In the story, Darcy’s old boyfriend is leaving. She babysits for her friend and starts to like Brian, her friend’s brother. Now she is confused.
I liked this book a lot! It was very interesting. I didn’t want to put this book down once I started to read it. [Text-a-holic]
This is about a boy named Jason Blake. He is autistic and has many therapists that help him. One thing that he doesn’t need help with is writing. He loves to write. In fact, he joins a storyboard website where he meets a girl that he calls his girlfriend to everybody, but her. When his parents take him to a storyboard convention, he meets her and she judges him on his autism. Later, she starts to see the real him. Over the course of the story, Jason writes a story about a man that battles with being short. In the end, both Jason and his character learn to embrace who they are.
I liked this book because it really gave me a chance to see how somebody with autism thinks. It was a little confusing, but I highly recommend this book to anyone that judges people based on an illness or disease. This story will change their minds. This book would also be inspiring for anybody that doesn’t like themself for who they are. I really enjoyed this book! [ Talkative ]
This is about a boy and his friends (commonly referred to as his droogs) who land themselves in detention. However, Tod gets to write in a journal while his droogs do hard labor outside. Will we find out what happened? Why does Tod get to write? Will he reveal any juicy secrets?
This is a very good book. I like how you can feel what Tod is feeling. Also, the vocabulary is diverse. [24April22]
Samantha Klein is obsessed with popularity. In attempting to kiss up to the top A-lister, Kyle Frank, who conveniently has just moved in next door, Sam finds out something that could elevate her status and get her to the top instantly. In Second Skin, find out how far Samantha Klein will go, all in the name of popularity.
The author used symbolism throughout this book. The whole concept of the Skin (read the book to find out), I think, symbolized a lot. This book is decent because of this symbolism and the moral it teaches. As it says on the front cover: appearances can be deceiving. I wouldn’t recommend this book to adventure or sci-fi people. This is a girly-girl book. [FrEsHnEsS!!!]
In this book a kid named Tyray Hobbs wants revenge on Darrell Mercer. This kid had embarrassed him. The story was full of suspense and action. It was a great book and I would read it again, the story was very well written. Also, I would recommend it to others. [blue sun 23]
The girl in the story is very smart and wants to know how to spy. She goes to a special school with her mom. At first, the girl seems very shy and scared. It reminds me of my cousin that had to go to college. She was very shy and scared, but she was smart too. [---]
This book is about a boy named Bo and how his cousin Gary moves in with him. Gary’s mom is shipped off to serve in Iraq. They are both in Miss Loupe’s class. She teaches them that theater is the art of saying “yes.” Will she help them get along? I liked this book a lot. I liked how the author used and phrased his words. [2422april2224]
Charlotte wanted to be popular. She’d even made a list of how she would become popular. Every night Charlotte prayed, “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the popular to attend my wake.” It never worked until one time she prayed loudly. In the morning she felt normal as usual. When she woke up and went downstairs, she was invisible. She thought it was cool, but then she got tired of being ignored because she was invisible.
I think it was a cool book because I know it can’t be possible to be invisible. I would like to see how it feels to be invisible. [Blossom Jen]
After a football team’s final, winning game with their favorite coach, Coach Reeves, he decides to retire. Soon, a new coach, Coach Barnes, trains the team for bigger games. However, the strength coach, Coach Tony, wants to give the team steroids.
What I liked about “Juice” was the drama put into the first chapter. In the last thirty seconds of the final football game with Coach Reeves, the main character, Moose, saved his football team from losing.
I also liked the hard, pressuring decision of whether to use steroids. There was even luxury equipment bought for the football team. I recommend this book to people who are interested in football. [Sonny 123]
A girl named Amal is trying to figure out if she should wear her hijab. She decided to wear it during winter break. Her parents don’t think it’s a good idea because the way she will be treated at school is not like home. She wanted to wear it full time. She had to handle all of the insults and the stress from school.
