The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
"'I can't decide whether to punch this book or kiss it." -- 8th grader, Madeline
"'I can't decide whether to punch this book or kiss it." -- 8th grader, Madeline
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Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction, People who like horror/suspense/mystery
I liked Across the Universe because it builds up lots of suspense and it has a thrilling opening. It has lots of mystery it is a completely un-put-downable book. It's one of the best books I have read!!!! :).
*book review by Benjamin, 6th grader
I liked Across the Universe because it builds up lots of suspense and it has a thrilling opening. It has lots of mystery it is a completely un-put-downable book. It's one of the best books I have read!!!! :).
*book review by Benjamin, 6th grader
A Million Suns by Beth Revis
A Million Suns is the second book in the Across the Universe trilogy. This book had an extremely big grip on me. I could not stop reading; it has lots of suspense and mystery. Just like the first book every single page is surprising. - B :)
*book review by Benjamin, 6th grader
*book review by Benjamin, 6th grader
Ana's Story by Jenna Bush
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like nonfiction
The main character in the book is a girl named Ana. Throughout the book she has to deal with HIV/AIDS. Her parents and little sister died of HIV/AIDS. Ana is shipped to her abuela's house, but while she and her other sister, Isabel are being touched, Ana tries to tell abulea, but she doesn't believe her. Ana and Isabel are being moved to Aunt Sonia's, but her house is small. Ana gets in a little trouble and has to go to the detention center; she wants to leave. The girls only see the boys during lunch, so she writes her boyfriend. At the end, she lives a wonderful life .
*book review by Demetria, 8th grader
The main character in the book is a girl named Ana. Throughout the book she has to deal with HIV/AIDS. Her parents and little sister died of HIV/AIDS. Ana is shipped to her abuela's house, but while she and her other sister, Isabel are being touched, Ana tries to tell abulea, but she doesn't believe her. Ana and Isabel are being moved to Aunt Sonia's, but her house is small. Ana gets in a little trouble and has to go to the detention center; she wants to leave. The girls only see the boys during lunch, so she writes her boyfriend. At the end, she lives a wonderful life .
*book review by Demetria, 8th grader
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Recommended for: Just Boys, People who like horror/suspense/mystery
It is very deadly!!!!!!! The first line is the children came early to the hanging!!!!!!!!
*book review by Max, 7th grader
It is very deadly!!!!!!! The first line is the children came early to the hanging!!!!!!!!
*book review by Max, 7th grader
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Recommended for: Just girls
I think this book would be great for girls because it takes you into a story about a girl named Anna who falls for a boy named St. Clair. It gives you an understanding about being in love with someone you like and don't know if he likes you. From my personal experience, I've felt like that but it didn't end like that. He didn't like me, so we are just friends,but I didn't want to be friends. I tried to get him to like me more, but he still didn't, so I got over him.
*book review by Demetria, 8th grader
I think this book would be great for girls because it takes you into a story about a girl named Anna who falls for a boy named St. Clair. It gives you an understanding about being in love with someone you like and don't know if he likes you. From my personal experience, I've felt like that but it didn't end like that. He didn't like me, so we are just friends,but I didn't want to be friends. I tried to get him to like me more, but he still didn't, so I got over him.
*book review by Demetria, 8th grader
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Book Review by Brianna, 7th grade
Shatter Me is a really good book once you start. You keep reading, and then you cant stop reading it. I love this book. Read it and you will see. It's the BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!
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Nevermore by James Patterson
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction, People who like Realistic Fiction
"I REALLY loved the last book of the Maximum Ride series!! It was just an awesome book! RIP Maximum Ride, We will always love you! It had a crazy twist to the end that even I didn't see coming. In the end I was just mad that an AMAZING series had to end! The time of Maximum Ride has begun!
NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TELL YOU THAT THE LAST BOOK IS THE BEST, YOU MUST, I REPEAT, MUST READ THEM IN ORDER!!!! "
* Piper, 7th grader
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction, People who like Realistic Fiction
"I REALLY loved the last book of the Maximum Ride series!! It was just an awesome book! RIP Maximum Ride, We will always love you! It had a crazy twist to the end that even I didn't see coming. In the end I was just mad that an AMAZING series had to end! The time of Maximum Ride has begun!
NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TELL YOU THAT THE LAST BOOK IS THE BEST, YOU MUST, I REPEAT, MUST READ THEM IN ORDER!!!! "
* Piper, 7th grader
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Recommended for: People who like Realistic Fiction
I liked this book because it really made me look and read between the lines of people's lives. I also like it because was a real life account of people who really do have cancer.
*Caroline, 8th grader
Recommended for: People who like Realistic Fiction
I liked this book because it really made me look and read between the lines of people's lives. I also like it because was a real life account of people who really do have cancer.
*Caroline, 8th grader
Firelight by Sophie Jordan
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Fantasy
I loved Firelight because it is a gripping story about a girl who has a huge secret and is not a normal human. She falls in love with a boy, but he and his family are hunters, hunters of her kind. She must decide if she is in love with him or a boy of her own kind. I loved this book a lot and recommend it for boys and girls who love fantasy mixed with adventure, violence, and romance.
*Aubrey, 7th grader
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Fantasy
I loved Firelight because it is a gripping story about a girl who has a huge secret and is not a normal human. She falls in love with a boy, but he and his family are hunters, hunters of her kind. She must decide if she is in love with him or a boy of her own kind. I loved this book a lot and recommend it for boys and girls who love fantasy mixed with adventure, violence, and romance.
*Aubrey, 7th grader
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Recommended for: Just Girls, People who like Fantasy
From the first second you read this book, you will be hooked; you will not put this book down. The characters' personalities are so amazing, you wish you could meet them: thrilling plot changes that will make you jump, friendships that will never end, and a secret between a small town girl and a boy you'll never understand. I 100% recommend this book.
* Isabella, 7th grader
Recommended for: Just Girls, People who like Fantasy
From the first second you read this book, you will be hooked; you will not put this book down. The characters' personalities are so amazing, you wish you could meet them: thrilling plot changes that will make you jump, friendships that will never end, and a secret between a small town girl and a boy you'll never understand. I 100% recommend this book.
* Isabella, 7th grader
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Recommended for: Just Girls, People who like Fantasy
Ever though the book is based on something that could never happen, you can relate to the characters. You feel as if you are really there.
* Angelina/Mia, 7th graders
Recommended for: Just Girls, People who like Fantasy
Ever though the book is based on something that could never happen, you can relate to the characters. You feel as if you are really there.
* Angelina/Mia, 7th graders
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Fantasy
I recommend this series because it has a lot of of suspense and you dont want to put it down. Might have some parts that are ehh? but you should still read it.
*Jazmin, 6th grader
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Fantasy
I recommend this series because it has a lot of of suspense and you dont want to put it down. Might have some parts that are ehh? but you should still read it.
*Jazmin, 6th grader
Flyaway by Lucy Christopher
Recommended for: Just girls, People who like realistic fiction
This book is AMAZING. I won't tell the ending, but what I will say is this. There is plenty of suspense and action, with detail, cool characters, and more. The main character, Isla, loves going to the lake with her dad every year to watch the whooper swans land. But one year, the city has put up power lines, with no red marker balls to make the wires visible. So, the swans fly into them, several die, while the rest fly away from the lake. Isla and her dad eventually find them in a field. But, her dad has a heart attack, and is taken to the hospital. There, she meets Harry. Isla continues to try and help her dad in his frail state, along with her "new feelings for Harry". But will things turn out all right? Read and find out! * Louella, 8th grader
Shug by Jenny Han
I enjoyed reading Shug alot because it is very relatable and is a work of art. Annemarie is the main character and she goes through battling out middle school. * Gabby, 7th grader
I enjoyed reading Shug alot because it is very relatable and is a work of art. Annemarie is the main character and she goes through battling out middle school. * Gabby, 7th grader
The October Country by Ray Bradbury
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like horror/suspense/mystery
This is one of Bradbury's best collections of short stories. They're full of horror, suspense, and mystery. Probably all of the stories in The October Country will give you shivers up your spine and raise the hairs on the back of your neck. It did mine, and I don't get too scared very easily. This is definitely a book worth a read in the dark. Well, on second thought, maybe not. Anyway, y'all should definitely read this wonderful collection of horrifying short stories. Many of my faves by him are in this, including Skeleton, The Small Assassin, and The Next in Line. Hope y'all who read it enjoy it!
