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Lessons from a dead girl
by Jo Knowles
Review by Melissa Payne (6TH grade almost 7TH)
Lesson from a dead girl is a sad book but it shows a very important lesson inside the plot itself. The lesson is if you’re a kid and another kid is abusing you, you should tell someone before some gets hurt. And if you don’t it could haunt you for life but if you have the right friends that would back you up and just be there for you it wouldn’t be as bad. And be careful of what you wish for because it just might come true.
Leah and Lain were best friends but what Leah did to Lain in the dolls closet is just wrong. And later in life it just haunted Lain a lot but when she met Jess and Web she knew this friendship is way different then the one with Leah. This friendship is real unlike the one with Leah. But in the end a tragic thing has happened. I wont tell because you have to read the book to find out the rest.
I really liked this book but it showed me a very important lesson. And the lesson is in the first paragraph. And if I had to rate this book 1-5 stars. I would rate this book 5 stars. And if I would have to recommend this book. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy books about tragic lives of people.
Great Melissa! Thanks for getting us started.
Rangers Apprentice Book Four: Battle For Skandia
By John Flanagan
The Battle For Skandia is about Will, Halt, Evanlyn and Horace. They find a dangerous group of people that plan to attack. The rest of the book is about how Halt helps the Skandians fight back.
This book was very interesting but hard to fallow at some points. I loved the action in it though! John Flanagan has such great descriptions. Every sentence he writes is like a puzzled piece that adds to the huge picture. You could say his books are inspiring.
I recommend not only this book but the whole series to anyone who likes a long series. There are 11 books and Flanagan is continuing to write them. Also they are great for people that like action.
I rank this book 4 stars. Everything was excellent but the one thing I didn't like was that it was kind of confusing. Over all, it was a good read.
Series of Unfortunate Events #3: The Wide Window
by Lemony Snicket
This book was really interesting. It's about three kids whos parents died in a fire at their house and now their orphans. The kids stayed with their Aunt Josephine in the small town of Lake Lachrymose on the Lake Lachrymose.
If you read the first and second book, you will find that Count Olaf is trying to steal the Baudelaire fortune. This book is just one of his many attempts to get it. I will let you read them and this one too.
I would rate this book a 5 on a scale from 1-5 because it is entertaining and it has some harder vocabulary but it explains it to you instead of making you look it up.
Emily Jernigan, 7th grade
Cross By James Patterson
Reviewed by Jeffrey Mordecai-Smith
Cross is about a detective named Alex Cross who is investigating the murder of his wife. He learns that the killer is a serial-rapist named Michael Sullivan who calls himself the Butcher. He decides to confront him.
I didn't like this book much because James Patterson's writing is very bland with a small vocabulary in this novel.
I would recommend this for anyone who follows James Patterson's novels.
Forever Odd by Dean Koontz
Reviewed by Jeffrey Mordecai-Smith
Forever Odd has a strange plot. At the beginning, The main character, Odd Thomas, sees the ghost of a local doctor. He goes to the man's house and sees that he is dead and his son is missing. He pursues with "psychic magnetism" and finds them at a casino. Danny is tied to a bomb and he tells Odd that he was kidnapped by a lady named Datura who met him through phone-sex where she found out about Odd's powers and wants them for herself.
Will Odd escape with Danny?
I'd recommend this book to people who like mysteries and don't mind a strange plot. I would rate this book four stars.
Siege of Darkness by R A Salvatore
Reviewed by Jeffrey Mordecai-Smith
Siege of Darkness is about a dark elf with morals named Drizzt who has to face his dark elf heritage when they attack his home of Mithral Hall. The dark elves attack and Drizzt plays a huge role in the ending.
I would recommend this game to anyone who likes fantasy or adventure. I rate this book five stars.
1.the last song.
2.Nicholas Sparks
3.Briana mckibben (going into 8th grade)
4.This book is about a girl named Ronnie she loved to play the piano a she was going to go to Julliard a music school but when her parents got divorced everything changed she blamed her day for leaving.Now that she is 17 her mom is getting married and she sent Ronnie and her brother to Georgia where Ronnie dad lives she is really mad at her dad still and she wants to go back to new york where she is from so she rebels hopping that her dad will send her back it does not work.Ronnie is starting bond with her dad but then Ronnie finds out that her dad has cancer so now she is worried about her dad.when Ronnie dad came home from the hospital Ronnie takes care of him then one night when Ronnie was playing the piano for him he dies Ronnie starts to cry.
5.this book for people who like Nicholas Sparks and mysteries
6.i would give this book a 4
1.to save a life
2.Jim and Rachel Britts
3.Briana mckibben9(going into 8th grade)
4.the book is about two guys named Jake and roger. When they were kids Jake and roger were riding there bikes in the street and a car came and roger pushed Jake out of the way and roger got hit and he had to go to the hospital. Then when they were freshmen in high school Jake was a basketball star and roger wasn't Jake started to ditch roger then when they were seniors roger killed him self and Jake blames himself so now he is starting to go to church and help other people.
