Des Plaines Public Library
Teen Summer Reading
June 5-August 1, 2010
Join the 5/25 Reading Club and read for fun and prizes this summer!
Read 5 books or read for 25 hours and get a $5 gift card to Borders or Barnes & Noble plus a GameWorks 1/2 hour play card.
$20 gift cards will also be awarded for the best book review by a 7th-8th grader and the best by a 9th-12th grader.
Teen Summer Reading
June 5-August 1, 2010
Join the 5/25 Reading Club and read for fun and prizes this summer!
Read 5 books or read for 25 hours and get a $5 gift card to Borders or Barnes & Noble plus a GameWorks 1/2 hour play card.
$20 gift cards will also be awarded for the best book review by a 7th-8th grader and the best by a 9th-12th grader.
It's simple to win!
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As you read this summer, log on here and fill out an entry form to rate each book.
Remember -- best entry wins a $20 gift card!
As you read this summer, log on here and fill out an entry form to rate each book.
Remember -- best entry wins a $20 gift card!
(DON'T FORGET TO CLICK 'Submit')
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Des Plaines Public Library
Click on COMMENTS below to read book reviews by other Teen Summer Reading Club members!
Sponsored by the Friends of the
Des Plaines Public Library
Click on COMMENTS below to read book reviews by other Teen Summer Reading Club members!
Title: Paparazzi Princess
ReplyDeleteRating: 4
The book was amazing. The plot was amusing. I love how Kaitlyn, the main character, was happy to make things better for her in the end. It disappointed me how she would never really tell people what she really wanted until she had a panic attack. Some parts of the book made me a bit teary, and some other parts didn't interest me as much. But overall, the book was amazing, and I loved it.
Title: Evermore by Alyson Noel
ReplyDeleteRating: 4
I gave it a 4 because it's the kind of books that I like. I liked the powers of the girl in the book. I really liked the love of the girl and the boy. I also like how this story somehow took place back in the past. What I didn't like was the fact that the boy keep pushing her to what she didn't want to do yet. Other than that it was a great book.
8th grade
Title: Sleepaway Girls
ReplyDeleteRating: 5
This book described a summer that I would love to have. I could always imagine what was happening because of all the details and the whole plot was just amazing.
Title: Three Cups Of Tea by Greg Mortenson/ David Oliver Relim
ReplyDeleteRating: 4
Three cups of Tea is must to read book because it really shows the reality of what's happening in Pakistan and Afghanistan. After the failed climbing expedition on Mount Everst Greg Mortenson ends up in a rural Pakistani village called Korphe. Days later he promises the village to build them a school after seeing that what the children need is education. Throughout the period of ten years he builds dozens of schools for Pakistani/ Afghanistan while understanding that the ony way to abolish terrorism is to increase education. I really liked this book because it was a very different and realistic novel from what I have read. It lets you know what's going on right now in the world- the big fight about terrorism. This novel shows you the uniqueness of different cultural backgrounds and also that not everyone is to be blamed for the atrocities of a particular sect such as what's happening in pakistan. If you really like humanitarian novels then this is for you and even if you don't you soon will.
Title: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Rating: 5
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I would rate twilight a 5. This is because it is a heart warming, thrilling, love story,about a girl named Bella Swan. Who is just a human. Bella falls in love with, a vampire, Edward Cullen. When Bella finds out Edward is a vampire. Bella, Edward, and Edward's family run into three not so friendly vampires. Who want to kill Bella. At the end when the three vampires find Bella, Edward saves Bella.This is way I would rate twilight a 5.
Title: Star of Fear, Star of Hope by Jo Hoestlandt
ReplyDeleteRating: 5
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I loved the book. It tells you about two girls and their families during the holocaust. One family is Jewish and they are taken away. Two little girls are separated from each other and lose their friendship. I think it was a great story.
7th grader rufus said...
ReplyDeleteTitle: The Van Gogh Cafe
Author: Cynthia Rylant
Rating: 4
The book was ok. Amazing things happen in the cafe that you can't imagine. The girl, Clara, has a wonderful mind and always has hope. The book is very interesting.
Title: Blue Moon
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Alyson Noel
Rating: 5
I liked this book better than the 1st but then again series always get better. In this book the romance between Ever and Damen gets tested by Roman the new guy at their school. Every thing was fine until he came along. Things start to get weird especially Damen. It mad be mad and sad to read how Damen acting and treating Ever. But some how in the end love beats all but still ends up with a price. It was an awsome book and cant wait to start the next.
Title: The Hunger Games
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Suzanne Collins
Rating: 5
Adventure, romance, and action- this book had it all. The adventure and action parts were the most interesting, because they were so descriptive. I couldn't stop reading them. The book was not that similar to real life, but I made so many connections to so many events in the story. The Hunger Games reminded me faintly of the Ancient Romans as they fought in Colosseum for their lives.
Title: Secret Admirer
ReplyDeleteAuthor: R.L. Stine
Rating: 5
I gave the book, Secret Admirer a rating of five out of five because the book was so full of suspence and it painted a great picture in my mind and I was so willing to know what would happen next. It was a very awesome book and I loved it. This is the reason I gave the book a rating of five out of five.I thought of the book as the best book by R.L Stine, and the most interesting yet.
Title: Breaking Dawn
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Stephenie Meyer
Rating: 4
I gave it a 4 because I love the Twilight series and Stephenie Meyer but this book was just okay. It was an exciting beggining and a very exciting middle but, the end was rather slow for me. I would still reccommend it to the teens out there who like the Twilights!
