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Returnable Girl by Pamela Lowell Realistic Fiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Returnable Girl is about 13 year old Ronnie Hartman, who was abandoned by her mother and 2 brothers at age 5 and since then has been sent to over 80 foster homes because she lies, steals, and throws over-acted tantrums and when her mother wants to take her back she found someone she loves. Main character is Veronica (aka Ronnie). Other … Read more
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants #4 by Ann Brashares Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Forever in Blue is about 4 young women named Lena, Carmen, Tibby, and Bridget. The pants keep them together as Lena goes to art school at RISD. Also, Carmen finds herself at a theater to help a friend. Tibby finds herself working on scropts for … Read more
Jealous? The Ashleys series #2 by Melissa de la Cruz Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Like the first Ashleys book, Jealous? is packed with much more thrill. Ashley Spencer, A.A., and Lili are the three Ashleys that rule Miss Gamble’s school. Lauren Page is the Ashleys biggest rival, through the newest website Ashley rank.com. Lauren sees a way in the group. The main characters are Ashley Spencer, A.A., Lili, Lauren … Read more
Frostbite Vampire Academy series #2 by Richelle Mead Mystery Supernatural Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Frostbite is about Rose Hathway and Lissa Dragimar, and a certain breed of vampire Dampir and Moroi. They both share a bond and through it they take an adventure. The main characters are Lissa, Rose, Dimitri, Christian, and Mason. Other characters are Mia, Eddie, Issiah, Elena, Janine Hathway, Tasha. I enjoyed this book because it … Read more
The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes series by Anne Mazer Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This series is about a girl named Abby Hayes. She is a fifth grade girl who loves to write in her journal and play soccer. Throughout the series there are tons of goals she wants to achieve, from becoming a soccer star to getting a part in a play. Read these books to find out … Read more
Look for Me By Moonlight by Mary Downing Hahn Mystery Romance Supernatural Thriller * * Stars (Just ok) The library calls this book “reading after Twilight” but I call it re-reading Twilight. It’s a story about a teenage girl who visits her divorced father far away and meets and falls in love with a handsome and mysterious dude who happens to be a vampire. Hmmm…sound a bit familiar. The book was a pretty easy read … Read more
Izzy, Willy-Nilly by Cynthia Voigt Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is about a nice highschooler named Isobel. She got asked out by a guy named Marco. He was drunk when he was driving her home and they got in an accident. She had to get her leg amputated. She’s very sad and can’t stand life like this. A random girl from school comes to cheer her up and they start … Read more
The Sea of Monsters Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2 by Rick Riordan Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Percy Jackson and Annabeth find out the borders of Camp Half-Blood are no longer safe and that someone has poisoned Thalia’s tree. Also, Grover is in trouble and needs help. Percy, Annabeth, Clarisse, and Percy’s new brother, Tyson, must try to save Grover and capture the Fleece in order to save … Read more
Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress by Tina Ferraro Romance Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This book is about a girl named Nicolette Antonouch who was dumped two days before prom by the hottest guy at school. She is a junior now.
That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton Adventure Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Bryon and Mark are really close – almost like brothers. Now things change. Bryon hangs out with girls more and their family is short on money. So Bryon just suddenly starts to get money out of nowhere. Find out what Bad thing he’s doing and what happens. Review #2 * * * * * … Read more