“Before the worms turned mean, before they slithered out to get their revenge, Todd Barstow had a great time with them.” Todd Barstow is a quirky little kid who likes to collects worms. In fact, he has built a worm farm in the basement of his family home. One day,…
Star Trek Book Review: Living Memory (2021) by Christopher L. Bennett
“So you really did lose your memory…” Stardate: Unknown (this book takes place in the summer and autumn of 2279 approximately six years after the events of V’Ger in Star Trek: The Motion Picture and six years prior to Khan Noonien Singh’s escape from exile on Ceti Alpha V in…
Star Trek Book Review: Devil World (1979) by Gordon Eklund
“I’d learned that on this planet a man can become immortal…” Stardate: 4231.2 In Gordon Eklund’s second Star Trek novel (after The Starless World), we are introduced to a world classified as NC513-11 (colloquially known as “Heartland”). A group of colonists land on the surface of the planet with plans…
Goosebumps Review #20: The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight (1994) by R.L. Stine
“‘The scarecrow walks at midnight,’ he uttered in a low voice” (5). The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight is a surprisingly eerie, atmospheric, fall-themed Goosebumps book. This one just might give young readers the chills! It follows twelve-year-old Jodie and her younger brother Mark who are sent off to spend a…