IT'S NOT EASY BEING MEAN by Lisi Harison

What kind of books are you into? Well, if you are into suspense and humor then you will love the book It’s Not Easy Being Mean by Lisi Harison. The book is about Massie Block and her best friends called the Clique or the Pretty Committee, returning to the school OCD (Octavian Country Day). In the book some of the 7th grade girls, including Massie and her best friends, get a video from an 8th grade alpha named Sky Hamilton. Interestingly, the video tells the girls about a hidden key which they have to find. Whoever finds the key would be lead to a secret room in the school in which to hang out. There is one condition: confidentiality is of the utmost importance. None of the girls can talk to anyone about the secret key. From hereon the book holds you in suspense, but not without a lot of laughs. The book has also many funny parts. One of my favorite parts was when Massie, Dylan, and Alicia attempt to look pretty at a Tuesday afternoon soccer practice. The girls arrive wearing skirts and pretty tops. The coach was appalled and gave them five minutes to cover themselves up with towels. If they didn’t make it within five minutes, the whole team would have to sit out on Sunday’s game. “The only thing harder than getting in is staying in.” Will the Pretty Committee find the key and save their reputation for 8th grade? Well, you will have to read the book to find out.
Elisabeth

KINGDOM KEEPERS by Ridley Pearson

Did you ever want to be a hologram? What about in the night when your parent are sleeping travel to Disney World or even MGM studios? If you read Kingdom Keepers it tell you about a boy who can do all of that. The boy and his friends go on missions to figure out what the letters spell. They go on. Some of the missions are dangerous. When they went to a mission they left the girls. They said it was there turn. After the girls went in they had to go on a ride. They went on and it started to move. The girls were excited at first until they went into a room that looked like a rain forest. The doors closed and then water started gushing out. The girls started to panic when the water started to start rising up. The girls were thinking on how to open the door. Will the girls get out before they drown?
Kim

Tell it to Naomi By: Daniel Ehrenhaft

Do you like teen books? Well then this book is for you. This book is about this boy named Dave. You see Dave is in high school and he is a sophomore. He saw this girl named Celeste and fell in love with her. But you see the problem is that Celeste is a senior that transferred to his school. He really likes this girl but he's never really been good with girls. So when he finally meets her he has nothing to say than just some silly words like how are you and hi.. This book to me wasn't as great and exciting as some other books that I read but who knows you won't know if you like it or not unless you read this book. So take a chance and see if you like it or not. I didnt really like it but you maybe have a different taste in books so I recommend that you read this book.
Enesa

Dealing with Dragons By: Patricia C. Wrede

Cimorene is a princess, not a normal one. She takes fencing lessons and does every thing a prince should do. When her parents come to know of this they look for a prince Cimorene can marry. When they take her to prince Therandil, she runs away then next day and becomes one of the most powerful dragon’s princess. The dragon’s name is Kazul. She becomes friends with a jinn, witch, and another dragon’s princess. She also meets a wizard and finds out that they are going to poison the dragon king and help another dragon become king. The dragon who wants to become king has promised the wizards a very important treasure. To find out what happens to the king of dragons and to Kazul and Cimorene read Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede.
- Shikha

Chasing Yesterday #1 Awakening by Robin Wasserman

Chasing Yesterday #1 Awakening

The reason I am writing about this book is because I just couldn't stop reading it. In this book a girl named J.D doesn't know her past but she does know it's not so great. She took place in an explosion and when she wakes up she has no idea where she is and who she is. She is found and is brought to a hospital no one really knows her name but she likes J.D. When she gets out of the hospital she is sent to a kind of foster home. There her dreams haunt her but she doesn't know where they are coming from. Read this book to see what happens to J.D and if you like this book then get the second and third one I am sure it's even better.
I.A.