Title: Chosen
ReplyDeleteRating: 4
Chosen was not your typical vampire novel that you get bored with. It keeps you on your toes, guessing until the very end. It also contains a variaty of phobias.
Title: Tuesdays With Morrie
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Mitch Albom
Rating: 4
I had given the book, Tuesdays With Morrie, a rating of four out of five because I liked how it was about a second chance to discover life through a dead friend.I also loved how this was about an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson because it teaches you something great in life that you should also stick to. The book to me,was a chance to see what is going on with a certain person, their difficulties, and their achievements in the world and how they responded to the miracles that they have overcome.That is why I gave the book, that certain rating and what I thought of the book. seventh grader Adriana1197
Title: The Clearing
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Heather Davis
Rating:4
I read the fiction novel The Clearing by Heather Davis. The Clearing is about a high school senior named Amy who moves in with her aunt to escape the clutches of an old abusive boyfriend and a young man named Henry who lives with his mother and grandfather and keeps his family from proceeding into 1945; he and his family are stuck reliving the summer of 1944. As Amy explores her aunt's land, she finds a mysterious clearing. The clearing is what separates Henry and his family from the rest of the world. When Amy makes a habit of crossing the clearing to visit Henry and they fall in love, life changes dramatically for both of them. To find out how Amy's and Henry's lives end up, read the novel The Clearing by Heather Davis!
Title: The Red Pyramid
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Rick Riordan
Rating: 3
The book was good/ok. It was a 4 star book, but I gave it 3 stars because it was too much like the Percy Jackson series. In both stories they had one parent stolen, they were both about ancient gods ,kids dicovering there
power,and I would have liked to see somthing different from this
author.
Title: Diva
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Alex Flinn
Rating:3
I gave it a three because it was in between boring and somewhat good. Also it was intresting burt it was just not my style. It was more of a person who singes and would understand the book more than I did. Another reason why I rated it a three was because the main character was described like she was self centered but she wasnt her friends and her ex-boyfriend were the ones that were self-centered and selfish.
Title: Wicked Lovely
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Melissa Marr
Rating: 5
At first, the main character Aislinn, is terrified of her "gift" that lets her see fairies. these fairies are different than the fairies in fairiy tales though, these fairies are hidious and they do awful things to us mortals.But they didn't know that Aislinn could see them, they thought when they messed with her, it was as normal as messing with someone that didn't have the "sight". Aislinn almost always looked to her best friend, Seth for protection when seeing then became to much. Now, almost all fairies can go into our building, unless they're religious, or made out of steel. Steel is poisoness to them and Seths house is an old train that is no longer in use. His parants bought it for him and he renavated it to his likings. Aislinn always had a little crush on Seth, but he normally didn't date, he was what was considered a "one night stand" and as sure as Aislinn was that she liked him and he liked her back, she wasn't ready to ruin their friendship for what she called a "fling". But one night, Aislinn was walking to Seths when she noticed, she was being followed by something, not human. She was being followed by 2 fairies and one wolf. when one of the fairies put on a "glamour" which makes him visible to humans, Aislinn knew she was in trouble but all she did was tell herself not to run....but to act like she wasn't interested and fast walk out of the door. Before she was out the girl fairy sitting on the wolf whispered "Run while you can.", making Aislinn wonder if she knew that she could see her. Later in the story, Aislinn talks to the fairy that approched her because she was tired of being "stalked" by him. His name was Keenan and she later finds out that he is the "Summer King" and he somehow convinces her to pick up the winter staff and become his summer queen. If the staff did not fill her with "the chill" when she picked it up, it ment she was truely the "one" Keenan had waited for. The only thing standing in their way was the winter queen, or Keenans mother. This book keeps you hooked to it as it drags you through the terrifying feelings you feel when Aislinn feels scared, the romance in Seths and Aislinns relationship, and the pain in letting one, Either Seth or Keenan, go.
Title: These Boots Are Made For Stalking
ReplyDeleteRating: 4
This book was okay. I was an enjoyable read, but it just wasn't as interesting as I thought.
Title: Inner Circle
ReplyDeleteRating: 4
This book was wonderful. It really relates to the outside world and tells what really happens. This book shows that there are bad people in the world and that not everything is perfect. I really like this book, because it's not a cliché. Most books begin with a bland beginning, and then the storyline begins to grow more arousing. Before you know it, everything becomes all happy until this one little truth ruins it all. Then at the end of the story, someone apologizes and everything goes back to being happy. This book is nothing like that. Whenever I read the book, it always reminds me of a stormy day even if it's really sunny. That's what I really like about the book.
Title: Lady Q
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Reymundo Sanchez and Sonia Rodriguez
Rating: 5
A girl named Sonia who was twelve from Puerto Rico moves to Chicago with her uneducated,illeterate,drug dealing, and unable to survive without a man in her life mother and her two sisters who she didn't get along with. After a while Sonia's mom falls in love with a drug dealer and drug addict man named Juan. Soon after Sonia's mom had a baby with Juan. Sonia's family moves in with him and a few weeks later Juan allegedly accused that his money was being stolen. Sonia was accused for this crime when indeed it was one of her sisters. Sonia got physically abused from her mom and Juan along with getting yelled and cussed at. Whenever anything bad happend everything was always blamed on Sonia. No one in her family liked her. She got abused either at home or even in public. A few weeks past and Sonia's mom's friend comes with her husband and son to visit. Then one night Sonia saw a man sitting on her bed by her. She thought it was a dream and went back to sleep. One of the men in the household had molested Sonia. This kept happening every single night at about midnight. Sonia tried telling her mom but she didn't believe her and then abused her for lying. At school no one talked to her besides one popular girl who only exchanged hello's and goodbye's with Sonia. Where does Sonia's life lead her? Which path does she take and choose? The drug and violence that could lead to a dead end? Or will she be able to save herself before its too late to turn back and around? What happens next? Read the book and find out. Once you start reading you won't be able to stop.
