Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Book Reviews from the Summer Reading Program

Dial “L” 4 Losers by Lisi Harrison

Dial “L” 4 Losers by Lisi Harrison is a great book.  It is a part of the Clique series.  Claire, the unpopular new girl, Massie, a very popular girl and Alicia, also a very popular girl, all get invited to audition to be in a movie.  When they go to audition far away from home, Massie obviously thinks she is so awesome that she will end up getting the role, but after auditions end, Claire ends up getting the part.  When Claire finds out she will be the star in the movie she is psyched!  Massie and Alicia are so jealous that they can’t stand it.  They start packing their stuff to leave.  As they are leaving, they get a call to be behind-the-stage reporters for a hit show.  They take the jobs and start embarrassing Claire.  Read the book to find out what they do and how it will get solved.  Review by Caitlin

 

13 by Jason Robert Brown and Dan Elish

This book all starts with a boy named Evan who is turning 13, and is Jewish, so he will be having his Bar Mitzvah.  To make matters worse, not only does Evan have to memorize Hebrew and write a speech, but he has to deal with moving to Indiana as a result of his parents’ divorce.  Evan isn’t happy about the move because his dad is dating another girl, and he has to leave his friends, Bill and Steve, along with his lifetime crush Nina Handelman behind.  Once Evan moves to Appleton, his mother and her friend Pam (who they are living with) search the internet for a Rabbi to help Evan prepare for his Bar Mitzvah.  Evan find this torturous!  Evan also meets people like Archie and Patrice, who are considered freaks by Brett, Kendra, Lucky, Fudge and Eddie.  Patrice and Archie despise all of these people except for Kendra.  Archie loves Kendra.  Evan starts to blend with the “cool” gang and gets into some trouble.  When he sends his Bar Mitzvah invitations, someone’s invitation was not going to go in the mailbox, and that someone found out.  I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.  It was fun to predict what would happen next, because there were so many downfalls.  I really liked this book.  Review by Rose

 

Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

I read this book Hush Hush, a fantasy teen romance novel about a boy whose nickname is Patch, and an ordinary girl named Nora.  Nora is attracted to Patch, but she’s scared of him, too.  He knows so much about her, but she knows so little abouthim.  Patch is always making cute jokes, and she’s always trying to avoid him.  Elliot is also trying to win her heart, but after she figures out he was part of a suicide investigations, she backs away from him, too.  This book is truly amazing, and it will leave you with an “awhh” at the end.  There are all these surprising uncoverings throughout the book, you will not want to stop reading.  I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good thrill, love story, or even a fantasy!  Becca Fitzpatrick’s first novel Hush Hush will leave you breathless.  Review by Heba

 

Evermore by Alyson Noel

Evermore is the first book of the intriguing Immortals series.  Evermore is about a girl named Ever whose family died in a car accident.  She did, too, but somehow came back to live left with psychic powers that she can’t control.  She used to have a wonderful life when she lived with her family.  She was popular, but now she lives with her Aunt Sabine and only has two friends, who are not popular.  They’re called names like “Goth Freak” and “Gay Guy.”  Damen comes along and changes everything in her life, but Ever knows Damen is hiding something about his past and maybe even hers.  Alyson Noel takes you through an enchanting adventure throughout the Immortals series.  i would recommend this book and this series to anyone who likes a mystical adventure through a teem romance.  Review by Heba

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