Showoff

Showoff

Reviewed By: Gurbinder K.
By: Gordon Korman
Rating: Really liked it

Griffin Bing and his friends train a vicious guard dog. This is a funny book for young teenagers to enjoy.

I would recommend this to: Young Teenagers

Anthem

Anthem

Reviewed By: Gurbinder K.
By: Ayn Rand
Rating: It was amazing!

The story is very futuristic and amazing. It had a hint of romance with some mystery. This book showed how an ordinary person can change society.

I would recommend this to: People who will read anything

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

Reviewed By: Gurbinder K.
By: Agatha Christie
Rating: It was alright

This story is well written and is full of revenge.

I would recommend this to: Anyone

An Abundance of Katherines

An Abundance of Katherines

Reviewed By: Jessica C.
By: John Green
Rating: Really liked it

John Green has made another entertaining book. This story involves Colin the main character who tries to complete a theorem for his relationships with the 19 Katherines he has dated. I really liked it. It is a must read!

I would recommend this to: Everyone

The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees

Reviewed By: Sandra C.
By: Sue Monk Kidd
Rating: It was alright

Reading this story will warm your heart. It is a great story that will teach you many lessons.

I would recommend this to: Anyone

Teen Read Week Book Reviewers-Update on Free Books

To all Teen Read Week book reviewers:  due to the high volume of book reviews submitted, we will be unable to send out a book for every review.  But worry not, book reviewers will still get AT LEAST ONE BOOK for their hard work.

D. Gray-Man, Vol. 2

D. Gray-Man

Reviewed By: Cataleena T.
By: Katsura Hoshino
Rating: It was amazing!

Allen Walker has finally become a exorcist of the Black Order. His first mission is with Yu Kanda and it's not like he expected at all.

I would recommend this to: Anyone

To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Reviewed By: Sydney G.
By: Harper Lee
Rating: It was alright

It was very well written and I found it poetic in a way that I can't explain, but I had to read it for school so that made it less enjoyable. But if you're a freshman and just want to get it out of the way, then do it.

I would recommend this to: Those who enjoy reading those books their english teachers pick for them.

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

Reviewed By: Alexy B.
By: John Steinbeck
Rating: Really liked it

This story is about two friends George and Lennie. It follows their friendship and the sacrifices they make for the love of their friendship.

I would recommend this to: Everyone

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Dragonet Prophecy

Reviewed By: Cataleena T.
By: Tui T. Sutherland
Rating: It was alright

Clay has lived his whole life with his friends in a cave unable to escape out into the outside world guarded by his mentors. One day there is a chance that Clay and his friends can get out of the cave and they take that chance. It was an okay book but I think that there are many more things can can make the book better.

I would recommend this to: dragon lovers

Night

Night

Reviewed By: Alexy B.
By: Ellie Wiesel
Rating: It was amazing!

This book is hauntingly beautiful. I have never read anything like it. It is an autobiographical account of of Mr. Wiesel's survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This is a must read book!

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Genju No Seiza, Vol. 1

Genju No Seiza

Reviewed By: Cataleena T.
By: Matsuri Akino
Rating: It was amazing!

Kamishina is a transfer student and has had a fear of birds ever since he was little. On his first day at the new school, a bird transforms and introduces its self as a guardian beast. It's an amazing book! It's interesting, fascinating, and suspenseful all at the same time. This manga will really keep you wanting more!

I would recommend this to: anyone who likes Pet Shop of Horrors or any other books by Matsuri Akino.

The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner

Reviewed By: Sydney G.
By: James Dashner
Rating: It was amazing!

Ahh, dystopian trilogy, we meet again. Only this time, instead of finding myself trapped inside the mind of a somewhat annoying teenage girl, we get to experience it from the male perspective!! I cannot tell you how much of a breath of fresh air that was. Aside from John Green, I don't get a whole lot of male perspective YA books, so yay! Not only that, but the plot was truly creative and engrossing. I honestly had no clue what was going to happen next and although the grievers freaked me out, I was ready for the second book as soon as I closed the e-cover. Also, the boys came up with their own cuss words. I thought it was funny and I pictured them as a 1960s greaser gang.