Title: Shooting The Moon
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Frances O'roark Dowell
Rating: 5
Jaimie Dexter the daughter of Mr.Dexter the colonel and Mrs.Dexter. She is a sister of her older brother Tj. Tj decided to join the Army and is sent to Vietnam. The Dexter family is happy and excited for him. The family couldn't wait to recieve letters from him. Tj wanted to join the Army and follow in his dad's footsteps. After a few weeks Tj sends an envelope filled with 1 roll of undeveloped film. Jaimie went to the Rec Center near her home and asked Mr.Private Hollister to help her. They went into a dark room with Mr.Private Hollister guiding her through every single step. Tj's photos were of war and none looking like Jaimie had imagined. She showed all her pictures to her family and her friend and neighbor Cindy. A couple weeks later another roll of undeveloped film was sent to the Dexter family. They were of soldiers. After that roll of undeveloped film nothing came in the mail. It was then the colonel found out Tj was missing. Cindy the neighbor and friend was suppose to have her birthday party but due to the dissappearance of Tj Cindy did not. One thing that Cindy adored about Cindy was that her older brother was in Vietnam fighting too. On a Dusk evening Mr.Dexter stares out into the sky for an hour until he finally said,"You got all the ones I missed." Yet they didn't know that yet... What happens to Tj? Read the book and find out what happens to the Dexter Family with the news they receive.
Title: Jackie & Me
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Dan Gutman
Rating: 4
I gave this book a four because I honestly didn't like the white players being racist to an African-American, Jackie Robinson.But besides that, I loved the book. I loved the book for the baseball card traveling part. Also for feeling like I was right next to Baseball Legend, Jackie Robinson.
Title: mrs jafee is daffy!
ReplyDeleteAuthor: dan gutman
Rating: 5
it's about mr klutz goint to principl camp ,he ahs a vice princesaple to run the school . then the vise princepl makes relaxing things and fire some teachres and hire some teachers at the end of the story mr klutz come out of the air plaine with a perashut and thats it :}
Title: The Misadventures of Maude March
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Audrey Couloumbis
Rating: 5
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Two little girls, Sallie and Maude, are taken in by Aunt Rutie, their mother's sister. Aunt Ruthie died, and they were once again orphans. They decided to Idependence; they met the killer of Aunt Ruthie, who gave them tricks to survive and on their way down, they kept on bumping him. When they made it to Independence, they had some trouble, but they found their Uncle Arlen, their mother's brother.They all lived together,and they shared precious moments together. :)
Title: The Kachina Doll Mystery
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Carolyn Keene
Rating: 4
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I thought the book was pretty good, but it could have been more exciting. After all Nancy had been in some life threatening situations, and there had been a lot of fires, and for what. Nancy and her friends went through a lot of trouble just so Mr. Henry and his men could get some gold. One of the characters named Ngyun almost got sent home to his mother because he had seen those guys looking for gold, and they tried to frame him for fires and stealing jewelery. Luckily Nancy was there to figure things out. Not only was she able to prove Ngyun was innocent of the crimes, but she was also able to find some lost, precious Kachina dolls, and all thanks to the help of a ghost.
Title: Dragon Flight
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Jessica Day George
Rating: 5
Jessica creatively showed that her dragons are just like humans, but are not as physicaly limited. The plot was exciting, and the truth that was uncovered added more suspence.
Title: Twilight
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Stephanie Meyer
Rating: 5
I gave the book, Twilight a rating of five out of five because it was a great book full of suspense. It just has you turning the pages all the time, so you do not want to put the book down.The book leads you to numerous clues of suspecting that Edward is a vampire.I thought of the book as a great subject.- Learning about vampires.It was entertaining and shocking at the same time. That is my entry for the book, Twilight.
Title: Hex Hall
ReplyDeleteRating: 3
The book was okay. I thought it was interesting in many ways. It made me a bit sensitive at one point. I didn't really expect it to end the way it did, but it did. I really think others would enjoy the book.
Title: A Great And Terrible Beauty Author: Libba Bray
ReplyDeleteRating: 5
It's an intriguing story of a girl with a gift, or should I say a curse. Her life is turning out to be suddenly tragic with the death of her mother, a cause of that is her father is drinking night and day to numb the intense pain. Her father sends her to London like she wanted, but with her brother and she meets very pompous girls that could care less if she existed until she joined a blood pacted club with her used-to-be enemies.
Title: ArtBook: Leonardo da Vinci
ReplyDeleteRating: 4
While reading the book, I found out how to tell whether a painting was Leonardo da Vinci's or not. I love the paintings that he did during the Renaissance. I think that young readers like me would learn so many things in this book, you could read it for hours! :)
Title: Shadowland
ReplyDeleteAuthor: alyson noel
Rating: 5
It was a great continuing to the series and it kept getting better and better with every chapter. The love between Ever and Damen also kept continuing but this time there was some restrictions and a new character was presented to the story. Jude was a nice addition and the fact that he was also part of Ever' s past made more thriling. The little details that it had made it complete and it left me very anxious to read the next book.