I didn’t like the book that much. Amal made the decision to wear her hijab by watching the show “Friends.” Her parents weren’t that supportive of her wearing it. I thought there would have been more drama. I thought it would be like “10 Things I Hate About Me.” [XYZZZ]
A young boy’s grandmother gets hurt and then has to go to the hospital. The bills are very high and the boy has to find the money to pay them. To get the money, he turns to a local drug dealer and things start go from bad to worse for him. I liked this book and how it unfolded. It really gave you an idea of how things can change at any minute. Never turn to drugs for money. [TH-H]
Trevor Musgrove moves to a new town and makes a friend that’s in the “Summit Classes,” which has an interesting teacher there. Trevor continues to draw and “finesse” his way out of problems. I loved it because it’s a nice long book with comedy and illustrations here and there. It also relates to me because I’ve moved to multiple places and made friends too. This book is great for people who like to spend their time reading comics, not the really long novels. This book is in between. It had a little of everything. As you go through his experiences, you’ll find it lovable and funny. [catscratch]
The main character in the book is a girl named Tiphanie. Everybody says her name wrong. Her dad and mom move because they want Tiphanie to have a better educational experience. I really liked the book because it explains what really happens when you switch to a new school. There were also some funny parts in the story, like on her first day of school. She got bumped into, called names, and talked about because she was African American and new. [I Love JS!]
Agnes Parker is in seventh grade and wishing she wasn’t. She makes friends in art class with a boy named Aram, and her best friend runs for president. What could go wrong?
I thought it was a very good story with surprises of all sizes! It is funny, sad, and happy. Throw in a few pages of romance and this book is one of my favorites. Enjoy the hopes and dreams of seventh grade with Agnes Parker in this fun book. [neonbubblz]
This girl Aliera likes to fence. Her mom gets her a fencing sword which has a jewel on it. Turns out, she and her cousin are the Defender.
It was good. It was a bit confusing to understand everything that happened in the story. It was kind of a fairytale, somewhat romantic and dramatic. So anyone who likes that kind of stuff, read Foiled! [Chilly Socks]
Stargirl comes out of home school and goes to Mica High. This is where she meets Leo, her love. She already knows that everyone thinks she is a bit off. She goes through many changes, like her name, looks and actions. Will Leo stay true to Stargirl?
I liked this book a lot. I would recommend it to any age and to people who like romance and comedy. [Bootsey]
Katrina and her family own a Scandinavian coffee shop, which has been suffering ever since the opening of a new “hip” coffeehouse next door, Java Heaven. Their Scandinavian coffeehouse is several months behind in bills and only has a few usual customers. One day Katrina finds a hobo in the alley and leaves danishes for him. He keeps showing up, saying he can’t leave until he grants her two desires. What will happen to the coffeshop and what will ever happen to this strange boy?
I absolutely loved this book. It was written so well, I felt like I was watching it happen, right then and there. This book is a bit of a romance, which I enjoyed. I couldn’t put it down once I started. A total Must Read! [Cinnamon Rolls]
This is about a girl in the Lakeview High School orchestra. She does not make friends easily. She only makes friends with people who love music.
I like this book because she relates to my life. She’s a girl who is trying to be friends with people. [Love-smith28]
The Pretty Committee goes to Lake Placid. They bring a lot of food, and get it taken away. Kristen can’t go because she can’t afford it, and sneaks in. They are threatened to be expelled, but they don’t know if they actually will be.
I really like this book. This was my favorite of this series, even though some parts were not well written. [falcon326]
A horrible gym accident has landed 16-year-old Tessa in the hospital. How can a flying dodgeball do that? When a mysterious boy pulls the plug on her oxygen machine, Tessa looks back on her whole life, realizing and seeing things she didn’t before. In the end, she tries to figure out a question the mysterious boy asks her: why didn’t she duck when the ball came at her? An accident surely. But was it?
I loved how the book was written. It was in poem format, but had no rhythm whatsoever. I really liked this book, and I thought the story was very interesting. [bubblefish411]
Alicia’s cousin Nina stays with her. She is from another country. The Pretty Committee thinks she will be really nice. They were wrong. They hate Nina. She gets into fights with them and may even get Bean (Massie’s dog) taken away from her. Claire might be moving away, but Massie has a plan that could change that. When her plan doesn’t work, will Claire end up moving after all? Will Alicia be blamed? Alicia doesn’t know who’s telling the truth, her best friends or her cousin. She doesn’t know Nina as well as she knows her friends, though – will that change? Will Nina change? Will Claire move? Part of the Clique series. [musicreader12]
This book was very interesting and realistic at the same time. It talks about a girl who thinks that if she has braces, no boy will ever notice her. Her friends tell her that she is shallow. She tries to prove them wrong, but struggles. Everything changes when she meets this boy she likes. He shows her that appearance is not everything. [Cleo]
Piper McCloud is a small town girl, but she has always been different. Ever since she was a baby she has had the ability to fly. She has never gone to school; she has never interacted with kids. So what happens when she goes on her first social outing and she’s determined to catch the ball? She flies for it. Well, that doesn’t go so well with the rest of the town. The next morning her house is infested with the media and some government folks. They offer her a place to be with other kids, to control her gift. She takes the offer, leaving everything she has ever known behind. But what if the school isn’t really what it seems? Will her only enemy become her only ally?
