Dragons of Deltora: Dragons Nest By Emily Rodda

This book is about a boy named Leif who with his friends Barda and Jasmine go to find the four sisters, destroyers of the land, and stop the evil Shadowlord. They must be able to gain the help of the remaining dragons of Deltora. They are the only one that can destroy the four sisters. To destroy the first sister they must travel to the Dragons Nest in the east. Read about how they destroy the sister of the east. If you are interested read the other books.



By Lahiru

My Brother Sam is Dead by James Collier

MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD is a great book about the Revolutionary War. It is exciting, sad, and interesting. It’s about a family whose sixteen year old son joins the war. While he’s away, many awful things happen to the family. The father is killed by raiders and some of the twelve year old son’s friends are killed by the British. My favorite part was when the older brother came home and butchered the family cow for a meal and was punished. Find out what else happens by reading this great book!
Sam

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi

“The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle” is a great adventure and mystery novel for readers age 11 to adult. This book takes place in the year of 1892 in England when 14 year old Charlotte boards the Seahawk to sail home to America. As she boards, she doesn’t know of the danger that lay ahead of her. At first, the crew treats her like the young proper woman she is, with fancy meals and her own room. But then, the crew’s true cruelty shows and Charlotte is terrified. Little does she know that she soon will have to join the crew. Soon after, she is convicted of the murder of a crew member. She has to pay the price but escapes with the help of her new friend, Zachariah, the ships cook. After many gruesome murders and fights, Charlotte arrives home. She has to go back to her proper ways and deal with her parents when she tells them about her love for the sea. Then, one night she decides to run away and join the crew of the Seahawk. To find out about Charlotte’s adventures, Read “The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle” by Avi.

Stephanie

Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lovers Soul by Jack Canfield

Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lovers Soul is an inspiring book about the relationships of dogs and their owners. This book has all different type of series. It has chapters on death, dogs as teachers, the bond between owner and pet and etc… I have to say that this book made me cry in one chapter. It was about a dog that was very old and had cancer on the back of its neck, so the owner decided that it was time for him to go. There are other sad stories in this book but you would need to read more and have this book take you on a life turning journey.

By: Ashley

MARIEL OF REDWALL By Brian Jacques

In the 4th installment of the Redwall series, the main character is Mariel, son of Joseph the Bellmaker. While Joseph is delivering a great bronze bell to the Badger Mountain of Salamandastron, his ship is intercepted by Sea rats and he is captured. His daughter, Mariel, is thrown overboard and left to die. Luckily, she finds a piece of driftwood to cling on to and floats to land. Armed with a thick rope knotted at the end, she enters the world of Redwall, dubbing herself Storm and her weapon Gullwhacker. She vows to rescue her father and overthrow the cruel sea rats that stole the bell and her father. One last thing you should remember- all the characters are animals, and Mariel is a mouse!
By Cameron

Dial L for Loser by Lisi Harrison

In our school library they have the first clique book but they don’t have my favorite. I read the series of the Clique and this is my favorite. It is my favorite because the three girls are best friends and they go to Hollywood and become enemies. One of the three gets to be a movie star and the other two become reporters. There are two other girls that had two stay home and right now they are having a better time then the other three.

By: Lindsay

BRIAN'S WINTER by Gary Paulsen

It all starts of with a boy named Brian who has to learn how to survive all alone in the freezing cold winter. He has to learn how hunt food and use the fur to make clothes. For example in one part of the book he has to kill a little rabbit to survive. Brian ate the flesh on that sorrowful day. Although he feels that it’s horribly mean to kill an innocent creature, that’s the way the cycle goes. Read the rest of the book to know the whole part of Brian’s journey in the cold winter.
Calvin

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE TITAN'S CURSE by Rick Riordan

I read Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan. It is about a boy named Percy who is the son of Poseidon, Greek god of the sea. His friend Annabeth, daughter of Athena, is kidnapped by their old enemy Luke. Artemis, goddess of the hunt is also missing. Percy goes on a quest with his friends Thalia, daughter of Zeus, Grover, a satyr, and two of Artemis’s hunters, Bianca and Zoë. They have to cross the country from east coast to west coast to save the goddess and Annabeth. Along the way Percy realizes his true feelings for Annabeth, two of the friend perish, and they find out that Artemis was after a monster that will cause the end of the gods. Read The Titan’s Curse to answer these questions.