* Louella, 8th grader
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like horror/suspense/mystery
This is one of Bradbury's best collections of short stories. They're full of horror, suspense, and mystery. Probably all of the stories in The October Country will give you shivers up your spine and raise the hairs on the back of your neck. It did mine, and I don't get too scared very easily. This is definitely a book worth a read in the dark. Well, on second thought, maybe not. Anyway, y'all should definitely read this wonderful collection of horrifying short stories. Many of my faves by him are in this, including Skeleton, The Small Assassin, and The Next in Line. Hope y'all who read it enjoy it!
* Louella, 8th grader
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The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction, People who like Fantasy
Wow! This is one of the best trios I have ever read. If you like science fiction, suspense and a little romance this is the perfect book for you. The main character, Katniss, is very fearless with the help of her friend Gale, who is amazing. Her "boyfriend" Peeta has the best speeches and isn't the least bit nervous about showing his emotions. Katniss's mother, Katniss, and her little sister Prim have all been through a lot, but what happens when someone so close to them gets picked in the reaping? 3 books: Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and lastly Mockingjay, the phenomenal final book.
*book review by Riley, 6th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction, People who like Fantasy
Wow! This is one of the best trios I have ever read. If you like science fiction, suspense and a little romance this is the perfect book for you. The main character, Katniss, is very fearless with the help of her friend Gale, who is amazing. Her "boyfriend" Peeta has the best speeches and isn't the least bit nervous about showing his emotions. Katniss's mother, Katniss, and her little sister Prim have all been through a lot, but what happens when someone so close to them gets picked in the reaping? 3 books: Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and lastly Mockingjay, the phenomenal final book.
*book review by Riley, 6th grade
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Recommended for: Just Girls
This book is fabulous; I acually read this book in less than two days. It is about 375 pages long. I thought that it was a more mature book so more for 7th and 8th graders. This girl, Anna, is forced by her dad to go live in France during her senior year of high school, and she falls in love with a guy named St. Clair. During all of this she has problems with her friends at home.
*book review by Savannah, 7th grade
Recommended for: Just Girls
This book is fabulous; I acually read this book in less than two days. It is about 375 pages long. I thought that it was a more mature book so more for 7th and 8th graders. This girl, Anna, is forced by her dad to go live in France during her senior year of high school, and she falls in love with a guy named St. Clair. During all of this she has problems with her friends at home.
*book review by Savannah, 7th grade
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Recommended for: Just Girls, People Who Like Fantasy
Even though the book is based on something that could never happen, you can relate to the characters. You feel as if you are really there.
*book review by Angelina and Mia, 7th grade
Recommended for: Just Girls, People Who Like Fantasy
Even though the book is based on something that could never happen, you can relate to the characters. You feel as if you are really there.
*book review by Angelina and Mia, 7th grade
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Recommended for: Boys and Girls
I liked this book because it shows how life in Africa is. It shows what people have to go through and what they experience. DO NOT READ THE END FIRST!!!!! It talks about a guy named Salma and another girl. READ THIS BOOK!!!
*book review by Daisy, 7th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls
I liked this book because it shows how life in Africa is. It shows what people have to go through and what they experience. DO NOT READ THE END FIRST!!!!! It talks about a guy named Salma and another girl. READ THIS BOOK!!!
*book review by Daisy, 7th grade
Beastly by Alex Flinn
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Fantasy
This is the perfect love story. Now most guys don't like love stories, but this is in Kyle Kingsbury's perspective; he is hilarious. Now this sounds like your regular love story until Kendra Hilferty comes into his life and changes it forever.This is set in New York City and the one who cast the spell on him was just another girl in his English class. Everyone wants to be Kyle because he has money, perfect looks, the perfect girl, and the perfect life until he becomes perfectly....beastly!
*book review by Riley, 6th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Fantasy
This is the perfect love story. Now most guys don't like love stories, but this is in Kyle Kingsbury's perspective; he is hilarious. Now this sounds like your regular love story until Kendra Hilferty comes into his life and changes it forever.This is set in New York City and the one who cast the spell on him was just another girl in his English class. Everyone wants to be Kyle because he has money, perfect looks, the perfect girl, and the perfect life until he becomes perfectly....beastly!
