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Monday, October 31, 2011
Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer
Theodore has always wanted to be a big judge and to be able to try someone that has commited a big crime! Both his parents, Mrs.Boone and Mr.Boone are lawyors. Mrs.Boone is a devorce lawyor and Mr.Boone is a real estate lawyor. Theodore knows every person in the courthouse and in the police force! Every clerk, attendent, judge, lawyor in the town. While most crimes in Strattenburg are minor the one thats about to happen is not. Mr.Duffys wife was killed in her house while getting ready to go to lunch with her sister. Mr.Duffy was later accused of murdering his wife with the motive of her $1,000,000 life insurance police! He was put on trial later and had the trial in his favor. The prosecution had a very week case because they had no solid proof or eye witness. Just before the trial ended Theodore was introduced to a key witness that no one knew about. He saw "Mr.Duffy" enter the house and put on a second glove and then left about 10 minutes! Theodore wanted to tell but...
One thing that i liked about this book is that it was very suspenseful at certain times and that it made you want to keep reading it! Another part i liked about this book it that it held a lot of mystery in it! One thing that i disliked about it though was that the ending was not what i had expected. Another thing i didn't like about it is that i felt that there should of been a second book but there isn't! I think that this book would be appropriate for the age group of 11 and up! If you like mystery and suspenseful books that i suggest that you read Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer. I would suggest this to any of my friends!
Justin Bieber- First Steps 2 Forever: My Story
Mind Blind
The Bat Boy
In this book, Brian Dudley's father Cole left his mom and him. Later on the book you will find out where he went. His father was a pitcher for the Tigers. Brain had always wanted to be a bat boy for his dad's team. After school one summer Brian sent an e-mail to the manager of the Tigers and didn't hear back. So he tried again and received an answer saying that all the bat boy slots were filled and that he could try once more the following season. So he did. Then later in the season his biggest idol Hank ' The Bishop of Baseball' Bishop was signed back on the team Brain and Hank go through alot. But you'll have to read the book to find out the ending.
There were many ways people can like this book. One reason that I liked this book was that it told you a lot about the characters. Another reason is that it was a sporty book and was very interesting to see how the characters act certain times. But there were some things that I didn't like about the book. One thing was that it took awhile for the book to get going out of the introduction of everything. another thing that i didn't like about it very much was that it skipped to characters at times and then went back to Brian and the main point of that chapter. I would say that this book is appropriate for a reading level of 5th grade and up. Yes, I would recommend it to a friend because most of my friends are into sports. Most people who like sports would enjoy reading this book, especially the people who like baseball.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
The book I read was Charlie Higson's Silverfin. The genre of this book is action/adventure. I chose this book because I like action books where the main character has to overcome many challenges.
In this book you meet James Bond at age 13. James helps Red Kelly figure out what the ruthless Lord Hellebore is up to in his castle. Lord Hellebore's castle is in the center of Loch Silverfin high above the town of Kiethly. In the middle of the night James and Red sneak into the castle. Red however ends up injured and James must continue on by himself. Wandering through the castle James is caught by Lord Hellebore. Locked in a room, James gets help from an unexpected source. Together they try to put an end to Hellebore for good.
One thing I liked about this book was that it is the first young James Bond adventure. Second, I liked how James figures out how to escape the danger of Hellebore's castle. One thing I didn't like about this book was how mean Lord Hellebore was to his son George Hellebore. I would recommend this book to people who like adventure, mystery, and action books. This book is appropriate for people ages twelve to fourteen.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Vampire Kisses Blood Relatives 2
Friday, October 28, 2011
sisters red
Bleach Vol.6
Vampire Kisses Blood Relatives 1
This book only so far has 3 main people; Raven, Alexander, and Becky Miller. Raven is like a gothic girl in hight school. She meets the boy (Alexander) of her dreams wich is a vampire. Becky is her best friend and knows about about Alexander being a vampire. Raven goes on a date with Alexander at the cematary. Alexander feels like something is wrong. Something was wrong.
The two things I liked about this book is 1 its not like twilight 2 the drawing are really good. I didnt not like anything. The book says that its for ages 13 and up but I say it good for ages 9 and up. I recomed this book to any one that like 2 read short smaller books.
by ur loved one Akira N.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Heist Society
UNWIND
Among the Enemy
The main character, Matthias, just wants to be free. He is an illegal third child along with his friends, Percy and Alia. They have to live their life in hiding...until now. Matthias has to join up with the population police to be free. here is his adventure.
I loved all of the book ecept the parts where people die. In some books people die A LOT!!
