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
Locked in Time by Lois Duncan Mystery Thriller Review # 1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Who pays the price for eternal youth? When Nore discovers her new stepmother’s horrible beauty secrets, time starts running out. Can Nore save herself and her father before it’s too late? I liked every part of this book. Review # 2 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Very scary! Very real! It is about people that live … 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.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Graphic Novel Illustrated Fiction Mystery Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The Invention of Hugo Cabret is about a 12 year old boy who finds a mechanical man and thinks it holds a mysterious message from his dead father. The main character is Hugo Cabret. Other characters are Isabella, George Melies, Mama Jeanne, Monsieur Tabard, Station Inspector. I liked this book because it gives … Read more
Reckoning Star Wars: Last of the Jedi series #10 by Jude Watson Science Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) The final installment in the Last of the Jedi series, Jude Watson ends it with a bang. Still working as a double agent for the rebel alliance, spying from within the evil empire itself. Now working on the side of Darth Vader, Ferus Olin, a former Jedi, is tempted by his reluctant partner … Read more
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
Fade by Robert Cormier Supernatural Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In Fade, Paul gets a special power that is handed down from uncle to nephew. Paul is now trying to find the one that has the Fade. I liked the book because it never got boring and you always wanted to know what would happen to Paul.
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
The Fairy Tale Detectives The Sisters Grimm #1 by Michael Buckley Fantasy Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) The book, Fairy Tale Detectives, is about 2 girls, Daphne and Sabrina Grimm, who lose their parents mysteriously and go to live with their grandmother, Relda Grimm. They must try to stop a giant from destroying their hometown. The main characters are Daphne and Sabrina Grimm. Other characters are Mayor Charming, Jack, Puff, … Read more