*book review by Riley, 6th grade
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like historical fictionI love the book so much. It is amazing how much detail and hard work was put into this book. I love how the author added in the little sister. Having her in the book showed how hard life was for the younger kids and the older people in the story. if you like historical fiction then you will love this book. Chains is a book that I would read over and over again. I couldn't put it down.
* book review by Hannah, 8th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like historical fictionI love the book so much. It is amazing how much detail and hard work was put into this book. I love how the author added in the little sister. Having her in the book showed how hard life was for the younger kids and the older people in the story. if you like historical fiction then you will love this book. Chains is a book that I would read over and over again. I couldn't put it down.
* book review by Hannah, 8th grade
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Recommended for: Just Girls
I am not a big reader, but this book is really relatable. Jenny Han really gets how the characters are feeling, and you feel like you are really there. After you get done reading this book, you feel like you know them. I also like it because when something BIG happens, the author switches perspectives from the main character to different characters.
*book review by Paris, 7th grade
Recommended for: Just Girls
I am not a big reader, but this book is really relatable. Jenny Han really gets how the characters are feeling, and you feel like you are really there. After you get done reading this book, you feel like you know them. I also like it because when something BIG happens, the author switches perspectives from the main character to different characters.
*book review by Paris, 7th grade
Darth Paper Strikes Back by Tom Angleberger
Recommended for: Boys and Girls,
I highly recommend this book because it is very well written, funny, and has a touch of origami middle school drama. Also, it has a surprise twist ending in the story, including two of the three main characters. This book was amazingly glueing to my eyes and brain to every one of the pages. It is sure to do the same for you.
*book review by Jorge, 6th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls,
I highly recommend this book because it is very well written, funny, and has a touch of origami middle school drama. Also, it has a surprise twist ending in the story, including two of the three main characters. This book was amazingly glueing to my eyes and brain to every one of the pages. It is sure to do the same for you.
*book review by Jorge, 6th grade
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Fantasy
In the book When you Reach Me Miranda (the main character) is having to deal with friends, family and all of New York. This story contains suspense, suprising details and an unbeilevable ending. This book will keep you turning pages until the end. I recommend this book one hundred percent to anyone and everyone.
*book review by Isabella, 6th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Fantasy
In the book When you Reach Me Miranda (the main character) is having to deal with friends, family and all of New York. This story contains suspense, suprising details and an unbeilevable ending. This book will keep you turning pages until the end. I recommend this book one hundred percent to anyone and everyone.
*book review by Isabella, 6th grade
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction
Katniss is a wonderful character. I really enjoyed the action and suspense.
*book review by Leslie, 7th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction
Katniss is a wonderful character. I really enjoyed the action and suspense.
*book review by Leslie, 7th grade
The Maze Runner trilogy by James Dashner
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction
Just read these books. Just take my word for it and read the Maze Runner Trilogy. If you are are human being capable of reading short books, you must read and re-read these books over and over again.
*book review by Noah, 8th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction
Just read these books. Just take my word for it and read the Maze Runner Trilogy. If you are are human being capable of reading short books, you must read and re-read these books over and over again.
*book review by Noah, 8th grade
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Recommended for: People who like Fantasy
"Oh boy it's a harry potter book. This story is a classic but not without its faults.
Crowed: WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU SAYING!
Yes I am going to talk about the bad things but that aside let's get on to the review.
*Note this is a long review so do not read in one second*
The book is of course fantasy utilizing wizardry and magical beings. Our main character, Harry Potter, is a weak boy trapped in, well, the underworld where his guardians are mean and his cousin a fat spoiled kid. They explain why he is in this situation, but to avoid a really good moment I will skip that. Any ways Harry seems to be getting mail from someone, and his Uncle Vernon rips apart and burns it, so as you can see, he is not fond of the sender. Later thousands of letters fly into the house, and Harry finally gets one. They drag him to a island and trap him there for his birthday, only to be found by my favorite character, Hagrid. So now we get to see the more magical part of the story! Apparently harry is famous, and it is explained, so I wont mention it, but it does involve a guy named Voldemort, the obvious villain.
*book review by Jack (Megamon), 7th grade
Recommended for: People who like Fantasy
"Oh boy it's a harry potter book. This story is a classic but not without its faults.