Title: The Phantom Tollbooth
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Norman Juster
Rating: 5
The Phantom Tollbooth was an amazing book, filled with adventure and fantacy. Milo, the main character, believes life is a bore. One day, Milo unexpectetly receives a package. Upon opening it, he uncovers a car. When he gets into it, he finds himself in another world. With his 2 best friends, tock and the humbug, he encounters many different people and goes through many different adventures, all leading to one moral or message: LIFE IS NOT A BORE, BUT FILLED WITH LOTS OF HIDDEN ADVENTURES. When he comes out of this amazing new world and returns to reality, he is different boy, happy and ready to learn.
Title: To Dance
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Siena Cherson Siegel
Rating: 4
I thought the book was fun to read, but at some times boring with not a lot going on. I loved how it was about a girl persuing her dance career.
Title: Blanca es la mora
ReplyDeleteAuthor: George Shannon
Rating: 1
my rating is pretty lame. mom got the book for me, hoping i would learn spanish. didn't understand it, and really didn't want to read it. meant for little spanish speaking kids.
Title: Small Steps
ReplyDeleteAutorh: Peg Kehert
Rating: 5
I loved this book!! This book is so detailed, you feel the compassion from the girls to the other girls. I reccommend this book to anyone. It is a heartwhelming story.
Title: Captive Witness
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Carolyn Keene
Rating: 5
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I can't believe how exciting this book was. It was suprising to find out that one of Nancy's friends, Professor Bagley was a spy who along with another of Nancy's friends, Eric Nagy was trying to help ten orphaned kids cross the Austrian border and reunite them with their families. They were so brave to risk their lives to help the kids. Not only did Nancy help the kids, but she also helped a famous, Austrian film director, Kurt Kessler get his lifeworks film back. Though what I can't believe was that one of the enemies was an old friend of Mr. Kessler's, and that Eric who been in wheelchair for months could walk and only faked being handicapped so none of their enemies would think of him as a threat.
Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Jeff Kinney
Rating: 5
I gave the book a Awesome rating because I thought he book was very interesting. It keep me wanting to read more. I am looking forward to reading the second book.
Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Jeff Kinney
Rating: 5
I gave this book a Awesome rating of 5. I thought this book was funny and full of excitment. I enjoyed reading how Rodrick was constently picking on Gregory. It reminds me of me and my sisters.
I have been reading three cups of tea and i really liked it. thanks to the person who wrote the review on this book.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that jionrdliya's review of Three Cups of Tea was helpful and for thanking the writer. I'm glad you're enjoying the book; reading about other cultures and countries can make for fascinating reading!
We hope you'll continue to check out the blog for reading suggestions throughout the summer. And feel free to chime in again if you find someone's review particularly helpful!
Title: percy jackson and the Olympians the lightning thief
ReplyDeleteAuthor: rick riordan
Rating: 5
it was a good book. i like it. THE END.
Title: percy jackson and the olympians the sea of monsters
ReplyDeleteAuthor: rick riordan
Rating: 5
i suggest that you read this book. i did. it was great. i felt like i was in another world and so did my mom.
Title: percy jackson and the Olympians the titans curse
ReplyDeleteAuthor: rick riordan
Rating: 5
i suggest that you read this book. i did. it was great. i felt like i was in another world
and so did my mom.
Title: percy jackson and the Olympians the battle of the labyrinth
ReplyDeleteAuthor:rick riordan
Rating: 5
i suggest that you read this book. i did. it was great. i felt like i was in another world
and so did my mom.
Title: percy jackson and the olympians the last olympian
ReplyDeleteAuthor: rick riordan
Rating: 5
i suggest that you read this book. i did. it was great. i felt like i was in another world
and so did my mom.
Title: the chronicles of vladimir tod eighth grade bites
ReplyDeleteAuthor: heather brewer
Rating: 5
i suggest that you read this book. i did. it was great. i felt like i was in another world
and so did my mom.
THE END.
Title: the chronicles of vladimir tod
ReplyDeleteAuthor: heather brewer
Rating: 5
i suggest that you read this book. i did. it was great. i felt like i was in another world
and so did my mom. THE END.
Title: the chronicles of vladimir tod ninth grade slays
ReplyDeleteAuthor: heather brewer
Rating: 5
i suggest that you read this book. i did. it was great. i felt like i was in another world
and so did my mom. THE END.
Title: the chronicles of vladimir tod
ReplyDeletetenth grade bleeds
Author: heather brewer
Rating: 5
i suggest that you read this book. i did. it was great. i felt like i was in another world
and so did my mom. THE END.
Title: The Kidnapping Of Christina Lattimore
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Joan Lowery Nixon
Rating: 4
I chose the above rating because it was intresting to see how the author used the choice of words and how it painted a picture in my head.I thought of the book as a great novel to read and it had many great expressions. That is why I chose a rating of four out of five.
Title: Wolf by the Ears
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Ann Rinaldi
Rating: 4
I gave this book a rating of 4 becuase this is a totally good book. If you really like historical stuff and if you don't like nonfiction then this is for you. This book is both historical and fiction without all those brainy ancient facts. What really surprised me in this book was that Thomas Jefferson kept slaves on his plantation. The main character Harriet Hemmings believed to be the illegitimate daughter of Jefferson faces the truth of whether to leavebehind her good life as a slave or to escape to freedom. This truly is a good book.
