Teen Read Week Reviews

Teen Read Month Reviews

Teens submitted a  review of a book they read for fun (not for a school assignment) and entered for a chance for a bag of free books!  Teens in grades 6 through 12 entered to win. Many entered more than once. Four winners were chosen. Here are some of the reviews (including the winners):
 

Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife by Peggy Vincent
Written by K.A. (winning entry)Grade: 7
Rated: 5 Stars
Peggy Vincent wrote about the art of mid-wifery wonderfully. As she tells about her experiences, you can invision every person, every scene, and every miraculous birth. Baby Catcher tells you about a career and choice for birth that is getting more and more popular. I enjoyed almost every bit of this book. The work of the midwives as intrigued me since, and now I'm interested in being a midwife one day!
   
 

Among the Imposters by Margeret Peterson Haddix
Written by B.P. (winning entry) Grade: 7
Rated:5 stars
In the book, Luke is a third child which is illegal, since families can only have 2. He has been hiding for many years, and now has a fake ID so he can go to a boarding school. Can he trust other alleged third children or will they betray him? I like the book because it is full of suspense and the word choice is so excellent, you can't stop reading! I would reccomend it to anyone who likes action packed books.
   
  The Missing 1: Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Written by C.S. (winning entry) Grade: 7
Rated: 5 stars
I liked this book because it is well written, and very mysterious. This book is about these adopted kids recieving strange letters. They also start seeing weird things! When he finda a list of "survivors" he finds that that they all live in the same three towns, they are all 13 years old, and they're all adopted. They just want to know where they came from...
   
  Nevermore by James Patterson
Written by G.C. (winning entry) Grade: 10
Rated: 5 stars
It is the final Maximum Ride series and I did like it. I like it because Max and Fang get together forever finally! I also liked it because we get to see the girly girl part of Max. The ending is so not expected so that is cool. I also like that we find out what the voice is.
   
  Back Home Again by Melody Carlson
Written by C.P.    Grade: 7
Rated: 5 stars
I very much enjoyed Back Home Again by Melody Carlson. It was about three sisters who just lost their father, and they are trying to  turn their family home into a bed and breakfast. I thought this book was very believeable. All sisters fight at one point or another, so I thought them fighting was realistic. I also really liked the message of the book, which was, it's okay to ask for help.
   
  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Written by C.B.   Grade: 7
Rated: 5 stars
I liked this book because I felt like I could relate to the characters in the book. I also liked that I could get to understand and feel what it was like to live in Brooklyn, New York from 1902 to 1919. The protagonist is a girl named Francie who is an avid reader, smart, and independent. I share a lot of traits with her, which helped me enjoy the book even more. The book also told about Francie's mother, her aunts, and her grandmother's life and how they ended up in Brooklyn, which helped me understand more about the characters.
   
  Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Written by R.V.   Grade: 7
Rated: 5 stars
I gave the book Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix 5 stars because I thought this book was different from other books I have read. The book was about third children which was banned because there wasn't enough food to feed everyone. The main character Luke is a third child. If the government sees Luke, they will execute him. Luke has to spend his whole life in the attic hidden!
   
  Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis
Written by W.R.  Grade: 7
Rated: 4 1/2 stars
Parvana's Journey is a great story. It's also very sad when her father died and her family has left for her older sister to get married. The whole country is at war and Parvana is left alone and she is only 12. The book is great because its very exciting when she meets friends along the way to find her lost family. She goes through land mines and fights the Taliban on her journey to find her family.
   
  Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
Written by R.K.  Grade: 8
Rated: 4 stars
As far as memoirs go, this was a pretty good one. Delightful and amusing Roald Dahl tells his life in a way that readers of all ages will love. In this book you will learn the inspiration behind his stories and the way he writes. A must have for all Dahl fans.
   
  Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
Written by D.E.  Grade: 7
Rated: 5 stars
I absolutely loved this book. It was both interesting and realistic. This book addressed the issue in modern-day Burma (Myanmar), in which the problem is the government over-controlling the country, kids not getting a proper education, and of course the injustice of the Karenni people. This book was a great read that showed the friendship between a Burmese and Karenni.
   
  Divergent by Veronica Roth
Written by A.G.  Grade: 7
Rated: 5 stars
16 year old Beatrice Prior is about to meet another side of life. Just like all other 16 year olds, Tris will choose one of two options: staying in her faction (Abnegation) or switching to one of the other 3 (Amity, Evridite or Dauntless). Beatrice's choice surprises not only others, but herself as well. A book of romance, war and decisions. It was an AWESOME read!
   
  Space Station Seventh Grade by Jerry Spinelli
Written by V.M.  Grade: 7
Rated: 5 stars
I loved Space Station Seventh Grade; it was probably one of Spinelli's best books! Jason, the protagonist, is so easy to relate to. The book was timed perfectly, funny when it needed to be, and serious when it needed to be. Jason had struggled with puberty, girls, football, family and school. Everything real 7th graders deal with!
   
  Justin Bieber, First Step 2 Forever by Justin Bieber
Written by L.P.  Grade: 7
Rated: 5 stars
The book that I read was all about how Justin went from being a normal kids with a normal life to being a world wide pop star! Justin Bieber will take you step-by-step on how one post to youtube changed his life. I really enjoyed this book because I'm a big fan. Someone who had the same life as me is now one of the most known teenagers in the world! Justin's book grabs you and you can't put it down!
   
  Into the Dark by Peter Abrahams
Written by T.T.  Grade: 7
Rated: 4 stars
In the book there is a murder case and thirteen year old Ingrid Levin HIlls' grandfather is the prime suspect. I like the book beause of his intensity and also some humor. What also excited me was that her grampy, he had access to some dynamite and made a hole on his farm. This book was action packed which is the type of books I like.
   
 

A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Written by K.L.  Grade: 7
Rated: 5 stars
I really liked A Wrinkle in Time. I liked it for many reasons, but my favorite part about it was the suspensfulness of the story. You could never tell what would happen next, especially because it was fantasy. You could tell by reading her book that the author has a great imagination, because it really shows through her writing. I also loved Madeleine L'Engle's word choice. The interesting vocabulary made the book that much more enjoyable to read.

 
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