The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Avi)
This book is for adventurous readers. The main character Charlotte is around the age of 14 and the story is from her point of view. Charlotte talks about her voyage on the boat the Seahawk and how she survived among a murderous crew and an ignorant captain. She was the only passenger on the boat and the only available witness. Overall, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle kept me interested because of its realism. (Lauren L.)

Riverboy (Tom Bowler)
Riverboy is about a young girl named Jessie and her love for her grandfather and swimming. This story takes place in a cottage next to a river in the boon docks. Jessie's grandfather is dying from a heart attack and is too weak to finish his new painting, Riverboy. Jessie knows how passionate her grandfather is about this painting and she'll do anything to help him finish it. Just when her hope runs out, she meets Riverboy.

Things not Seen (Andrew Clements)
This book is about a boy who wakes up one morning and he's invisible but he can talk and during school he meets this girl and she's blind he becomes very good friends with her and see what happens…

Absolutely Normal Chaos (Sharon Creech)
During summer vacation 13 year old Mary lou realizes that keeping a personal journal and remaining true to herself can both be lots of fun.

Bud, Not Buddy (Cristopher Paul Curtis)
I think Bud no Buddy was a great book. It was very suspenseful and exciting. My favorite part of the book was when Bud found out that Herman E. Callaway was his grandfather and that Bud slept in his mom's bed that she slept in when she was a little girl. My least favorite part was when the little Amos boy beat up Bud. I recommend this nook to anyone who likes fiction books that are exciting and that can be sad sometimes. To read the whole story go to a library in school or at a local library.

The Twisted Window (Lois Duncan)
The Twisted Window is written by Lois Duncan and is a very good book. It is about a girl named Tracy who meets a new guy in town and he is very interested in her. But after she gets to know him better and better she finds out the madness hidden behind him.

The Rookie Arrives (Thomas Dygard)
When the Kansas City Royals draft Ted Bell right out of high school, he expects to be playing instead of sitting on the bench. Then when the starting third baseman gets injured Ted gets his chance. When the third baseman is ready to play, Ted wonders if he played well enough to keep the starting job.

The True Meaning of Cleavage (Mariah Fredericks)
Book type: Fiction
Book grade: 8-12+
Book Evaluation (1-10):9

The book that I am reading is about two girls. They are best friends who are going in their first year of high school. Jess is not into partying or boys, yet. But Sari is just the opposite; she will party just to be recognized, just to be popular.The two girls had Halloween night all planned out (they thought that they were too old to go trick-or-treating). They were going to go to Jess's house and watch scary movies all night. But instead, a Halloween party for school came up and Sari decided to ditch the plans with Jess and show up at this Halloween party (JUST FOR ATTENTION). Well while Sari was at this party, Jess was at home watching scary movies all by herself Sari and Jess temporarily became mad at each other. Sari particularly likes a boy named David Cole, who was at the Halloween party. The two were talking. Meanwhile, the two most popular students in the whole grade were dating-Thea Melendez and (guess who) David Cole. Thea is not a party girl. There is another popular person in the grade and her name is (Erica Trager) Prada Mafia. She is having a party (she has one every year and her parents bedroom door is locked because of past experiences). Everyone is invited to her party. At the party there will be alcohol and other drugs like that. Well at this party that Erica is having, Sari wants to go but she wants to bring Jess with her. Neither Jess nor Sari gets along with Erica at all. They are like the worst enemies. Jess does not want to go to the party. At last Sari talked Jess into coming with her. At the party after asking Jess not to leave Sari ventures off into the other room. Meanwhile J ess is just hanging around, she runs into Danny. He is drunk and throwing up. So finally she offers to take Danny home and he says "sure". Jess goes into the other room and tells Sari that she is bringing Danny home, but Sari does not really care because she is drinking.Sari and Jess started talking more often. Soon Sari tells Jess what is going on with her and David. Sari and David meet at David's house every Thursday after school, but David and Thea are still the perfect couple. They still sit together at lunch. David still pretends to bite Thea's ear, and it still gets her mad, but then Thea forgives him.
Well to find out what happens next, read this cool book! (Krista M.)