Crowed: WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU SAYING!
Yes I am going to talk about the bad things but that aside let's get on to the review.
*Note this is a long review so do not read in one second*
The book is of course fantasy utilizing wizardry and magical beings. Our main character, Harry Potter, is a weak boy trapped in, well, the underworld where his guardians are mean and his cousin a fat spoiled kid. They explain why he is in this situation, but to avoid a really good moment I will skip that. Any ways Harry seems to be getting mail from someone, and his Uncle Vernon rips apart and burns it, so as you can see, he is not fond of the sender. Later thousands of letters fly into the house, and Harry finally gets one. They drag him to a island and trap him there for his birthday, only to be found by my favorite character, Hagrid. So now we get to see the more magical part of the story! Apparently harry is famous, and it is explained, so I wont mention it, but it does involve a guy named Voldemort, the obvious villain.
*book review by Jack (Megamon), 7th grade
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Recommended for: Boys and Girls
Because it is fun and excited and you never get bored. it is so much FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I read this book over and over. It Rocks!
*book review by Tessa, 6th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls
Because it is fun and excited and you never get bored. it is so much FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I read this book over and over. It Rocks!
*book review by Tessa, 6th grade
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction
The book does a great introduction. The entire thing is very good on how much suspense, action and how the character changes through the story.
*book review by Samm, 7th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction
The book does a great introduction. The entire thing is very good on how much suspense, action and how the character changes through the story.
*book review by Samm, 7th grade
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Recommended for: Boys and Girls
I liked this book because it tells a story about a girl who moves to a new school and has to fit in. She discovers this guy, who she really likes and saves her life, and later figures out that he's a vampire. If you have read the first book and not the sequels, then I suggest you do. The book was actually recommended to me by a little kid.
*book review by Jacob, 7th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls
I liked this book because it tells a story about a girl who moves to a new school and has to fit in. She discovers this guy, who she really likes and saves her life, and later figures out that he's a vampire. If you have read the first book and not the sequels, then I suggest you do. The book was actually recommended to me by a little kid.
*book review by Jacob, 7th grade
City of Bones series by Cassandra Clare
Recommended for: Just Girls
It's full of fantasy, dark secrets, love, and demon slaying. Shadowhunters are men and women that have been created by a angel to kill the demons that roam the streets all over the world. Clary and her mother live in New York, but her mother is keeping something from her, something that she had never seen coming. She goes to a club and sees a murder, but she was the only one that saw it. Her best friend, Simon, is with her, and he didnt see it eaither. She meets a boy named Jace, and something clicks between them. Clary is swept up into the world of demons, finding things out about her self that her mother has kept from her. She will find out a secret about her father, who is supposed to be dead.
*book review by Hannah, 8th grade
Recommended for: Just Girls
It's full of fantasy, dark secrets, love, and demon slaying. Shadowhunters are men and women that have been created by a angel to kill the demons that roam the streets all over the world. Clary and her mother live in New York, but her mother is keeping something from her, something that she had never seen coming. She goes to a club and sees a murder, but she was the only one that saw it. Her best friend, Simon, is with her, and he didnt see it eaither. She meets a boy named Jace, and something clicks between them. Clary is swept up into the world of demons, finding things out about her self that her mother has kept from her. She will find out a secret about her father, who is supposed to be dead.
*book review by Hannah, 8th grade
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction
This book was amazing! It was action packed and exciting. I just wanted to keep reading. It was almost like The Lightning Thief series. I think almost anyone would enjoy this book.
*book review by Caitlin, 7th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction
This book was amazing! It was action packed and exciting. I just wanted to keep reading. It was almost like The Lightning Thief series. I think almost anyone would enjoy this book.
*book review by Caitlin, 7th grade
Found by Margaret Haddix Peterson
Recommended for: People who like Science Fiction
Let me tell you this book, Found, is the best book I ever read. It's a great science fiction book you really should read. After you get past reading the acknowledgments, you want to read all day and after you read the first chapter, you don't want to stop the book because it gets really good and kind of creepy. I'm not going to tell you the end. You just have to read the book, so keep reading and have a good book year!