Title: All About April
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Lynn Johnston
Rating: 4
It was a quick read which was good. The collection of comics in there were funny,
Title: The Greek Symbol Mystery
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Carolyn Keene
Rating: 5
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I feel sorry that one of Nancy's friends, Helen Nicholas' cousin, Costatine Nicholas was involved with art smugglers, but Im happy he didn't do much for them and won'y have to stay in jail for long. I also can't believe they threatened his girlfriend, Stella to work for them. Another thing is how could they steal money from Mrs. Thompson who was sending it the poor, Papadapoulos family, and from Constatine's inheritance given to him by his uncle. Luckily there was still some money left of his inheritance, and Mrs. Papadapoulos agreed to sew a lot things which Mrs. Thompson and Helen will sell in America. I loved how Helen named her new inherited yacht Nancy Drew.
Title: Brisingr
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Christopher Paolini
Rating: 5
Brisingr is a great mix of humor, action, adventure and interesting dialogue. There is one last book in this series this book is in, and I am excited to read it when it comes out.
Title: The Secret In The Old Lace
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Carolyn Keene
Rating: 3
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It's amazing how Nancy started by writing the end to a mystery for a contest and started working on the actual mystery. Though Nancy and her friends weren't really in danger. After all the bad guys never hurt them even though they tried, but one of them did gag Bess, tie her up, and put her in a closet. I'm happy they were able to find the lost fortune, and Mr. Drew was able to find the rightful owner. Iwas really nice of him to let them each have something of the treasure. Also I;m happy Nancy won the contest so she could give the cash prize to a charity like she planned to do with the money if she won.
Title: Castration Celebration
ReplyDeleteRating: 5
I really enjoyed the book. The story line was perfect in every way and it made me laugh more than any book has ever done. This book has not only made me laugh, it has taught me a lot also.
Title: I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I want to be your Class President
ReplyDeleteRating: 5
The book was funny and enjoyable. I loved the storyline overall. It surprised me a whole lot.
Title: Catching Fire
ReplyDeleteRating: 4
Catching Fire was enjoyable. It was a bit better than the first, The Hunger Games, because it had a little more events in the story. It didn't take me long to finish the book, because of the many exciting events planted into book.
Title: The Twin Dilemma
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Carolyn Keene
Rating: 4
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I guess it was okay. There were a couple ofpeople pretending to bo other people which made it kind of hard for Nancy and her friends to know who was who.Like how the reporter Ted Henri, top fashion model, Jacqueline Henri's brother was pretending to be another reporter. Though I don't think Ted should've sent Nancy and her friends on a wild goose chase, but who knew they would find another mystery there. Ted should have find some info on Nancy that way he would've known that she wasn't working with the bad guys like he suspected. im happy that they were able to stop the bad guys and was able to help Mr. Reese prove that people were stealing his designs and claiming them as their own. It's too bad they weren't able to save his dresses from the fire. but at least Nancy, Bess, George, and Rosalind were able to get out of the fire safely.
Title: These Boots are made for stalking
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Lisi Harrison
Rating: 4
I chose the rating 4 because I thought the book was something that could've happen in real life but not likely. Lisi, the author, gave a lot of thought on how each character would think and react to the situations, plus the characters in this book are not teens you would normally find.
Title: Pretty Things
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Manning Duton
Rating: 3
This book is more for older readers and it gets to confusing and also the characters set bad examples for younger readers. For example the characters go drinking and get drunk. that is why I gave the book the rating I did.
Title: Junie B Jones
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Barbara Park
Rating: 4
it is cool colonially cool. i totally luv it its like so in
Title: Cry of the Wolf
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Rachel Roberts
Rating: 5
I gave Cry of the Wolf the above rating because I was so draw in to what would happen next. I would sometimes make little predictions and all of the ones I made came true, in the sense of knowing if I have met a certain character already. The book is giving me a very different and magical view of what I can do to help the world, and to find the magic within me.
Title: Evernight
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Claudia Gray
Rating: 5
This book was different than the kind of vampire books I read or any paranormal books for that matter. In this book the main character, Bianca, is the the vampire and her love, Lucas, is human. In other books I read it's the other way around where the male is the special one and the female is human. But anyway, this book was a another one of the love and mystery books that I love. i started reading it and it just kept getting better and better. When I got to the end i couldn't put it down because of its suspense that it had. im eagerly waiting for the rest of the series.
Title: Perfect Chemistry
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Simone Elkeles
Rating: 5
I choose the 5 star rating because you get so caught up with the characters that you fell like your right in front of the situation! Mrs. Elkles has other great books BUT THIS THE BEST OF THEM ALL! IF YOU EVER GET TO READ THIS AWESOME BOOK YOU NEVER WANT TO PUT THE BOOK DOWN ! You might even want to read the sequel to this book ... that book is awesome to !!!!! :)
Title: Esparanza Rising
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Pam Munoz Ryan
Rating: 5
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Esparanza was very rich. She was live in Mexico. Her father was died and she went to united state she has to do work in us. she worked in cuttin gin potatos. In the dust storm her mother were sick and she went to hospital. she is fine .Her grandma abulita came here thery were happy in us
Title: The Million Dollar Kick
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Dan Gutman
Rating: 4
I gave it a four because I liked the soccer part in the book. I didn't like that the girl in the book kept saying we were wasting our lives on sports. That was sort of offensive. I also thought it was pretty cool how she learned how to kick a soccer ball in around 3 months.So, that's why I rated this book a four.
