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Teen Book Review

Mystery

Belly Up (by Stuart Gibbs)

Rating 2

Reviewed by Jackson, grade 6

Teddy Fitzroy is a boy living at Fun Junge America's newest and largest theme park with his mom and dad who work there.  Herry the hippo is an animal that lives at Fun Jungle, but he has turned Belly Up.  Teddy teams up with a girl named Summer to find out who killed Henry the Hippo, can the find out who killed Henry the hippo, or will they never find the suspect who killed Henry?

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Belly Up (by Stuart Gibbs)

Rating 4

Reviewed by Liz, grade 8

Belly Up is a book about a 12 year old boy, a hippo, and a zoo.  A mean hippo named Henrey is the mascot of the best zoo in the world called Funland.  One day while Teedy was in Hippo River, Henery died and went belly up.  Just a day before Henery seemed perfectly fine and healthy.  When the zoo's vet hears about this, he wants to perform an autopsy on Henery.  Teddy knows that he won't be allowed in the room when the autopsy is being performed so he decides to sneek in instead.  I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes mysteries and adventures.

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The Da Vinci Code (by Dan Brown)

Rating 4

Reviewed by Safia, grade 8

The Da Vinci Code is about cryptographer, Sophie Neveau, and symbologist/teacher, Robert Langdon, working together to find the murderer who killed Sophie's grandfather-but they are actually walking into something that could change the world forever.  This book was really interesting, full of mysteries, secrets, and cults.  I really enjoyed the twists and unveiled secrets.  The only down side was when the characters spoke French; it was kind of hard to understand it.  Other than that, I would recommend this book to all thrill-seekers.

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I Dream of Murder (by Catherine Dexter)

Rating 3

Reviewed by Myiah, grade 8

This book is about a dude named Jeve.  A 14 year old who has nightmares about  murder.  He has had those for years.  but then it just goes away.  I gave this 2 half stars because I really didn't like because it lost my interest. 

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Vector (by Robin Cook)

Rating 5

Reviewed by Jared, grade 7

I think that this book is a good story because it has all the elements of a good plot along with alot of suspense.  It was a very enjoyable book and  a page turner.  I loved how it went into biology, but I would not recommend this book for younger kids.

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Gosick, vol 1 (by Kizuki Sakuraba)

Rating 5

Reviewed by J, grade 11

Join Kazuya Kujo, a Japanese transfer student; and Victorique de Blois, a beautiful, yet mysterious young girl who spends her life in the library, as they solve the mystery of the ghost ship "Queen Berry".

The year is 1924, and Kazuya and Victorique find themselves in a race against time as they solve the mystery of the murders on the "Queen Berry" before the ship takes them and many others to the bottom of the sea. 

Fans of Sherlock Holmes will enjoy this fast paced mystery-horror novel.

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Bad Kitty (by Michele Jaffe)

Rating 5

Reviewed by Amanda, grade 8

I liked the book because it was about a girl who always seems to get in a lot of trouble.  The girl has great friends who are always there for her.  For the first time, this book shows you a good stepmother.  This story is always taking turns and it is full of suspense and mystery.  The outcome is one that is not expected, because the criminal is one not expected.

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The Last Echo (by Kimberly Derting)

Rating 4

Reviewed by Annalise, grade 8

Everything about Violet's life is normal except she can hear dead people's echoes.  She works with her team who solves cold cases, and mysteries that detectives can't.  But when she stumbles on a dead college girl murdered by the collector she wonders just how far this case goes.  And when she finds he looking for another piece to his collection and she just may have caught his eye, she wonders if the next life she saves will be hers.  I like this book because it has so much action and adventure.

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The Karate Mouse (by Geronimo Stilton)

Rating 5

Reviewed by Skylar, grade 6

Geronimo and his friend, Bruce, are in a training for a karate championship and Geronimo has a week to train and then he wins the whole thing!

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The Westing Game (by Ellen Raskin)

Rating 4

Reviewed by Brighton, grade 6

When 16 most unexpected inheritors meet for the reading of the will, they find out the deceased was murdered.  The will says one of them is the murderer.  When they realize they all live in the same apartment complex and a blizard is on its way, they are terrified to be snowbound with a murderer.  You will enjoy how funny, intelligent, and unpredictable this book is.

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