I would say this book is for you if you like violence. I would recomend you read this book though because this is my fave series!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think most people would like this book.:)
Marine Sniper
Escape from Furnace: Solitary
Alex was K.O. by the rocks. When the warden found them again, he put them in solitary confindment and they worked out a system of communication. Then a kid, Simon, who got Alex and Zee to help escape, even after they discovered Donovan was becoming a Blacksuit.When they put their plan to climb out through the incinerator into action, they were caught, again.
The 2nd book's cover |
Escappe from Furnace: LOCKDOWN
The 1st book's cover |
When Alex arrived, he ALSO met Donovan and Zee, whom together tried escaping. Right in the middle of their plan to smuggle now-explosive gloves into the mining room to blow a hole leading to a river he'd found, They gained the help of another ptisoner, whom was killed when they jumped down to the river, and an actual criminal who led the skulls; one of the gangs who took took lives in the summer of slaughter. When they fell to the river,
One Piece By: Eiichiro Oda
He ate the Devil Fruit, so, he got Super Rubber powers, or the power of "Gum Gum". He can stretch up to 72 meters.His own enemy is Captain Buggy the Clown, who is looking for the same thing as Luffy... the One Piece. Luffy wants to get the One Piece and a pirate crew but C aptain Buggy the Clown wants to prevent anyone from getting it 'cause he wants it all for himself. So, Luffy starts a crew. The first member was: Nami, a theif who specialises in robbing every pirate she sees. She HATES pirates!! His second member is: Roronoa Zolo, a master of three sword fighting. Together they sail off to find the One Piece, together.
Two things I liked about the book "One Peice" vol. #3, is that it has a few characters that are in the whole story, so you dont have to remember lots of names. The other thing I liked was that it didnt use big words that take time to understand. A thing I didnt like about the book was the sound effects like "Awup" when people slide up their glasses, or "Wa---DA---Duhm" when people are staring at eachother intently.
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda vol. #3
I would rate this book/Series:8-9.5
Million Dollar Throw
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Maximum Ride:Schools out -Forever
frozen fire
Wintergirls
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Addie on the inside
The book I read is called Addie on the inside and it is by James Howe. It's about a girl trying to fit in at school and tries to make her way threw middle school. I chose this book because I thought it was a very interesting book.
Addie wanted to fit in but she kept getting picked on. So she slowly makes her way threw middle school and ends up with everyone liking her.
One thing I liked about the book is that this girl knows how to stand up for herself and she is not afraid of anyone. Another thing I liked about this book is that it was very descriptive about topics. One thing I didn't like about this book is everyone kept being very mean to this girl when all she wants to do is fit in. Another thing i didn't like was that the people did not get in trouble for their actions toward Addie. This age group is good for teenagers. I would totally recommend this to anyone. I also probaly would recommend this to people who like chick flick books.
Monday, October 24, 2011
7 habits of highly effective teens
The best thing about this book is that it isn’t just for teens it’s for everybody (teens, parents,
grandparents, ECT.).From a level 1 to 10, i pick 9. This book is good for
people how hate and love to read. Yes I know 245 pages are a lot but it’s a
good book so give it a try. This book has helped me through life so much more than
a journal. .this book is like a library but much more. When you read this book
you will be amazed about how you handle thing better and have a better
relationship with your family, friends, and way more.
This book is a boy and girl book. The age range is around 11 -100. If you don’t love this book
then I don’t know. But give it a try.
Peak by, Roland Smith
I chose this book because I read the back of the book and it seemed very interesting to me.
This book is about a boy named Peak who goes to Nepal and climbs Mount Everest with his dad.Peak is mostly about climbing the mountain.This book is very descriptive about the troubles the Peak and the climbers faced while climbing.He has friend named Sun-Jo that is from Nepal and wants to win money so he can go back to school for his family.
Two things I liked mostly about the book is that is about climbing Mount Everest and the fact that Peak survived the climb with very thin air to the summit.Two things I didn't like was that it was that he talked about the dead frozen corpses on the ground in the death zone and that he was arrested NYC.I reccomend this book to anyone that is over the age of twelve.I think people would mostly like this book if they interested adventure books.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
The Scorch Trials
I read a great book called The Scorch Trials. James Dashner, who wrote the book, is a great author!!! This book was full of adventure at every corner. I chose this book because I had just finished the Maze Runner, the first book in the series. The Maze Runner left me hanging on a cliff with suspense for what would happen to Thomas, Teresa, and the Gladers next.