This was a really great book. It doesn’t have much romance, but it’s really sweet. You can’t help but admire Piper’s honest personality. [The SpaceCowboy]
Miki begins her senior year in hope for change – and boy does change happen when the new student, Hiro Sakurai, shows up! At first NO ONE wanted to be with him (even the losers!) but Miki is curious and tries to find out why Hiro’s so strange. But is she in for a HUGE shocker or something else …? [lucia45]
Imagine if you were a drummer, a great one at that. You have a younger brother, and you and every kid in school has a crush on the hottest girl of school. But what if your world was turned upside down? Don’t ask me, ask Steven. His 5-year-old brother, Jeffrey, was diagnosed with cancer. With that Steven is breaking down, his grades drop, he is acting bitter, has girl problems … Life is tough, but you don’t know how much. [JG]
Ana Shen is about to deliver the salutatorian speech when disaster strikes. Ana is unable to give her speech. Ana’s family is very multicultural, so when her crush and best friend are invited to dinner, she has to help. Both sides of her family hate each other except for her mom and her dad. When one side gives money, the other side gives more money. They are always one-upping each other. What will happen when dinner is ready? Will it be ready in time? How will her crush act around her? Will she get some unexpected guests?? [Vampire #1]
Three friends: Emily, Cassie, and Lydia. Three boys: Matthew, Sebastian and Charlie. Two rival schools. One pen pal project. Will the pen pal project pull the schools together or tear them apart? Will the girls and boys like each other? [ladybug28]
Alexa and Alex aren’t the best of friends. Actually they hate each other’s guts. Alex (the class clown) and Alexa (the genius) are going on a school camping trip. How bad can things get? [hockeyroxs12]
Okay, so there’s this girl named Cindy Ella. Now don’t jump to conclusions, the story really doesn’t relate to Cinderella that much. Cindy Ella is totally aginst prom and does all these crazy things to stop people from going to prom! On top of all that, her two best friends are going as prom obsessed twin step sisters, and she has two major crushes on two guys!! Read the book to find out more. [animalsrule!!]
This manga is about a boy named Will, who is a reincarnation of King Arthur and the senior president of Avalon High. He has to help save the Earth from evil. He has a half-brother who is evil and wants to destroy him. He also has a girlfriend who is a reincarnation. Will evil come? Will there be a war? Will Will die? [soccergirl14]
Also read Meg Cabot’s original novel Avalon High.
Claire, Massie,and Alicia are in LA. They are friends now, there are no more arguments. They are headed back to Westchester. Claire just found out that the Hollywood star Abby was only her MBF (movie best friend) — that was shocking. Claire is worried about her boyfriend Cam. Kristen accidentally tells Massie, Claire,and Alicia about their surprise welcome home party. When they get to their party, Claire gets a note from her brother Todd that says Cam wants to meet her outside the spa room. Claire gets a phone call from an agent who wants her to be their client. Is she going to take the job or is she going to stay in Westchester? [renesmeemonae01]
Maleeka Madison gets picked on, so she starts to hang out with girls that aren’t the best influence. For example when Ms. Saunders, the new teacher, starts to fail Charlese (one of the girls Maleeka hangs out with), they go into the school during the crack of dawn and trash her room. Maleeka thinks about bailing out on the girls, but is afraid of what they will think of her so she just sits there. After a little while Char notices and tells her to start helping. Maleeka doesn’t want to, then Char pulls out her lighter and puts it in Maleeka’s face acting as if she is about to burn Maleeka. Maleeka reluctantly takes the lighter and accidentally burns the curtains and the whole room catches on fire. In the end Maleeka Madison learns her lesson and everything goes well. Now she is a stronger person who has a new attitude and new friends. I would recommend this book to any and everyone!! [suppiedoodle]
This book is about a 14-year-old boy the creates a website where he blogs sermons about things that he experiences. When the site gets a little too popular, people try to find out who Larry is and everything starts to go downhill. So far this is a great book that can really speak to you in many ways. It’s very meaningful. [someone]
The year is 1947. Holling Hoodhood just entered his first year of 7th grade, and he’s sure his teacher hates him. Because Holling is Presbyterian, he is left with his teacher on Wednesdays while everyone else goes to church. His parents won’t help him because they’re afraid it will hurt the family job. But then Ms. Baker brings out Shakespeare, and he likes it. Holling isn’t sure whether his relationship with Ms. Baker will get better, or even worse. [Lionblaze]
A pretty weird name for a book, right? Well, this is the second book in the series! I LOVED this one even more than the first. So, for those of you who haven’t read Stargirl, it’s about a girl named Stargirl (pretty obvious, huh?) who’s the weirdest girl in high school. She has a pet rat, wears theatre costumes to school, plays the ukelele in the lunchroom, decorates her desk, cheers for the game on the field while they’re not playing, etc. etc. etc. Then she meets Leo, and Leo meets her, and it’s pretty straightforward from there!