*book review by Brianna, 6th grade
Recommended for: People who like Science Fiction
Let me tell you this book, Found, is the best book I ever read. It's a great science fiction book you really should read. After you get past reading the acknowledgments, you want to read all day and after you read the first chapter, you don't want to stop the book because it gets really good and kind of creepy. I'm not going to tell you the end. You just have to read the book, so keep reading and have a good book year!
*book review by Brianna, 6th grade
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like horror/suspense/mystery
I feel that the book Everlost scoops you into the story from the beginning and takes you through a book portal into the world of Everlost. Everlost is a place between life and death. Nobody's ever found a way out, but Allie, Nick, and Lief are determined to find a way. Find out what happens in the book Everlost, the first book in the Skinjacker trilogy.
*book review by Amity, 6th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like horror/suspense/mystery
I feel that the book Everlost scoops you into the story from the beginning and takes you through a book portal into the world of Everlost. Everlost is a place between life and death. Nobody's ever found a way out, but Allie, Nick, and Lief are determined to find a way. Find out what happens in the book Everlost, the first book in the Skinjacker trilogy.
*book review by Amity, 6th grade
Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline
Recommended for: Just Girls, People who like realistic fiction, People who like horror/suspense/mystery
Think Twice is a mystery book. It always keeps you on your toes.
*book review by Desiree, 7th grade
Recommended for: Just Girls, People who like realistic fiction, People who like horror/suspense/mystery
Think Twice is a mystery book. It always keeps you on your toes.
*book review by Desiree, 7th grade
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Recommended for: Everyone!
This book is fantabulous. You're introduced to the protagonists and antagonists right away, but the author doesn't give everything away too soon, so you're left wanting to keep reading to learn more. Every one of the series is packed with multiple stories within the story. The title is a cliff-hanger; you don't find out what it means until the end. Throughout the book you discover things as the characters do, which makes you relate to the story and builds suspense. Almost every detail in the book has significance to the author and to the story. Some of us cried when the series ended!
*book review by Ms. Shellhorn's 4th period class
Recommended for: Everyone!
This book is fantabulous. You're introduced to the protagonists and antagonists right away, but the author doesn't give everything away too soon, so you're left wanting to keep reading to learn more. Every one of the series is packed with multiple stories within the story. The title is a cliff-hanger; you don't find out what it means until the end. Throughout the book you discover things as the characters do, which makes you relate to the story and builds suspense. Almost every detail in the book has significance to the author and to the story. Some of us cried when the series ended!
*book review by Ms. Shellhorn's 4th period class
The Fallen by Paul Langan
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like realistic fiction
We liked The Fallen because we could relate to the main character, Martin. The events that happened to him seemed like they could really happen. Some of us know people who have lost loved ones just as Martin lost his brother. (Don't worry. We haven't given too much away. You learn about his brother right away). This book is about Martin struggling at home and on the streets, and how he deals with his brother's death with anger.
*book review by Ms. Shellhorn's 6th period class
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like realistic fiction
We liked The Fallen because we could relate to the main character, Martin. The events that happened to him seemed like they could really happen. Some of us know people who have lost loved ones just as Martin lost his brother. (Don't worry. We haven't given too much away. You learn about his brother right away). This book is about Martin struggling at home and on the streets, and how he deals with his brother's death with anger.
*book review by Ms. Shellhorn's 6th period class
Yellow Star by Jennifer Rozines Roy
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like realistic or historical fiction
Yellow Star is narrated by a young girl living through the Holocaust. Full of beautifully detailed symbolism, it is an emotional roller coaster of a book. The main character gradually loses almost everything that matters to her. It's a really long book, but it's written in a poetic form that draws you in.
*book review by Ms. Shellhorn's 8th period class
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like realistic or historical fiction
Yellow Star is narrated by a young girl living through the Holocaust. Full of beautifully detailed symbolism, it is an emotional roller coaster of a book. The main character gradually loses almost everything that matters to her. It's a really long book, but it's written in a poetic form that draws you in.
*book review by Ms. Shellhorn's 8th period class
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Recommended for:
Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction, People who like realistic fiction, People who like Fantasy
The Hunger Games is a book for all people...ALL people. If you're a human, you're going to love The Hunger Games. What we really like about the book is that it was really suspenseful and had a lot of action. It hooks you to the point that you almost want to skip ahead, but you can't. You're glued to the page. This class GUARANTEES that you'll enjoy this book! It won't be a waste of your time.
