Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter series #5 by J.K. Rowling Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is the fifth Harry Potter book. It has humor, wit, and magic. Harry is in his fifth year and it is hard because no one believes him about Voldemort’s return. When a new administrator comes to Hogwarts it gets even harder. Review #2 * * * * * Stars … Read more
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter series #4 by J.K. Rowling Fantasy Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is the fourth Harry Potter book. It has a lot of charm and magic. Harry is in his fourth year and there is a huge contest going on. When Harry accidentally gets entered, he starts a journey that will change his life forever. Review # 2 * * * … Read more
New Moon Twilight series #2 by Stephenie Meyer Fantasy Romance Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is the sequel to Twilight, also by Stephenie Meyer. Like in the first book, the characters are very easy to relate to. When Edward’s brother Jasper almost kills Bella at her 18th birthday, Edward decides to leave Bella alone for her own good. Alone and heartbroken, Bella must deal with her loss and stay … Read more
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Adventure Classic Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction Review # 1 * Star (A waste of time!) I hated this book because it was the most boring thing I have ever read in my life. It is about a young boy that likes to get in trouble. He does an array of bad things, from faking his own death to uncovering a scandal. Review # 2 * * Stars … Read more
Blue Bloods Blue Bloods series #1 by Melissa de la Cruz Supernatural Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This was a good book because it was different from all of the other books that I’ve read. It is about a group of people that are vampires. They are fallen angels and are trying to make it back to Heaven. They are supposedly immortal, but someone is killing them. Schuyler Van Allen, a young … Read more
So B. It by Sarah Weeks Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This was a good read because it was so real. It was very sad, but also very uplifting. Heidi It lives in a small apartment with her mother, So B. It, and their friend, Bernie. However, Heidi soon becomes curious about her origins. She sets out on a quest to find her family and discovers more than she could … Read more
Regarding the Fountain Regarding the…series #1 by Kate Klise Realistic Fiction Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) At Geyser Creek Middle School the drinking fountains are stirring up trouble. The principal calls the one and only Florence Waters to help the situation. However, instead of digging up a broken pipeline, they end up digging up a mystery that’s changed the down for centuries. I love this book because it is exciting, … Read more
Yankee Girl by Mary Ann Rodman Historical Fiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Yankee Girl takes place in the 1960s in Jackson, Mississippi. Alice Ann Moxley’s father gets transferred from Chicago to Mississippi, where racial ensions change for the worse. Alice Ann finds herself mixed up in the racial issues surrounding her, especially when a new negro girl arrives at an all-white school. I liked this book because it has just enough action … Read more
The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin Realistic Fiction Suspense Thriller * * * Stars (Pretty Good) Matthew knows that something has to be done about his mother, Nikki. She’s vicious, unpredictable, abusive, and she’s constantly putting him and his sisters, Callie and Emmy, in danger. So, when he sees Murdoch – a man he doesn’t even know yet – standing up for another kid, he comes up with a plan. Maybe Murdoch will protect … Read more
Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton is about a boy named Rusty-James who goes on adventures with his brother, who is known as the Motorcycle Boy. Some of these adventures that they go on are wild and dangerous. Rusty-James continually seems to be getting in trouble with the police because he always wants to use his fists and not his … Read more