Anyway, in Love, Stargirl, Stargirl has moved to Pennsylvannia and just can’t stop missing Leo. She then decides to write him The Longest Letter in the History of the World, in diary form. In her new life, Stargirl meets Dootsie, a curly-headed five-year-old “human bean”; Betty Lou, who hasn’t stepped outside her house for 9 years; Charlie, who sits among the tombstones; hot-tempered Alvina with that one glittery nail; and Perry Delloplane, the blue-eyed thief who soon lays his own claim on Stargirl’s heart. Over the book, Stargirl finds hope … but I’m not going to tell any more, so you have to read it yourself! [Zaynah]
This book is SO funny and original! It is written entirely in Instant Messages, which is great for people who really like the computer. It is about these three girls, Zoe (Zoegirl), Angela (SnowAngel), and Maddie (MadMaddie), as they go through senior year. This book has everything, like … gossip, mean girls, drama, the stress of getting into your college of choice, best friends and boyfriends. The book is VERY witty, sometimes I would find myself laughing out loud and having teachers or family members stare at me funny. =]
Will the drama of senior year tear these three friends apart? Or will they be closer than ever? Read the book! [Elena]
Greg Heffley is your average middle school boy who hates life … and all the problems he has to face, such as his prankster brother Rodrick, his embarrassing friend Rowley, and his desperate attempts to impress a girl. Along with these problems, Greg’s dad wants to send Greg to a summer military school! Uh-oh, the big red buzzer is going off! Greg now has to show his dad that he’s NOT a wimp, and can be strong (when he wants to) … but all his attempts are failing! But will this one last trick work?
I finished this book over 2 days, and I could’ve finished it in one (if it wasn’t for sleeping), but the main point is that this is a book that you can’t stop reading until you’ve finished! [Zaynah]
So in the last book (Best Friends for Never), there was this contest: whoever could design the best uniform would get that design sent to some pageant in New York. Well this is where it gets interesting: Alicia won … unfairly. The real winners were Massie and the rest of her clique. Massie knows Alicia cheated, but she’s not just going to stand there while Alicia gets all the rewards. Massie offers Alicia a choice: she can ask for forgiveness and tell everyone that she cheated. Or she will make Alicia’s life miserable. (And YES she does mean miserable.) Massie ends up humiliating Alicia in so many ways.
On a side plot, there’s also something brewing with Claire, Cam, and Massie. See, they both like Cam, and Massie has to have her way, so she tells Claire that she can’t like Cam if she doesn’t want her to make her life miserable, again. Will Alicia rethink her answer and ask for forgiveness? Will Claire and Cam ever get together? Will Massie ever stop being so snobby?! Read Revenge of the Wannabes by Lisis Harrison.
There’s A LOT of drama going on in this book, as you can see. It’s still funny, and it has romance yet again. I like the sassy remarks Massie makes. But I hate how spoiled and bratty she is. Overall, it’s a funny book and I liked it. [Heather]
I loved this book. It’s so moving. It’s about a kid named Georgie. Georgie is not like everyone else at his school. He has a condition where he is extremely short, has small stubby fingers, and he doesn’t grow at the same rate as everyone else. If that’s not bad enough, he has a bully who sits behind him and likes to stab him with her pencils. Ouch. Anyway, life seems pretty normal for Georgie until his parents drop the news that his mom is pregnant. It’s not fair that by the time the baby is five it will grow to be taller than Georgie. It’s not fair that the not-even-born-yet baby ruins Georgie’s Christmas. It’s not fair that Georgie loses his only best friend. And it’s not fair that he gets paired up with his bully for the U.S. Presidents project! How will Georgie keep his life on track? How does the not-even-born-yet baby ruin his Christmas? How does he lose his only best friend? What happens to his evil bully? And most importantly, what is the thing about Georgie? Well, if you want to find out then read this book! 