Title: Leaving Paradise
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Simone Elkeles
Rating: 5
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I gave the above rating because I truley loved the book. It looked like a clever plot and twist, how two people can love each after one nearly killed the other in a hit-and-run. In the book, the guy's named Caleb and the girl's named Maggie. Because of the accident Celeb had to go a year to juvenile corrections facility, which caused him to be seen as a serious felen by a lot of the parents, schoolmates, and others living in Paradise when he came back. Maggie went from a popular tennis player (the only sophmore on the varsity team), to a girl with no friends and can't even walk without a limp. She had to undergo a year of painful surgeries and be taught to walk all over again by physical therapists. Maggie was very upset when she heard Caleb was let out of the juvenile corrections facility. She wanted to be as far apart of him and paradise as she could but the only way she could was to work a job at the same place as him, something she certainly didn’t want to do... at the time.
Title: Kitchen Princess: Search for the Angel Cake
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Miyuki Kobayashi
Rating: 5
This was one of the best books I have ever read. I had already read Kitchen Princess in manga and I loved it. When I found this book I immediately picked it up and started reading. At first i thought it was kind of boring, but then after I read a chapter or so I discovered it was a very interesting book. The author makes the reader feel as if she or he was with the characters. She also makes you feel what the characters are feeling. This was really a great book and I think everybody should read it.
Title: Charlie Bone and The Time Twister
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Jenny Nimmo
Rating: 4
This book had an interesting plot, but it was not very exciting. The characters are very cool.
Title: Ranger's Apprentice Book 5 The Sorcerer of the North
ReplyDeleteAuthor: John Flanagan
Rating: 4
I rated the book because of the plot and the way it was written. This book is full of suspence and action that leaves you wondering what will happen next. Will is finally a full-fledged Ranger and he has a fief to look after, but this fief is in backwater country. Until his superiors send him to the North for a dangerous misson that leaves many readers speechless. This is one of the best adventure books I have read and this book is also one of the best in the series.
Title: The Swami's Ring
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Carolyn Keene
Rating: 5
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I'm so happy that Randy got his memory back, and Angela's younger sister Phyllis was found. I'm also glad that Nancy and her father's good names have been cleared. Though I can't believe that Brady caused so much trouble for Nancy and Mr. Drew just because his father lost his job when Mr. Drew got the Jansen troupe to perform at the River Heights festival instead of Castleton and they weren't able to find a replcement. Just because his dad lost his job at Castleton's outdoor pavillion doesn' mean he sh ould blame Mr. Drew. The Jansen troupe probably chose River Heights because their offer was better
Title: Ruby Holler
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Sharon Creech
Rating: 3
I liked it, but i didnt love it. Two orphans, Dallas and Florida, were adopted by many people, but they are adopted by a lovely couple and they were treated perfectly. I recommend it to many children! :)
Title: Perfect Chemistry
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Simone Elkeles
Rating: 5
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I gave this book the highest rating possible because I loved the book for many reasons. One of the reasons this was one of the greatest books I've ever read was because I liked how the author switched the point of view from the two main characters, Brittany Ellis and Alejandro “Alex” Fuentes, in each chapter. The author shows both sides of the characters’ stories, through their different personalities and how they each see the world. The two characters are from two totally separate words. Alex is poor, Latino, and in a gang. He is smart and will be the first one to graduate high school in his family, but because of who he is, no one expects him to go to college. Brittany is from a rich family and trying to keep a “perfect” image at school and at home. She is captain of the cheerleading squad and dating a football player. Although, her life isn’t as perfect as everyone thinks. Her older sister a disability and her mom is mean and wants Brittany to be perfect because her sister can’t. The two (Brittany and Alex) would have never have met, if they were not paired up in chemistry class. Slowly the two begin to like the other more, and discover how similar the two of them really are.
Title: The Thirteenth Pearl
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Carolyn Keene
Rating: 4
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I'm happy that everyone's pearls were recovered and returnedn to them. I can't believe their was a cult just for stealing jewelery. Also how could that woman impersonate Mrs. Rossmeyer, and use her house for their cult's ceremonial celebration. I'm just glad that all the jewelery were returned to their rightful owner.
Title: Operation Redwood
ReplyDeleteAuthor: S. Terrell French
Rating: 3
When a young boy's mother is left to go to China, he is sent to live with his sent to live with his uncle, Sibley Carter. The boy's name is Julian Carter-Li. As he lives with his strict, posh, uncle, he accidentally reads an e-mail that's about to change his life. That e-mail was sent by a girl named Robin. Now Julian is sent on a quest to stop his uncle, along with hi uncle's company, IPX, from chopping down a big grove of redwood trees. Along the way, Julian meets new friends an has a lot of unexpected surprises. But is one e-mail enough to save a grove of trees?
Title: The Hunger Games
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Suzanne Collins
Rating: 4
In the beggining of the book, it was alittle confusing and boring and that is why I had given it a rating of four out of five. At the end it was so suprising and interesting. I liked the book because it created ba picture in my mind and it was full of suspence.
Title: Black Cat V.1
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Kentaro Yabuki
Rating: 3
It is a pretty good action manga. However, I prefer romance manga.
Title: Black Cat V.2
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Kentaro Yabuki
Rating: 3
I presonally liked the second volume better than the first. I was hoping for romance, but it wasn't there.
