The Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine

The Tale of Two Castles is about a girl named Elodie who is going to the town of Two Castles to become an actress but, is not hired when she gets to the theater. So a, dragon called IT or Meenore takes her in. Then IT sends her on a mission to try to figure out who is trying to kill the ogre
Count Jonty Um.

I like this book because it was mysterious and adventurous. My favorite parts are when she finds out who is trying to kill Count Jonty Um.

-Valerie Ly

My Life in Pink and Green by Lisa Greenwald

This is about 12 year old Lucy and how she tries to save her family business, Old Mill Pharmacy, by doing makeup there. At the same time, she is trying to help her best friend through her first crush. When no one has faith in her, she tries harder and harder.
I liked it because it teaches a story that if you want to accomplish something you believe in, you should never give up.
--Patricia

The Always War by Margaret Haddix

At the beginning of the book, a boy named Gideon is at an award ceremony for having killed 1,743 people in a war that has lasted for 75 years. He didn't accept the award because he felt ashamed that he killed that many people. He goes to the enemy's territory to admit that he killed their people, but he ends up finding something very interesting that he never expected. I liked it because it was a page turner and because it was mysterious.

Wonkenstein: The Creature from My Closet by Obert Skye

The Creature from My Closet is about a kid named Rob. His parents give him lots of books that he throws in his closet. One day he hears a knock on his closet door and out comes a creature named Wonkenstein. He tries to keep track of Wonkenstein but it is very hard work. How will he return Wonkenstein back to the closet and how will he open his closet again? Although this was a good book, it wasn't the best book I've ever read.

Playground by 50 Cent

In this book, a boy named Butterball decides to hit a kid with a sock full of batteries. After that, he has to take an anger management class. This book is about a kid that learns his lessons the hard way.

Louie says:

I liked the book because Butterball learned that you should not become a bully. THe book focuses a lot on his home life which was boring but it showed a lot about what kind of character he was and what he likes to do in his free time. However, I did like the part about school and how he avoided being bullied.

Angel says:

I probably wouldn't have finished the book if I didn't have to because it was boring. It didn't have action. I didn't like reading about the times he went to the counselor.

My Life as a Book by Janet Tashijan

This book is about a boy named, Derek, who is trying to have the best summer ever but becomes upset because he is in summer tutoring. He has super strict parents. He found an old newspaper about his old babysitter who died while watching him. He is trying to find out what really happened that day. I like this book because it’s an exciting story. Derek learns about friendship and truth.
--Sierra

Sound Bender by Lin Oliver

Sound Bender is about a boy named Leo and his brother Hollis. Their parents died in an airplane accident and their new guardian is their step-uncle who buys and sells rare artifacts. Leo finds out on his 13th birth day that he has the special power to hear the past of artifacts. It’s kind of like he’s watching a movie without the picture. He finds a helmet in his uncle’s warehouse and it is lined with barbed wire and has needles that drill into something’s head. Leo finds out that the helmet was strapped to the heads of dolphins for Russian war purposes. He finds his dad’s colleague who runs a dolphin reserve for scientific purposes and steals the helmet and starts looking for a way to make sure that these horrific experiments never happen again. Read to find out the whole story. I liked this book because it is interesting. The way he can use this power is very helpful and it is a page turner. I recommend this book to all good readers. This book will have you hungry for more.

Inheritance By Christopher Paolini --Kevin N.

…the final book in the Eragon series is here. The battle against Galbatorix rages on. The rebels are dying. Many have given up and joined Galbatorix. Shruikan is growing in power and size. Only one force can stop the evil of Galbatorix…Eragon and Saphira; as Shruikan grows, so does Saphira; as Galbatorix gains power, so does Eragon. The rebel army is conquering each and every of the Empire’s cities. The shocking twist will be revealed, but only if you read Inheritance. Find out what happens in this exciting finale to the Eragon trilogy. In my mind, Inheritance beats Eragon and Eldest by a mile for the best book in the series.

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

This book is about an android named Cinder who is very beautiful but is blamed for her sister's illness. Cinder is forced to help, cook, clean, and has to wear an old gray smock. Cinder finds her prince but for her to stay with him she has to go back to her past.
I liked this book because it is very well written and very romantic. Marissa Meyer blends romance and science fiction into one novel you will keep on reading.

The Boy at the End of the World by Greg van Eekhout

This story is about a boy named Fisher that woke up in a pod of bubbling gel inside a place called an ark and he is trying to survive when there are no more people. There are a lot of dangers that he is about to face.
I liked it because Fisher is very bold and daring which made the book intense.
--Marcos C.

The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group by Catherine Jinks

The book is about a boy named Tobias (Toby) Richard Vanderelde. When he wakes up in the hospital, Toby has no memory of the night before. Toby finds out that he was found unconscious at Featherdale Wildlife Park in a dingo pen. Then a mysterious person turns up, says that Toby has a rare and dangerous condition. It's not until he's kidnapped and imprisoned that he starts to believe this person. I liked it because the book was brimming with action.



-Brianna Cendejas

I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan

The story is about various character's lives. Two of the characters, Riddle and Sam Border depend on each other for the sake of their lives. Clarence Border, their father, wants nothing to do with them so they are unloved. The Border family is a family that travels a lot and as they were staying at a little town of the coast, Sam sees a girl who he soon finds out her name is Emily-singing "I'll Be There" and they feel connected. Emily bell believes in destiny so she knows this mysterious kid and his brother were meant to be in her life... with a little help from her parents. I liked it because the characters were so interesting and different in their own way.

-Samantha Alcaraz

The Dead Gentleman by Mathew Cody

The book is about a boy named Tommy Learner and a girl named Jezebel Lemon. Tommy is a street orphan and part of a secret group called Explorers' Society. Explorers' Society is dedicated to exploring portals to other worlds. But while Tommy is investigating the mysterious basement of an old hotel, Tommy is betrayed and trapped. Over a hundred years later, Tommy's ghost appears in the same basement to deliver a warning to a twelve-year-old Jezebel Lemon. Now Tommy and Jezebel must kill the Dead Gentleman. I liked it because the book was brimming with emotion, adventure, and action.


-Brianna Cendejas

The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

A boy named Mackie Doyle. Mackie lives in the town of Gentry. He is a replacement left in the crib of a human baby. Mackie comes from a world of tunnels and living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess. Then he meets a girl named Tate. When Tate's baby sister goes missing, he figures out there is an under world city known as Mayhem. I liked it because the book was funny, touching and full of braveness.

-Brianna Cendejas

Sizzle by Lee McClain

This book is about Linda; she loves to cook Mexican dishes. Since her aunt got her first mini-stroke and is fearing that a bigger one might come, Linda gets sent away to her Aunt Pat. Aunt Pat never goes near the kitchen (her dishes are from cans). How can Linda survive without cooking and her Aunt Pat's bad tasting dishes?
I liked this book because it was a page turner. My favorite part of the book is that at the very end there is a recipe for the empanadas that Linda cooks.
-- Valerie