Lost in America Nicole Nieman #2 by Marilyn Sachs Adventure Historical Fiction * * * * Stars This is more of a feminine historical fiction novel about a young girl growing up in Germany during World War II, losing her family to the Gestapo, and moving to America where she is immediately submerged in New York culture of the 1940s and 1950s. I found the book very interesting because it shows an almost Anne Frank … Read more
Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch Historical Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In Ashes of Roses, a teenage girl comes into America at Ellis Island from Ireland like thousands of others. America represents her new life and new freedom. Only one problem – her baby brother is sick and isn’t let into America. So, her dad and her baby brother go back to Ireland, leaving Rose and her sister … Read more
Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Tish’s life is spinning out of control and she doesn’t even realize it until her English teacher, Mrs. Dunphrey, assigns homework. Before then “homework” wasn’t even in Tish’s vocabulary, but now the assignment has become the center of her world, her best friend, and an escape from her abusive father and emotionally-unstable mother. … Read more
The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Like every teenager in the world, Josh has an opinion on everything – and a strong one, too. So, he creates a website to express his thoughts and adopts the name “Larry” so nobody knows who he truly is. He finds that many agree with “Larry” and his website attracts national attention.
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones Novel in Verse Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) 15 year old Ruby’s life is changed with a blink of an eye. One moment she’s with her mom, the next her mother is dead. Ruby is sent to Los Angeles, or “Lost” Angeles as she calls it, to live with her movie star dad who’s never been a part … Read more
Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy by Sonya Sones Realistic Fiction * * Stars (Just ok) I usually enjoy most of Sonya Sones’ books, because they always get me thinking. But this one didn’t really spark my interest. It’s about the struggle of a young girl as her sister goes crazy. It’s a good plot, I just thought she could have done a lot more to it.
Eragon Inheritance cycle #1 by Christopher Paolini Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) (Best book of all time!) Eragon is a magnificent story written by the presently 19 year old Christopher Paolini. It is an epic tale of dragons, elves, men, an evil ruler, and a boy on the verge of becoming a man. No book is better than this one! Review #2 * * * * * Stars (Amazing) … Read more
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things by Carolyn Mackler Funny Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This story is hilarious. It’s about a 15 year old girl named Virginia Shreves. She thinks that she’s a low-life, fat, uncool girl. This is a hilarious book that all teens should read. Review #2 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is about Virginia Shreves, a teenage girl in … Read more
For Mike by Shelley Sykes Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This was a great book! Jeff’s best friend Mike has been missing for 3 weeks. Mike is 17, along with Jeff. Jeff keeps having very realistic dreams about Mike. Jeff’s friend Kirby is also in the dreams, although Mike is mad at him. Did Kirby kill Mike? Whatever is happening with Mike seems pretty suspicious.
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier Realistic Fiction Romance Review # 1 * * * * Stars (Great!) An Indian girl trying to mix her everyday life with her Indian culture, she felt like she was losing her best friend and boy she was “suggested” to marry. Her only way of handling all this pressure was photography.