Title: Snap
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Carol Snow
Rating: 5
Madison Sabitini is an almost-sophmore and the newest to her school paper with a bright and wonderful future in front of her. She is a shopoholic and loves to buy shoes and clothes. Madison has a big house and the coolest cars on her block. She also is known as the most popular girl in high school. Everything changed in a blink of an eye. Now Madison was stuck in a beach town in the middle of nowhere under the name of Sandyland. She and her family had to live in a horrible hotel "suite". Instead of being at home and having the best time of her life with her friends she was stuck here with a girl named Delilah with colorful hair from a shop called "Pshycic Photo". She also was stuck with a guy named Duncan who she thought wasn't her type but maybe she'll change what she thinks... She tries her best to make this beach towm not reck her summer. She threw herself at photography which was her one and only passion. When different people start turning up in her pictures that were not there when she took the pictures and later those people being reported dead. Madison starts questioning about what she is and what she wants to become. What happens to Madison?? Who were the people turning up in her pictures?? Read the book and find out.
Title: Nana V.12
ReplyDeleteRating: 4
Nana is not usually the type of manga I like to read. I do like it though. But if you are younger than an older teen,DO NOT READ THIS! It has very adult themes and situations.
Title: Crossroad Volume 3
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Shioko Mizuki
Rating: 5
I rated this book a five because it's funny, romantic, and it was so good that I couldn't stop reading it until i finished it. I absolutley love the humor and all the romance between everyone! i honestly think that the series worth reading for even manga haters.GO MANGA MANIACS!!!! :P
Title: blood on the river
ReplyDeleteAuthor: elsa carbone
Rating: 5
i loved it!
Title: Secret of the Unicorn
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Rachel Roberts
Rating: 5
I gave Secret of the Unicorn the above rating because the book just pulls me in. When I started reading I just couldn't stop. I was so drawn in to what would happen next in the story,
Title: Spellsinger
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Rachel Roberts
Rating: 5
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I gave Spellsinger the above rating because I got a whole new understanding of what it's like to have a friend be completly and totally selfish and wanting to win. If she had won she would have betrayed her friends greatly. I thought that the book gave me a very interesting view on friendship.
Title: the salem witch trials
ReplyDeleteAuthor: sandy asirvatham
Rating: 4
The Salem Witch Trials i love this book because it tells you about the witch trials.Like how they would hang the witchs.One of the famous witch from the Salem Witch Trials was mary worth also known as bloody mary was a witch who would take little kids.She was later hanged. They say if you look at youself in the mirror and you say her name three times, at midnight, in the dark , she will pop up. But no need to worry its just a myth or is it?.Most of the witches would be hanged, be beatin to death or would be throw in prison. Four witches died in the prison. The Salem Witch Trials is one of the famous episodes of The America Justice.
Title: The Secret of the Forgotten City Author: Carolyn Keene
ReplyDeleteRating: 4
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I can't believe Nancy was able to find the lost gold plates. It was amazing how she deciphered the seven stone tablets, and was able to figure out the order they went. She was so brave to risk her life to go into the underground river to find the gold tablets, and so was Necd when he went after her. Infact all her friens were pretty brave during the mystery.
Title: the lonely bones [I think baba 101 means The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold]
ReplyDeleteRating: 5
this book is so great i love it
Title: The Double Jinx Mystery
ReplyDeleteCarolyn Keene
Rating: 5
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I'm so happy that Nancy and her dad, Mr. Drew were able to put a stop to the High Rise Construction Company. Now they went be able to bully people into selling their property cheap. Also how could they poison Mr. Thurston's birds, and use his wife's superstiions to try to get them to sell them their property. Because of the company Ned, Nancy, and some of the birds got ornithosis. Although Nancy and her friends were able to get the councilmen to not let the Thurston property be destroyed, and get them to like Nancy's plan for the apartments.
Title: Nana v.13
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Ai Yazawa
Rating: 4
Nana is a manga series about teen to young adult life. Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu, who met on a train, are now living seperate lifes. Nana's band Black Stones is gaining popularity, and Nana (Hachi) is being left behind. More drama appears in this volume.
Title: Nana v.14
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Ai Yazawa
Rating: 4
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An exciting Nana volume!
Takumi is cheating on Hachi (which I predicted.)
Title: Kyle's Island
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Sally Derby
Rating: 4
I loved this book; I would recommend this book to anyone.This book is good enough to read for any age group! :)
Title: Series of Unfortunate Events
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Lemony Snicket
Rating: 5
This was such a good book. I want to read all the books in the series now!
Title: The Boxcar Children the Spy Game
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Gertrude Warner
Rating: 5
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The boxcar children stumbles across another mystery once again! Playing the Spy game, the children come across riddles. The children were able to crack the riddles and find the treasure.
Title: Eye Witness Astronomy
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Eye witness
Rating: 4
The book had colorful pictures of space. The book mentioned all the planets we know of. It had pictures of early telescopes.
Title: The Associated Press Library of Disasters volcanoes
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Grolier Education
Rating: 3
The book had facts about volcanoes. It listed how many people died. The book went in date order.
Title: High Hurdles Out of the Blue
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Lauraine Snelling
Rating: 5
It is part of my favorite book series. The main charactor,DJ, who loves horses and has a horse, Major, gets a call from her real father just as her mother is planning to marry someone else. DJ is angry and she takes her troubles to God. To me the book showed the power of prayer.
Title: The Wanderer
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Sharon Creech
Rating: 5
I gave the above rating because is about how a girl trys to fit in with her uncles and cousins on a sail boat. This reminds of when I tried to fit in with other people. This book tells that you don't need to be emberrested and brave to try something new. Like in the story everyone is telling Sophine not to go on the boat, but she goes anyway. What I like about this book is that it is full of adventure and bravery. I recommed this book to anyone who likes adventure and going out into the ocean.
