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The Fire by Caroline B.
Cooney
JP COO
A girl (Christina), while going to a
boarding school, is living with a couple who own an Inn for kids.
She finds out that they are trying to destroy her, and that they
have already destroyed other children. She has to stop them.
I liked this book because of how it always keeps you on the edge.
[This is the third book in the "Losing Christina" trilogy.]
- Reviewed by ST
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Gallows Hill
by Lois Duncan
J DUN
This girl moves to a new town with her mom.
She meets a boy who moved there recently, and they find out that in
their former lives, the whole town was part of the Salem Witch
Trials. I dislike it because rebirth is not something I find
interesting. However, it was well written.
-Reviewed by AN
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Green Angel
by Alice Hoffman
J LAW
After her whole family dies (mom, dad, and
sister) in a terrible fire, Green needs to find herself. Along
the way, she changes herself, and meets friends to help her on her
way. I loved it because it was enchanting.
- Reviewed by AS
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Midnight Predator by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
J ATW
Turquoise Draka is a
vampire hunter who is asked to kill a powerful vampire. What
she must do to fit in has her scared for life as she see the monster
who killed her family. I liked this book because it places you in the unthinkable
and dangerous moments, and all your fears become reality.
- Reviewed by SJ
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Possession (Daughters of
the Moon series) by Lynne Ewing
J EWI
Serena is a goddess who must save her evil lover, Stantonk, from
Lambert in order to keep him alive. I loved this book—it was totally
excellent along with the other books in this series.
- Reviewed by SJ
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Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz
J HOR
Stormbreaker is about a young spy
named Alex Rider. He goes undercover to get information about
the new computers, only to learn they contain viruses. I like
this book because of all the gadgets Alex gets to use and how he is
always just narrowly escaping being caught snooping around.
-Reviewed by CN
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Stravaganza: City of Stars by Mary Hoffman
J HOF
This book is about a 14 or 15 year old girl
who gets a talisman to another world full of plots and horse races.
She even wins the biggest horse race of the year. I liked this
book a lot because of all the different types of "groups" and the
various plots. I particularly like the fact the author brings
back characters from other books.
Reviewed by ST
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Taming the Star Runner
by S. E. Hinton
J HIN
Travis, a juvenile delinquent, is sent away
to live with his uncle on a horse ranch. Working at the barn
and worrying about his book his him confused about his feelings for
Casey. I liked the fact that is was about horses and the
hunter/jumper show.
- Reviewed by LM
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Thirsty by M. T. Anderson
J AND
A boy named Chris is turning into a vampire. In his town, if they
find vampires, they will execute them. The only way to save himself
from vampirism is to stop the vampire god from re-entering our
world.
I liked it because it kept you wanting to read. You didn’t know what
was going to happen, and the characters surprised you.
- Reviewed by AD
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A Year Down Yonder
by Richard Peck
J PEC
It is about a young teenage city girl from
Chicago. During the Depression, her parents send her to her
grandma's house in a small town where she find her true love.
I liked this story very much because Mary Lou's brother is far away
working to her money, and her grandmother sends for him to come home
for Christmas.
- Reviewed by IG
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The Year of Secret Assignments
by Jaclyn Moriarty
J MOR
This is a book of letters between three
friends: Emily, Cassie, and Lydia. It's very
interesting. The plot is brilliant, and it seems so real.
- Reviewed by MS
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LJJ - 8/04 |