The main character Thomas wanted to get himself, Teresa, and the Gladers safely out of the "Scorch" (the most burned out section of the world). This sounds easy but many problems stand in his way. To get through the "Scorch" and to the safe haven the Gladers (Thomas included) have to fight through "Cranks", people that were covered in festering wounds often inflicted by other "Cranks". The "Cranks" were infected by the Flare, an infectious disease, and driven to insanity (often eating other humans). Thomas and the Gladers also have to face WICKED the organization that has put them through these trials. So against all odds the Gladers and Thomas fight their way through the Scorch all the way to the end.
I loved the way James Dashner portrayed the characters and how he used a lot of suspense to keep the story going. I didn't like how we, the readers did not hear much about group B, the girls. This book is appropriate for ages 12 and up. I would recommend this book to anyone who has read the Hunger Games and liked them, or if you like action novels filled with mystery and suspense.
NARUTO vol.4
Naruto is trying to become a great ninja but nobody in his town thinks he is strong or can be great at anything. So he is still in training but is getting stronger.
The book is entertaining and is one you don't want to put down. It is appropriate for ages 13+ and reading level is probably 6-9. Not many of my friends read these kind of books so wouldn't recommend it to any of my friends. People who read Shonen Jump Manga and some graphic novels I would recommend this to.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The Last Little Blue Enevlope
Friday, October 21, 2011
Lovely Bones
Out of the Dust
The "Help"
Dork Diaries
This book is mostly about Halloween and the Halloween dance. All Nikki wants is that Brandon will ask her out to the Halloween dance. At the end of the book (The Halloween dance) Brandon asked Nikki to go with her. She said yes. Then at the end of the Halloween dance Mackenzie embarrassed Nikki. Then Nikki ran outside. The sweet boy, Brandon, ran out behind her and comforted Nikki.
I would recommend this book to all the people that like girls, relationships, and DRAMA. Now i have read alot of good books/series and i would have to say that this is the BEST series that i have read.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Pretties
I read a great book called "Pretties." The author, Scott Westerfeld, is a great author!! This book is very adventurous! I chose this book because i am reading the series and this was the next book in the series! I am really glad that I read this book.
In this book the main character is Tally. She also has some friends that were involved that changed her! In this book a new character shows up named Zane. Tally has to make another big decision that will also change her life! When Tally is pretty her friend brings her a cure! The cure consists of 2 pills that you have to take to get the lesions out. Tally is too afraid to take them by herself so her friend Zane takes them with her. It turns out that you have to take both of the pills. The pills can actually kill you if you do not take both of them! Zane was the one that actually had to go through the hard time when he had to take the pill that can make you die. Not knowing the difference he just randomly took one and it was the bad one! Tally actually cured herself because the pill she took did not work without the other pill. Once Tally got herself out of being pretty minded she decided she has to run away! But the specials already had an eye on her! She actually did end up with her problem being solved but her friend Shay just had to show up!
Two things that I liked about the book is that it had a lot of adventure and that a lot of events just come up unexpectedly! Two things that I did not like about the book is that it is very long and sometimes hard to understand! If you are 11 or older and you are looking for a good book then pick this one! If you are a reading level of 5/10 then this book will be easy for you to understand and read. If you are interested in a adventurous book then why not this one? If you like reading and you read a lot then you might pick this book! It is long! Love reading?! Then pick this book!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The Girl Next Door
This book was mainy about a girl named Sam and a boy named Jesse who has cancer. Sam is in love with Jesse and has beem ever scence she met him. She then knows Jesse never had sex and wanted to. So she has sex with him and they then go out.
In the middle of the book Jesse tries a new treatment for Sam. It worse for a little while but the it stops when he has his chemo again. He then proposes to Sam and she accepts. They then have to get their moms permission and blessin. Sams mom agrees Jesses mom is a little harder but she agrees too. Through out the whole book she goes to counseling and it helps alot. She and Jesse then get married.
In the end they spend a lot of time together. Jesse ends up getting sicker and sicker. That was the end of this book.
Two things I liked about this book was it was romantic. I also liked that it was real. Two things I diddnt like about this book was that it was sad. Another thing I did not like was that it was short. I diddnt want it to end. The reading level for this book is probally a 7 of 10. I would reccomend this book to anyone who likes romance and sad stories.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The book that I just finished was The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. This books genre or topic is mythilogical and a fantasy. I choose this book because I had already read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. This is sort of the next book in the series.
Percy Jackson, a demigod has gone missing from camp half blood. At around the same time he disapears, 3 new demigods appear, Jason, Piper, and Leo. Kids at camp half blood want to go find him but they have other battles to fight first. So annabeth sets out to find Percy, and Jason, Piper, and Leo fullfill thier prophecy while also tring to find pipers kidnapped father.
