13 to Life

The book I read was "13 To Life" by Shannon Delany. The genre would be fiction or fantasy. I choose to read this book because it had interested me, and it was one of the only books that made me feel like I was really there. It also gave me a lot to think about. I would recommend this to anyone who liked the Twilight series.

Jessica Gillmansen had been through a lot recently, her mothers death and now weird things are happening in her home town of Junction. Everything is about to change when Jessie is called to the guidance office to escort the new student, Pietr Rusakova to all of his classes. Jessie knows something is hidden behind the good looks and russian accent.
Pietr Rusakova is more than the typical 16 year old boy. His parents were "murdered" and his oldest brother now takes care of him and his siblings. Pietr has another brother, Max, and a twin sister, Cat. But this is more than an almost orphaned family, they have much deeper, darker secrets than the town could imagine. Or is it just the helpless students and parents that don't know everything..?

Two things I liked about "13 to life" was how well connected everything was put. It had all flown perfectly together and I was never disappointed. I also liked the relationship between Jessie and Pietr. It was almost perfect, except how stubborn Jessie was. One thing I didn't like was that Jessie kept pushing Pietr away, and to her best friend Sarah. I would rate this book a ten.

Evermore

 The book Evermore is a great book of mystery, romance, and complications. Evermore is a book i would recomend entirely. The Evermore book comes from a book series called the imortals. The main character is a closed-in quiet blonde who once was popular until the accident.

 She then moves in with her aunt and goes to a whole new school! They dont even give her a chance, but it may have to be with the huge scar on her forhead from the accident. She ends up with two misfits and then the twist.

 I would recomend reading this book for the big twist that noone could see coming. The whole evermore series is great. Start with Evermore and you'll want the whole series!

A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge

     The book I read was A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge. A.D. is a nonfiction graphic novel written by Josh Neufeld. I chose this book because it is the freshman summer reading book for The College At Brockport and I thought it would be interesting to read.
     A.D. tells the first hand stories of Denise, Leo and Michelle, Abbas and Darnell, Kwame, and The Doctor or Brobson during Hurricane Katrina. Their stories are told  from the first stages of Katrina, during Katrina, after Katrina, and what it was like for them to return to New Orleans after Katrina. A.D. helps illustrate the events in a comic book kind of way.
     One thing I liked about this book was the way it portayed the stories of some of the people effected by Hurricane Katrina in an easy to understand way. Also I liked the way A.D. was well organized into "the before, the during, the after, and the return." I would recommend this book to people ages 10 and up who would like to learn more about Hurricane Katrina and who would like to read a nonfiction graphic novel.

The Hunger Games!

The book I read was The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. This book is very futuristic, and i choose this book because everyone was reading it and it sounded like a very good book.
This book is about a girl named Katniss. There is the Capitol, and twelve districts. Every year, there is one boy and one girl chosen from each district to fight to the death. There is only one winner and this winner will get to go to the Victor's Village. they will have their own house, but of course, their families can come too. What will happen in this Hunger Games? Read the book to find out! :)
The two things i didn't like were nothing! i liked every part of this book. You will like this book if you are interested in fighting to the death, romance, or (sometimes) comedy. Obviously you would like this book if you are a Hunger Games fan. :) i give this book an 11 on a scale from 1-10 :)

     

A Child Called It

I read a book called A Child Called It. It was written by Dave Pelzer. He is actually writing about his own childhood. I chose to read this book because it seemed interesting and my friend recommended it to me. It is mainly about a little boy, trying to live through his terrible childhood, hoping one day life will get better for him.

Dave Pelzer was only a little boy. All he wanted was to be cared for and loved. He wanted to be treated as a person and not treated like a nobody. His mother would abuse him daily and come up with "little games" to hurt Dave even more. He had to do all the chores as his brothers played outside. He couldn't even eat with his family. He spent most of his time in the garage, which was more of his home than the actual house. David was living in a "hell house" he calls it but the thing is, he was too scared to do anything about it. His father left because he couldn't stand his wife and all of the problems in the house. David was eventually referred to as "It". All he wanted was to be loved but all he got was nothing. This book talks about his horrible childhood and his hope to someday get out of the house and be free.

Two things I liked about this book was how it wasn't boring and it constantly had you wanting to keep reading. I didn't dislike anything about it. It's a sad book but it has a good story behind it. I would recommend this book to all of my friends. It has a good lesson about child abuse, and how it affects kids lives in a terrible way, and how it should stop. I'm happy I chose to read this book.

Sleepless

I read a book called Sleepless. It was written by Cyn Balog. I chose to read this book because I read the back of it and it seemed like it would be pretty interesting and exciting. It is mainly about an ordinary teenage girl and a Sandman meeting each other and realizing they're a lot closer than they think.

Julia Devine, an ordinary teenage girl is living a good life until unexpectedly because of a car crash, her boyfriend, Griffin Colburn dies. She doesn't know it, but all her life Eron DeMarchelle has been putting her to sleep every night. He died and has been a Sleepbringer for the past one hundred years. Once his one hundred years is up, he will become human again to finish his unfinished business, but that is only if his new Sandman student, Griffin Colburn(Julia's boyfriend) can manage the Sleepbringers tasks. After Griffin dies his best friend, Bret falls for Julia, but they just stay friends. Griffin tries to stop him but he can't get involved in the human world. There has been a lot of trouble going on but eventually he learns to let go and Eron finally gets to be with the girl he's known her whole life.

Two things I liked about this book was how it was interesting and how it never really got boring. I didn't dislike anything. I would recommend Sleepless to my friends. It's age appropriate for pretty much anyone. It's also a pretty easy read. I'm happy I read it and it was a good book.

Million Little Pieces

The title of the book that i read was A million Little Pieces by,James Frey .This book is about a James and he woke up on a plane no knowing where he was or what happened to him and can not recall the last two weeks of his life . After his mom and dad picking him up from the airport he gets checked into rehab for being an alcoholic and a crack addict for years.

James wanted to go on a trip and he ended up not knowing where he was and how he got there but his mom and dad ended up finding what flight he was on and got him home and into rehab .

two things i liked about this book is that it was a true story and that it was actually about the writers life .. two things i didnt like was that some parts dragged on but thats all i didnt llike about it , the right reading age would be 8th and up because its weird . and anyone would like this book .