Book reviews

Dairy queen


by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen year old D.J decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.

New moon


by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

when the cullens, including her belovid Edward, leave forks rather than risk revealing that they are vampires, it is almost tooo much for eighteen year old Bella to bear, but she finds solace in her friend jacob until he is drawn into a "cult" and chages in terible ways.

Black Duck


by Janet Taylor Lisle

years afterwards Ruban Hart tells the story of how in 1929 Newport , Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in a violent competition among other groups trying to control the local rum smuggling trade.

Born to rock


by Gordon Korman

High school senior Leo Caraway a conservative Republican, learns that his biological father is a punk rock legend.

Firestorm


by David Klass

After learning that he has been sent from the future for a special purpose eighteen year old Jack receives help from an unusual dog and a shape shifting female fighter

Nailed


by Patrick Jones

An outcast in a school full of jocks, sixteen year old Bret struggles to keep his individuality through his interests in drama and music while trying to reconnect with his father

Becoming Chloe


by Catherine Ryan

A gay teenage boy and a fragile teenage girl meet while living on the streets of New York City and eventually decide to take a road trip across America to discover whether or not the world is a beautiful place

Incantation




by Alice Hoffman

During the Spanish Inquisition sixteen year old Estrella, brought up a Catholic, discovers her families true Jewish identity, and when their secret is betrayed by Estrella's best friend the consequences are tragic.

River Secrets


by Shannon hale

Young Razo travels from Bayern to Riea at wars end as part of a diplomatic corps, but mysterious events in the Tiran capital fuel simmering suspicions and anger and Razo must spy out who is responsible before it is too late and he becomes trapped in an enemy land.

Stay with me


by Garrett freymann-weyr

When her sister kills herself sixteen year old Leila goes looking for a reason and instead discovers great love her family;s true history and what her own place in it is.

Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice bk 1)


by John Flanagan

When fifteen year old will is rejected by battle school he becomes the reluctant apprentice to the mysterious Ranger halt and winds up protecting the kingdom from danger

Just listen




By Sarah Dessen

Isolated from friends who believe the worst because she has not been truthful with them, sixteen year old Annabel finds an ally in classmate Owen whose honesty and passion for music help her to face and share what really happened at the end of the year party that changed her life.

Ask me no questions


by Marina Budhos
Fourteen year old Nadira her sister and their parents leave Bangladesh for New York City but the expiration of their visas and the events of September 11. 2001 bring frustration sorrow and terror for the whole family

A bad boy can be good for a girl


When dating the same handsome Senior boy (at different times), Josie, Nicolett, Aviva soon finds themselves in questionable situations where each girl must make the right decision before their personal sacrifices become to great.

A brief Chapter in My Impossible Life


By Dana Reinhardt

Sixteen year old atheist Simone Turner-Bloom's life changes in unexpected ways when Her parents convince her to make contact with her biological mother.

Life as We Knew It


By Susan Beth Pfeffer

Through journal entries sixteen-year old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.

What Happened to Cass Mcbride


By Gail Giles

Kyle Kirby has planned a cruel and unusual revenge on Cass McBride, the most popular girl in school for the death of his brother David. He digs a hole Drugs Cass. Kidnaps her. Puts her in a box underground. He buries her alive. But Kyle makes a fatal error Cass knows the power of words. She uses fear as her weapon to keep her nemesis talking--and to keep herself breathing during the most harrowing 48 hours of her life.

Chew on this: everyting you don't want to know about fast food


By schlosser,eric and Charles wilson




Examines the fast food industry with facts about its evolution and practices, the effects of fast food consumption on public health and the international success of fast food. *warning not for weak stomachs*

Nick and Norah's infinite Playlist


High school student Nick O'leary meets college bound Norah Silverberg and asks her to be his girlfriend for 5 minutes in order to avoid his ex-sweetheart

Wait for me







by An Na

As her senior year in high school approches, Mina yearns to find her own path in life but working at the family business taking care of her little sister, and dealing with her mother's impossible expectaions are as stifling as the southern california heat, until she falls in love with a man who offers a way out.