*book review by Ms. Shellhorn's 7th period
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Fantasy
The Lightning Thief is a twisting fantasy story. I would recommend it to everybody. This book gets you glued to the page, and you do not want to stop. If you read this book, once you get done with it, if you really love it, the series goes on and on! I highly recommend it.
*book review by Kirk, 7th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Fantasy
The Lightning Thief is a twisting fantasy story. I would recommend it to everybody. This book gets you glued to the page, and you do not want to stop. If you read this book, once you get done with it, if you really love it, the series goes on and on! I highly recommend it.
*book review by Kirk, 7th grade
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction, People who like Fantasy
It is worded beautifully and is set in a Dystopian future, where you must choose the rest of your life, which really captured me and did not make me skip ahead. I recommend it for people who have read the Hunger Games trilogy and like things like that.
*book review by Yemeya, 6th grade
Recommended for: Boys and Girls, People who like Science Fiction, People who like Fantasy
It is worded beautifully and is set in a Dystopian future, where you must choose the rest of your life, which really captured me and did not make me skip ahead. I recommend it for people who have read the Hunger Games trilogy and like things like that.
*book review by Yemeya, 6th grade
Everfound by Neal Shusterman (3rd in Skinjackers Trilogy)
Recommended for: Just Boys, Just Girls, Boys and Girls, People who like science fiction, People who like fantasy, People who like horror/suspense/mystery
This book is one of my personal favorite books and is a touching addition to the trilogy that provides the reader with a sense of relief and pride for the characters in this thrilling, yet meaningful novel.
*book review by William, 7th grade
This book is one of my personal favorite books and is a touching addition to the trilogy that provides the reader with a sense of relief and pride for the characters in this thrilling, yet meaningful novel.
*book review by William, 7th grade
The Gardener by S. A. Bodeen
Recommended for: People who like fantasy, especially dystopian science fiction
If you want to read an exciting, suspenseful science-fiction, The Gardener is the book for you. If has many well-plotted twists and turns that keep the reader wondering what will happen next.
When Mason, a high school student, brings home an application for TroDyn college, his mother refuses to let him go there. He thinks this is nothing out of the ordinary, until he finds out that the college's scientists are conducting a life-changing experiment. To solve the problem of running out of food on the Earth, they are trying to develop people that don't have to eat. Laila, one of the girls they are experimenting on, wakes up from her lifelong sleep and follows Mason out of the building where he found her. She says she is afraid of returning, but she can't remember anything about her life. Mason is puzzled but agrees to take her with him until he finds a solution. On the way he runs into one of the scientists, Dr. Emerson. She tells him more about the experiment, including a shocking fact: if Laila isn't returned to the way she was, she will die. Mason decides to take the risk of going to TroDyn and asking the Gardener, the man behind it all, for help.
Want to find out how it ends? Read The Gardener!
*book review by Jenna, 8th grade
If you want to read an exciting, suspenseful science-fiction, The Gardener is the book for you. If has many well-plotted twists and turns that keep the reader wondering what will happen next.
When Mason, a high school student, brings home an application for TroDyn college, his mother refuses to let him go there. He thinks this is nothing out of the ordinary, until he finds out that the college's scientists are conducting a life-changing experiment. To solve the problem of running out of food on the Earth, they are trying to develop people that don't have to eat. Laila, one of the girls they are experimenting on, wakes up from her lifelong sleep and follows Mason out of the building where he found her. She says she is afraid of returning, but she can't remember anything about her life. Mason is puzzled but agrees to take her with him until he finds a solution. On the way he runs into one of the scientists, Dr. Emerson. She tells him more about the experiment, including a shocking fact: if Laila isn't returned to the way she was, she will die. Mason decides to take the risk of going to TroDyn and asking the Gardener, the man behind it all, for help.
Want to find out how it ends? Read The Gardener!
*book review by Jenna, 8th grade
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Recommended for: boys and girls, people who like fantasy
I adore this book. It is the first in a series of six. However, only four of the books are out. This book is suspenseful, and humorous. This is a book of vampires, werewolves, fairies, and the demon killers, as known as "shadowhunters". This is a story of romance and frustration and loss. I really only see teenagers reading it, but I love it. I have showed friends of mine this series and they love it as much as I do. It has battles and gore. I love this book. Read it. You wont be sorry.
