By Lauren Baratz-Logsted
The new kids. Lucius walks on the bus and sits in the very first seat. Aurora walks on and is imediately seated with the popular kids in the back. Lucius had to move because of the explosion that took away his arms. Aurora finds something different in his eyes. They realize that love has no boundaries and can carry you farther than expected.
This book was really good. 4 outof 5 * * * *
November 29, 2010
Fallen
By Lauren Kate
It wasn't Luce's fault. The fire that killed Trevor had nothing to do with her. It was those shadows. She's seen them all her life but no one else has. Until she kissed Trevor, then he saw them and burst into flames. Luce got blamed for everything. Now Luce is standing at the doorsteps of Sword and Cross, a maximum security school where she doen't fit in. She becomes friends with a girl named Adrianne. She meets many new people including a wonderfully nice guy named Cam and a mysterious boy named Daniel. Then everything gets shaken up, people die and love decides it can go on forever.
LOVED IT! LOVED IT! LOVED IT! 6 out of 5 * * * * * *
It wasn't Luce's fault. The fire that killed Trevor had nothing to do with her. It was those shadows. She's seen them all her life but no one else has. Until she kissed Trevor, then he saw them and burst into flames. Luce got blamed for everything. Now Luce is standing at the doorsteps of Sword and Cross, a maximum security school where she doen't fit in. She becomes friends with a girl named Adrianne. She meets many new people including a wonderfully nice guy named Cam and a mysterious boy named Daniel. Then everything gets shaken up, people die and love decides it can go on forever.
LOVED IT! LOVED IT! LOVED IT! 6 out of 5 * * * * * *
Jekel Loves Hyde
By Beth Fantaskey
Jill Jekel is smart. She never broke the rules or even pierced her ears. Tristen Hyde is wild, unpredictable, and a genius. They both are the best at chemistry. Together they create a project that can not only win them a lot of money for college but also kill the beast Tristen thinks lives inside of all Hyde men. The only problem, the beast itself. The beast takes you and has you do the exact opposite of everything you want to do, and you can't remember a thing. Let's see who survives when Jekel Loves Hyde.
LOVED IT! Love Beth Fantaskey! She has done it again! 5 out of 5* * * * *
Jill Jekel is smart. She never broke the rules or even pierced her ears. Tristen Hyde is wild, unpredictable, and a genius. They both are the best at chemistry. Together they create a project that can not only win them a lot of money for college but also kill the beast Tristen thinks lives inside of all Hyde men. The only problem, the beast itself. The beast takes you and has you do the exact opposite of everything you want to do, and you can't remember a thing. Let's see who survives when Jekel Loves Hyde.
LOVED IT! Love Beth Fantaskey! She has done it again! 5 out of 5* * * * *
November 14, 2010
The London Eye Mystery
By Siobhan Dowd
Ted and Kate live happily with their parents in London. Their Aunt Gloria and cousin Salim come to visit before they move to New York. While they stay a couple days at Ted's house, they all go into town to ride on the London Eye. The line to buy tickets is extremely long but a man walks up and offers them a free ticket. Salim takes it and gets on. A half hour later, he doesn't get off. This starts the London Eye Mystery.
This book is okay. I give it a 3 out of 5 * * *
Ted and Kate live happily with their parents in London. Their Aunt Gloria and cousin Salim come to visit before they move to New York. While they stay a couple days at Ted's house, they all go into town to ride on the London Eye. The line to buy tickets is extremely long but a man walks up and offers them a free ticket. Salim takes it and gets on. A half hour later, he doesn't get off. This starts the London Eye Mystery.
This book is okay. I give it a 3 out of 5 * * *
Linger
Sequel to Shiver
By Maggie Steifvater
Grace can finally be with Sam. He can stand the winters without turning into a wolf. Beck, Sam's adoptive father, has added more wolves to the pack. One of them being Cole. Then Grace starts getting sick. No one knows why. With the help of Cole, Sam and Grace try to figure out why she is getting so sick. As Grace's sickness gets worse and worse, Cole's life starts to unravel.
This book was amazing, it gets a 5 out of 5 * * * * *
By Maggie Steifvater
Grace can finally be with Sam. He can stand the winters without turning into a wolf. Beck, Sam's adoptive father, has added more wolves to the pack. One of them being Cole. Then Grace starts getting sick. No one knows why. With the help of Cole, Sam and Grace try to figure out why she is getting so sick. As Grace's sickness gets worse and worse, Cole's life starts to unravel.