I would recommend this to: People who love teen fiction romance books like I do

Black Bird, Vol. 1

Black Bird

Reviewed By: Cataleena T.
By: Kanoko Sakurakoji
Rating: Really liked it

Misao is a high school girl that can see things others can't monsters and spirits. But suddenly on her 16 birthday everything changes and who is that beautiful man that Misao seems to have feelings for? It was a good book, but not really my kind of book. Was interesting and somewhat creepy at the same time.

I would recommend this to: people who love books about spirits

Beast Master, Vol. 2

Beast Master

Reviewed By: Cataleena T.
By: Kyousuke Motomi
Rating: Really liked it

Leo Aoi and Yuiko Kubozuka are walking home after school, when suddenly a car hits Leo! Plus afterwards Yuiko gets captured! What will Leo do? Great book! Love the characters and how Yuiko can be so stubborn sometimes!

I would recommend this to: anyone who loves romantic but interesting endings.

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

Reviewed By: Alexy B.
By: Homer
Rating: It was alright

The Odyssey is a great tale. It is an adventure story of Odysseus's return to his home after the 10 year Trojan War. This book is not easy to read but worth it.

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Olympus at War

Olympus at War

Reviewed By: Cataleena T.
By: Kate O'Hearn
Rating: It was amazing!

Pegasus: Olympus At War is the second book of its series. Emily is alive and well, but more dangers have appeared. This book is just as good as the first book and left me begging for more. But sometimes I had to reread some parts because I got stuck in the moment. Love the book and hope that there will be more to the series soon!

I would recommend this to: Myth lovers and fantasy lovers

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Reviewed By: Alexy B.
By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rating: Really liked it

I really loved this book but hated the ending. I didn't want to hate Daisy. It is about love unfulfilled.

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Need

Need

Reviewed By: Sydney G.
By: Carrie Jones
Rating: It was amazing!

Zara's stepfather just died under suspicious circumstances so her mother has sent her to live with her grandma in rural Maine. But little does Zara know that the town is host to an abnormally large number of pixies and shifters (you know, werewolves, weretigers and the like). Soon, Zara finds herself in the midst of a battle to save the earth as she knows it while discovering out who she really is. Oh, and there may be a super cute boy or two.

I would recommend this to: People who love teen fiction romance books like I do

Delirium

Delirium

Reviewed By: Stephanie R.
By: Lauren Oliver
Rating: It was amazing!

This is the first book of the delirium series and it is about a girl named Lena who lives in a society where love is a disease and even in this society a cure has been developed. On Lena's eighteen birthday, which are ninety five days away, she needs to take the cure but she meets a guy named Alex and she falls in love with him. This book is amazing because there is not a lot of books where love is a disease.

I would recommend this to: I would recommend this to people who love to read romance that has difficulties in it.

The Land

The Land

Reviewed By: Janelle R.
By: Mildred Taylor
Rating: It was amazing!

A beautifully written story about a mixed boy, who at time time was disgraced because he was half white and half black. Even though he was born to a white dad, he never belonged because he was a still born a slave. Adventure with him as he leaves his fathers land, his brothers, and everything he once held dear, and begins his own story. One with many troubles, like white men trickery, and along the way he make a best friend who is like a brother in the end, experiences romance, and the painful lose of some he held dear. Then finally he gets what he has always wanted, a place to call home.

I would recommend this to: People who are interested in the time after the civil war (slavery) and freedom of others

Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan

Reviewed By: Cataleena T.
By: Hajime Isayama
Rating: It was amazing!

Humanity has feared titans ever since they have arrived and now live inside walls. Eren Jaeger has lived inside the walls ever since he was young, until one day the Colossal Titan appeared. Love this book! The best anime of 2014! Must read and will give you the feels!