*book review by Abby, 9th grade
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Recommended for: boys and girls
Life of Pi is a story about Pi Patel, a young Indian boy moving to America. After the ship that is carrying not only his family and himself, but a large group of wild zoo animals as well (his father works in a zoo) sinks, Pi is left to deal with carnivorous animals and a 30 foot life boat to survive on. This book is full of adventure and is a true story of bravery and courage.
*book review by Tessa, 9th grade
Life of Pi is a story about Pi Patel, a young Indian boy moving to America. After the ship that is carrying not only his family and himself, but a large group of wild zoo animals as well (his father works in a zoo) sinks, Pi is left to deal with carnivorous animals and a 30 foot life boat to survive on. This book is full of adventure and is a true story of bravery and courage.
*book review by Tessa, 9th grade
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Recommended for: people who like science fiction, people who like fantasy, people who like horror/suspense/mystery
Gregor, an 11 year old living in New York, finds himself and his baby sister down in the laundry room of his apartment building. While tossing a ball as the dryer tumbles, the ball rolls up against the grate in the wall, and what else would his little sister do but fall through it into the deep, dark pits of Underland. He soon finds himself wrapped up in conflict after conflict with the people and creatures that live underneath. While all he wants to do is get back to his home, the wall of conflict and suspense builds. I personally adore this book. Read this pick if you're into creatures that are larger than normal, way larger, violet eyed people, and a war with a 6 foot tall pest. And remember, love is one thing, obsession is another. *book review by Abby, 9th grade
Gregor, an 11 year old living in New York, finds himself and his baby sister down in the laundry room of his apartment building. While tossing a ball as the dryer tumbles, the ball rolls up against the grate in the wall, and what else would his little sister do but fall through it into the deep, dark pits of Underland. He soon finds himself wrapped up in conflict after conflict with the people and creatures that live underneath. While all he wants to do is get back to his home, the wall of conflict and suspense builds. I personally adore this book. Read this pick if you're into creatures that are larger than normal, way larger, violet eyed people, and a war with a 6 foot tall pest. And remember, love is one thing, obsession is another. *book review by Abby, 9th grade
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Recommended for: boys and girls, people who like realistic fiction
This book takes you into the mind of a mentally disturbed teenager trying to get through her first year of high school. I believe this book will help people who have been through the same traumatic experiences she had to speak up about. It lets them know they are not alone.
*book review by Summer, 9th grade
This book takes you into the mind of a mentally disturbed teenager trying to get through her first year of high school. I believe this book will help people who have been through the same traumatic experiences she had to speak up about. It lets them know they are not alone.
*book review by Summer, 9th grade
The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez by Alan Sitomer
Recommended for: boys and girls, people who like realistic fiction
I liked this book because it talks about stuff that's hard to talk about but hapens all the time; in other words, it's very realistic.Sonia Rodriquez is an Hispanic girl trying to make her way in our American world, determined to get there no matter what anybody says or thinks, even at the cost of her own family. I recommend this book to all eighth graders because of mature subjects.
*book review by Lydia, 9th grade
I liked this book because it talks about stuff that's hard to talk about but hapens all the time; in other words, it's very realistic.Sonia Rodriquez is an Hispanic girl trying to make her way in our American world, determined to get there no matter what anybody says or thinks, even at the cost of her own family. I recommend this book to all eighth graders because of mature subjects.
*book review by Lydia, 9th grade
The Robot by Paul E. Watson
Recommended for: Just Boys, People who like Science Fiction
The title makes you wonder: what does the robot do? The first pages will look at a Friday in spring and doing a weird plan that leads to other things happening. The book has multiple jokes inside about a lot of things and moments where you could see it's the typical guy gets that random girl that he has alot in common with.
*book review by Q'ron, 9th grade
The title makes you wonder: what does the robot do? The first pages will look at a Friday in spring and doing a weird plan that leads to other things happening. The book has multiple jokes inside about a lot of things and moments where you could see it's the typical guy gets that random girl that he has alot in common with.
*book review by Q'ron, 9th grade