GOOSEBUMPS EGG MONSTERS FROM MARS by R.L. Stine

Brandy Johnson, Dana's little sister wants and gets to have an egg hunt for her birthday. Her birthday is a disaster because there is an egg fight. Dana finds an extraordinary egg the size of a football. It is green and has veins all over it. He took it to Dr. Gray's science lab. Dana found out it might be from Mars. It fell through earth's atmosphere and should have burned up, but it didn't. Dr. Gray keeps Dana locked up with the martians they found. Will Dana get out? Read to find out.
Pia

Nothing But the Truth by Avi

The book I read was called Nothing But the Truth. In this story the main character, Phillip Malloy, was sent to the principle twice by both his homeroom and English teacher, Miss. Narwin, for singing along to the star spangled banner. On the last time he was sent to the principles office he was suspended, for what Mrs. Narwin called being disrespectful. Once home he meets with a reporter to tell her his interesting story. The next day the story is published and soon spreads all around the country to towns everywhere. The truth must be found out. Was Phillip simply being patriotic. Or was Mrs. Narwin being unfair? To find out read Nothing But the Truth.
Leah

CANDYFLOSS By: Jacqueline Wilson

If you like a book on drama and about families then this book is for you. This book is about a girl named Floss, her mum, dad, step dad, and Tiger. It’s her birthday and she gets presents and a special surprise there going to Australia because her step dad’s job is branching out. When she finds out she tries to seem excited but inside she feels crushed she won’t be able to see her dad in six months. When she goes to school she tells her best friend Rhiannon, she’s very jealous and wants to go to Australia but can’t. She’s afraid that when she comes back Rhiannon won’t be best friends anymore. Floss doesn’t want to leave she thinks it’s far away from England to Australia. It’s hard to make a decision should she stay with her mum or dad. She thinks that her dad might feel alone and he might be depressed because his café is going down the drain. She knows that her mum won’t be alone because she has Tiger, and her step dad. She also doesn’t want to leave her dad by himself. Find out if she goes to Australia, if Rhiannon stays best friends with Floss, if the café goes back in business.
Kelly

THE TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU by David Levithan

The book I’m currently reading is The 10 Thing’s I Hate About You.
This book is about two sisters in high school named
Kat and Bianca Stratford. Bianca is the most beautiful girl at Padua high. She is so sweet and nice all the boys what to be with her, but her fathers rules say she can’t date until Kat does. Sounds easy? Not so much Kat hate’s everyone except her best friend Mandela and someone who has her same interests as her. Patrick Verona, but would anyone give him chance? Since all the boy’s are dieing to go out with Bianca they will do anything to get Kat to go out. The new boy Cameron has the idea first, he will get Kat to go on a date with Patrick he thinks it’s brilliant until Patrick say “no”. Then Joey donner
(Class kiss up) pays Patrick to go out with her so how can he refuse? He can’t!
So now Patrick is the only boy at Padua high trying to get a date with Kat but will she say yes? But trouble strikes when Patrick starts to really fall for Kat and she starts to fall for him, but at the prom he is forced to confess the real truth to why he gave her a chance “at first” the too words Kat does not here “I dated you for money” Patrick says. Now that Kat knows the truth how will she react and how Patrick will announce he really has feelings for Kat. To find out read The 10 Things I Hate About You.

By: Kate

CASE CLOSED by Gosho Aoyama

Case Closed is a great anime. It is about a boy named Jimmy Kudo who is a junior high student. Although very young, he was relied on and asked to solve many hard cases for police. One day he gets himself in serious trouble. He was shrunk by a poison to look like a first grader! He changes his identity to Conan Edogawa knowing he has a high chance of getting murdered when people know he is Jimmy. He needs to find a sample of the poison so he can make a different medicine to make him grow, but before that he has to crack cases in his way.
Victor

Julie of the Wolves by: Jean Craighead George

Julie of the Wolves is a book about an Eskimo girl who gets lost in the Arctic. She tries to be friends with the wolves and be part of their pack. She depends on the wolves for food while she tries to make her way back home to her father. She has to depend on nature, the stars, and has to keep herself alive. Do you think she can make it? Do you think she has the guts to live with the wolves? If you want to find out you will have to read this book.
Konrad

