Fiction
Rating 4
Posted on 5/28/2013
Reviewed by Arely, Spencer TAB
Eliza has a secret. Well multiple actually and she keeps them all inside her purple journal. Which her ex-boyfriend (Cooper) and his friends have taken. Revenge is on their mind as they force Eliza to do multiple tasks in her journal in order to avoid getting it posted on the internet. The journal contains her deepest fears. Fears that she would only think about but never do them. So in the end will she able to steal her journal back? Or will she do everything in her journal in vain and never get it back? Read it and find out! The book takes place in the span of one night hence the title.
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Rating 5
Posted on 5/14/2013
Reviewed by Lianna, Spencer TAB
At the beginning of Morgan Matson’s epic debut, we find Amy Curry feeling isolated, guilty, and depressed. Her mother has left California to start a new life in Connecticut, and her brother has been sent to a rehab center in North Carolina. Oh, and she blames herself for her dad’s recent death. Having been the driver that fateful day, Amy no longer gets behind the wheel. The problem is that she must drive to Connecticut to start the new life her mom has already begun. This is where Matson’s second title-character enters.
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Rating 5
Posted on 4/24/2013
Reviewed by Rachel, grade 11
The three boys have all done a crime. They're taken out of detention centers and are put into a halfway house. A guy named Douglas Healy supervises them until oneday he gets knocked unconsious while trying to stop a fight. The boys have many struggles between going to school, community services, and other things. It's a great book!
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Rating 4
Posted on 4/17/2013
Reviewed by Morgan, grade 10
If the Witness Lied is an action packed book filled with suspense, surprise, and myster. The story follows Jack, Maddy, and Smith, three siblings who try to protect their younger brother, Tris, from their aunt. Together, they attempt to fill in the holes surrounding the siblings father's death. At times it gets confusing but if you like mystery and books about family loyalty, then you should read If the Witness Lied.
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Rating 5
Posted on 4/17/2013
Reviewed by Madeleine, grade 9
The Secret Life of Bees is a touching story of friendship and charity despite the opposing force of racial inequality. This story is about a young girl whose whole life is challenged by a tragic accedent. She and her house keeper, who has been her mother figure since the accedent, runs from the law & finds their way to a honey bee plantation. There she is befriended by the three Boatwright sisters. She will discover her mother's past, & realize she found the mother she was looking for in the boatwright sisters!
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Rating 5
Posted on 4/17/2013
Reviewed by Abby, grade 7
Melody Brooks is surrounded by millions of words, and she abosrobs them all. But she is eleven years old & has never spoken one of them, She can't move, feed herself, or use the restroom without someones help. But when her history teacher, Mr. Dimming, pulls together a quiz team, she wants to get on it. She knows about the quiz team: they compete with other school's teams to be declared "Whiz Kids Quiz Competition Winner." But will Melody be able to make it? She knows she is smart, and so do her parents & neighbor, Mrs. B.
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Rating 5
Posted on 4/17/2013
Reviewed by William, grade 7
Greg is snowed in his house while his dad is in a fancy hotel. Greg is stuck with no food and the power is out but his brother Manny took the food and shut off the power.
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Rating 4
Posted on 4/10/2013
Reviewed by Elise, grade 9
The Killer's Cousin is a very suspensful page turner, I just didn't want to put it down! The books is about a teenage boy named David who is sent to go live with his Aunt Julius, Uncle Vic, and his cousin, Lily. David has to redo his senior year because he was unable to complete the previous schoolyear due to him murdering a girl named Emily. But David quickly realizes something is wrong with his new household. He sees all sorts of strange occurances, and there is something strange about Lily.
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Rating 5
Posted on 4/10/2013
Reviewed by Andrew, grade 7
I like this book because it has alot of action. It also has alot of mystery. Franklin W. Dixon is such a good author and he is my favorite author. He knows exactley knows how to right a good book.
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Rating 5
Posted on 4/10/2013
Reviewed by Haley, grade 8
This book is about Cheyenne Wilder, a blind 16 year old, who was accidentaly kidnapped by Griffin, someone who was just looking to steal a car. Once Griffin's dad, Roy, finds out that Cheyenne's dad is the President of Nike he decides to keep her and ask for a ransom. I didn't want to put the book down because it always made me wonder what would happen next.
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