By: Cailin

FLIGHT 29 DOWN By: D.J. MacHale and Stan Rogow

Flight 29 is Down! It crashed landed on a field trip and the students have no idea where they are. They will have to use as many survival skills as they can in order for them to stay alive. Nathan and Daley, two of the students, have different opinions. But they won’t have any time to fight or argue; they will have to work things out on their own. So read Flight 29 Down and find out what other things come in there way and whether the students that survived can survive on their own.

By: Jamie

RELUCTANTLY ALICE by: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Alice McKinley is your ordinary seventh grader who worries if she will fit in, in school. She is discovering puberty and all the other changes that are going on in her body. She does not like junior high at all until her friend gives the idea of setting a goal for herself. Alice set a goal to try to get along with everyone in school. But that goal gets crushed when Denise, the bully is after her. She then realizes that she’s not the only one with problems in her family. Her bother, Les and her dad both are having girl problems and she decides to try to help them out. Read this book to find out if Alice is able to get through junior high.

~Ankita

Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper

Tears of a Tiger is about a boy who was driving the car that crashed. One night, after his basketball game, Andy, B.J, Tyrone, & Robbie are on their way home. On the way home, BJ takes out his beer and the boys get distracted in the car & Andy is drunk driving. He swerves on the road and loses complete control of the wheel and three of the boys get out of the car… except for Robbie. Robbie gets stuck in the car & they boys try to help him, but can’t. Robbie dies & the boys’ life are never the same. They all go their separate ways. Andy goes on playing basketball, but he’s super quiet in school, after the accident. B.J & Tyrone are caught up in girl problems. But while all of this is going on, Andy is having problems of his own at home. Eventually, Andy gets to goes to a therapist. Find out if the guilt that Andy feels over Robbie’s death is too much for him!

By: Shalimar

What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones

This book is so great that it will keep you reading it for days! Girls will especially like it. In this book you can realize what many girls go through in teenage situations, and how your friends help make growing up a whole lot easier.It's amazing what girls go through, and how friends help you out, by making you laugh, or just talking to you, ,or just by doing the stupid things that your friends do to make you smile. Like when Sophie breaks up with her boyfriend and she is really sad, her best friends help her out and make her feel better.
-Geralda

GREGOR AND THE MARKS OF SECRET BY: Suzanne Collins

Gregor and the marks of secret By: Suzanne Collins


Gregor is a 12 year old boy who has great adventures with his friends from the Underland. Although you may need to read the first 3 books in series to understand this book it is a thriller. For instance, in the book Gregor goes deep under the Underland and looks to fight the rats. In the process he dodges volcanoes and other monstrous things. Do you think Gregor can defeat the rats? Read GREGOR AND THE MARKS OF SECRET to find out

The Reptile Room By: Lemony Snicket

It’s about the miss-fortune of the three Baudelaire siblings. They’ve traveled from house to house to house looking for parents related to them. They are off to their third home. The Baudelaire’s started out with their loving wealthy parents in a luxurious life. They died along with the fire in the mansion. So then they had to go with a horrible man willing to do anything to get their fortune. But soon after Mr. Poe discovers that Count Olaf wanted to marry the oldest sibling… Mr. Poe took the kids and brought them to Uncle Monty. Monty has a reptile room. Read this book and find out who dies what happens and where’s Count Olaf!!!!!!!