IF A TREE FALLS AT LUNCH PERIOD BY GENNIFER CHOLDENKO

If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period is a fantastic novel about two kids, Kristen, and Walk. For Kristen, life is just getting worse and worse, but her weight isn’t the only problem. Her parents might be getting a divorce; they barely utter a word to each other each day. That’s not all though. Her best friend in the whole world, Rory, has decided to try to be friends with some of the more popular people, even if that means being loyal to the snobby Brianna Hanna-Hines, and giving up her friendship with Kristen. At least she has her younger genius sister, Kippy, and her new friends to count on.
Walk, on the other hand, while being raised by a single mom, is an African American in his new white private school. The only reason he was sent there in the first place was that his mom thought he would turn out to be a screw-up, just like his cousin. Although he and his new friend Matteo are becoming very close pals, he can’t understand why Matteo will do absolutely anything Brianna wants him to.
When Kristen discovers one of her father’s secrets, her life, and Walk’s life get pretty twisted…
Elana

Patiently Alice By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

I think this is a great book because it is about a girl that her name is Alice. I feel bad for her because her mom died and her dad is getting married again. Her bother sometimes is mean to her and sometimes cares about her. I really like this book because the author really hooked me because she tells a lot of details about this book. She also wrote a lot of interesting stuff in this book. Alice best friends are Elizabeth and Pamela. Alice really wants long hair because she thinks having long hair is pretty. The beginning of the book was good but I like the end more because I thought it was more interesting. Patrick is Alice’s boyfriend and they are going to break up but, at the end they are really are not so that is why I think the end better. At the beginning Alice talks about her mom and I think that is sad because when a mom dies it is sad but then her dad is getting married again. she is not really sad because she always wanted a mother and now was going to get one. Alice goes to camp but things happen...find out what Latisha does to Alice. I think this is a really good book. This book is the best book I ever read.

JACK LONDON A BIOGRAPHY by Daniel Dyer

I chose the book Jack London a Biography by Daniel Dyer because I read a book he wrote called THE WILD LIFE. It was interesting because it was about a man lost in Antarctica. Jack London wrote 40 books before he died. Jack lived in West Oakland where he lived from 1888 to 1890. I thought it was impressive that Jack wrote 40 books before he died. He had trouble writing some of his books because he didn’t know how to write some words. I also learned that Jack only attended one year of high school. Jack also had a 30-foot sailboat that he used for hunting ducks. He also had two daughters by his first wife. He got married on April 23, 1907. So if you like to read a great Biography of any of your favorite authors or even Jack London, you’ll enjoy this book.

Anthony

The Big Friendly Giant By: Roald Dahl

The book The Big Friendly Giant is a really good book for kids I have read it several times. This book is about a girl named Sophie she is a 7 year old she lives in a very small house, she lost her parents in a car accident. This giant called the big friendly giant comes along and finds Sophie. Sophie goes with the big friendly giant’s home and something happens and you won’t it! Read the book to find out what happens to Sophie.

If you like book’s that are long and fun this is the book for you.

Bryana

THE SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS by Lemony Snicket

The book The Series of Unfortunate Events Book 9, by Lemony Snicket is the kind of book that is adventurous, spine tingling, and mysterious. If you are a kid who needs an amazing book you’re reading the right blog! The 9th book is about three siblings, (Violet, Klaus, and Sunny) who have to survive getting killed by an evil man named Count Olaf. They have to disguise themselves to get away from Count Olaf, try to see if their parents are alive, and save their fortune that their parents left behind. The kids have to fight for their lives, to find very important information that can save their lives. Read this book to find out how the story goes, and see if they can save their lives, and survive on their own without getting caught.
Nikki

