Slam! by Walter Dean Myers Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) It’s a book about a guy named Slam. He’s a senior in high school and living in Harlem, New York. He’s really good a basketball and he’s on a team at his school, Latimer. Meanwhile, his best friend, Ice is playing at Carver, Latimer’s #1 opponent. But this book’s not all about basketball. Mtisha, Slam’s crush, tells him that Ice might be … Read more
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book was great. It was about a 15 year old girl (Melinda) who had a horrifying secret about Andy Beast. Then her ex-best friend (Rachel)starts dating him. What will she do – save her ex-best friend from Andy Beast or let Andy Beast do what he did to her? Review #2 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson … Read more
Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This was a great book. It was very imaginative and creative. It is about a girl who goes to a virtual reality place to play a game on her birthday. When a game goes wrong, she is stuck inside of it and the only way she can get out is if she wins. It sounds like a predictable … Read more
Trickster’s Queen Daughters of the Lioness #2 by Tamora Pierce Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In the exciting sequel to Trickster’s Choice, the war on the Copper Isles continues. As the spymaster of an underground movement, Aly Homewood helps the Raka (the natives of the isles) overthrow their masters. As she tries to concentrate on the war, she finds the love of her life. But when their plans turn … Read more
P.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula Danziger and Ann Martin Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is really good because it’s basically about 2 best friends, Elizabeth and Tara, and Tara moves away to Ohio and leaves Elizabeth. The whole story is the two BFFs writing each other letters back and forth about what’s happening in their lives. It’s not boring and if one really liked it they could … Read more
Avalon High by Meg Cabot Adventure Fantasy Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book was awesome. I loved it because it taught me more about the King Arthur legend, but it was written like a fiction novel. It is about a girl (teenager) that briefly moves to a new town and finds out that she and some of her new friends are the reincarnated forms of King Arthur and … Read more
The Riddles of Epsilon by Christine Morton-Shaw Fantasy Mystery Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is a really interesting book. It is full of mystery and magic, which is why I love it. A teenager moves to a small island, where she finds a magical being that starts to talk to her. Soon she finds that her life closely resembles that of a boy that lived in the same house long ago. … Read more
The City of Ember Books of Ember #1 by Jeanne DuPrau Adventure Dystopian Fantasy Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is a really creative book. I have never seen any book ever remotely like this one, which is why it is so great. It is about a girl and a boy who live in an underground (but no one knows that it is underground) city. Things work … Read more
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) AWESOME! What is there not to like about this book? It has humor, wit, and charm. Ella was given a “gift” at birth – the gift of obedience. After her mother dies, it gets even harder for Ella. Then it gets even worse when her father remarries a woman with two daughters. The daughters soon realize something is different … Read more
ttfn (Ta-ta for Now) Internet Girls series #2 by Lauren Myracle Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is the sequel to ttyl. It is witty and creative and is told entirely through IMs. Angela learns a family secret that is going to change her life, Zoe tries to keep something secret from Angela, and Maddie falls head-over-heels in love. Will they make it through their next year