ReviewsReview: Ever since 12-year-old Skiff Beamen’s mother died, his dad has become a literal couch potato. Even when his dad’s boat, the Mary Rose, finally sinks, his dad doesn’t budge from the couch. So Skiff takes matters into his own hands. With the help of an old man, he raises and begins to repair the boat. He doesn’t know the adventure he’s in for! He will risk his life at sea, and who knows what will happen? Will his father ever leave the couch? Will the Mary Rose ever sail again? I don’t know. Read the book and tell me. Right now.
Recommended by: Max
Title: THE YOUNG MAN AND THE SEA
Author: PHILBRICK, Rodman
Rating: 5
Review: The Truth About Forever is about a girl named Macy who just expected to have a boring summer while her boyfriend is at brain camp. Then she joins a crazy catering business which is not boring and things happen that are unexpected; such as her sister remodeling her dead father’s beach house. I recommend this book because I think lot’s of kids can relate to this heartwarming story.
Recommended by: Maddie
Title: THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER
Author: DESSEN, Sarah
Rating: 5
Review: This book is wicked good. It talks about how this girl misses her boyfriend when he goes away to camp. It talks about how she's trying in school and she's trying to pass her classes so her Mom won't be upset with her. Her father passed away and she had a hard time dealing with it. The author talks about how there’s this girl who had mixed emotions about everything in her life and she doesn't dare talk about it to anybody else. It’s a good book for girls who have a lot of emotions and they don’t know how to take them out, or if somebody has a lot of things going on in there life and they need to talk to somebody about it.
Recommended by: Ashley
Title: THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER
Author: DESSEN, Sarah
Rating: 5
Review: When Birdy takes his first tour to Iraq as a young kid f\right out of high school, he has no idea what to expect. He is very nervous and knows he made a mistake in coming to this war. But, things then get better for him and he makes some friends. When Birdy’s platoon goes on a secret mission all hope is lost for him. Read Sunrise Over Fallujah to find out what happens to Birdy and his platoon.
Recommended by: Mike
Title: SUNRISE OVER FALLUJAH
Author: MYERS, Walter Dean
Rating: 5
Review: This book is really good. It is about a boy who goes to war in Iraq. It shows what people actually feel like and do in war instead of on camera when they want to seem tough. The main theme is "Operation Iraqi Freedom" which is getting the bad people out of office and good people in. The main character has quite an adventure including a death but you have to read the book to find out who dies.
Recommended by: Rory
Title: SUNRISE OVER FALLUJAH
Author: MYERS, Walter Dean
Rating: 5
Review: This Book was really awesome! A real page turner, So Yesterday tells the story of Hunter and his friend Jen. Scott Westerfeld did an amazing job on this book, You won't be able to put it down!!
Recommended by: A.J
Title: SO YESTERDAY
Author: WESTERFIELD, Scott
Rating: 5
Review: I chose this book because I thought it was amazing. You’re probably going to hear that a lot, but I’m serious. The Silver Kiss is about a vampire Simon, who meets a girl named Zoe, and he is very interested in her. Zoe’s mom is suffering from cancer and she is very concerned about her. Zoe doesn’t know he’s a vampire until she sees him feeding off a bird in an alley and she runs away. He end’s up telling her about his family and how he was changed. Like at the end of the story he tries to trick the person who changed him. When he does that, he makes a very important decision for himself that Zoe doesn’t like so much. But she lets him do it anyways. If you read this book I guarantee that you will love it and read many more like it. To find out who changed him into a vampire, what happened to his mom, and what decision he makes for himself, you have to read this book.
Recommended by: Violet
Title: SILVER KISS
Author: KLAUSE, Annette Curtis
Rating: 5
Review: The book is about this girl who falls in love with a vampire but at the same time the vampire has fallen in love with her. But, the vampire is trying to get rid of his older brother. Read the book to find out what happens.
Recommended by: Johnee
Title: SILVER KISS
Author: KLAUSE, Annette Curtis
Rating: 5
Review: Cap was a 13 year old hippie boy living with his grandmother on a farm with no TV, phone or computer. When his grandmother breaks her hip, Cap is now alone and has to discover what school and families are like in the 21st century not 1967! Cap will have to be sent to school with bullies, nerds, bus rides and girls. Will Cap be the next victim for the bullies or the star of the show? You must read to find out.
Recommended by: Adam
Title: SCHOOLED
Author: KORMAN, Gordon
Rating: 5
Review: At first the book starts off with a kid named Percy Jackson who’s had a different life and is a weird kid, but he was always into mythology. One day one of his teachers turns into a beast and tries to kill him. He is sent to Camp Half-Blood and learns that he is a demigod and that his father is Poseidon, the king of the sea and his adventure starts, To find out the ending you have to read the book.