This book was amazing, it gets a 5 out of 5 * * * * *
November 8, 2010
Blood and Chocolate
By Annette Curtis Klause
Vivian loves her family. She loves everything about herself except that she's a werewolf. Her entire family, along with her werewolf cousins (who are called the five) and the rest of the pack, used to live in West Virginia. When her cousins got a wild streak, they killed someone. Then their, house burned to the ground. Vivian's father burned with it. Now after moving to another state, the five's wild streak has not ended. Since Vivian's dad was the leader of the pack, they have to find a new one. Vivian meets a human boy of which she really likes. Then everything changes and Vivian is flipped upside down and sent spinning through a whirlpool of emotions.
This book was really good! I was skeptical at first, but I really liked it. It gets a 4 out of 5
Vivian loves her family. She loves everything about herself except that she's a werewolf. Her entire family, along with her werewolf cousins (who are called the five) and the rest of the pack, used to live in West Virginia. When her cousins got a wild streak, they killed someone. Then their, house burned to the ground. Vivian's father burned with it. Now after moving to another state, the five's wild streak has not ended. Since Vivian's dad was the leader of the pack, they have to find a new one. Vivian meets a human boy of which she really likes. Then everything changes and Vivian is flipped upside down and sent spinning through a whirlpool of emotions.
This book was really good! I was skeptical at first, but I really liked it. It gets a 4 out of 5
November 2, 2010
The Deep End of Fear
Dark Secrets Book 4
By Elizabeth Chandler
When Kate was young, her father was an artist. He worked for a rich family, The Westbrooks, more specifically Adrian Westbrook. Their House and property, called Mason's Choice, is the largest home in the entire town. Kate and her family lived in a house on the property. Adrian had two grown children, Trent and Robyn. At the time, Robyn and Trent were married. Robyn had a son named Brook and Trent had a daughter named Ashley. Ashley was a year older than Kate and they were the best of friends for two seven-year-olds. Then one day, in the middle of the winter, Ashley's bunny got out. As Kate, her mother, and Ashley look for Ashley's bunny, Ashley walks onto the frozen lake. The ice cracks, she falls in, and doesn't come back up. Now years later, Trent and Robyn are both divorced and Kate is seventeen. Adrian has remarried and now has a seven-year-old son named Patrick. Kate comes back to Mason's Choice as Patrick's tutor but realizes that Ashley's unsolved death is causing problems now.
This is the best book ever!! It gets a 5 out of 5!!
By Elizabeth Chandler
When Kate was young, her father was an artist. He worked for a rich family, The Westbrooks, more specifically Adrian Westbrook. Their House and property, called Mason's Choice, is the largest home in the entire town. Kate and her family lived in a house on the property. Adrian had two grown children, Trent and Robyn. At the time, Robyn and Trent were married. Robyn had a son named Brook and Trent had a daughter named Ashley. Ashley was a year older than Kate and they were the best of friends for two seven-year-olds. Then one day, in the middle of the winter, Ashley's bunny got out. As Kate, her mother, and Ashley look for Ashley's bunny, Ashley walks onto the frozen lake. The ice cracks, she falls in, and doesn't come back up. Now years later, Trent and Robyn are both divorced and Kate is seventeen. Adrian has remarried and now has a seven-year-old son named Patrick. Kate comes back to Mason's Choice as Patrick's tutor but realizes that Ashley's unsolved death is causing problems now.
This is the best book ever!! It gets a 5 out of 5!!
November 1, 2010
No Time to Die
Dark Secrets Book 3
By Elizabeth Chandler
Jenny is in a family of actors. Her father is a famous man on Broadway, her mother was a child and teen star on many television shows, and her sister Liza had everything she needed to be a great, well-known actress. Until Liza was murdered. A year after her sister's death, Jenny finds herself at the exact acting camp her sister went to when she was murdered. Jenny's parents decided Jenny should use a fake last name while at the camp, and since she looked nothing like her sister everything was going smoothly. Until a weird series of events make Jenny think her sister's killer might be someone at the camp this year.
LOVED THIS BOOK!! It gets an automatic 5 out of 5. I love Elizabeth Chandler and her scary books.
By Elizabeth Chandler
Jenny is in a family of actors. Her father is a famous man on Broadway, her mother was a child and teen star on many television shows, and her sister Liza had everything she needed to be a great, well-known actress. Until Liza was murdered. A year after her sister's death, Jenny finds herself at the exact acting camp her sister went to when she was murdered. Jenny's parents decided Jenny should use a fake last name while at the camp, and since she looked nothing like her sister everything was going smoothly. Until a weird series of events make Jenny think her sister's killer might be someone at the camp this year.