Two things that i liked about the book was that the author used great discriptive and figurative language. Also I liked that it was funny and adventures at the same time. I liked everything about the book. This book has a high reading level because it switches between Greek and Roman mythology. I would recomond this book to anyone over the age of about 11.
Hunger Games
This book was mainly about a girl named Katniss. She wakes up one morning and realizes her sister was not in bed with her. She knew why. It was because this morning was her sisters first reaping.
The reaping is where the capitol which is llike todays government chooses the people that will fught to the death in the hunger games. The hunger games was invented when in the dark times as they call it when their was famine. So they created the hunger ga,es so each district gives one and one boy to put into an arena so they fight to the death and everyone has to watch.
So when they finally reached the square to start the reaping Effie Trinket starts out with her usuall speel of how the hunger games came to be. Finally it was time for the names to be called. They first called the girls names. The girl is Prim Everdeen. Katnisses sister.
Katniss imediately volunteers for her. Prim runs out after her and Gale has to hold her back. She goes to the capitol and eats alot.
In the middle she and Peeta (the other trubute from district) team up. They end up winning the hunger games and the go to live in the victors village.
Two things I liked about this book was that is was suspenseful and kind of true to what i think is going to happen in the future. Two things i diddnt like was it was drawn out at the part where she is at the capitol. Also thatg it was sad. I would say this books reading leve would be 12 and up. I would reccomend this book to anyone who likes books a bout dystoopian scocietys.
The Maze Runner
This book is mainly about a boy named Thomas who is dropped into a place called the maze made by the creators. He was immediately swarmed by tons of other people who have been in the maze for a long time.
They started calling him alot of things of which Thomas knew none of and neither did I. They all were mean to him except one kid who was his friend until the end.
Then a girl came she was the last one. She was unconcious and it took her a while to come back. But when she did all she asked for was Thomas. So he went and earned that they can communicate with their minds. They were friends from then on.
Thomas kept saying he wanted to be a runner. So in the middle someone got stuck in the maze nd Thomas rescued him. From that day on he was a runner.
In the end Thomas found a way out of the maze by jumping off a cliff. When they got to civilization they finally met the people who put them through all the torture. They then shot Thomases friend and Thomas freaked. That was the end of book 1.
Two things I liked about this book was it was suspenseful. Also that it was very easy to read. T wo things I did not like about this book was that it was not very graphic. Also how it was kind of dry at some parts. I think the reading leve for this book would be 12 and up. I would reccomend this to anyone who likes books that are susperseful or anyone who likes things about dystopian scocieties.
Identical
This book was mainly about twin sisters whose names are Kaeliegh and Raenne. Raenne is jelous of her sister and she wants the attention Kaliegh gets from their dad. Little did she know that her father was actually using her for sexual favors.
Both girls have their own problems. Both of their worlds are falling apart. Kaeliegh deals with this by cutting and binging after eating. Raenne overdoses on pain pills and drinks.
In the middle of the story the girls have a flash back. The flash back is when the frist time their dad sexually abused Kaeleigh.
In the end Raennes boy friend Ray asked Kaeleigh out. She accpeted.
Two things I liked about this book was it was suspenseful. I also like that it was funny at times. Tow things that I did not like was that is was a cliff hanger. Also diddnt like that is was sad. I think the reading level would be ages 13 and up. I would reccomend this to anyone who likes suspenseful books.
Rumble Fish
NARUT vol.3
Naruto wanted to be the greatest Ninja in his home town. But nobody in his town likes him or respects him.so he went to training to be a Ninja.
The book is easy and fun to read. The book would probably be appropriate for ages 13+. the reading level is around 5-9. I would probably not recommend this book to a friend. I would recommend this book to people who read Shonen Jump Manga and maybe people who read graphic novels.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Brians Hunt- Gary Paulsen
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Fallout
Fallout is mainly about three of Kristina Snows children and their stories. Their names are Hunter, Autumn and Summer. They all live in different homes with different guardians. They all share the curse of the chance of being a drug addict.
Hunter is 19 and a very angry young man. He is in college and he works at a radio station. Last he has a girlfriend he loves in every way.
Autumn lives with her alcholic grandfather and single aunt. Autumn soon becomes an alcholic like her grandfather and drinks her grandfather.
Summer does not know Hunter or Autumn even exist. She has alot of foster parents and she is abused alot.
This book does not have much to explain. It is kind of like a diary.