Recommended by: Max
Title: PERCY JACKSON THE LAST OLYMPIAN
Author: RIORDAN, Rick
Rating: 5
Review: Percy Jackson is a regular middle school kid with ADHD. And now he is about to be kicked out of boarding school when he and his mother go to their vacation home. But disaster strikes and a mystical creature takes his mother. This is when he finds out he is a son of an Olympian god and is introduced to the Greek world. Read more to find out!!!
Recommended by: Morgan
Title: PERCY JACKSON THE LAST OLYMPIAN
Author: RIORDAN, Rick
Rating: 5
Review: The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, is a funny and adventurous book. Percy finds out that the Greek Gods are real, and he is the son of Poseidon, the sea god! He is sent to a camp to be trained for battle. Read this book to find out what happens to Percy.
Recommended by: Walter
Title: PERCY JACKSON THE LAST OLYMPIAN
Author: RIORDAN, Rick
Rating: 5
Review: The book The Night Tourist was a good book because it is about a boy who gets to the underworld to try and find his mother. Read the book and you will find out more.
Recommended by: Derek
Title: THE NIGHT TOURIST
Author: MARSH, Katherine
Rating: 5
Review: Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix is a very entertaining book. In this story a 12 year boy named Arthur goes on a very unexpected adventure. He considers himself to be very useless because he has asthma. Whether or not Arthur is ready, he is pulled into an epic world in which he is forced to take charge. He might even become a powerful ruler all because he was given a key. He doesn't consider himself lucky though. He was given the key because the Owen needed someone about to die and Arthur just happened to be handy. Does he save the lower kingdom with the key? Does he survive the encounter? Or does everything come crashing down around him? Read to find out.
Recommended by: Anna
Title: MISTER MONDAY
Author: NIX, Garth
Rating: 5
Review: This story is about what happened after the pilgrims landed in Plymouth. The Pilgrims became enemies with the Indians. They had a huge war. The best thing is it all happened in this area.
Recommended by: Owen
Title: THE MAYFLOWER AND THE PILGRIMS’ NEW WORLD
Author: PHILBRICK, Nathaniel
Rating: 5
Review: Katniss Everdeen has always been a great hunter. When her 12 year old sister Prim is chosen for the Hunger Games, a once a year game where 24 contestants kill each other until one is left, Katniss must take her place in the Games. Katniss must overcome tough contestants as well as smart ones. Will she make it back home alive? You have to read the book to find out.
Recommended by: Zachary
Title: THE HUNGER GAME
Author: COLLINS, Suzanne
Rating: 5
Review: This book is about a disturbing possible future that we may face. It is filled with action and suspense; trickery and trust; and even a little bit of love. It's hard to put it down. You never know what is going to happen. There is something for everyone and anyone.
Recommended by: Emily
Title: THE HUNGER GAME
Author: COLLINS, Suzanne
Rating: 5
Review: This book is really one of a kind. It starts out with a normal boy living in Alaska playing baseball. His name is Luke, and he loves to play baseball a lot. But on the last day of school there was a bomb threat. That is when his whole life changes. He finds out things that he never would have expected to know and learns to deal with them. That is all I will say about it so I don’t spoil the book for you but you should really read this book I promise you will love it a lot!!!!
Recommended by: Corey
Title: FREE RADICAL
Author: MURPHY, Claire Rudolf
Rating: 5
Review: Two kids get in a car accident but when they die they don’t go to heaven; they go to Everlost, a place between life and death. As they journey across Everlost, they come across some helpful people. Mary, who is the mother of all children in Everlost, helps them trying to get home. On they’re way home they get sold to the monster of Everlost. Will they ever get off the boat? If they escape will the master chase them away? Who will save them? Read Everlost to find out.
Recommended by: Colin
Title: EVERLOST
Author: SHUSTERMAN, Neal
Rating: 5
Review: This book is great if you love mysteries, suspense, and ghost stories. It is a real thriller, and keeps you on the edge of the seat the whole time. Thirteen year old Ali finds a torn photograph, and she recognizes two of the people as her aunt and mom, but who was ripped out? Ali has time to think, because she is going up to a house in Maine where her mom and aunt used to go for vacation when they were kids. She thinks she will have a peaceful time, but that thought ended right when she got there. The scenery was beautiful, a lake, a beach, privacy, but there is one problem, Sissy. Sissy is a mean and unthoughtful kid and a bad example for Ali's four year old cousin Emma. Ali sees suspicion in her. She doesn’t like her. Ali finds out something there that will change her life. But, to know what she finds out, you have to read the book!!
Recommended by: Danielle
Title: DEEP, DARK AND DANGEROUS
Author: HAHN, Mary Downing
Rating: 5