Letters from Camp by Kate Klise Funny Mystery * * * * Stars (Great!) I love this book! It is creative, witty, and full of humor. It is about siblings that are sent to a special camp to learn how to be nice to each other. When they find out that something is up with the siblings that run the camp, they learn to work together better. Check this book out!
Trial by Journal by Kate Klise Realistic Fiction Mystery Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is a great read. It is fairly short, but it is told in letters, e-mails, newspapers, and interviews. It is very creative. Lily Watson is now a juror in a murder trial – and she is only a kid! She must figure out what really happened to Perry Keet, and is Bob White a murderer? Or is … Read more
The People of Sparks Books of Ember #2 by Jeanne DuPrau Dystopian Mystery Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) This is a pretty good book. It might not have been as good as the first, The City of Ember, but it is still almost as creative. When Lisa and Doon come up from the City of Ember, they find a town that agrees to shelter and feed them, but it is not that … Read more
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This was by far one of the best books I have ever read. It keeps your attention throughout the whole book. It has a lot of religion in it, but you should still read it – even though it may go against your religious views.
Pretties Uglies series #2 by Scott Westerfeld Dystopian Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is the sequel to Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld, so it follows the same basic storyline kind of. After Uglies, Tally has the operation (to become a Pretty) and forgets all about the Smoke until she meets Zane, who helps her remember. Shay also remembers Tally’s betrayal and gets her revenge at the end of … Read more
Darkly Dreaming Dexter Dexter series #1 by Jeffry P. Lindsay Horror Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book kind of freaked me out because it is written from the point of view of a serial killer. It is like watching an episode of “Criminal Minds” or “CSI” or “Law and Order” over and over.
Invisible by Pete Hautman Mystery Realistic Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * Stars (Just ok) This book is somewhat of a subtle Poe experience – very creepy but at the same time, not really. It’s about a teenager named Doug Hanson and his many obsessions – model trains, girls (one in particular), and fire. After a tragic event takes place, things just keep spiraling out of control for Doug, until his parents finally decide to … Read more
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Mystery Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) The main character in this book is Chris – a gifted, autistic 15 year old. At first I thought it was just another book about a weird kid and how he won an award in the Special Olympics, but this book is so much more. Chris has a view on anything and … Read more
For Mike by Shelley Sykes Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This was a great book! Jeff’s best friend Mike has been missing for 3 weeks. Mike is 17, along with Jeff. Jeff keeps having very realistic dreams about Mike. Jeff’s friend Kirby is also in the dreams, although Mike is mad at him. Did Kirby kill Mike? Whatever is happening with Mike seems pretty suspicious.
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