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Saint Iggy

Saint Iggy

Reviewed By: Alexy B.
By: K.L. Going
Rating: Really liked it

Iggy has a rough and tough home life. He struggles and trys to make a difference in the world.

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Night World, No. 2

Night World

Reviewed By: Jennifer L.
By: L.J. Smith
Rating: It was amazing!

I loved this book. Although it wasn't the first book, but reafing these book seperatle didn't make it less awesome. The book has three stories in there. Dark Angel, a story of Gillian Lenox, and how she dies while trying to save someone after hearing a cry for help. Before she can cross to the other side, Angel, her supposedly guardian angel brings her back to life. He will make her every wish come true. But is he really her guardian angel? And at what price? The second story, The Chosen, is about Rashel, a vampire hunter. After seeing her mom and little brother get killed by a vampire when she was younger, Rashel sets out to killnany vampire out there. But when she captures the legendary vampire Quinn, she finds herself unable to kill him after looking into his unbelievably gorgeous eyes. Turns out their soulmates, but can Rashel find it in herself to truly love him and hate him for who he is? The third book, Soulmate, is about Hannah who keeps having these reoccuring dreams of a man. Turns out that her past reincarnation, during the caveman times, fell in love with one of the oldest vampires of all times, Thierry. But she soon dies of circumstances, and is reborn again and agian to meet Thierry. But like all past reincarnations, she dies before she reaches 17. Will she die again, never to live her life out with Thierry, or will she have her happily ever after?

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Black City

Black City

Reviewed By: Sydney G.
By: Elizabeth Richards
Rating: Really liked it

In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war, sixteen-year-old Ash Fisher, a half-blood Darkling, and Natalie Buchanan, a human and the daughter of the Emissary, meet and do the unthinkable-they fall in love.

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Warm Bodies: A Novel

Warm Bodies: A Novel

Reviewed By: Alexy B.
By: Isaac Marion
Rating: It was amazing!

This is a different kind of love story. It is an unexpected and entertaining book. Two teens in a ruined world struggle with their circumstances and find love.

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Cinder

Cinder

Reviewed By: Jennifer L.
By: Marissa Meyer
Rating: It was amazing!

This book is a futuristic novel about a half human half cyborg named Cinder, who lives in the New Beijing. She is a mechanic and one day accidently meets Prince Kai. She lives with a stepmom and two stepsisters named Peony and Pearl. Peony is actually kind of nice towards Cinder while the rest of the family treats her like a slave. Peony dies in the beginning of the book due to a disease that is spreading around the world. Like the original fairytale of Cinderella, she goes to the ball to warn Prince Kai of an upcoming danger. But what Cinder doesn't know is thatvshe has secrets of her own that will put herself in dager but only she can save the world.

I would recommend this to: Anybody who loves a twisted fairytales story. This is the book to read. Also, Meyer's Lunar Chronicles is all based on fiarytales..

Defiance

Defiance

Reviewed By: Sydney G.
By: C.J. Redwine
Rating: It was alright

When Rachel's father fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the city's brutal Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector: her father's apprentice, Logan-the boy she declared her love to and who turned her down two years before. Left with nothing but fierce belief in her father's survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself.

I would recommend this to: Those who enjoy reading those books their english teachers pick for them.

Pandemonium

Pandemonium

Reviewed By: Stephanie R.
By: Lauren Oliver
Rating: It was amazing!

This is the second book of the delirium series. After Lena crosses over the fence and into the wilds she struggles a lot to survive. She believes Alex is dead, she struggles a lot to accept that truth. Lena then meets a guy named Julian she starts developing feelings for him. Lena then falls for Julian, but she then discovers whether Alex is dead or not.

I would recommend this to: I would recommend this to people who love to read science fiction.

Before I Fall

Before I Fall

Reviewed By: Shelby C.
By: Lauren Oliver
Rating: Hated it!

I was so disappointed. I looked forward to an exciting, heart wrenching tale of a girl escaping the guilt of a murder, and instead I read about another high school full of clicks. Wasn't able to finish the story.

