Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 15 and up I read this book for my English class a few months ago and found the messages of the author to be very insightful. The book was also an … Continue reading Literary Analysis: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up I’m honestly so surprised that I haven’t reviewed this book yet because it’s one of my absolute favorites. I bought this book at the age of twelve … Continue reading Book Review: Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Age Recommended: 12 and up This book was a satisfying end to the Maze Runner series as it brought the events of the first three books to a close and essentially … Continue reading Book Review: The Fever Code by James Dashner
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Age Recommended: 12 and up This book was a little disappointing compared to the first one. I know that the second books of a trilogy is generally underwhelming, and this one … Continue reading Book Review: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars Genre: Utopian and Dystopian Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up “One choice decided your friends. One choice defines your beliefs. One choice determines your loyalties– forever. One choice can transform you.” Divergent was a very good book. Not entirely appropriate for a 12 year old, but as all of my friends were reading it, I wanted to as well. My dad got me the entire set as a gift. I sat down with the book as soon as I got it and didn’t put it down until I was done. This is a book … Continue reading Book Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Age Recommended: 11 and up Bobby Ether and The Academy was a great book. I loved the storyline where a person seemed nice, then was portrayed as evil, and then turned out to be nice. The writing style of the author was interesting because the focus of the chapters changed often. Bobby Ether is a boy who has “miraculous” abilities. He is at his basketball game when he shoots and the ball is too far away from the basket to make it. Somehow, Bobby envisions the ball going into the basket, and he … Continue reading Book Review: Bobby Ether and The Academy by R. Scott Boyer
Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars Genre: Non-Fiction Age Recommended: 10 and up The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind is an amazing book of survival and sacrifice. It shows how when you put your mind to it, anything is possible. This book is a biography about William Kamkwamba and the lengths that he goes to to provide electricity for his family. The book starts when William is about my age (12) and goes on until he is about 22. This book takes one through his life story of creativity, courage and determination against all odds. William lives in a rural village with … Continue reading Book Review: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer; Illustrations by Elizabeth Zunon
Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars Genre: Historical Fiction Age Recommended: 8 and up I wish that this book could have been longer because it was very well written and the story was gripping. The plot was amazing because the book started right with action and it was a page turner. Max, a Jew in the midst of German soldiers has to find a way to escape. When his and his sister’s lives are in danger, he must figure out how to flee. The soldiers roam town looking for Jews, and as soon as any are found, they are shot … Continue reading Book review: I Survived #9, I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Age Recommended: 10 and up I am not a huge fan of Science Fiction, which is what Emilie & The Sky World is. However, this was an Advance Reader Copy (thank you NetGalley!) and I felt compelled to read it. This book is interesting because the story takes one to different settings, but it can be a little difficult to follow because there are a lot of characters. Emilie has just returned form her adventure and is ready to take some time off. However, when she goes to her boss’s … Continue reading Book Review: Emilie and The Sky World by Martha Wells
Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars Age Recommended: 9 and up I found Small As An Elephant to be a very witty and comical book. Jennifer Richardson has written a great story about a boy and his adventures when separated from his mother. The author describes well the momentary feeling of panic that Jack feels when he finds that his mother is gone, and the reader can relate to that. Jack is a boy who is very fond of elephants. One time, he and his mother are driving to a campsite and Jack sees a sign for a circus elephant … Continue reading Book Review: Small As An Elephant by Jennifer Jacobs Richardson
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