Title: My Life in Pink & Green
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Lisa Greenwald
Rating: 5
A 12 year old girl named Lucy Desberg loves to help out at her family pharmacy. But when she gets word that they're in foreclosure, Lucy starts bringing people in to do their makeup. She's almost a professional makeup artist...at the age of 12! It all starts when Lucy fixes a beauty disaster for the local homecoming queen. After that, business starts trickling in until it's at full force when Lucy is doing makeup for prom till birthdays! But is this enough to save their pharmacy?
This novel is sweet, sunny, and perfect for teens! I wish I could have a friend like Lucy, who's always determined but is totally reliable.
Title: Heat
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Mike Lupica
Rating: 5
i really liked it book because its about baseball and it teaches you about life.I would give this book a 5.
Title: Gamer Girl
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Marianne Mancusi
Rating: 4
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I thought this book was so/so because the good thing about this book is Maddy finding out who is her guy. Maddy is talking to this guy on this game her dad give her for her 16th birthday. it is called "Fof." "Sirleo" is this guy who helps her kills some wolfs and that is how they meet. But then Maddy finds out who this Sirleo guy is. Maddy is both happy and sad. She is happy because she found out who it is. But she is sad because it is the guy she likes at school. But she thinks he does not even know her at all.
Title: Syren
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Angie Sage
Rating: 5
this book had a great swirl of comedy, action, suspence, and daring heroics. It it a great choice for summer reading.
Title: Journey of Dreams
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Marge Pellegrino
Rating: 4
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I thought that Journey of Dreams was a mostly good book. I thought that it was not exactly perfect because at certain times there was not much going on. The basic storyline was that 13 year old Tomasa lives with her father, mother, brothers Carlos and Manuel, her little sister Maria, and her Abuela. He village is caught in the middle of the fights of guerillas and soldiers. After her mother leaves with her brother Carlos, The rest of the family realises that they must leave in order to survive. Tomasa, Manuel, Maria, and Papa journey accross Guatemala avoiding soldiers the whole way. With the help of kind hearts along the way, the family makes their way into Mexico and they are finally re united with their mother and Carlos. A happy ending.
Title: The 39 Clues: Storm Warning
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Linda Sue Park
Rating: 5
The 39 Clues is an amazing story filled with plot twists, revealing surprises, comedy, and action. A great summer read for many ages.
Title: L.A. Candy
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Lauren Conrad
Rating: 5
It's about these four girls on a tv show. One of the girls goes out with this guy and he cheats on her with more than 1 other girl!
Title: The breadwinner
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Deborah Ellis
Rating: 4
I learn about on girl and her family live in Afganistahn. she has to war barqua and he father was gone she has to do every thing. She had to look like boy. She wear her brother clothes and went to market. and make money foe
Title: Eighth Grade Bites
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Heather Brewer
Rating: 5
This was a really good book. At first i didn't want to read it because i thought it looked boring. I really like vampire books so i decided to try it out.When I started reading the boook I couldn't stop. It really is an interesting book to read. Now that I finished resding it I can't wait to start the next one. I hope that everyone who reads this book likes it as much as I do.
Title: Megan Meade's Guide To The McGowan Boys
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Kate Brian
Rating: 5
Megan Meade a Junior in High School had been traveling and moving all around the world ever since she was young due to her parents being Army doctors. Megan never stayed or lived longer then 2 years in one place because her parents have been moved around to different bases all around the world. She was now in Fort Hood for 3 years which was very unique for Megan because she usually stayed in one place for less then 2 years. She had finally found her home. Soon after her parents both announce that they have to move to Korea because they had been moved to a base in Korea. Megan argues with her parents which was highly unlikely for Megan to ever disobey her parents or even argue with them. Megan was determined to stay. The other option was to move in with the McGowan family. There was seven boys! A house of 12 people including the parents. Megan remembers the boys as terrible, mean and just plain horrible. Now they were older. Megan decides to stay and take ahold of the challenge. Megan had never been kissed and this was the perfect oppurtunity and chance to learn everything there is to know about boys. When she is there she makes a Guide of the McGowan boys which she plans to give a copy to her BFF Tracy whom she left in north Forthood. Megan will have to go to a new school,live with a new family and get used to living with 7 boys. Megan has a lot on her plate but when she discovers she has a crush on one of the McGowan boys things start to change. What happens to Megan?? Does she survive living with the McGowan boys?? Read the book and find out. Once you start reading you won't be able to stop flipping the pages.
Title: Battles of the Clans
ReplyDeleteAuthor: Erin Hunter
Rating: 4
I gave this book the rating because it had good descriptions of the battles and had many interesting events that I had never heard of in any other Warriors books. I thought this book filled a lot of the missing gaps I felt when I read other Warrior battles. This book gave the differents fighting moves and tactics of all the Clans which I found very helpful. I would reccomend this book to the readers who have read all the books in the Warrior series and if they also like the battles that take place in the novels then this special edition will help you learn many new things and you will enjoy it along the way.
I have a question, do you write your contest book review here or on the teen entry form??? Please answer soon.
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ReplyDeletedo they mail you the $5 gift card? Thanks plz answer
ReplyDeletei'm done, i read 5 books & submitted my review with the entry form & now what do i do?? They didn't email me anything saying that i'm done.
ReplyDeletehey someone plz answer all the questions posted. I finished reading my books and i still haven't received my $5 giftcard
ReplyDeleteActually, you get an e-mail after a few weeks saying that you have finished, then you have to go to the 3rd floor, and tell the service desk person your username, and that you have finished, and they'll give you your gift card. Hope this helped!
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