Kaffir Boy – Read It and Rate It
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane Biography Nonfiction * * * Stars (Pretty good) A coming of age novel about a black boy in the middle of Apartheid in Africa, and how he overcomes his challenges.
Adult Titles
Lord of the Flies – Read It and Rate It
Lord of the Flies by William Golding Adventure Classic Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) A bunch of boys get stranded on an island. They start turning on one another, losing their sense of civilization and becoming savage. Review #2 * Star (A waste of time!) A group of boys get stuck on an island and have to try to survive and maintain what keeps them away from savagery. I didn’t … Read more
Shopaholic & Sister – Read It and Rate It
Shopaholic & Sister Shopaholic series #4 by Sophie Kinsella Funny Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) A girl just came back from her 10 month honeymoon from all over the world. One problem – she loves shopping! Her flat was completely filled with things she totally didn’t need. Her husband and family started to get a little mad. That’s when she found out she had a half-sister, only this girl was … Read more
Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Read It and Rate It
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
Rumble Fish – Read It and Rate It
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
Please Stop Laughing at Me – Read It and Rate It
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
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason – Read It and Rate It
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason sequel to Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Fielding Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is a great book for girl teenagers. It tells a story of a girl whose life is not going the way she wants it to, but she still enjoys living life to the best it can be lived. this book is in diary form, which is pretty cool because … Read more
Wizard’s First Rule – Read It and Rate It
Wizard’s First Rule Sword of Truth series #1 by Terry Goodkind Adventure Fantasy Romance Science Fiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book was amazing! It’s about a guy named Richard and he’s walking in the woods when he sees this girl being chased. So he saves her and finds out her name is Kahlen and she’s a Confessor. The book is about the adventures they have to go on to save the … Read more
Book of Bunny Suicides – Read It and Rate It
The Book of Bunny Suicides by Andy Riley Comics Funny Graphic Novel Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) OMG! This is probably the funniest book I’ve ever read! It’s a comic strip book and is short, but is worth reading. It’s about different bunny suicide attempts. And these bunnies get creative. From crawling under a space shuttle about to lift off to messing with aliens, this is a hilarious book. *And there’s … Read more
Things Fall Apart – Read It and Rate It
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book was one of the best I’ve read in awhile. It’s about a man, Okonwo, living in tribal Africa. It may sound boring, but the book was very relatable. It just goes through how his need for power and control make him weak and basically a bad person. It also has some very interesting turns … Read more