Paper Things by Jennifer Jacobson Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “Paper Things” is about a girl and her older brother. Their mother has passed and they are now under the charge of their mother’s friend, Janna. Gage hates Janna and leaves. Ari promised her mother they would stay together, so she goes, too. The only thing to comfort Ari are her paper things.
Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I really liked this book because it’s a good story about friendships. It tells you that everybody is special and unique.
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) “Dreamland” is about a girl named Caitlin and her 16th birthday. Her sister just ran away from home. Caitlin found a journal that she just left with dreamland. Caitlin overcomes always being in second to start being in first. She tries new things and learns more about herself.
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I really recommend this book for teenage girls. I had a good time reading this novel. Colie goes to spend the summer with her aunt. Colie learns to be herself and that inside she is beautiful. She makes new friends over the summer and gets to feel what it is like to like a boy. She understands … Read more
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
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
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
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Middle School #1 by James Patterson Funny Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book really got me into it. I couldn’t stop reading it. I recommend this book for all ages. Rafe is going into middle school with an imaginary friend which is his dead brother. Rafe wants to make a difference in middle school so he makes a rule book to … Read more