Thursday, October 23, 2014

What Kind of Love?: The Diary of a Pregnant Teenager

What Kind of Love?: The Diary of a Pregnant Teenager


Reviewed By: Karen F.
By: Sheila Cole
Rating: It was amazing!

I loved this book, I think it's one of the kinds of books that alot of pregnant teens or teenagers who can relate to about their first time, first kiss, or their experience. But this book was about a 15 year old girl name Valerie who is dating Peter. Peter is 17 and a senior who has good plans to go after high school. His parents are rich and they are looking into sending him to Harvard, Yale and all those big expensive colleges. But when dating, things kind of get out of hand when you two are alone. They had movie nigt alone and when kissing leads to making out, it becomes a new level of intimacy. Valerie was concern about her period and kept thinking about how she will explain everything to Peter. Soon she found out that she is already 4 months pregnant, which led her to shocking news. Her parents was upset and Peter's parents was also upset. They did not let them both see each other while they both sneaked out at night to see one another. It's another love story and they thought they were in love until Peter's father shipped him off to the east coast to Massachusets for school. They lost contact and only sent letters by mail to one another but that took so long. The love and big dreams they had for each other was soon long gone when she found out he was never coming back. She decided to put the baby for adoption because she did not want to ruin Peter's dream and realistically she cannot raise the baby all by herself if the father is not there. It was sad and being heart broken is never a fun idea. But it was for the best of them both. They fell in love and out of love. I really enjoyed reading this book and it was very interesting


I would recommend this to: i would recommend this boo to someone because its really interesting. i enjoyed reading it.



Gone

Gone


Reviewed By: Kaohlee M.
By: Lisa McMann
Rating: It was amazing!

This book is the final book in the Wake trilogy. It revolves around a girl named Janie who gets sucked into the dreams of others. She has no way of controlling it. If she steps into a room with her delusional alcoholic mother dreaming she will be able to see her mother's dream. She feels the pull and she becomes numb all over. She had to keep it a secret from everyone which was hard since many of her classmates would fall asleep in class and she would have no choice but to see what they were dreaming. Then she falls in love with a guy who soon finds out her secret. Caleb stays with her even though they both learn the hard truth of Janie's future. She had to make the choice of staying with him to leaving due to this cold hard truth. Then there's also the issue of his father who seems to have just appeared into her life once again. She has to deal with so many problems all at once and she feels like she has no one to talk to since the guy she loves starts to have dreams about her that she is able to see as well and they aren't cute lovey dovey things either.


I would recommend this to: I recommend this book to friends



Time Traveler's Wife

Time Traveler's Wife


Reviewed By: Karen F.
By: Audrey Niffenegger
Rating: It was amazing!

This book is about a man name Henry who wants to live as a normal person but he is diagnose with Chrono-Displacement Disorder. He is in love with a girl name Clare, but one thing that is hard for them to be together is him traveling back in time and in the future. Clare is a normal person and she loves Henry also but he is not normal like all men. I recommend friends to read this book and find out what will happen next. I really like this book because it is very interesting and sad.


I would recommend this to: i would recommend this boo to someone because its really interesting. i enjoyed reading it



The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe


Reviewed By: Alexy B.
By: Edgar Allan Poe
Rating: It was amazing!

A thrilling collection of the finest pieces of literature ever written by Edgar Allen Poe. His wide assortment of works from Annabel Lee to William Wilson continue to astonish even the darkest recesses of the mind. His collection of works truly leave one in a state of fear and astonishment.


I would recommend this to: Everyone


Wednesday, October 22, 2014

The Notebook

The Notebook


Reviewed By: Kaholee M.
By: Nicholas Sparks
Rating: It was amazing!

This book is about two young couples name Allie and Noah. They both were dating until Allie's parents told them to break up because Noah is a poor young man. Then the war came by, Noah was drafted into the war. Later on, Noah built this big house and lots of people wanted to buy his house but he said no because that house was for him and Allie to live in. Allie finally saw the house and went to his house- they both met each other after all these years. This book is interesting because it is like fate, waiting for your old love to come back to you and that person did.


I would recommend this to: I recommend this book to friends


Pretty Face

Pretty Face


Reviewed By: Kaohlee M.
By: Mary Hogan
Rating: It was amazing!

