The Rook and The Head of Security

By Regina C.

Third person narrations are the most common point of view used in fiction writing. These narrations allow us to see the thoughts and actions not only of just the main character but as all the other characters within the novel as well. To do this the author uses pronouns such as "he" and "she" to describe events and actions instead of "I" and "we" like used in first person narratives.

From a Serial Killer's Point of View

 By Felicia R.

                                                                                

This book was pretty interesting I must say. I Hunt Killers, written by Barry Lyga is a teen thriller about a 17 year old Jasper "Jazz" Dent, who investigates crime scenes on his own. His father was known was the world famous serial killer of Lobo's Nod, before he was caught by Sheriff G. William Tanner and thrown in jail. When you're the son of "Dear Old Dad", bring your kid to work day, was every day of his life. When police find another body, Jazz is certain it's another serial killer. In spite of the sheriff's objections, Jazz and his only friend Howie, run their own investigation under the radar, and uncover a pattern as a bodies start piling up. Jazz knows he can figure out the case if it is in fact another serial killer. Jazz knows the patters of one, considering his father forced him to be his minion and taught him so much about being a serial killer. But how can Jazz investigate and give the police tips on the crime scenes without making himself look like the suspect? The pattern of the story keeps you on the edge of your seat, excited for what's next to come.

Powerful Points of View

By Felicia R.

Just as many other love stories, Safe Haven, written by Nicholas Sparks is use in third person omniscient. If I was asked, I would say that this narrative mode is my most liked, because it mainly focuses on one character's point of view, but there is enough included from other character's points of view to spice things up a bit. It's rarely used nowadays, but in my personal opinion, Nicholas Sparks is a very powerful writer. He makes it so the reader can see anything he wants…which is exactly how it is while reading his novels.

Watching Flames through a Window

by Peter M.

The perspective of a book often tells you a good amount about the narration of that book. When a book is in 1st person, it usually focus on a single character and how they react and develop through events in the story. When it is written in 3rd person, the narration is not tethered to a character and can make objective judgments about what is happening in the story. Often times, through this, a 3rd person narrator can take on a persona of their own. It usually does not take on a full character, but it can give the semblance of a character and often reflects the author, as it is their voice that is narrating the story. This allows an author to tell the story through their eyes opposed to the eyes of a character. However, Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 differently. It is written in 3rd person, but it is almost written as if it is 1st person. The narrator does not take on a persona of its own, and pretty much invisible. Since it is in 3rd person, the reader can objectively view the main character more easily, but it without a narrator being visible, the story does not seem as if it is being told to the reader. It seems more like it is unfolding before the reader's eyes. Bradbury does not make judgments of his own in his narration that are not those of the character's, he presents the story to the us to judge as we see fit.

Croaked Narration (Let's be lazy and file these assignments wrong!)

By Meghan E.

Author Gina Damico has a knack for taking dark and demonic and turning it into something both unbelievably funny and genuinely original. She takes both wit and sarcasm blends them together with an amazing take on third person to bring you a delightful read that cannot only be understood and appreciated by teenagers; but maybe even catch the interest of an older crowd. Gina may write for teens but her work is definitely not shallow, vain or cliché ridden in the attempt to catch the younger crowds attention.

This is not an essay about narrative modes

By Rosie P.


Warm Bodies is a novel written Issac Marion. He uses first person through the entire story. It remains in the point of view of R, a zombie different from the rest. He has his feelings, life, and friends like any other person. It's much different from any other zombie though. He ends up bringing a living human back on a hunt. That's when everything changes. R himself changes as well.

Regardless of being dead R is still easy to connect to. He has a striking personality and a mindset of an outsider. Marion makes the use of first person quite rarely. Most of the book we remain in R's mind where he tells the story of his experience of being dead. 

Personally I think Warm Bodies has done a great job with the modes it used.

The Art of Being a Truth Seeker

By Chris G

The journalism profession is one that comes with the requirement to have incredible people skills, and the ability to gather information all while managing the danger that comes with visiting places, all while doing so in a timely fashion. To be a journalist you have to have connections, or find a way to do so, because without facts or reliable sources, a journalist can't gain publicity.

Kites & Keys

By Sana S.

Benjamin Franklin took one week out of his vacation in 1771 to begin a story to his son. A recollection of all his memories. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is that was written in three different time periods: 1771, 1783, and 1788. The autobiography itself was left unfinished before Benjamin had the chance to finish it.

Introducing Soccer

By Katie P.

Published in 2014, Edison Arantes do Nascimento, biography "Why Soccer Matters" is a story of a talented soccer player, who tells the story of his soccer life. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka Pele, is one of the greatest soccer players in the history of soccer and one of the best athletes of all time. For decades, Pele has been his sport's best player. A winner of three World Cups for Brazil's team and playing for the New York Cosmos for a little while. 

The Scientific Lives of the Dead

By Fianna T.

Everyone says that death is depressing, which, admittedly, it is. However, prepare to take a whole different approach to the prospect of death with Mary Roach, author of the nonfiction book, Stiff. Laughter might not be what you're expecting when reading a book on dead bodies, but Roach manages to do just that. With her sharp wit, along with her interesting research, Stiff is a fascinating book that will leave readers hanging on to each word, no matter how appalling they may be.

Can You Keep a Secret?

By Coryn F.

Six-words can truly say a lot about someone. I Can't Keep my Own Secrets was written by over 600 famous and obscure teenagers from the ages of 16-19 years old. The concept is extremely cool since the whole book is six-word memoirs. Edited by Smith Magazine, these editors have made 9 other books besides this one using the 6-word memoir style. The different books are about special moments, life changing stories, love, and heartbreak, all told in 6 words.