I would recommend this to: Middle School girls with high expectations

Delirium

Delirium

Reviewed By: Perla A.
By: Lauren Oliver
Rating: It was amazing!

Imagine that love was a disease. An actual disease. Well this story is set in the future where love was a bad thing. Boys and girls were segregated and the government would watch your every move. You could not say the word love out loud or not you would get in trouble. You couldn't come in contact with the opposite sex. At the time you turn 18 you must take an evaluation which will determine if you are eligible for the "cure" and to pair you up with your partner. They would look at common interests and income. The story revolves around Lena who is months away from getting the cure, which is basically a brain surgery to get rid of the pleasure releasing hormones in your brain. Lena then begins to feel this warm feeling about a book whom she thought was cured since he had the procedure scar. She then finds out that he is a rebel that doesn't believe in the cure and he too has fallen in love with him. Then the government catches them both together and they try to run for their lives but they catch Lena who is now scheduled for her procedure the next day. Of course here comes her boyfriend to save her. Then they plan to run away into the Wilds, which is the area outside the fenced city where there is no governmental interference and they could love each other freely but things don't turn out as they expected. The ending was so sad, that I have to admit I cried! It's a Must Read book!!

I would recommend this to: Anyone who likes future world stories

D. Gray-Man, Vol. 3

D. Gray-Man

Reviewed By: Catalina T.
By: Katsura Hoshino
Rating: It was amazing!

Allen and Lenalee are sent on a mission, but this time it's different. It city stops time very night and rewinds it. A place where the town relieves everyday over and over again. But the met Miranda who seems to be unaffected by the time. Good book! Love how time rewinds its self in the story!

I would recommend this to: Anyone

Requiem

Requiem

Reviewed By: Stephanie R.
By: Lauren Oliver
Rating: It was amazing!

This is the third book of the delirium series. After Lena discovers Alex is alive she then struggles to choose who she really loves Alex or Julian. The resistance against getting cured has grown so now Alex, Lena, Julian, and many others are preparing to bring down the border.

I would recommend this to: I would recommend this to people who love to read science fiction.

Scarlet

Scarlet

Reviewed By: Jennifer L.
By: Marissa Meyer
Rating: Really liked it

This is the second book to Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles, and sequel to Cinder. This book was kindok okay. I wouldn't claim it to be the best. The story is a retelling of Red Riding Hood this time, and also different point of views from Cinder after she escapes her prison. Scarlet, our narrator, comes home to find that her granny is missing. Desperate to find her, she pairs up with handsome and wolfish Wolf to find her granny. Not only does Scarlet find herself falling for Wolf, but finds out that her grandma may have been a part of sneaking Cinder away when she was young because Cinder was royalty. What she doesn't know is that Wolf was part of the plan to kidnap her grandma and lure her back to the hideout. Ok...getting too far ahead. I wouldn't want to tell you the whole story, right?

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Marked

Marked

Reviewed By: Sydney G.
By: P.C. Cast
Rating: It was amazing!

this book is amazing. It is better than Twilight (no offense to twilight fans. im one too.). But it is. it deals with actually relatable teen age characters.

I would recommend this to: those that love awesome kickbutt lead female characters and vampire lovers too.

The Silver Linings Playbook

The Silver Linings Playbook

Reviewed By: Alexy B.
By: Matthew Quick
Rating: Really liked it

This book was very different but good. It follows a man named Pat as he struggles with mental illness, stability, family, love and life in general. The characters are unforgetable.

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska

Reviewed By: Perla A.
By: John Green
Rating: It was amazing!

Miles is considered a nerd and a little weird for his obsession with famous last words and he is living his life by the principle of the Great Perhaps, he goes to a college where he meets Alaska who is quite the opposite of him. She is popular and totally out there. He ends up falling in love with her, the unexpected happened. She gets into an accident and Miles is trying to figure out if it was an accident or if it was intentional; suicide. Even though Alaska gave the facade of living life perfectly fine she had to deal with her our issues that no one really knew about. Alaska had been the one who helped Miles live in the Great Perhaps, she helped him discover new things but Miles wasn't able to discover her. It quite sad.