LOVED THIS BOOK!! It gets an automatic 5 out of 5. I love Elizabeth Chandler and her scary books.
Immortal
By Gillian Shields
When Evie was younger, her mother pasted away. Her father was in the military so her grandmother, Frankie, took care of her. When Frankie became ill, Evie was sent to the Abbey School for Young Ladies in a small town of which Frankie grew up. The Abbey was once home to a very wealthy family some hundred and fifty years ago. It was also home to a great tragedy. The family that once owned the Abbey had a daughter named Agnes. She died but know one really knows how. Just to add to all the strange things going on, Evie meets a boy named Sabastian who is a very misterious character. When Evie's reality is twisted with images of Lady Agnes's ghost, it is a struggle more than ever to figure out what happened to Lady Agnes and how Evie is related to it all.
I give this book an absolute 5 out of 5. IT WAS AMAZING!!!
When Evie was younger, her mother pasted away. Her father was in the military so her grandmother, Frankie, took care of her. When Frankie became ill, Evie was sent to the Abbey School for Young Ladies in a small town of which Frankie grew up. The Abbey was once home to a very wealthy family some hundred and fifty years ago. It was also home to a great tragedy. The family that once owned the Abbey had a daughter named Agnes. She died but know one really knows how. Just to add to all the strange things going on, Evie meets a boy named Sabastian who is a very misterious character. When Evie's reality is twisted with images of Lady Agnes's ghost, it is a struggle more than ever to figure out what happened to Lady Agnes and how Evie is related to it all.
I give this book an absolute 5 out of 5. IT WAS AMAZING!!!
The Last Battle
The 7th Book in the Chronicles of Narnia Series
By C.S. Lewis
Eustace and Polly return to Narnia to find that an ape named Shift has persuaded a donkey to wear a lion skin and call himself Aslan. With the help of the current king, King Tirian, they find out that all of the Narnian animals are getting sent away to work for the Calormenes. They have to work together to convince the world the real Aslan will come, but he is not here yet. They have to save the world before it's distroyed.
This was my second favorite in the Narnia series. I give it a 5 out of 5. * * * * *
By C.S. Lewis
Eustace and Polly return to Narnia to find that an ape named Shift has persuaded a donkey to wear a lion skin and call himself Aslan. With the help of the current king, King Tirian, they find out that all of the Narnian animals are getting sent away to work for the Calormenes. They have to work together to convince the world the real Aslan will come, but he is not here yet. They have to save the world before it's distroyed.
This was my second favorite in the Narnia series. I give it a 5 out of 5. * * * * *
The Silver Chair
The 6th Book in the Chronicles of Narnia Series
By C.S. Lewis
Eustace and his friend Polly magically ended up in Narnia after running through a door. They find King Caspian very old and his only son, Prince Rilian has been missing for ten years. The two of them, with the help of a new friend Puddleglum, search to find the lost prince. They go to the land of the friendly giants, then find their way to an underground world ruled my an evil queen and a cursed knight. There they find the lost Prince, but can they find their way back?
This was a good book. I give it a 4 out of 5 * * * *
By C.S. Lewis
Eustace and his friend Polly magically ended up in Narnia after running through a door. They find King Caspian very old and his only son, Prince Rilian has been missing for ten years. The two of them, with the help of a new friend Puddleglum, search to find the lost prince. They go to the land of the friendly giants, then find their way to an underground world ruled my an evil queen and a cursed knight. There they find the lost Prince, but can they find their way back?
This was a good book. I give it a 4 out of 5 * * * *
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The 5th Book in the Chronicle of Narnia Series
By C.S. Lewis
Lucy and Edmund visit their cousin Eustace when they all are sucked into a painting of a boat. They land on a Narnian boat called the Dawn Treader. Prince Caspian, who is now King Caspian, is on the boat too. Caspian is searching for the seven men his uncle sent away who never returned. As they travel, they came across many mysterious islands and find they have to visit the end of the world.
This is my favorite Narnia book so far. I gets a 5 out of 5 * * * * *
By C.S. Lewis
Lucy and Edmund visit their cousin Eustace when they all are sucked into a painting of a boat. They land on a Narnian boat called the Dawn Treader. Prince Caspian, who is now King Caspian, is on the boat too. Caspian is searching for the seven men his uncle sent away who never returned. As they travel, they came across many mysterious islands and find they have to visit the end of the world.
This is my favorite Narnia book so far. I gets a 5 out of 5 * * * * *
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