5.I would recommend this book for people who like mysteries and drama
6.i would give this book a 5
Hear The Wind Blow
By Mary Downing Hahn
Review by Calista Mordecai-Smith (going in to 7th Grade)
Hear the Wind Blow is a Historical Fiction book Based in the time of the Civil War. Haswell and his sister Rachel's house got burned down by Yankees, then their Mother dies of Fever. But their dad died in the war and their brother was in the war. So they had to go to Winchester to go to their Uncles house. When they got there. they found out their Uncle was housing the Yankee Major.
If I was to rate the book between 1 and 5 stars. I would choose 4 stars because the book is beautifully written and has a very interesting plot. It is Suspenseful sometimes when you get really into the book. I loved the book.
1.Princess in the spotlight
2.meg Cabot
3.Brana Mckibben
4.my book is about a girl named Mia Thermopolis and she is 15 her father dies and she finds out that he is a king.Mia is very shocked and she does not believe her mom so now she is learning how to be a princess.
5.this book is for people who like drama
6.i would give this book a 5
Briana Mckibben (going into 8th grade)
I am Nujood Age Ten and divorced
by Nujood Ali with Delphine Minoui
This book is about a little girl who was born in the middle of nowhere (Yemen). Truck drivers would rather take a longer route than go thru her town if you could even call it a town. There were about 7 families living there. She did not know how old she was because she had no birth certificate. Anyway she was married when she thought that she was about 10. I would tell you more but it would ruin the amazing story. I would recommend this book to anyone above 3rd grade. If I got to rate it I would choose 5 out of 5 stars because it is told so honestly. Review by Danica Miller going into 7th grade
NERDS M is for Mama's boy
By Micheal Buckley
Review By Calista Mordecai-Smith (going into 7th grade)
The NERDS Have to stop one of their former teammate from taking over the world. His name is Simon A.K.A Heathcliff A.K.A Choppers. Simon hires a failed Superhero named Albert A.K.A Captain Justice. Albert has a blood thirsty mother who tries to tell Simon what to do.
I recommend this book to anybody I would recommend this book to people who like fantasy books.
I rate this book from 1 to 5 stars I would rate this book 4 because this book is not my favorite book but is a really good book.
if i stay By Gayle Forman
Review By Calista Mordecai-Smith (going into 7th grade)
MIA and her family get in a car crash and her family dies except for her but she is not awake but she is walking around but nobody can see her so she has to choose to whether to live or die. The conveniences for choosing to live is the Mia gets to continue playing the cello and have a loving Boyfriend. But, Mia will have no family except her grand parents.
I would recommend this book to people who like ghost stories and diary books because this book is written in diary form.
I rate this book from 1 to 5 stars I would rate this book a 4 because it was a really good book but it did have some confusing parts.
Warriors: A Clan in need
By Warrior Cats.
Review by Calista Mordecai-Smith going into 7th grade
Ravenpaw and Barley are forced from their home so they go to Thunderclan for help but instead Thunderclan needs their help. So they help Thunderclan defeat the Bloodclan warriors so they can take back their home.
I would recommend this to people who love the warrior cat books and I would also recommend this to penguins. I would give this book a 5 because I love Warriors.
Legend of Drizzt: Passage to Dawn
By R. A. Salvatore
Passage to Dawn is about a dark elf named Drizzt who has morals. He sails on a ship called the Sea Sprite for six years hunting pirates. They find an old witch who prophicizes that Drizzt's sorely missed person is in a lot of pain. The resat of the book is about Drizzt trying to save his father, Zaknafien but there is a surprising twist at the end.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fantasy and adventure. I would rate it five stars.
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry
A Rain in the Sun is a play about an African-American family who is suffering from poverty and severe racism. They find themselves relying on a ten thousand dollar check that they get because someone in the family died. The rest of book is about what they do with the money and how the family matures.
This book was AMAZING. I loved it because it showed a definite change in character of the people. I would recommend this to everyone and I would rate it a definite five stars.
Eighth Grade Bites
By Heather Brewer
Review By Calista Mordecai-Smith (going into 7th grade)
Eighth Grade Bites is the first in The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. Vladimir Tod is a half Vampire whose dad is a Vampire and whose mom is a human. His dad and mom mysteriously died by bursting into flames. But, when his teacher/friend disappears and his substitute starts to ask personal questions.
I recommend this book to people who like to read about Vampires, also I would recommend this book to Vampire Bats. I rate this book a 5 because it is the 2nd best book i read.
1.A vintage affair
2.Isabel Wolff
3.My book is about a girl named Phoebe Swift and she is a bout to open her on vintage dress shop.She has an interview with a reporter who was an our late.NOW she is going to meet an old Italian woman named Therese Bell.Therese will help phoebe let go of her past and learn to love again.
4.i would recommend this book to my sister.