It wasn't just about loving yourself but about falling in love in the process. Hayley is always pressured of her weight and her attitude towards it makes me love her character. She hates her size but yet she embrace it. She jokes around with it even if it did hurt her and when she leaves to Italy for a summer trip, she takes on a new adventure. She realizes that she has to love herself and while being there, she falls in love. She experience a new life, a new her. The boy she meets there just sounds wonderful too because he gives her attention and takes her on hikes and scenery she would have never gone if it wasn't for him, Enzo. The thing I hated the most about this book was the end. Basically she had to return home and that just breaks my heart of the bond her and Enzo had.


I would recommend this to: I recommend this book to friends.


Ripley's Believe It or Not

Ripley's Believe It or Not


Reviewed By: Karen F.
By: Mary Packard
Rating: Really liked it

what i liked about this book is all those shocking stuff that i would not believe to even be possible. Like for example the guy that can get metal to stuck to him. on page 71 . he says that is a family thing. And Dr. Mohamed Amin says Lin's ability has nothing to do with magnetic properties, but with the fact that Lin's skin has a special suction effect that can help metal stick to it. Its amazing how that can be possible for a human to be able to do. He also had a chain attached to a plate stuck in his chest. All the stories in this book are surprising, because you can't really believe them.


I would recommend this to: i would recommend this boo to someone because its really interesting. i enjoyed reading it.


Split Second

Split Second


Reviewed By: Emily P.
By: Kasie West
Rating: It was amazing!

Addison made her decision, after she finished her search. She ended up having to make the decision that not only suited her best, but also the people around her that she loved. The difficult part is that after she lived through the search, as difficult as it was to experience it the first time, she must experience it again, in reality. Addison plays through the side of the decision she chose and when it is all done, she is reminded of something she loved from the path she did not choose. She is determined to find a way to live the good parts of the decision she never made by putting herself in a position to experience it again. Can she find a way to return to the perks of the other path, or will she be unable? An amazing end to the two book series. I'm sad that there are no more books, but I am excited it ended in a way that I was satisfied with.


I would recommend this to: Teenage girls


The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby


Reviewed By: Kaohlee M.
By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rating: It was amazing!

Jay Gatsby is a poor guy who works in the mine. Daisy is a wealthy young lady. Daisy and Gatsby fell in love but daisy's parents does not like Gatsby because he is poor. One day, Daisy and her family move to the city while Gatsby is still staying in the country. Then Gatsby got a letter saying that Daisy is getting married to Tom Thornton. Tom is a very wealthy man also. During their wedding, Daisy got a letter from Gatsby, saying that he is leaving to the war. Daisy threw a fit to go see Gatsby. But her mother would not let her go. After years have pass, her cousin Nick who is a Yale graduate live in the MidWest. He leaves next to Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is now a rich, wealthy man who sell illegaly alcohol. He live in a big mansion and throws big parties. Nick does not know who Jay Gatsby is. Gatsby throws parties to see if anyone knows who is Daisy. On the other hand, Tom and Daisy have one daughter and they also live in a big mansion too. Tom is a cheater because he have a mistress. Then Gatsby have finally met Daisy again after all these years. He tries to make her love him like how she loved him in the past. Then one day, Nick, Gatsby, Tom and Daisy have left to go to the hotel to have a drink since it was hot that day. In the hotel, Gatsby told Tom that he loves Daisy and so does she. Then later at night, Tom's mistress was running in the middle of the street, and Tom run over her with Gatsby's car. He told to his mistress's husband that, that car is Jay Gatsby's car. Then, Gatsby knew what happened, he wanted Daisy to give him a call tommorrow in the afternoon so they could run away. But sadly, Gatsby have got shot by the mistress's husband. Daisy and Gatsby have never got back together after all these years.


I would recommend this to: I recommend this book to people who are in a relationship to not judge how your partner's background is and to keep your love life going.


Evolution of a Crazy Artist

Evolution of a Crazy Artist


Reviewed By: Alexy B.
By: Sophie Crumb
Rating: It was alright

This book is a collection of R. Crumbs' daughter Sophie Crumb's, expressive drawings starting from age two to twenty-eight. It was an interesting view of the development of an artist.


I would recommend this to: Everyone