By: Kimberly

Click Here by Denise Vega

I loved this book. It is about how middle school really is like when Erin likes a cute guy or the time when she punched the girl she really hates because she called her a puppet. The reason was because she followed her friend everywhere and this year they were put in different tracks. But Erin was kind of glad because she knew that if her friends was in a different track she would want to get the cute guy for herself. The other thing that the book is about is that she is worried that the guy she likes will not like her because she has big feet that are good for something like playing soccer but not for something’s like dancing. The other thing that this book is about is that she entered the club and the guy she likes is in it. See what happens next.

By: Jennifer

Anastasia the Last Grand Duchess by Carolyn Meyer

You have probably have heard about Anastasia in the movies but this book is totally different. It talks about Anastasia’s life and how it is not as everyone sees it. Her parents are always pressuring her into not eating top much or she will get fat or sit up straight. She gets through it and normally has a good time with her family. At one point her little brother that is very sickly joins her father in war. What is really sad about this book is that her family become prisoners and they get taken to a special place for prisoners. One day the family get called to the basement…. To find out what happens next read Anastasia the Last Grand Duchess.

By: Heide

3001: The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

3001: The Final Odyssey is the final book in the odyssey series. In this book a thousand year old astronaut wakes up from a frozen sleep, which he went into a thousand years ago in the first book. He learns of all the discoveries and adventures that have happened since and has a few adventures of his own. In this final book you learn finally what happens to HAL and Dave and learn about the mysterious beings that created the monoliths.

By: Gunjan

Anima by Natsumi Mukai

+Anima are beings who have the power of animals. In this world, they live and breathe with us and at the same time, hated by us; while they search for others who posses the same powers.

Cooro is a +Anima who search other beings like him. When he meets Husky, a mysterious boy with a mysterious past, Senri, a quiet, kind, and mysterious person, and Nana, a loud and kind person; and when Cooro finds out all of them are +Anima, together they search acceptance in this world of hate.

Dominique

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Harry is at his sixth year at Hogwarts. During his sixth year Harry has been meeting with Dumbledore and discussing about how to beat Lord Voldemort. If he is going to need help. Now Harry has to think about the prophecy and see who dies and who survives. While he is doing that he has to watch out for Draco Malfoy and Professor Snape because Harry is pretty sure that he is not loyal to Dumbledore but to Lord Voldemort and passing information to him. This is a very interesting book if you like witches and wizards.

By: Deepali

Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul By: Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen, Patty Hansen, and Irene Dunlap

This book is about girls who want to share their stories to you. They talk about family, friends, death, and other obstacles that stop you for a minute in life. I think it is a great book because the stories are so good and it helps you not feel as nervous as it would have if you didn’t read the book. As well as this book, they have a whole series which you should read now.

By: Catherine

A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket

A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Hostile Hospital is number eight in the series. This one is about when Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are sent to a hospital to be taken care of by guardian number eight. Once again the evil Count Olaf shows up. Why would you want to perform a surgery on your sister when you don’t know how? Count Olaf tries to get Klaus to chop off Violet’s head while she is knocked out. What will happen next?

By: Caitlin

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

This book takes place in 1933 when there was racism against the blacks from the whites. This book is about an African-American family called the Logan’s. The Logan’s are fortunate and have their own land. The Logan’s are treated horrible because they are black. The Logan’s go through much hardships. My favorite part is when the Logan children dig a ditch in the road for revenge at the bus driver The bus driver runs over the ditch and breaks down.

By: Andrew

Perfect by Natasha Friend

Perfect is about a girl named Isabelle Lee and she thinks her life is not perfect. But it’s not only her sister April it’s also the fact that her father died and her mom cries her self to sleep every night. Isabelle forces herself to throw up every night. Her sister April would go and tell her mother and now Isabelle has to go to a therapy group. There she notices that even the prettiest and most popular girl in the school even has to go to therapy. Read this book to see if Isabelle can handle being so “perfect”.