Among the Hidden (Margaret Peterson Haddix)
This book's author is Margaret Peterson Haddix. The book Among the Hidden is a book about the shadow Children or the kids who are supposed to be alive. So they had to be kept a secret. There was a boy named Luke he is a shadow child and is hidden in the attic. He met another shadow child she was a girl so he would sneak out of the house and go to her house and eat chips and chat with other hidden children on the computer.

The Believers (Rebecca C. Jones)
The Book Believers has to do with religion. A young girl is adopted by a news TV caster who has no time for this poor child she has adopted. So the young girl stays home with her aunt while her mom is out of town. Now this girls aunt is very strict and wants best for the girl. One day while skipping school the girl meets a boy and is kind of interested in him. So she starts visiting him and his family all the time. What she doesn't know is that his family only believes in God and doesn't believe in doctors, nurses and dentists. So the girl starts believing in what they believe and she gets in a lot of trouble. Her adopted mother finally invites her to come and stay with her for a couple of days and she goes. But when she gets back one of the guys that she met his little sister gets sick and his parents don't believe in doctors so they just keep her in the house while she is sick. So the girl comes to rescue her and bring her to their house and takes her to the hospital and the younger girls parents try to stop her because they don't believe in doctors but the older girl wins and takes her so she can get better and she does. Mother quits her job and gets another one so she can spend time with her adoptive daughter.

Ghost Boy (Iain Lawrence)
Ghost Boy is about a young boy who gets picked on because of the color of his skin. But the color of his skin is like any other child's skin. The color of his skin is albino. Because of this young boy's disability he has to have a horrible life and many consequences have been faced. But he is tough enough to suck it up and live with it.

Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
If you like historical fiction, this is the book for you. It is a thrilling book and is filled with hope, fear, hate and love. The main character is trying to protect her Jewish friend from soldiers. It is only hope that the Jewish family will survive.

Cut (Patricia McCormick)
The book I read is called Cut, it was written by Patricia McCormick. This book is about a girl that is in a mental institution called Sea Pines. She is there because she tries to kill herself by slitting her wrists. They put her in therapy everyday but she doesn't talk. She won't talk to anybody but she can't stay silent because two reasons one they'll kick her out and she doesn't want to go home, and also she has a secret to tell…

145th Street short stories (Walter Dean Myers)
This book is about these people that live in Harlem it's a bunch of short stories telling different stories about peoples lives that live there. In each story it also tells a lesson like one Christmas Story which is about Mother Fletcher and why everyone likes her and the lessons she teaches. And The Fighter which teaches about fighting and keeping your life straight, and what comes first in life.

Island of the blue dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
The book Island of the Blue Dolphins is written by: Scott O'Dell. The island is called Island of thee blue dolphins becayse the island is shaped like a big fish and there are blue dolphins that swim at around and is stranded on an island. It is about a girl who is 12, she has to survive with her little brother who is then killed by wild wolves. Ramo was only about half her age, She was left behind when the other Indians sailed to the east. She kept herself alive by building shelter, making weapons, finding food, and fighting all of her enemies, which were the wild dogs. She waited season after season to see if the ship would come none of the other Indians ever came back to the island.

Guts (Gary Paulsen)
This book is a biography about Gary Paulsen, it tells how he wrote his books and, the experiences he had when he was little. I think it's a very good book because it tells about a person with a stranger life than normal.

Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
I choose to do the book hatchet by Gary Paulsen because I like books when kids our people get lost or stranded some where away from civilization. This book is about a boy that goes up to see his dad every year up in Canada. His mom got him a little airplane with only enough room for two people to sit. The boys name was Brian. Brian and the pilot became friends. They were talking for hours until he felt a pain in his chest. Then the pilot started to sigh in pain then he started to jerk around then Brian thought he remembered watching a show on heart attacks. They were explaining what happens when you have a heart attack and the same thing happened to the pilot. Then Brian felt his pulse. He remembered how to drive the plane so he drove until he ran out of gas. He was going down and he landed in a lake. He was in shock and he had a concussion. He swam to shore and he passed out on the shore. You will have to read the rest of the book to find out what happens. If you like adventure books this is a good one to read. I rate this nine out of ten stars because it was a little confusing.

