Monday, July 29, 2013

Ruby Red 
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By:  Kerstin Gier
Rating:  It was amazing!


Review: Ruby Red is about young Gwyneth Shepard whose family is far from normal... like having a grandmother that can read minds... or a cousin that's "supposed" to be able to time travel. But what if the gene you're the one with the "time travel" gene instead? This is the first book in The Ruby Red Trilogy. 1. Ruby Red 2. Sapphire Blue 3. Emerald Green.

I would recommend this to:  13 & up

Thursday, July 25, 2013

This Is What Happy Looks Like

This Is What Happy Looks Like 
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By:  Jennifer E. Smith
Rating:  Really like it.


If fate sent you an E-mail, would you answer? Ellie lives in middle-of-nowhere Maine...but receives an e-mail about Wilbur needing to be walked...deciding Wilbur should not be stranded, Ellie replies...but this one reply leads to many more things in one summer...especially when a movie is being filmed in middle-of-nowhere Maine.

I would recommend this to:  Everyone

Dewey the Library Cat

Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story 
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By:  Vicki Myron
Rating:  It was amazing!


This is the best summer read! Poor little Dewey was found in a library drop box in Spencer Iowa. The book was on his 18 years of being THE library cat; all his fun little games and loving his rescuer, Vicki Myron. This is a true story, and the best true story I've ever read.

I would recommend this to:  EVERYONE!

Cursed

Cursed 
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By:  Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rating:  Really like it.


Cursed is about a girl named Ember, a high school senior who died two years ago in a fatal car accident, but her gifted little sister brings her back. Now, everything Ember touches, dies. Ember operates on a no touch policy with all living things. When Hayden Cromwell shows up quoting Oscar Wilde and claiming her curse is a gift, she thinks he's crazy... but she would love to hold her sister's hand more than anything...

I would recommend this to:  13 and up

Everlasting

Everlasting 
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By:  Angie Frazier
Rating:  Really like it.


Everlasting is about Canille Rowen's last sea voyage with her father before her wedding in 1855. But when a storm takes her father's life, family secrets are brought to light. But a form of magic might be able to bring him back.

I would recommend this to:  15 and up

Monday, July 8, 2013

Nantucket Blue


Nantucket Blue 
Reviewed by: Jackie C.
By: Leila Howland
Rating: Really like it.


For Cricket Thompson, a summer like this one will change everything. a summer spent on Nantucket with her best friend Jules Clayton and the indomitable Clayton family. A summer of getting tan, falling in love and being happy. Some of this turns to be true and some not. When Jules and her family suffer a devastating loss that forces the girls apart. But instead of working on her caramel tan, Cricket is making beds and cleaning bathrooms to support herself in paradise.  

I would recommend this to: 15 and up

Friday, July 5, 2013

An Old Fashioned Girl

An Old Fashioned Girl

By: Louisa May Alcott
Reviewed by: Eliza S.
Rating: It was amazing!

Please don’t stop reading because “Old Fashioned” is in the title. When I decided to read this book, written by the author of “Little Women”, I was afraid it wouldn’t be interesting enough. After starting to read this book it was a struggle to not stop whatever chores or school I was doing and read it.  Okay, so enough about my experience reading “An Old Fashioned Girl”. I will now outline the story while trying to not give anything away.

Polly Milton, a sweet, simple country girl, goes to the city to visit her rich friend. When Polly arrives at her friend Fanny’s house, she realizes quickly that riches and fancy clothes have nothing to do with happiness. Fanny’s brother, Tom is always getting into trouble and teasing the girls. From eating all the candy they made to wearing Fanny’s clothes and showing her friends.  Poor 7-year-old Maud is already being taught to dress and act like a lady and not as the little girl she is. Mrs. Shaw, Fanny’s mother, is always complaining of her “poor nerves” and Mr. Shaw lacks the affection and respect of his children. Grandma needs someone to tell her childhood stories to. Poor Polly doesn’t know what to do when she is sure Fanny is being untruthful to her parents. After observing all this Polly resolves to do “little things” to help the family. Though Polly doesn’t realize it, these “little things” make big differences.

Six years later, Polly moves to the city where the Shaw's live to earn a living as a music teacher. Polly stands by Fanny as the Shaw's go through a hard time and they comfort each other as they suffer heartache. Louisa May Alcott ends the story very happily, marrying off the main characters.

I enjoyed this book very much and I hope you will read it sometime. 

I would recommend this to: Girls 12 and up, though boys would probably enjoy some of the funny parts

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Strands of Bronze and Gold

Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson Strands of Bronze and Gold
By: Jane Nickerson
Reviewed by: Jackie C., 17
Rating:  Really liked it



This book is about a young girl (Sophie) whose father passed away and leaves her childhood home to live with her uncle in Mississippi. Staying there at first was great but then horrible things start happening.


I would recommend this to: 15 and up