By: Gabriela

HATCHET by: Gary Paulsen

I loved this book. It is exciting, has a lot of action, and suspenseful. I like this book because it is a bout a boy that goes on a plane to see his father. Then while fyling in the plane the pilot has a heart attack so the boy has to drive the plane by himself. He tries to call someone but lost connections while talking. So he has to try to land the plane himself, a boy that can’t fly and has no clue how to control a plane. He lands in a pond and has a lot of pain all over his body. Will the boy die or live? Will he ever see his father again. If you want to know you will have to read it.

Sammy Keyes and The Curse of Mustache Mary: By Wendelin Van Draanan

Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Mustache Mary: By Wendelin Van Draanan


This book it a great mystery about a middle school girl. Sammy Keyes lives with her grandmother because her father is gone and her mom is an actor in Hollywood. Sammy goes to her friend Dot’s house for a sleepover, and a mystery is unfolded. While they’re riding bikes with there other friend Marissa, they run into a lady and her pig. (Yes, a pig). Sammy becomes friends with the lady and she learns about a very old family feud between the lady’s family and there next door neighbors. When the Lady’s old shed that seems to be haunted by a pioneer women burns down, Sammy is the first to try and solve the mystery. Who was it, the neighbors, or maybe someone the woman trusted! Find out by reading Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Mustache Mary.
-Emily

GRANNY TORELLI MAKES SOUP by: SHARRON CREECH

The book ‘Granny Torelli Makes Soup’ is about two good friends, Rosie and Bailey, and how they have a fight about Bailey’s blindness. Rosie goes to her grandmother for help on resolving the problem. She finds out things about her grandmother, her friend, and herself that changes the way she looks at them forever. Will Rosie and Bailey ever be friends again? Read ‘Granny Torelli makes Soup’ to find out…


-Morgan

The Cookcamp By: Gary Paulsen

The Cookcamp
By: Gary Paulsen

The Cookcamp is about a little boy. In the book he was named “The boy”. First he lived with his mother and father until his father left for war. His mother wanted to stay home by herself with his uncle. However, it was not his uncle. His mother was just a liar, because that was her new boyfriend. She wanted to spend time with him so he sent the little boy out to his grandmother. The grandmother lived in a campground. The campground had many workers that were very hungry. Some of them were very gentle. When the boy was down because of his mother, they would comfort him. After the long hard days of work, the workers would come in the Cookcamp which was run by his grandmother. Sometimes they would actually scare the young boy because of their size. At night his grandmother would read him books and comfort him with a nice glass of milk. One scary day, one of the workers broke a leg and he was rushed to the hospital leaving the boy with the rest of the workers. Read the wonderful book to see what happens next…
-Nicole

The Clique by Lisi Harrison

The Clique is a book with 2 different points of view, Claire’s and Massie’s. Massie is the head of her clique. She is ultra popular and everybody loves her. But Claire is the total opposite; she has nothing designer, is middle class and she is not an only child. Fate brings the two together when Claire moves to Massie’s guesthouse because their fathers were “college friends”. Massie’s mother and father are desperate for the girls to be friends. Massie can’t believe her parents want her to become friends with someone who wears Gap overalls. Claire will not, under any circumstances, be friends with a stuck-up rich girl. Read the book to find out if Massie will let Claire into her oh so exclusive clique and if Claire “the new girl” will be … popular?
by Courtney

I’d I Tell You I Love You but then I’d Have to Kill You

I’d I Tell You I Love You but then I’d Have to Kill You
By: Ally Carter
Have you ever wanted something or someone you can’t have? Cammie Morgan knows the same feeling. Cammie goes to an all girls school called Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women. But this isn’t any ordinary school. The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is really a school for spies. Cammie can speak 14 different languages and knows 7 different ways to kill a man, but when she meets a normal boy who thinks she is a normal girl Cammie does not know what to do. She can hack into his computer or tap his phone but when it comes to talking to him Cammie is hopeless.
This book is exciting and fun. You can really relate to, and feel for Cammie. This book is great book for girls and I highly recommend it.
- Melissa