Two things I liked about this book is thatg it was easy to read. Also that it was fun to read. Two things I diddnt like was that it was drawn out. Also thatg it was boring at parts. The reading leve is probally a 6 out of 10. I would reccomend this book to anyonew who likes diary like books.
Burned
Burned was mainly about a girl named Pattyn who grows up in a religous yet abusive home. She is not allowed to date or see anyone.
She has gotten into a lot of trouble lately and her mother is pregnant. Her dad says she must go live with her aunt until the baby is born. So she is forced to leave for nine months and stay at her aunts ranch.
One day she meets a boy named Ethan. They get very close in a short amount of time. They start dating and spending alone time together. Her aunt notices what is going on and she gives her a talk about how men only want sex.
Pattyn decides to have sex with him anyway. They have it quite a few times before finding out a condom ripped and Pattyn is now pergnant. Her aunt does not know. In a few months she ends up going home with her father. She couldnt stand it so she called Ethan with the cell phone her aunt got her. Ethan comes to pick her up at the end of her school day.
Suddenly the police start chasing them and they skid off the road. Pattyn wakes up in the hospital and learns that her baby is dead as well as Ethan.
She is distraught and that is where it ends.
Two things I liked about this book was it was very inspirational. Also that is romantic. What I diddnt like was that it was a cliffhanger. Also how sad it was. I would think the reading level would be grades 9 through 11. I would reccomend this to anyone who likes romance and or sad stories.
What My Girlfriend Doesnt Know
This book is mainly about a boy whose name is Robin. He is 15 years old and finally gets the girl of his dreams to fall for him. Robin always gets picked on by some if his girlfriends best friends. Robin loves to draw.
His art teacher invites him to go to college classes to draw. He accepts and goes to there where he meets a lot of older college friends. But little did he know was they would not be drawing inanimate objects no they would be drawing naked people Most women. He freaked out and decided he had to break up with his girlfriend if he were to continue drawing.
So he tries to break up with her but she refuses. They continue going out and they take things to the next level.
Two things I liked about this book is it made me laugh. Also that is was very touching. Two things i did not like about this book was that it maade me cry. Also that they got picked on because of true love. I would say the reading level needed to read this is a 7 out of 10. I would reccomend this to anyone who likes sad and funny stories.
This book was mainly about a girl named Evyn who goes between living with her father Birdie and her brother Mackey. One day Birdie drops a huge load on the. He is getting married and they are moving from Maine to Boston. Birdies future wife has six other kids from a diffrent marrige.
Evyn was not happy about levaing her friends and Maine. Through out the book she has to deal with many problems such as living with a mixed family. She now has to live with a peppy step mother and 6 other children.
She soon finds herself falling in love with her older half brother Linus. She ends up running away and planning to go live with her former best friend but Linus comes and gets her and she thinks he loves her. Linus takes her ot his home and she meets his girlfriend. She was dissapointed.
She now finds herself having conversations with her dead mother. She also becomes closer with her step mother.
Two things I liked about this book is that it is very suspenseful and how true it was. Two things I did nor like about this book is that it got kind of creepy at points. Also I diddnt like how sad it was. It was also very depressing. The readin level is probally a 7 out of 10. I would reccomend this to anyone who likes reading about teen hardships.
Impulse
Impulse is basicaly about 3 kids who try to commit suicide and end up in a mental hospital and they meet. In the begening it starts out with all of their stories of whyh they got sent to the mental hospital. Their names are Vanessa, Conor and Tony.
They all meet in the mental hospital and become friends over time. Vanessa starts to fall for Conor immediatly. Tony does not care because he is gay. In this certain mental hospital there are levels in which you go up and down with. You go up with good things and down with bad things.
When you get up to a certain level you get to go on a camping and endurance trip before you get to go home. Theyh all went at the same time. During the trip Vanessa starts to go out with Tony who is no longer gay and Conor goes off his meds.
In one of the challenges something bad happens. Conor has been off his meds for a while. They all have to go across a bridge to go and get to the other side of the clearing. Vanessa goes across then Tony. Conor is going and he is thinking about suicide so he jumps off and he kills himself. Imediately Vanessa tries to get him but the counselors and Tony hold her back. It ends up thatg Conor is dead. Then Tony and Vanessa embrace and they get to go home.
Two things I like about this book was it was very intense. I also liked that it was very true to some teens lives. Two things i diddnt like that it disapointed me when Conor died. Also that Tony wasv gay because iwanted him no to be because he deserves a nice girl. I think the reading level of this would be a 9 out of 10 because it can be scray at some parts. I would reccomend this to anyone that likes suspenseful books. :)