5.5
6.Briana mckibben(going into 8th grade)
Chosen
Ted Dekker
Ted Dekker's novels take the reader on a roller coaster ride as he unveils the plot. His character development is superb, and the reader immediately becomes attached to the subjects of the book.
Chosen is the tale of good and evil, and a great start to Ted's Circle series. We follow a young boy named Johnis who is the "Chosen One" to find the Lost Books of History, which will save their people of the forest against the Horde and the evil Shataiki Bats, who all serve the one evil enemy.
The end of this book leaves the reader hanging off a cliff and anxious to read the next novel in the series.
I loved reading this book, as I enjoy fantasy and suspense. I also love a little romance, which is entwined throughout the story. I would give this book 5 stars, and I would recommend this to anyone in for a wild ride and a wonderful read.
Jade, Grade 12
White Cat by Holly Black
Review By Calista Mordecai-Smith (7th grade)
White Cat is about a boy named Cassel. Cassel comes from a family of curse workers--people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. He hasn't got the magic touch, so he's an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. You just have to ignore one small detail -- he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago.
When he finds himself sleep walking on his school's dorm roof he start to wonder if Lila is still alive because she was a dream worker and could change their dreams and make people sleep walk. It is a very weird story and just keeps getting weirder.
I recommend this book to people and things who like very weird things. I rate this book a 5 because it is a really really great book.
Calista, I just finished the second book in the series...it just keeps getting weirder!
The Miracle Worker
By William Gibson
The Miracle Worker is a play about a blind and deaf girl named Helen Keller who has horrible manners until a woman named Annie Sullivan is hired in a last effort to teach her language. After a horrible first impression, Annie decides to take Helen away from her family so she relies only on her. She goes along with this and it leads to a very climactic moment at the end.
I would recommend this to people who like classics and stories with large conflicts. I would rate this four-and-a-half stars.
The Gentleman Outlaw and Me--Eli
By Mary Downing Hahn
The Gentleman Outlaw and Me--Eli is about a girl named Eliza Yates who changes her name to Elijah Bates and runs away from her Uncle and Aunt and Cousins. She is trying to find her dad Alfred Yates the sheriff of Tinvill. But, she doesn't know he is the sheriff. Not soon after she runs away she meets the outlaw Mr.Featherbone and finds out he going to go kill the sheriff of Tinvill.
I recommend this book to people who like Mary Downing Hahn and to dogs because there is a dog in this story. I give this story a 4 because I like the story very much.
The Odyssey
By Homer
The Odyssey is about a man named Odysseus who is the king of Ithaca in Ancient Greece. He went away from his home twenty years ago to fight with Trojans. He gets through a lot of toil and grief but finally gets back to his homeland to find that people are trying to marry his wife and become king. The rest of the book is how he deals with the suitors.
I'd recommend this to people who have a large understanding of vocabulary and likes books with complex plots. I would rate this book 4 stars.
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet is about two families, the Montagues and the Capulets, who are always fighting with each other. In these families, two people meet at a Capulet party: Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. They fall in love and get secretly married. The rest of the play is about how they try to find a way to be together without it having to be in secret.
I would recommend this to people who like Shakespeare and people who like love stories. I would rate this 4 stars.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
By J.K. Rowling
Review by Calista Mordecai-Smith 7th grade
After Dumbledore died Harry Potter has to go and find the other horcruxes to defeat VOLDEMORT.
I would recommend this book to everybody and rate it a 5 it is really good for a book.
Across The Universe by Beth Revis
Across the Universe is about a girl who along with her parents are frozen in wait for a 301 year journey. But, She gets unfrozen and she meets a boy named Elder and they have to figure out who is unfreezing the frozen people.
I recommend this book to people and things who like books with two main characters. I rate this book a 5 I really liked this book.
Things Not Seen
Andrew Clements
Things not seen is a story about a boy named Bobby who surprisingly becomes invisible. Trying to keep it private was the least of their troubles when the law considers Bobby a missing person under suspicious conditions. When he runs into a blind girl named Alicia and tells her about being invisible. He decides to tell her parents too because her dad is a astronomer and his dad is a physiologist. He finds another person who is invisible and talks to her. I will let you read the rest.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes books where unusual things happen to people for no apparent reason. I would rate this book 5 stars because it was suspensful and interesting.
Emily Jernigan 7th grade
Fashion Kitty
by Charise Mericle Harper
Fashion Kitty is too weird.
I rate it 1 because its too weird.
Calista Mordecai- Smith 7th grade
Ninth Grade Slays
Heather Brewer
This is the second book in the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. Ninth Grade Slays is about Vladimir Tod. But, a slayer is closing in. Vladimir's best friend named Henry's cousin, Joss, is coming to the town. In the end something very surprising happens.
Calista Mordecai-Smith 7th grade
Jade, I'm hoping that you get this-could you get us your last name @ youth at nols.org. Thanks
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