Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Classic Fantasy Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) A horse named Black Beauty meets new friends and is being traded between good owners and bad owners. The characters are Black Beauty and Merrylegs, and Ginger.
You Know You Love Me Gossip Girl series #2 by Cecily von Ziegesar Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) Blaire’s mother is getting remarried on Blaire’s birthday with a guy she doesn’t like too much. And Blaire screwed up her college interview along with Serena and Dan, while Nate did really well. And at the reception party, there are a lot of break-ups and relationships start. I liked this whole book.
Dylan: A Clique Novel Clique Summer Collection series #2 by Lisi Harrison Realistic Fiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Dylan and her famous mom go to Hawaii and she meets Svetlana, a tennis star. Svetlana’s nickname “Tennis the Menace” refers to her temper. Svetlana gets into lots of fights and starts to attack Dylan. But Svetlana doesn’t know that Dylan taped the whole thing and would use it to get what she wants. … Read more
Gossip Girl Gossip Girl series #1 by Cecily von Ziegesar Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Blaire’s ex-bestfriend Serena shows up, but Serena doesn’t know that Blaire hates her. Blaire was always jealous of Serena, so when she went to boarding school, Blaire was the most popular. Now, Blaire’s boyfriend (who always loved Serena) doesn’t love Blaire as much. But, Serena’s life is not as great as it used to … Read more
Bratfest at Tiffany’s Clique series #9 by Lisi Harrison Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Massie, Claire, Alicia, Dylan, and Kristen were the most popular girls in school until the boys’ school flooded. Now the Jocks are the post popular, which would be great, except that the girls used to date them, so now they hate eachother. Also, one of them ditches them for a boy, even though they’re on … Read more
Locked Inside by Nancy Werlin Realistic Fiction Suspense Thriller * * * * Stars (Great!) Marnie Skydottir is the daughter of a famous person. She spends most of her time on the computer where she talks with a person called “The Elf” on the game. She went on too much, so they took her computer away. She then finds herself kidnapped and thrown in a locked cell in a basement. The only person who can … Read more
The Killer’s Cousin by Nancy Werlin Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) David committed a serious crime, so he has to move into his aunt and uncle’s house because he wasn’t sent to jail, but the rumors would be spread around his home town. His uncle and him spend little time together, and his aunt doesn’t want him around. His cousin, Lily, doesn’t like him either. “Did you feel powerful?” she asks him … Read more
Alicia: A Clique Novel The Clique Summer Collection #3 by Lisi Harrison Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Alicia is going to Spain and wants to audition to be in a music video with Spanish teen singing sensation! But her older cousins are auditioning and she has to work with her cousin, Nina – her arch enemy. Will things work out? I like this book’s ending.
Worth by A. LaFaye Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) The book Worth is about a young boy whose leg is crushed in an accident. The boy’s father needs help on the farm and brings home an orphan boy to help with the farm. The main character is Nathaniel. His role in the story is a farmhand. Other main characters are Ma, Pa, Seth, Clemson, John Worth, Gantrys, Danvers. I liked … Read more
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Project Mulberry is about 2 kids that do a project on silkworms for a club called the Wiggle Club that has to do with farming. The main character is Julia Song, and her role in the story is doing the project with her friend Patrick. Other characters are Patrick, Julia’s parents, Kenny, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Maxwell. I disliked the … Read more