Hit and Run by Lurlene McDaniel Mystery Romance Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) If you like mystery books this is the one you should read. Laurie knows it is too good to be true when the most popular guy at school asks her out. He drove her home drunk and they hit what they thought was a deer, but it was a person. This book questions the reader and brings them to … Read more
Sugar by Deirdre Riordan Hall Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) I dislike how everyone teases Sugar about her weight. I like how Sugar doesn’t care. This story is about a teen who is overweight and so is her family. Everyone makes fun of her and she does all the chores around the house. Also she eats a lot of sweets, like her mom who has diabetes and is too big … Read more
I Even Funnier by James Patterson Funny Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I liked this book because it had pictures in it so I could understand more of what was happening. I can sort of connect to this book because I am also in middle school. Jamie is in middle school and he is a comedian. He wins the Planet’s Funniest Kid Comic Competition. He also meets a girl … Read more
Ruby Red Ruby Red #1 by Kerstin Gier Adventure Romance Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Gwyneth is a young girl who comes from a long line of people with time traveling genes. Everyone thinks her cousin Charlotte has it, who has been preparing for it for the last 10 years. She learns she has it and has to travel back in time with a boy named Gideon who she … Read more
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Middle School #1 by James Patterson Funny Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book really got me into it. I couldn’t stop reading it. I recommend this book for all ages. Rafe is going into middle school with an imaginary friend which is his dead brother. Rafe wants to make a difference in middle school so he makes a rule book to … Read more
Positive by Paige Rawl and Ali Benjamin Autobiography Biography Nonfiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The memoir “Positive” is a real-life told story about a nineteen-year-old girl who is also the author, Paige Rawl. She tells the story of how she was bullied in middle school and how she was able to overcome the ordeal to change her world for the better. I personally thought this book is truly amazing because it … Read more
Uglies Uglies #1 by Scott Westerfeld Dystopian Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Tally is almost sixteen and she can’t wait. In a couple of weeks she will have the “pretty” operation that will turn her from an ugly into a beautiful pretty. As a pretty, Tally will be sent to a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun. Tally’s new friend Shay doesn’t want to become a … Read more
The Leaving by Tara Altebrando Adventure Mystery Science Fiction Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book in one word is SUSPENSEFUL!!! You will never want to put this book down because it keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time. Even if you are on a beanbag chair. I have never really liked these sorts of books that give you no clue of what is going … Read more
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Stargirl is different than most kids in her school. She wears long skirts, plays the ukulele, and has a pet rat. This is her story told from the perspective of Leo, her crush. I liked this book because it affected me in the way that I can’t stop thinking about it. The book really shows that being different can be … Read more
The Originals by Cat Patrick Mystery Romance Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The main characters of the book are Lizzie, Ella, and Betsey – they are identical triplets. The three sisters were cloned as babies and put into their mother’s womb. When the girls turned nine they had one identity, Elizabeth Best. The girls take turns going to school, dating, and doing extracurricular activities. They soon realize that … Read more