June 6, 2010

The Guardian

By Nicholas Sparks

     Julie has lived a hard life. After living on the streets for six months, she was rescued by Jim, who later became her husband. At twenty-five, Jim died of cancer and Julie was widowed. Now, eight years later, Julie has started dating again. She meets a man named Richard. He is nice, loving, and takes Julie on wonderful dates. But with Julie things just aren't clicking. When she realizes the man she likes is her old friend Mike , she starts dating him. Richard doesn't take no as an answer. He starts stalking her,  watching her every move and taking millions of pictures. When his obsession with Julie goes bad she ends up fighting to stay with Mike.

     Nicholas Sparks, you are amazing! 5 out of 5 * * * * *

Burned

Book 7 in the House of Night Series
By P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

     Zoey's soul has shattered. Watching the death of her best friend and more, Heath, was too much to bear. Her spirit has traveled to the Otherworld where she has to get enough courage and stength to pull it back together. With the help of Heath's spirit and her warrior Stark, Zoey's spirit might survive the impossible journey it took to the Otherworld.

     Way to go P.C. Cast! This is the best book by far! 5 out of 5! * * * * *

May 19, 2010

Shug

By Jenny Han

     It's the summer right before middle school for Annemarie. Boy drama has already begun. When she thinks she is starting to fall for Mark, her friend since she was little, everything goes crazy. When school starts Mark gets a girlfriend. Then jealousy sets in. While tutoring a boy in her class, she realizes she was chasing after the wrong person the entire time.


     This book gets a 3 out of 5 * * *

May 14, 2010

A Million Shades of Gray

By Cynthia Kadohata

     Y'Tin lives in a small village in South Vietnam with his family. At ten, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up; He wanted to be an elephant handler. His family owned the smallest, but strongest elephant in the entire village. The elephant's name was Lady. Y'Tin and Lady were the best of friends. He never had to use the hook on her because she always listened. When the North Vietnamese attacked his village he was forced into the jungle to survive with his elephant.
     I give this book a 4 out of 5 * * * *

May 3, 2010

Shadow

By Jenny Moss

     In the farway kingdom of Deor, a fifteen-year-old girl lives as a shadow of Queen Audrey who is also fifteen. It was prophesied that the queen would die before her sixteenth birthday. That girl had no name, though everyone called her Shadow. She believed that Sir Kenway, a great knight from another kingdom was pledged to Queen Audrey as her betrothed. Queen Audrey was cruel to Shadow slapped her often. One night when the girls were sleeping, Shadow woke up to Queen Audrey thrashing about in her bed. Shadow thought nothing of it but when she awoke the next morning, Queen Audrey was dead. Her death started riots and uproars of whom will lead their kingdom. The only other heir was a man named Fryen. Though Eldred, the queen's advisor, thought differently.
     While spying on Fryen and Eldred, Shadow and Sir Kenway see Eldred be murdered by the man that was soon to rule the kingdom. Sir Kenway takes Shadow out of the kingdom up to a village and to an old witch, named Kendra. There Shadow finds her true identity and about the mother she never knew.

     This book gets a 5 out of 5 * * * * *
It was so amazing I could barely put it down to eat.