Book Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was similar to the Hunger Games and Divergent series in that the story takes place after a huge war that causes wide scale destruction in The United States of America. However, I found this book to be more appealing since it doesn’t have as much gore and violence. —————————————– When the United States of America is destroyed, a new world called Illea is created. A world with new rules, new rulers, and no democracy. The people of this nation are divided into castes- there are Ones, which are … Continue reading Book Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

Book Review: Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Realistic Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was very fast-paced in the beginning and started to slow down halfway through. ———————————————- Olivia and Zoe are best friends and always will be. Even when they get kicked out of their dance school where they’ve been performing for ten years, they find a way to bounce back to normal. Or as normal as it gets without dance in one’s life. However, Olivia goes to the hospital sick one day and doctors figure out that she has leukemia. When Zoe finds out, her world is … Continue reading Book Review: Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor

March Recap

I’m really sorry. I know that I made a promise to publish at least two a week but I got caught up in school work and SOL’s. My favorite book this month was The Program by Suzanne Young and I am on the wait-list in the library to read The Remedy and The Treatment, which are the next two in the trilogy. Don’t forget! You can find my other reviews by looking for books in the search tab!   Continue reading March Recap

Book Review: The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Non-fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was recommended to me by my dad’s colleague. She said it was an extraordinary book and after reading it, I must say I agree. —————————————————- Niamh has been separated from her family. She is being taken west on the Orphan Train – a train that transports orphans from the East Coast to the Midwest. She makes new friends but they are all eventually adopted. However, nobody wants a skinny, Irish, nine year-old girl. Niamh is finally adopted by a woman who is looking for a … Continue reading Book Review: The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline