The Girl Who Owned a City by O.T. Nelson Science Fiction NO Stars This was one of the worst books I’ve ever read. Why? 1.) It was not even close to realistic. First of all, adults are all catching a disease that is killing everyone over 12 years old. So the kids are left to have to survive on their own. Doesn’t sound that bad, right? Well, Lisa and Todd have to protect themselves against … 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
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
Pretties Uglies series #2 by Scott Westerfeld Dystopian Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is the sequel to Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld, so it follows the same basic storyline kind of. After Uglies, Tally has the operation (to become a Pretty) and forgets all about the Smoke until she meets Zane, who helps her remember. Shay also remembers Tally’s betrayal and gets her revenge at the end of … Read more
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff Science Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This book is somewhat depressing, but only in the aspect of the war that comes while the main character, Daisy, is in England with her cousins over the summer. I would say this is definitely a book for kids 15 and up because most children below 15 would not understand some parts. If you like adventure/fantasy books, this … Read more
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Science Fiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This was one of the best sci-fi books I have ever read. It has a lot of action and suspense. It’s about an old rich guy who hires people to make dinosaurs. But everything doesn’t go as planned. The T-Rex gets out of his cage and everyone is in danger. I’d recommend this book to anybody who loves sci-fi and a … Read more
Among the Hidden Shadow Children #1 by Margaret Peterson Haddix Dystopian Mystery Thriller Science Fiction Review # 1 * * * * Stars Who wouldn’t love this book!?! This book will get everybody hooked! This book is about a boy named Luke who is a third child. Nowadays, it doesn’t matter how many kids a family has, but in Luke’s time you were only allowed to have 2 children. So, every day Luke has to … Read more
Shanghaied to the Moon by Michael J. Daley Science Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) Stewart is an average 11 year old boy. In the future. His dream is to be like his (dead) mom and his hero, Val Thorsten, a space pilot. But his dad refuses to let him go to space camp. Finally, he gets his chance with an old space pilot – Val Thorsten himself! This book was good because you … Read more
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment Maximum Ride series #1 by James Patterson Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Supernatural Thriller Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book was awesome! It is about these kids, Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman (you don’t even want to know why he’s called that), and Angel. They’ve been experimented on by the scientists at the school. This isn’t any ordinary school, though. The mad scientists graft … Read more
The Last Days: A Sequel to Peeps sequel to “Peeps” by Scott Westerfeld Science Fiction Supernatural Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In New York City, the summer brings strange things, but Pearl, Moz, Zahler, Min, and Alana Ray are just interested in their band. But, their lead singer in the band is affected with the disease that causes the strange things. And their songs might bring on the end of the … Read more