Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Speak by Lauire Halse Anderson Kassandra Turner

I think everybody in this school has read this book except me so i thought i would check it out. I'm very glad I did. This book is the perfect example of your typical high school and high school cliques. From the beginning I knew something happened to Melinda. Not until she totally revealed what had happened did I know exactly what happened. I find myself wanting to jump through the pages to take care of the the "beast" myself for making Melinda so lonely. I finished this book in about 3 days because i couldn't put it down. You will probably find yourself doing the same.

The Pact by Jodi Picoult Kassandra Turner

This book is about two neighbors/friends/lovers, Chris and Emily. They are inseperable from birth. Their families do everything together for 17 years until one of the lovers turn up dead. The blame is placed on Chris for Emily's death by everyone in town. Chris explains that he and Emily made a promise to eachother that they would do "it" together, and only one of them followed through, leaving the other with the blame. You will find your heart going out to both of these families through the trial. Many secrets are revealed and up until the very end you don't even know whose side YOU are on.

So B Kassandra Turner

This book is about a young girl, Heidi, that lives in an apartment with her mother. Her mother has a disorder that hasnt been officially diagnosed. The neighbor, Bernadette has been taking care of the two of them since they arrived to the building. Neither Heidi nor mother know anything about mother. This is when Heidi and "Dette" decide Heidi will travel to where they came from so long ago, to find out about mother. The book is about Heidi's travel to Liberty, New York and what she has been longing to discover.

Greg Galloway, As Simple As Snow Summer Gollar

As Simple As Snow should in no way be considered a "simple" book. This novel is an exciting and suspenseful documentry of a highschool relationship that comes to a tragic end. The main character falls in love with a strange, non-conformist gothic girl, Anna. Anna mysteriously dissapears and the narrator reflects back on the the past five months of their relationship, looking for clues that may lead to her wearabouts. The book kept me turning page after page. I even finished it in two days! It was that good. I recommend this book to readers intrested in mystery, crime and suspense novels. Greg Galloway did an exceptional job in detailing the experience of love, tragedy, and loss.

A.M. Jenkins, Repossessed Summer Gollar

Repossessed by A.M Jenkins is a clever and hilariously written novel. That dark humor mixed with teen angst creates a very enjoyable plot. One day a demon simply decides that he does not wish to pertake in satanic acts anymore. He inhabits the body of a middle class American teenager. The lessons that he learns and the effect he has on others around him are played out in a very humerous way. This book kept me reading frantically and wanting to find out more and more. This book is great for a good laugh

J.K. Rowling, The Tales Of Beedle The Bard Summer Gollar

The tales of Beedle the Bard is a series of short stories written for wizard lovers, and Harry Potter fans. These heartwarming tales contain life lessons and have been told amongst the wizarding community for quite some time. The stories are entertaining and filled with humor, love, terror, and excitement. I found the commentary by Albus Dumbledore to be extremely interesting. If you love Harry Potter then you will love this book. It brings back all the magic from the series, and proves once again that J.K. Rowling is an exceptional writer.

A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer

This book is a pretty popular one on the shelves. Its all about child abuse and the life of a young boy as he lives through it. It is a very grusome, heartbreaking story about how horrible "The boy's" mother treats him and how he stuggles for enough food to survive. He is banned from anything his family does and is treated as a slave around the house. This is the first book of a trilogy. I cant wait to read the rest.

Seabiscuit An American Legend

Seabiscuit is an amazing book. Much better than the movie. You get to know more about the horse, his jockey, his owners and trainers. The book leads you through many if not all of Seabiscuits races. It was well worth the all the reading. I highly reccommend reading this book if you love horses or horse racing.

Nick and Norahs Infinite Playlist. Jenny Robinson

Wow, what a book. This book is amazing. It is told from Nick and Norah. Its 20 chapters long and is all based on one nights happenings. The characters meet at a club one night both hiding and hurt from their exes. Nick's ex is coming up to him and he sees Norah. He quickly asks Norah is she'll be his girlfriend for the next 5 min and she answers him with a kiss. They hook up and spend the rest of the wild night together. I couldnt put the book down, I cant wait to go out and find the movie. This is truly a great book!

Guardian by Julius Lester

The Guardian is about racist times. The preachers daughter in a small town is raped and murdered. The witness was a black man and he is blamed for the crime. The witness is hung from the tree and Ansel, the main character, knows it wasnt him. He wants to get away from the awful guilty he feels just being in the same town. It difficult being young and expected to run his fathers store. You will see how he deals with the truth that is eating up his heart.