I like this series because there's a lot of strategy and sometimes battles between the rival wild, cat clans. Also, it's all about friendship and loyalty, which, being a Dude, I can totally feel.
Also, it's a good, long series, so there's always another book if you're hungry for more. The first book is: Warriors #1: Into the Wild
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, this book qualifies for: ANIMALS, WRITTEN BY A GIRL, COOL BATTLE, or ACTION ADVENTURE.
Find the bingo card here:
https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
I like this series because there's a lot of strategy and sometimes battles between the rival wild, cat clans. Also, it's all about friendship and loyalty, which, being a Dude, I can totally feel.
Also, it's a good, long series, so there's always another book if you're hungry for more. The first book is: Warriors #1: Into the Wild
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, this book qualifies for: ANIMALS, WRITTEN BY A GIRL, COOL BATTLE, or ACTION ADVENTURE.
Find the bingo card here:
https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
July 29, 2019
Robot Bees!
Okay. I read Banneker Bones and the Giant Robot Bees by Rob Kent because Nate recommended it to me, and you know he loves robots. Banneker Bones and his cousin, Ellicott Skullworth, battle some scary robot bees. But there are also good, heroic, non-insectoid robots as well as awesome jet-propelled scooters, holographic gaming, and the compelling mystery of whether Banneker can possibly be as much of a jerk as he seems.
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, this book qualifies for: WEAPONS, ACTION ADVENTURE, ROBOTS (duh!), COOL BATTLE IN IT, and, for me, it counts as SOMETHING A FRIEND LIKED because Nate recommended it.
(If you read something I've reviewed, you can count me a friend once on your card!)
Find the bingo card here:
https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo card, this book qualifies for: WEAPONS, ACTION ADVENTURE, ROBOTS (duh!), COOL BATTLE IN IT, and, for me, it counts as SOMETHING A FRIEND LIKED because Nate recommended it.
(If you read something I've reviewed, you can count me a friend once on your card!)
Find the bingo card here:
https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
July 24, 2019
Whoa! A Cave!
If you're looking for real-life adventure, try Journey to the Bottomless Pit: The Story of Stephen Bishop & Mammoth Cave by Elizabeth Mitchell. This is the true story of this guy, a slave in Kentucky in the 1830's, who explored and discovered huge parts of Mammoth Cave, which is the longest cave known in the world!
Stephen was really smart and had a great memory. He mapped the whole cave in his head, and, later, he made a map on paper, which is included in the book. So cool!
He also discovered a species of blind cave fish. And there are pits and secret rooms and underground rivers. Even though this is nonfiction, it's really exciting.
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo Card it qualifies for: ACTION ADVENTURE, WRITTEN BY A GIRL, GIVES YOU IDEAS, or HISTORICAL.
Find the bingo card here:
https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
Stephen was really smart and had a great memory. He mapped the whole cave in his head, and, later, he made a map on paper, which is included in the book. So cool!
He also discovered a species of blind cave fish. And there are pits and secret rooms and underground rivers. Even though this is nonfiction, it's really exciting.
On the Dudes Summer Book Bingo Card it qualifies for: ACTION ADVENTURE, WRITTEN BY A GIRL, GIVES YOU IDEAS, or HISTORICAL.
Find the bingo card here:
https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
July 16, 2019
Turn the Throttle Up to Rabbit!
Just read Lawn Boy, by Gary Paulsen.
This book turns the classic summer job on it's head and turns the hero into a corporate officer in just a few, hilarious, pages. It's got the stock market, it's got pinching heads, it's even got a weird grandmother!
And the best thing about it? It's super short, in case, like me, you got busy with your friends and forgot to do summer reading for a while! I finished this before my mom could finish her lecture about how important it is to avoid screen-time by reading books.
Qualifies for the MONEY, the GIVES YOU IDEAS, or the MAKES YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD spaces on the Dudes Summer Book Bingo Card. Find it here:
https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
This book turns the classic summer job on it's head and turns the hero into a corporate officer in just a few, hilarious, pages. It's got the stock market, it's got pinching heads, it's even got a weird grandmother!
And the best thing about it? It's super short, in case, like me, you got busy with your friends and forgot to do summer reading for a while! I finished this before my mom could finish her lecture about how important it is to avoid screen-time by reading books.
Qualifies for the MONEY, the GIVES YOU IDEAS, or the MAKES YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD spaces on the Dudes Summer Book Bingo Card. Find it here:
https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
June 13, 2019
Summer Reading!
Check out the awesome Dudes Summer Book Bingo card I created at: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
Here are how the Dudes books could be used on your card:
Save the Dudes could go on "Action Adventure", "History", "Martial Arts", or "Spies"
Dudes Take Over "Weapons", "Cool Battle in It", "Money", or "Heist"
You could use Summer of the Dudes for "Robots", "Game Related", or "Heist"
And they all could work for "Makes You Laugh Out Loud", "Gives you ideas" and "Written by a Girl". (Emily counts even though she's a grown-up.)
Remember, you can only use each book once, no matter how many times you read it! I'll be reading too, and making my suggestions here!
Here are how the Dudes books could be used on your card:
Save the Dudes could go on "Action Adventure", "History", "Martial Arts", or "Spies"
Dudes Take Over "Weapons", "Cool Battle in It", "Money", or "Heist"
You could use Summer of the Dudes for "Robots", "Game Related", or "Heist"
And they all could work for "Makes You Laugh Out Loud", "Gives you ideas" and "Written by a Girl". (Emily counts even though she's a grown-up.)
Remember, you can only use each book once, no matter how many times you read it! I'll be reading too, and making my suggestions here!
June 4, 2019
Free Dudes!
Check out the giveaways going on now:
Here on Goodreads:
The giveaway for my newest book: SUMMER OF THE DUDES is going on now. Enter here for a chance to win a free kindle ebook version:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
Giveaway ends June 30th!
And on Amazon:
Click for a chance to win a kindle ebook edition of the first Dudes book, SAVE THE DUDES.
https://www.amazon.com/ga/p/2997ee660...
Giveaway ends June 10th!
Here on Goodreads:
The giveaway for my newest book: SUMMER OF THE DUDES is going on now. Enter here for a chance to win a free kindle ebook version:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
Giveaway ends June 30th!
And on Amazon:
Click for a chance to win a kindle ebook edition of the first Dudes book, SAVE THE DUDES.
https://www.amazon.com/ga/p/2997ee660...
Giveaway ends June 10th!