[Sue]
San Lee is definitely not your average kid. He’s adopted, his “Dad” is in prison, and his family moves practically once a year. And at every place they move to, he fakes being something he’s not. Once he was a jock, another time he was a teacher’s pet. But at this new school in Pennsylvania, he’ll have his wildest fake personality ever: a “Buddha Boy.” And all the while, he has to deal with a beautiful girl, an angry stepbrother, a “Santa Claussy” Social Studies teacher, and a soup kitchen. Plus, he can’t blow his cover. This can’t end well. [John]
mad scientist schemes
lunatic thinks he’s Vader
spies invade high school
Science Fair:
A Story of Mystery, Danger, International Suspense, and a Very Nervous Frog
by Dave Barry
Scott is a freshman, along with his friends Patrick, Mitch, and Kyle. And Scott can tell from the first day that high school isn’t going to be pretty. From seniors who seem to punch kids as a reflex to a Spanish teacher with a French accent, high school is going to be a load of trouble.
To make matters worse, he has to deal with his mom getting pregnant, his older brother moving back in, and accidentally joining newspaper and student government. Plus, his friends won’t be able to help him through it. Yup, his friends are slowly drifting apart.
He’s having such a hard time surviving high school, he barely realizes “my younger brother’s going to have to go through this!” So he decides to make a sort of high school field guide, with info such as how to get out of gym to when to get lunch to how to not screw up your chances with a girl (specifically for Scott, Julia). But even through all this, Scott manages to make some friends along the way, including a goth girl, a kid who talks too much, a former bully, and even his English teacher!
This is a great book, and Lubar has written a lot of other good books too! I recommend Hidden Talents and True Talents. [John]
When Trash wakes up, it all comes back to him. The robbery, the man he killed, the experiments. He has to get out! When he does break out, he finds he’s in Philadelphia. After he gets out, he immediately tries to contact Martin. But Martin’s dad answers, and immediately hangs up. So he goes back to his parents’ house, and finds them gone. But then he finds a newspaper clipping, and it says Trash is dead. At this point, Trash is freaking out. The people who experimented on him faked his death. What else are they capable of?
- John
Edgeview Alternative School is the end of the line for Martin Anderson, a kid who constantly mouths off. It’s even worse when his roommate, Torchie, turns out to be a pyro. Even though he and Torchie eventually become friends, Martin still doesn’t believe it when Torchie says he doesn’t start the fires. Torchie’s friends also have problems. But are they really problems? Martin thinks so, until he notices patterns. And he finds out that really there isn’t anything wrong with these misfits, they just have … talents …
- John
Will Tuppence acts like a worrywart. After he found out that protons decay, he starts to worry. His little 5 year old sister, Tabby, bothers him so much, and it seems as if she just loves to torture him. His best friend BT is a carefree, go-with-the-flow kind of guy who skatedboards down Dead Man’s Hill, and his friend Mi-Su is someone who becomes very special to him. I think this story was good, and if you like Jerry Spinelli, read it. It has fear, romance, sadness, friendship and love.
- Sarah
Gemma (main character) is a girl who usually doesn’t have a “wave of emotions” until she decided to audition for a Shakespeare play called The Tempest. First, her sister Deborah is about to get married, and a boy named Raven De Head likes her and is also trying out for the play. Second, another boy named Nick also likes her, and he auditioned for the play too. Third, Raven’s dad blew up the town’s fountain, and Raven is also known as a “bully.” Fourth, Nick Lloyd is making a petition to restore the fountain. Gemma is stuck in a situation she seriously doesn’t want to be in.
- Debora
The main character is Nora. The story’s setting is modern, late afternoon on a bus. Nora Rowley is a genius, but she got mostly all D’s on her report card. There is a mob of angry adults that is chasing her and she was about to go to the Braniac Academy. She’s trying to persuade them that tests do not show intelligence.
- Daaris
The only black girl in her private prep school, adopted by two white parents, Lahni Schuler is faced with situations no young girl should face. Her parents are about to get divorced, and a boy named Harry Tiboldt (who calls himself Onyx1) is stalking her, giving her weird signals, and always watching her. Then she gets put or “voted” into something she doesn’t want to do. One Sunday Lahni and her mom go to church and she hears a woman sing, which inspires her to become a better singer and to be in her school’s talent competition.
- Debora
sleek, shy, clever girl
takes command of all-boys club
to mastermind pranks
