Thursday, July 8, 2010

Summer Reading Review: Better Late Than Never (Gifted series), by Marilyn Kaye

This book is about a group of children who have powers which they call gifts. The children know they have to keep their gifts a secret. One of the children trusts someone so much she shows the person her gift. Will the person end up betraying her gift and using it for evil?

This is a great book. It is really suspenseful to see what will happen. Also, it is descriptive.

Reviewed by Sophia Fagan

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Summer Reading Book Review - Unwind by Neal Shusterman

The book Unwind is about kids who are supposed to be unwould but escape. Unwinding is when surgeons take apart children's body parts and sell them to people who need the body parts. The kids have to stay hidden, so they don't get unwound, but when their friend needs to be taken to the hospital they have no choice but to expose themselves and be in danger of getting unwound. Will the kids end up getting unwound after all their hard work trying to stay hidden? Read to find out.

This was a great book. It was really scary and I would recommend it to teens who want to have a scare. It is also suspenseful to see if the kids in the book will end up getting unwound.
Reviewed by Sophia Fagan

Summer Reading Book Review - Serpent Tide by K.L. Fogg

Wesley Vandergrift is a 12-year-old boy who is the son of Imogene Vandergrift, a billionaire. He can't unerstand why he seems different than the other children or why he and his mom have nothing in common. While exploring in an attic he finds something that leads him to belive that Imogene is not his real mother. He journeys off to find his real parents, but Imogene is always after him.


I liked this book. It was an easy read, but very well-written.


Reviewed by Maddlyn

Summer Reading Book Review: Bad Girls Don't Die, by Katie Alender

The book I read was Bad Girls Don't Die. This book is very interesting if you like books that can creep you out. It's about two girls named Alexis and Kasey. They live in an old house and the history of the house has been in the newspaper before. One time, there was a suicide and the victim is caught haunting the house. One hundred years before that accident occurred, an 11 year old died in the house and is roaming the house too. One of these girls has to get rid of these ghosts and help the other girl.
Reviewed by Peyton Northrop

Friday, July 2, 2010

Summer Reading Book Review- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

This excellent book, written by Rebecca Stead, takes place in New York, NY. Miranda, a 12-year-old middle school girl's mom, is going to be on the game show The Million Dollar Pyramid. Miranda's best friend, Sal, gets punched by a kid named Marcus and, for some reason, doesn't want to be her friend anymore. As Miranda struggles through friendship she starts getting mysterious notes and things start getting stolen from her apartment. The notes say that something bad is going to happen to someone she cares about. Clearly the writer of the notes knows something she doesn't.

This book is perfect for teens who love mysteries and adventure. I loved this book very much because something exciting happens around every corner. I mostly enjoyed the ending to the story. Will you?

Reviewed by Hannah Lee

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Summer Reading Book Review - Schooled by Gordon Korman

The book Schooled is about a young boy who has lived separate from modern days in a community that only consists of two people, him and his grandmother. When his grandmother gets hurt and has to stay in the hospital, the young boy, Cap, is forced to live in a modern neighborhood and go to a public school. Having been homeschooled his whole life the only thing that will be a result of this is a disaster. He has no idea what to expect when he is forced to be around other people and live in the real world.


I thought this was a very good book. The author did a great job of making the characters believable. For example, since Cap was new, he thought everyone should be nice to on another so he did kind things for everyone.


Reviewed by Sophia Fagan

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Summer Reading Program




This year's teen summer reading program is "Make Waves at Your Library." Programs will kick off with the 2nd annual "Chalk It Up" sidewalk drawing event on Saturday, June 19th from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM at the library. There will be other events going on as well on Saturday and throughout the summer. Check our website for more information. Come to the library to register for the summer reading program anytime from June 19th on. We even have a display of books set up in Teen Space if you want to read something with a watery theme!