GARFIELD BEEFS UP by Jim Davis

I read Garfield Beefs Up by Jim Davis. This book is so funny and it has tons of funny jokes. It’s a story about Garfield, his owner Jon, and his lovable dog Odie. Each page is a different story and sometimes it continues the story. Also Garfield tells such a funny joke about anything in that book. Trust me, it’s going to be a laugh. Mostly it makes fun of Garfield’s weight. The book shows him on front doing exercise. But trust me he will never do that. So it’s a funny and confusing book.
Gustavo

SAFE AT HOME By: Sharon Robinson

If you like sports this is the book for you. This book is about a boy who loves to play basketball. The boy’s name is Jumper. Jumper’s mom moved from Connecticut to Harlem, New York. She wanted Jumper to go to a baseball camp. But Jumper does not know how to play. Read how a boy lives with no dad and is trying to make friends with a bully and learns how to play baseball.
By: Jirani

THE LOST BOY David Pelzer

This book is a sequel to the book A Child Called IT. A boy named Dave runs away from the house at age 9 because his mom abused him every single day. Dave seems to think no one can help him until one day at school they reported Dave because of his conditions. He came to school with “clothes” that look like rags! He had purple and pink scratches and bruises all over his body and he had an unpleasant smell. They put Dave in an adoption center with two people that are very nice to him. Then one day he had to go to court and he was going to see his mom… Dave didn’t look forward to it, But instead his mom tells him to be good and don’t get in to trouble. Years pass and Dave is in high school. He went walking and bumped into his little brother Russell. Dave just looked at Russell and saw pink and purple bruises, scratches, the clothes, and the smell. Dave started to say “She… you …..” Russell just gave him a sad face. If you had any questions from the book A Child Called It, this book will answer everything.
By, Katherine

Stormbreaker by: Anthony Horowitz

Imagine this, you have no parents, you are told they died in a plane crash, and you only live with your uncle and a housekeeper. You wake up in the night by the sound of the police and they tell you your uncle died in a car accident. The next day you find out that your uncle was actually a spy working for a secret agency called M16. They recruit you and now you are on a mission about one of the richest men in the world, he will donate millions of extraordinary computers to London, and M16 thinks this is suspicious. This is the life of Alex rider. Enter the world of suspicious criminals, the most lethal assassins, and the work of an everyday teenager!

Ziggy

Princess in the Spotlight by: Meg Cabot

Mia thought that her life couldn’t get any more complicated. But she was wrong. First her mother has a very unexpected announcement. Then her grandmother arranges national TV interview that shows the America’s brand new princess. Third, she’s been getting anonymous love letters from a secret admirer. On top of all that she’s a princess of an entire country.

Meg Cabot entertains us with the sequel to the Princess Diaries series. Welcome back all the characters you love and hate: Mia, Grandmere, Mr. Gainini, Tina Hakim Baba and many others. Princess in the Spotlight is exciting, romantic and will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time.

Emily

Gracie’s Girl By: Ellen Wittlinger

Bess is entering the sixth grade, and she wants to change herself and really get through to people. But she is going to do it by wearing wacky clothes. Pretty soon, Bess realizes that this isn’t working for her, so she stops. Bess’s mom works at the shelter, and every Saturday she brings food for all the homeless people that live there. But Bess thinks all the people at the shelter are creepy, and they definitely do smell bad. But Bess’s mind is soon changed when she gets to know an old homeless woman names Gracie. As Bess learns that you can’t help it if bad fortune comes your way, it doesn’t make you a bad person, she starts to help Gracie by bringing her food whenever she has time. She even let Gracie sleep at ‘The Zone’, a storage shelter at her school. Well, the school didn’t really know about that, but at least it would be safer than outside.
Bess continues helping Gracie and pretty soon is nicknamed “Gracie’s Girl” by Gracie. But as it grows colder, Bess is afraid that what she is doing isn’t enough to save Gracie. When tragedy strikes, Bess learns that she helped Gracie, and whatever had come had to come, and she must realize she helped Gracie survive and stay healthy enough to live for a lot longer than Gracie could have on her own. Bess learns that by helping the needy, you yourself feel better, because you know you are doing a kind thing and making another feel happy.

