The Ultimate Gift

The Ultimate Gift
Reviewed by: Eliza S.
By: Jim Stovall
Rating:  It was amazing!

As the book says on the front, "'What would you be willing to do in order to inherit one billion dollars?'" Follow selfish, 24 year old, Jason Stevens on his one-year journey to receive the ultimate gift. It all started the day Miss Hastings came in and told Mr. Hamilton, an 80-year-old lawyer, That Red Stevens had died. Red and Theodore Hamilton had been great friends. At the reading of the will all of Red's rich, snobbish relatives waited anxiously for their portion of the fortune. When Jason was the last one left in the room he was sure he hadn't received anything, but as Mr. Hamilton explained, he was to meet with Mr. Hamilton once a month to watch a video of his great uncle Red explaining a lesson for him to learn. Some of the great lessons he learned throughout the year were about work, laughter, family and love. I enjoyed this book a lot. The movie is also very good. If you read this book I'm sure you will learn and remember for your whole life some or all of the lessons Jason learns. I hope you try it and enjoy it!

I would recommend this to: It's an adult book, but teens will enjoy it too.

Towering

Towering
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By: Alex Flinn
Rating:  It was amazing!

Towering is the re-telling of Rapunzel in a modern day setting. Rachel always felt like she had a special calling.... but she was never sure what it was. When she sensed someone would listen to her singing, her hair would grow insanely fast... but what is her calling.... especially with her long hair... Alex Flinn is also the author of Beastly which is now a motion picture.

I would recommend this to:  13 and up

Right of Way

Right of Way
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By: Lauren Barnholdt
Rating:  It was alright...

If life got really bad at home, would you run away with a friend's help? If you did, what would you do if your friend backed our last minute when you were prepared to leave? For Peyton, it was to leave after her uncle's wedding... when her friend pulls out, she ends up getting a ride with Jace... a guy she thought loved...

I would recommend this to:  15 and up

The Iron Daughter

The Iron Daughter 
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By: Julie Kagawa

Rating:  Really Liked It

This is the second book in the Iron Fey series. Half summer faery princess, half human; Meghan has never fit in anywhere. As a war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows the real danger comes from the Iron fey.

Read everything in the series:

1. The Iron King

2. First Kiss

3. Winter's Passage
4. The Iron Daughter
5. The Iron Queen
6. Summer's Crossing
7. Ash's Letter to Meghan
8. The Iron Knight
9. An Iron Fey Valentine
10. Iron's Prophecy

I would recommend this to:  13 and up

I Love You, Beth Cooper 
Reviewed by: Anna
By:  Larry Doyle

Rating:  Really liked it.

I think it was a really good book and a boy who loved a popular girl and even though she had a boyfriend and he was a nerd he never gave up on her but honestly I think the movie is better then the book.

I would recommend this to:  anyone

Sapphire Blue 
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By: Kerstin Gier

Rating:  It was amazing!

Gwen and Gideon continue their travels through time... but more secrets come to light... hearts get broken... and trust gets shattered...

This is the second book in the Ruby Red Trilogy.

1. Ruby Red

2.Sapphire Blue

3. Emerald Green 

I would recommend this to:  13 and up

The Secret Ingredient 
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By:  Stewart Lewis

Rating:  Really liked it.

Nothing is ever as we hope and sometimes we help from unexpected places. Olivia Reese is one of those people. She was adopted along with her brother (not related, both from different parents) and live with their two dads in L.A. But this summer, lots of things change... 

I would recommend this to:  15 and up

My Life Next Door 
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By: Huntley Fitzpatrick

Rating:  It was amazing!

The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, messy, affectionate. And every day from her rooftop perch, Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them... until one summer night Jase Garrett climbs up next to her and changes everything. 

I would recommend this to:  15 and up

The Iron King

The Iron King  
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By:  Julie Kagawa

Rating:  It was amazing!

Review: Meghan Chase has a secret destiny, one she could have never have imagined...Something has always felt sightly off in Meghan's life...ever sense her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

I would recommend this to: 13 & up