I would recommend this to: Any John Green fans

Hysteria

Hysteria

Reviewed By: Shelby C.
By: Megan Miranda
Rating: It was amazing!

Haunted by her past killing, Mallory must face the newest killing at her new boarding school and escape the blame yet again. A thriller that keeps you on your toes.

I would recommend this to: Teens

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Vol. 1

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan

Reviewed By: Cataleena T.
By: Hiroshi Shiibashi
Rating: Really liked it



I would recommend this to: anyone who loves yokai (monsters)

Twilight

Twilight

Reviewed By: Stephanie R.
By: Stephenie Meyer
Rating: Really liked it

Twilight is the first book of the twilight series. Bella Swan moves to a rainy town in Forks, Washington. There she meets Edward Cullen, until she notices he's different from all the other people and at the same time she starts falling in love with him.

I would recommend this to: I would recommend this to people who like vampire stuff.

Slaves of Socorro

Slaves of Socorro

Reviewed By: Priscila L.
By: John Flanagan
Rating: It was amazing!

The fourth book of the brotherband series Slaves of Socorro by John Flanagan was just as good maybe even better than the first three books. This book really shows how the crew of heron has developed especially under the leadership of Hal. Their trip to Araluen and their subsequent chase to capture the slave ship, teaches the crew some important some important lessons in addition it shows their character as they are willing to lay down their lives for others. The crew of heron has grown significantly. When they first became part of a brotherband they were outcast not confident in themselves. Hal was nominated their leader but he was self conscience when using his authority since then he has grown into his job as skirl and people look up to him. They respect his decisions and are amazed at his ingenuity. Stig has gone from a short tempered boy to a one of the best warriors in the brotherband. The other characters also grew in this fashion. Because of the character development over the first three books it made it easier for the author to have the characters tackle a bigger problem. Tursgard one of their countrymen went rogue and began raiding ships and villages off the coast of Araleua. He took a shipment of slaves to the slave market in socorro. Hal and the crew of heron in addition to Gillan one of the kings rangers pursue Tursgard. wanting to fix the wrongs Tursgard has committed the heron crew sail to Socorro. They risk their lives for others and they couldn't have done it without the teamwork they had developed and the leadership hal provided even to the point of admitting his mistakes when he had done wrong.

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Fantasy League

Fantasy League

Reviewed By: Josiah L.
By: Mike Lupica
Rating: It was amazing!

This book was amazing the main character charlie has a fantasy league that he does very well in. His friend grandfather owns a football team that has been on a loosing streak. With Charlie's help and knowledge of footbal they find two players who each help transform the team winning them some games and getting them to the playoffs. This book showed that no matter the situation you could still find hope and joy in it.

I would recommend this to: people who enjoy reading about perserverance and sports.

Pandemonium

Pandemonium

Reviewed By: Perla A.
By: Lauren Oliver
Rating: It was amazing!

In the last book, Delirium, Alex had to stay behind in order to save Lena and Lena knows what they do to people who break the law. They kill them so she is pretty much 100% sure that Alex is dead. During this book Lena has found herself in the Wilds and has now realized what kind of hardships they have to face. Like the problem with finding food and basic survival needs. Then she reenters a wired up city to live with the cured people. She enters like Alex once entered her town, with the fake scar of the procedure. She now lives in New York City and is trying to secretly bring down the government and corporations that advertise love as a bad thing. Here she meets another boy who she knows isn't cured. Her assignment had been to look after him because some people were after him so she was just doing her job when they both get kidnapped together. When the boy finds out that her scar is false he tries to avoid her at all costs but that is kind of hard to do when you're locked with someone in the same room. They begin to fall in love with each other. Then when they get out Lena is arrested and he is taken back to get his procedure and Lena is no going to let someone get hurt because of her so she decides to go after him. With the help of some of her friends she is able to get him out and take him out to the Wilds with her. Now the problem is, Alex has appeared out of nowhere. He hadn't been killed like she had thought he had been and now she finds herself loving two boys at the same time. But Alex isn't the same, they did something to him which changed him. I'm beyond curious to know what happens next! This is my favorite series ever! I just can't get enough of it.

