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Food Wars Manga series #1 by Yuto Tsukuda Manga Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Soma goes to a cooking camp where everyone cooks dishes and sees who can get 200 servings in 2 hours. Everyone has surpassed their goal, and Soma only has 2 servings. In the last 3 minutes Soma completes the task. Then a local meat shack needs help from Soma, because their customers are being attracted … Read more
Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child by Maria T. Lennon Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) I liked it because the middle child has to do all the chores and gets nothing fun to do. And the family excluded her from all the fun big family events. Also her mom put her in gymnastics. That was the only fun thing she could do that was fun. She was an amazing gymnast. … Read more
Everneath Everneath #1 by Brodi Ashton Romance Supernatural Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “Everneath” is a modern day retelling of the myths of Persephone and Orpheus and Eurydice. I am so excited to read the sequel! It is such an intriguing book and I couldn’t wait to finish it. It took me 3 days to finish. I would definitely recommend it. I loved Nikki (Becks) and how strong of a character she … Read more
Sail by James Patterson Adventure Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The main setting of “Sail” is on an old fisherman’s boat which hasn’t been in use since its owner died years ago. Now, the owner’s wife and completely abnormal kids break this peace by going on a family vacation, along with the owner’s daughter. On board is a widow, her brother in law, her children (one bulimic, one always intoxicated, and … Read more
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Adventure Classic Historical Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is about a young boy and an African American slave who escape town to the free states. Along the way they face many obstacles such as prejudice against color. Although this book has an older style of writing, I enjoyed it very much. I liked reading the various forms of … Read more
The Dragonet Prophecy Wings of Fire #1 by Tui Sutherland Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Dragonets Clay, Tsunami, Sunny, Glory, and Starflight have been told that they have been chosen to stop a war that has split the country of Pyrzah into a world of chaos. But not all of the dragonets want a destiny. Will they stop the war or will it rage on forever? I enjoyed this book because … Read more
I Was Here by Gayle Forman Mysery Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book is about a girl named Megan who committed suicide. Her best friend Cody is very shocked by this because she thought Megan was fine. So Cody goes to the University Megan was at and empties out all of her things. While traveling and emptying her room out she finds out some things about Megan … Read more
Hit and Run by Lurlene McDaniel Mystery Romance Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) If you like mystery books this is the one you should read. Laurie knows it is too good to be true when the most popular guy at school asks her out. He drove her home drunk and they hit what they thought was a deer, but it was a person. This book questions the reader and brings them to … Read more
Sugar by Deirdre Riordan Hall Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) I dislike how everyone teases Sugar about her weight. I like how Sugar doesn’t care. This story is about a teen who is overweight and so is her family. Everyone makes fun of her and she does all the chores around the house. Also she eats a lot of sweets, like her mom who has diabetes and is too big … Read more
I Even Funnier by James Patterson Funny Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I liked this book because it had pictures in it so I could understand more of what was happening. I can sort of connect to this book because I am also in middle school. Jamie is in middle school and he is a comedian. He wins the Planet’s Funniest Kid Comic Competition. He also meets a girl … Read more