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The Power of Six: Lorien Legacies, Book 2

By Carrie R. Wheadon, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Sci-fi teen alien series stays exciting with more battles.

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age 12+

Based on 1 parent review

age 12+

this is such a great book

i sugest that you read this book i find my daughter reading it constantly

This title has:

Educational value
Great messages
Great role models

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (1):
Kids say (11):

If you take THE POWER OF SIX at face value, you'll have lots of fun -- that is, when the action gets going. There's a bit more setup than necessary, and who cares about some snippy convent girls and cranky nuns? The action is nonstop toward the end, though, leaving all that in the dust. Readers may -- and should -- get annoyed at John more than once as he ditches his friends who need him so he can do what he wants. Book 1 pegged him as much more loyal.

Aspiring writers may not like that this book doesn't have just one author (Pittacus Lore is an alien) and that this series was meant as bait for Hollywood studios, not as great teen lit. Too bad for them that the adaptation of the first book turned out how it did.

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