I would recommend this to: Anyone who likes romance

The Island at the End of the World

The Island at the End of the World

Reviewed By: Brandon X.
By: Austin Aslan
Rating: It was alright

This book is about a girl and her family in Hawaii. Leilani has epilepsy and her family flies to a neighboring island to trial new medicine for her illness. However, the world goes into a chaos when the power goes out. Now, Leilani and her family must find a way to get back to their home. This book was written very well. It made me realize that we depend so much on electricity to get things running.

I would recommend this to: anyone interested in adventure

Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel

Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel

Reviewed By: Karen F.
By: Diana Lopez
Rating: It was amazing!

This book is about a girl name Erica and is mostly talking about her having alot of feelings, that she needs a mood ring to track her emotions that she's having. She talks about how happy she is when she's hanging out with her friends the Robins. And how she's jealous how her little sister skipped two grades. And she feels passionate about her boyfriend wish list. When she finds out that her mom is diagnosed with breast cancer she feels worried and she said she don't know how to help her mom. And one day her and her family visit this miracle place and she exchanged a promise for her mom's health. And as her mom gets sicker Erica becomes more worried, and she said she still has a little hope and a lot of love and that she believes that her mom is going to get better.

I would recommend this to: i would recommend this book to someone because it's a book that inspires people.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Reviewed By: Alexy B.
By: Sherman Alexie
Rating: Really liked it

A story about an impoverished teen named Junior, who lives on an Indian reservation and has an alcoholic father. He faces many challenges which include bullies and the struggle to find his true identity.

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Book of Love (Knight Angels #1)

Book of Love

Reviewed By: Sydney G.
By: Abra Ebner
Rating: It was amazing!

I love this book. its beautiful and amazing

I would recommend this to: I recommended this book to my friends and my sisters.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Reviewed By: Alexy B.
By: Stephen Chbosky
Rating: It was alright

This story follows Charlie, who is a wallflower. He observes people and feels very deeply for the experiences occurring around him. The story is powerful and filled with deep emotions and follow Charlie in his first year of High School.

I would recommend this to: Everyone

Rot and Ruin

Rot and Ruin

Reviewed By: Shelby C.
By: Jonathan Maberry
Rating: Really liked it

A must-read for any zombie fan. Most zombie stories tend to shy away from the word zombie, using clever names you might not have thought of before. This story makes you hate the word, and appreciate the people around you more than before.

I would recommend this to: Zombie fans

A Child Called "It": An Abused Child's Journey from Victim to Victor

A Child Called "It": An Abused Child's Journey from Victim to Victor

Reviewed By: Perla A.
By: David Pelzer
Rating: It was amazing!

It's a sad story about a young boy named David whose mom was beyond abusive. She would take long periods of time before she would feed him. He was practically her slave. Once she actually shoved a diaper filled with feces in his face and he mentioned that it got all over his nose and lips. His mom would always favor his little brother and he always believed it had to do with something about his father. Yet aside from this he still felt love for his mother, he had a kind heart.

I would recommend this to: Anyone who likes sad stories

Poison

Poison

Reviewed By: Ofelia F.
By: Bridget Zinn
Rating: It was amazing!

This book is nothing what I thought it would be like, i actually enjoyed it. After the first two chapters this book had me hooked. I enjoyed the relationship between Kyra and Fred, who at first didn't get along but their feelings towards each other change (;. Also, Kyra is the most wanted criminal in the kingdom however the kingdom doesn't know they are in trouble . Both Kyra and Fred team up to save the kingdom from the evil plot of the princess.

I would recommend this to: Anybody who likes fantasy, romance, and comedy all together