Artichoke’s Heart – book review

Artichoke’s Heart by Suzanne Supplee Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars Rosemary Goode has a love-hate relationship with food – she loves to eat it, but she hates what it’s doing to her. Her weight has been steadily climbing and she recently hit her all time high – 203lbs. Her mom and aunt are always on her case about taking the pounds off, and the Bluebirds (the popular girl clique in school) constantly make … Read more

Adored – Read It and Rate It

Adored It Girl series #8 by Cecily Von Ziegesar Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Adored is the 8th novel in the It Girl series. Set around Christmas time, this book has many surprising gifts. The Secret Santa Gift Swap is turned into Secret Satan, causing many laughs and also anger. Jenny is being adored by a group of freshmen, giving the book its title, which eventually backfires. Brett is falling … Read more

Scarlett – book review

Scarlett by Cathy Cassidy Realistic Fiction * * * Stars (Pretty good) Scarlett’s on her last, last chance after she gets thrown out of Greenhall Academy (she starts what amounts to a riot in the cafeteria when she shares her radical vegetarian agenda with her fellow students). Her mom sends her to live with her father, whom Scarlett hasn’t seen or spoken to in several years (Scarlett has already been sent to live with her … Read more

Charmed and Dangerous – Read It and Rate It

Charmed and Dangerous Clique series by Lisi Harrison Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Lisi Harrison goes back in time in Charmed and Dangerous to explain how the Pretty Committee was formed. Massie was in a different clique first called the Ahnnabees. She was fed up with them so she told them and her new charmes ended up scattered about Merri Lee’s New Year’s Eve Party. Kristn, Dylan, and Alicia each … Read more

Alphas – Read It and Rate It

Alphas Alphas series #1 by Lisi Harrison Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty Good) Alphas is about an island where 100 talented girls go to learn and compete for the Alpha title. Shira Brazille, the most respected woman in the world, created this island and she has 5 sons. The most important rule is that the girls stay away from Shira’s sons, but this rule tends to be broken. The book focuses … Read more

At First Sight – Read It and Rate It

At First Sight by Catherine Hapka Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Lauren has always been the quiet shadow of her flirty best friend Britt. She has never even been on a date. All of this changes, though, when she sets eyes on an amazingly hot guy on a school field trip. He encountered her too, but at the brief moment the sparks flew between them, it was dark. When … Read more

Haiku Book Reviews 2010

April was National Poetry month! We asked teens in grades 6 – 12 to get in touch with their inner poet and write a book review in the form of a haiku (5 syllables – 7 syllables – 5 syllables) for a chance to win a prize! They were able to review fiction, non-fiction, comics, graphic novels, manga, and audiobooks. Our prize winner was Sumbul S.! You can see the winning entry and other entries … Read more

Crossing the Wire – Read It and Rate It

Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs Adventure Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This book is about Victor and his adventure to cross the wire into the United States of America to help his family. The main character is Victor. Other characters are Rico, Miguel, Julio, Rico’s parents, Victor’s parents. I liked this book because it’s full with adventure and suspense. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a good … Read more

Vampire High – Read It and Rate It

Vampire High by Douglas Rees Supernatural Review #1 * * Stars (Just ok) This book is about a boy named Cody Elliot, who ends up being sent to a school of vampire kids. There wasn’t really a plot. The characters, however, were really unique. Cody befriends two vampire kids that have to explain to him the way of the jenti (vampire) and the way of the jodje (human). All at the same time, Cody feels … Read more

The Huntley Area Public Library will be closed on Christmas Eve (Tuesday, December 24, 2024) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25, 2024). The exterior book drop will close on Monday, December 23, at 8 p.m. The library and exterior book drop will reopen Thursday, December 26, at 9 a.m. All of our online resources will be available at this time. Have a Merry Christmas!