Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy by Sonya Sones Realistic Fiction * * Stars (Just ok) I usually enjoy most of Sonya Sones’ books, because they always get me thinking. But this one didn’t really spark my interest. It’s about the struggle of a young girl as her sister goes crazy. It’s a good plot, I just thought she could have done a lot more to it.
Eragon Inheritance cycle #1 by Christopher Paolini Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) (Best book of all time!) Eragon is a magnificent story written by the presently 19 year old Christopher Paolini. It is an epic tale of dragons, elves, men, an evil ruler, and a boy on the verge of becoming a man. No book is better than this one! Review #2 * * * * * Stars (Amazing) … Read more
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things by Carolyn Mackler Funny Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This story is hilarious. It’s about a 15 year old girl named Virginia Shreves. She thinks that she’s a low-life, fat, uncool girl. This is a hilarious book that all teens should read. Review #2 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is about Virginia Shreves, a teenage girl in … Read more
For Mike by Shelley Sykes Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This was a great book! Jeff’s best friend Mike has been missing for 3 weeks. Mike is 17, along with Jeff. Jeff keeps having very realistic dreams about Mike. Jeff’s friend Kirby is also in the dreams, although Mike is mad at him. Did Kirby kill Mike? Whatever is happening with Mike seems pretty suspicious.
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier Realistic Fiction Romance Review # 1 * * * * Stars (Great!) An Indian girl trying to mix her everyday life with her Indian culture, she felt like she was losing her best friend and boy she was “suggested” to marry. Her only way of handling all this pressure was photography.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding Adventure Classic Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) A bunch of boys get stranded on an island. They start turning on one another, losing their sense of civilization and becoming savage. Review #2 * Star (A waste of time!) A group of boys get stuck on an island and have to try to survive and maintain what keeps them away from savagery. I didn’t … Read more
The Princess Diaries Princess Diaries series #1 by Meg Cabot Realistic Fiction Review # 1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is a lot different than the movie. Honestly, I like the movie better. The book was ok. Mia still gets told that she’s a princess and she gets lessons and all that. And she fights with her best friend, Lilly and falls in love with Michael, Lilly’s brother. Review # 2 * … Read more
The Dark Is Rising Dark Is Rising sequence #2 by Susan Cooper Fantasy Review # 1 * Star (A waste of time!) This is a horrible book. If you don’t like to die of boredom, don’t read it! This is the worst book I’ve ever read. It is about stupid cross-like things with a circle around them. Don’t read it! It makes no sense!
Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants #3 by Ann Brashares Realistic Fiction Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is the third Sisterhood book. It is creative and funny. I really enjoyed it. Lena, Bridget, Tibby, and Carmen are going to be apart yet again this summer. The only thing that will keep them together are the magical pants that they found two … Read more
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series #1 by Ann Brashares Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This book is a good book for teens. It’s about 4 friends, who, for the first time, are separated for the summer. They use a magical pair of pants as a way to keep them connected. It had some really good stories and a very good message. Review … Read more