Naina

The Doll People by: Ann M. Martin

The Doll People was about a doll family who was alive. They would move around and have so much fun. But they could only do that when their owner Kate was asleep. The doll family was a family of mama Doll, Papa Doll, Nanny Doll, Uncle Doll, Annabelle Doll, Bobby Doll, and Baby Betsy. When Annabelle discovers a journal of her missing Aunt, Annabelle decides to set out to find her. When a new family moves in her whole life changes. Will she find her missing Aunt Sarah?
Jenna A.

The Jade Dragon By: Carolyn Marsden

The Jade Dragon is a book about a Chinese-American girl named Ginny. Ginny wants to make friends with another Chinese classmate, but isn’t sure how to approach her. Finally, Ginny is invited to Jennifer’s house. She learns her friend is adopted from China by her American parents. Therefore the original customs and traditions that Ginny is used to, Jennifer has no clue about. In a holiday party Jennifer suddenly asks Ginny if she can take home a jade dragon from Ginny’s decoration cabinet. What should Ginny say? Should she give away her mom’s most prized possession to keep her friend or lose her friend and protect her family heirloom?

Sana

Me, Mop, and the MoonDance Kid By: Walter Dean Myers

In my book, the three main characters have wacky nicknames. They were chosen by themselves. Anyway the three of them are in the Dominican Academy Adoption Center. The MoonDance kid and T.J are brothers. Their mom died when they were young, and Mop (a girl) is their best friend. They always play baseball in their spare time. They are all good. But three months later a cool family adopted the MoonDance kid and T.J. Sadly, Mop is still not adopted yet; they still always keep in touch though. T.J and the MoonDance kid asked their mom if they could play for a team called the elks. She said “yes”. And Mop’s noun teacher said she could join too since she likes community things. They play for the elks which not such a good team. The coaches are named Marla and Jim. They are married. The coaches are extremely nice! The three of them have won some games and lost some too. They go through a lot of hard work to be great. They make some errors and they do great things in games. Bad news is in a few weeks the academy is going to move to Riverhead; it’s 12 thousand miles from there. Will Mop head out to Riverhead and not be friends with T.J and the MoonDance kid or will she get adopted and still be best friends. Also will the team get to the playoffs and win the champs! Well if you read this funny, sad, exciting and blissful book, the secrets will be unlocked. So read Me, Mop, and the MoonDance Kid

Chris

Simply Alice by: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

After the first break up, Alice didn’t know how it was going to be without Patrick. But when she gets more involved with the school it seems that her life is too busy for Patrick. As Alice spends most of her time with the school, she doesn’t have time for her friends, Pamela and Elizabeth. Alice’s new friend, Faith, is not able to letting go of her relationship with her abusive boyfriend. Someone has been sending Alice e-mails without signing his name. When she doesn’t know if she should be looking for that admirer, she also observes how her brother, Lester, has a crush on his graduate school professor. Finally, when Alice completes her first year of high school, she learns that there is life after Patrick, and jealousy can affect anyone. Read on and find out what happens to Alice, Lester, Patrick, the secret admirer, and Alice's new friend.

Anne

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Liesel Meminger was a nine year old German girl whose brother died on the way to the home of her foster parents, Hans and Rosa Huberman. Germany was not a desirable place to be in the 1930’s because of the war. Liesel finds a way to escape these dark times through books. The man who dug her brother’s grave possessed the first stolen book. From there, with the help of her loyal friend, Rudy Steiner, Liesel stole books from anywhere and anyone she could find. How was Liesel to know that these books would one day save her life from the terrible fate that will change Germany forever? The perspective of the narrator and the bits of humor about this devastating time period makes this ambitious and sad book readable and immensely enjoyable for all who enjoy a positively brilliant book.

Christina