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
Rules by Cynthia Lord Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is about a girl named Catherine. She is 12 years old and her brother has autism. Catherine’s brother’s name is David. Catherine tries to teach him “rules” so he doesn’t always embarrass her. Catherine meets 2 new friends in the book. Kristi is one of them – she moves in nextdoor with her mom. Then, there is Jason who … Read more
The Clique Clique series #1 by Lisi Harrison Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing) This book, The Clique, is about 4 “mean” girls. The head one is known as Massie Block. She is rich and goes to a private all-girl school called OCD. Her friends’ names are Dylan, Alicia, and Kristin. Massie lives in a huge home that also has a guest home where the Lyons family moves in, which … Read more
ttyl (Talk to You Later) Internet Girls series #1 by Lauren Myracle Realistic Fiction Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) It’s about these girls and they are going into 10th grade. One girl just hangs out with a girl they all hate! And then she starts to get at the other girls. A teacher is hitting on one girl! It’s just an amazing book. The cool part is that it’s all … Read more
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen Realistic Fiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Lock and Key is about a girl named Ruby who has to go through tough times. Some of the tough things she goes through are what we go through every day. I liked this book because Sarah Dessen knows how to keep the book interesting with the things we have to go through.
Please Stop Laughing at Me by Jodee Blanco Nonfiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is a great book (true story) about a girl who’s beat up, taunted at, and made fun of by almost everyone in the school. At first she just wants to be one of them and it just turns into a mess. Anyone who has trouble at school will love to read this and know they’re not … Read more
Shanghaied to the Moon by Michael J. Daley Science Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) Stewart is an average 11 year old boy. In the future. His dream is to be like his (dead) mom and his hero, Val Thorsten, a space pilot. But his dad refuses to let him go to space camp. Finally, he gets his chance with an old space pilot – Val Thorsten himself! This book was good because you … Read more
Alex’s Challenge Camp Confidential series #4 by Melissa J. Morgan Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I like this book because it makes me want to go to camp. It’s just like what happens at a real camp. The plot was that Grace needed to read 2 books because she flunked reading and if she didn’t she would not be able to go to the field trip or try out … Read more
The Secret Hour The Midnighters series #1 by Scott Westerfeld Horror Supernatural Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) The characters in this book are Dess, Jessica, Jonathan, and Melissa. Everyone but Jessica, the new girl, is very special. They found out that at 12 o’clock, the whole world stops for an hour, but they don’t. So, now they have to help Jessica discover this hidden power, too.
Everlost by Neal Shusterman Adventure Horror Mystery Supernatural Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book, Everlost, is a great book for teens who want to be surprised at what happens chapter after chapter. It unfolds many surprises as you turn the page. When you think you know what’s going to happen, you turn out to be wrong every time. A great book for teens with an explosive imagination.