A Child called "It" (Dave Pelzer)
This book is about a boy who lived with his mom, and his mom would make him do chores all the time and wouldn't feed him enough and beat him till he couldn't breath. He lived like this for awhile when he was a kid. The nurse at his school thought something was going on so that's when they started noticing that he was getting hurt… It's his story about what happened when he was little and the effect it had on him now that he's all grown up.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is another great book by J.K. Rowling. It's Harry's fifth year at Hogwart's and things are getting weirder. Voldemort's threat is growing and Harry needs a lot of help from his friends when he loses someone very important to him. Harry, Ron, and Hermione also face yet another Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, Ron as the (bad) keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and the terror of their O.W.L. exams. But even though it's a rough year, Hogwarts will always be Harry's home. (Emily P.)

Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes was the winner of the 1998 Newberry Award. Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert for a crime he didn't commit. There the boys must dig a deep hole every day. At the prison Stanley finds his real best friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself. Sachar says he got the idea for Holes when he moved to Austin, Texas. It was so hot in Texas that he decided to write a story about suffering in the heat. It took Sachar eighteen months to write Holes, the same amount of time that Stanley was sentenced to prison.

Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
I starting reading Hamlet due to boredom, but about 20 pages into the book it got interesting. Hamlet is a story filled with corruption, jealousy, love, murder, and death. This is not an easy book to read but, if you enjoy reading you'll understand the old English. Be ready for a surprise, because Hamlet is not a happy ending. (Lauren L.)

The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddons)
Emma bets her twin brother, Charlie, that she can spend the entire night alone at the spooky, abandoned house next door. The place is seriously creepy, but she is determined to overcome her fears and prove her brother wrong. Until she finds herself reliving a horrific night from the houses past and a passionate love with a handsome and strangely familiar young man. When Charlie finds her he's sure it was all just a dream. Yet Emma has persistent paranormal experiences involving the house and the young man from the past. As her dreams intensify Emma becomes convinced that they are real and that she has a dreadful part to playing the supernatural reenactment of a tragic love.

The Reptile Room (Lemony Snicket)
I liked this book because it was funny and a mystery book. I give this book an A+. It was written by Lemony Snicket. Its in a series of books. Its in the middle school level of reading. This book is great. People don't know a lot about it but it's a great book.

Kissing Doorknobs (Terry Spencer)
This book is about a girl who has obsession problems like evreyday she has to have everything work out the same or else the day won't be good, this book shows how it is for her and its very hard to read the book and how everyone tries to help her.

Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
The book I read is called Maniac Magee. It's a very interesting book to read. It's about this 12 year old kid named Jeffery Lionel Magee who finds himself in Two Mills, Pennsylvania. He goes to all these places in this area. One time he finds a girl walking and asks her a question and then he goes to all these weird places where he hasn't been before. READ THIS BOOK IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT PLACES HE WENT AND THE FUNNY THINGS HE HAS DONE . I RECOMMEND YOU TO READ MANIAC MAGEE. (Priyal G.)

Who put that hair in my toothbrush (Jerry Spinelli)
It's the battle of the siblings! Who will come out on top, Megan or Greg? This novel will keep you laughing and teach you about revenge and forgiveness. It was written by Jerry Spinelli who is a great author and so any book he writes you'll probably love!

How to be really funny (Mark Stolzenberg)
This handy how to book is filled with tips and tools every aspiring comedian can use. It might just make you the hit of the party!

War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
The name of my all time favorite book is War and Peace. I found this book very exciting, emotional, and grasping. It is about a man who is separated from his beloved family during the French Revolution. It is a fabulous book that jumps into action immediately and that you will not be able to put it down until you read the last page. War and Peace is a remarkably crafted book with many twists and turns and with senses of action, romance, drama, and heroism. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has a true appreciation of sheer excellence, as I for this book.

Make Lemonade (Virginia Euwer Wolff)
This book is about a girl who lives in a bad apartment and she really wants to go to college, but she knows her family doesn't have the money, so she starts to baby-sit these kids for money and the mom is really young. She starts babysitting and a lot of problems start happening read and find out the different things that happen…

True Believer (Virginia Euwer Wolff)
This is the next book after Make Lemonade it tells what happens after, and all the choices she made, is you liked the first one you'll definitely like this one. SO read this and find out what happens to LaVaughn and Jolly…