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Camp Spirit Axelle Lenoir Funny Graphic Novel LGBTQ Mystery Realistic Fiction Romance Supernatural It’s 1994 and Elodie is being shipped off to summer camp (in Canada) to be a counselor, so she can make some money for college. After her mom abandons her, Elodie has to figure out how to adapt to camp life – looking after her wild redheaded charges, dealing with shared staff bathrooms, making peace with nature (she’s more of an urban … Read more
Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book follows 4 cadets who attend a military college and have to deal with the constant hazing and secretiveness of the Institute. They must band together to uncover the secrets of a group called “The Ten,” and struggle to make it to graduation. This was one of my favorite books that we had to read because of … Read more
Wildflower by Drew Barrymore Autobiography Biography Nonfiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This book is by one of my favorite actresses which is Drew Barrymore, and I first heard about this book when I was watching “Ellen,” so I knew it had to be good. There were a lot of things in this book about her that I knew nothing about, so it was pretty interesting hearing about her history of acting. … Read more
You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan LGBTQ Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book was really good in the aspect that the characters had depth and they simply didn’t have one role. The two main characters Mark and Kate are really dynamic and they are really just the characters that you want to be friends with. The characters also really change throughout the book and … Read more
If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan LGBTQ Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book was really, really, really, really, really GOOD!!!! I actually had to read this book for school even though I read in the summer anyways, but I have a feeling that I would have stumbled onto it anyways. The story plot is a little straight forward when it is described, but it still really … Read more
One Crazy Summer Gaither Sisters #1 by Rita Williams-Garcia Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) “One Crazy Summer” is about three girls who go to see their mother and they have to go through all this work to take care of each other. The mother doesn’t turn out to be like they thought and they strive to get to know her.
Out of Sight, Out of Time Gallagher Girls #5 by Ally Carter Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The main character of this book is Cammie Morgan. Cammie is a spy who goes to a spy school. Cammie runs away and nobody knows where she is. When they find her she does not remember anything. So Cammie goes on a trip with her roommates to figure out some secrets. The Circle (bad guys) are trying to get Cammie. … Read more
Matched Matched #1 by Ally Condie Dystopian Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Set in a dystopian society, the main character lives in a world where nothing is left up to chance. Everything is chosen for her and people live under the illusion that all is perfect. When the main character is “matched” at the age of 18, she finds that she is actually matched with 2 people! One she knows … Read more
Revelations Blue Bloods #3 by Melissa de la Cruz Fantasy Supernatural Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The book “Revelations” includes blue, red, and silver bloods. The red bloods are the humans, the blue bloods are vampires, and the silver bloods are vampires that used to be blue bloods, but their minds got corrupted by the devil and hurt the blue bloods and the devil got released from hell by a girl … Read more
Tales from the Not-So-Smart Miss Know It All Dork Diaries #5 by Rachel Renee Russell Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) In order to thwart Mackenzie’s evil plans (and in order to spend more time with her secret crush), Nikki takes a job at the Lacklester school newspaper. Sometimes Nikki makes bad decisions (like sneaking out of the house on New Year’s Eve), but like a real kid she is trying to … Read more