Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Adventure Mystery Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is about a couple of kids that are trying to save tiny owls from being buried by a future Pancake House. One kid is a mischievous runaway who wreaks havoc on the future site of the Pancake House. This book has an awesome lesson about standing up for what you believe in and letting nothing tear you … Read more
Tangerine by Edward Bloor Mystery Realistic Fiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I liked it because it was exciting at every part in the book. Paul Fisher has to move to Florida, and when he gets there he makes a lot of friends. He has glasses because he looked at the sun in an eclipse and now he is half-blind.
Alanna: The First Adventure Song of the Lioness #1 by Tamora Pierce Fantasy Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This was a really good book. It had mystery and fantasy woven together. Alanna is a girl, but she wants to be a knight. She must dress up as her twin brother and go to the palace to follow her dreams. This is a really good book and you should definitely read it.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Classic Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is written from the point of view of Holden Caulfield, a high school student living in NYC who has just been kicked out of Pencey (school). The story is a mental exploration, and you are sitting in Holden’s mind. Many things are “just depressing” to him. All he does is think and analyze and … Read more
Blonde Ambition A-List series #3 by Zoey Dean Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I liked this book because it had many detailed descriptions. Although I wouldn’t recommend this book to kids going into a grade lower than 6th (foul language). It’s about a teen named Anna Percy. She gets a job on the hottest new TV show, Hermosa Beach. Anna’s boyfriend’s name is Ben, and her best friend’s name … Read more
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Adventure Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I liked this book because it is very heart warming. And it shows how friendship and love are very strong. The plot for the story is basically about a young boy named Billy (main character) who is trying to get two coonhound dogs, but his family is too poor to buy him some. … Read more
The Sea of Trolls Sea of Trolls #1 by Nancy Farmer Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) I liked how the story was about mythical creatures and adventure through a dangerous land. Jack is a scald that was taken away from his homeland. Thorgil is a berserker that is Jack’s friend. The plot is mostly in Jotunheim. Review #2 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Full of danger at every … Read more
Slam! by Walter Dean Myers Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) It’s a book about a guy named Slam. He’s a senior in high school and living in Harlem, New York. He’s really good a basketball and he’s on a team at his school, Latimer. Meanwhile, his best friend, Ice is playing at Carver, Latimer’s #1 opponent. But this book’s not all about basketball. Mtisha, Slam’s crush, tells him that Ice might be … Read more
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book was great. It was about a 15 year old girl (Melinda) who had a horrifying secret about Andy Beast. Then her ex-best friend (Rachel)starts dating him. What will she do – save her ex-best friend from Andy Beast or let Andy Beast do what he did to her? Review #2 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson … 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