This review's title game was weak

By Ryan L.

The book I'm reviewing is Heat. The author is Dwight Gooden and Bob Klapisch. Another book written by Dwight Gooden is DOC: A Memoir. The genre of the book is Non-fiction.

Lightspeed Drama

By Jacob O.

Stephen Baxter is the decorated author of Manifold: Space, the second book in the Manifold trilogy. Don't worry; the trilogy can be read in any order because it's set in a multiverse. Space is one of many novels that seeks to answer the famous Fermi Paradox: "Where are all the aliens? They should be here by now."

Getting the Bigger Picture

By Sam M.

    In Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, the author takes an unusual approach to help the reader better understand what is going on in the mind of the narrator. Not only does Riggs describe the events that take place in great detail, but he includes very peculiar photographs.

You Can't Handle The Truth

By Austin B.

Journalism and news broadcasting has changed forever with the ideas and bold honest opinions of well known journalist/news broadcaster Bill O'Reilly of Fox News.

An Exciting Life as a Photo Journalist

by Kelli A.

 Being a photojournalist can lead to an exciting life. In Safari as a Way of Life, author Jennifer New writes about the life of Dan Eldon, a photojournalist who traveled Africa and captured the stories he saw about war, adventure, and family through his photos and journals.

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Who was the Sleuth who Created Nancy Drew?

By Lauren B.

        In the book, Girl Sleuth Nancy Drew and the Women who Created Her, the author describes the popular Nancy Drew novels that reflect how Nancy Drew mirrors girls' lives, as well as the ups and downs of the women's movement. 

A Novel Within a Novel: An Analysis on Narrative View

By Daniela G.

      When writing a book of any kind, authors have to answer an important question first: what narrative view is the story being told? This question can often lead authors pondering long before any words are written. Perspective is something that is important to consider. Many authors choose between first person and third person and those who choose first person are able to expose the thoughts of the main character. However, authors who determine to write in third person do not have the same flexibility. Unlike in first person, third person allows information about other characters to be revealed. First person and third person are the most common narrative forms to write in. Between the two, third person has been found to be most popular (Harper). Some authors take on the challenge to write in two perspectives. Author Margaret Atwood is one to do this in her international bestseller novel The Blind Assassin.

Unpacking Bias of Life in the Void

Unpacking Bias of Life in the Void

By: Emma F.

           

           

            Author Mary Roach is known for writing about peculiar subjects, but in her most outlandish work yet Packing For Mars: The Curious Case of Life in the Void Roach truly tackles the unknown. In Packing For Mars Roach analyzes what happens behind the scenes when astronauts are sent off to where no man has traveled before. From the very first space launch to present day space travels Roach investigates what it truly takes to be an astronaut. Whether it be origami bird making in space training or the construction of rocket toilets Roach gets the inside look.

This review lacks a clever title

By Izzy B.

If you like a fictional account of a real story then Sarah's Key is a perfect book for you. Even though it might be confusing because the book is coming from Sarah Starzynski's  point of view and Julia Jarmond's  point of view. Sarah is a young Jewish girl whose family is being taken to a concentration camp, but Sarah's little brother doesn't want to go so he has Sarah lock him in their hiding place. Sarah promises that she will come back soon for him. Will Sarah get him safely, will Sarah make it? Read the book to find out.

Book Review About A Book Being Written

by Evan K.

Have you ever found yourself wondering what publishing a book would be like?

Fear not because the answer has come before you in the tale of publishing this book. The book that;s being reviewed right now. The story of the book that's being written as you read is an insight into what the process of getting a book published is all about. It takes you through the life of our struggling author as he persistently tries to get through snobby agents, ex love interests, and daily life.

This hath not a clever title

By Kyle J.

The book The Call of the Wild is a good book and i would definitely recommend it for someone else to read. The book is about a dog named Buck, Buck was a dog that a lived a great life on a ranch in California until one day he was stolen and sold to a man that used all his dogs as sled dogs. Buck progressively gets to a strong/wild stage where he is forced to fight other dogs in order to become the leader of the pack. The owners Buck had were horrible people and did nothing but treat their dogs like complete crap. One day a man named Thornton rescued Buck and treated Buck just as a dog should be treated. Thornton died shortly after he rescued Buck and he had to learn and experience how to fend for himself and become a leader in the wild.

This book review is severely substandard

By Chris M.

Percy Jackson was entertaining to read. I liked how the author Rick Riordan mixed in the modern day with mythological figures. Some of which include Dionysus, Ares, Poseidon, and Hades. I like how it gives a splash of mythology mixed with fiction. I also like how Rick Riordan mixes comedy with action to make a fun adventure. So if you're a fan of mythology and like comedic and action packed books, i recommend you to check out Percy Jackson.

This student could not be bothered with a clever title

By Anna C.

Are you looking for a book that has great drama and a book that could potentially relate to your own lifestyle? Well the book the "Truth about Forever" has just that. It's about a 16-year-old Macy queen looking forward to a long hot summer. Her and her boyfriend, Jason, is going away to bring camp. She stuck with a dull dishwasher job at the library. And all of her free time promises to be spent studying for the SATs or grieving silently with her mother about her father's death. Once they see is corralled into helping out at one of her mother's open house events everything changes. She meets the chaotic wish catering crew. She then quits her dishwashing job at the library and joins the wish crew. In the crew there are a couple people that change Macy's life. Monica who is introspective and Monica who is fun-loving but best of all those Wes, someone who is artistic and gets Macy to look at life in a whole different perspective

This Book Will Knock You Out

By Ryan L.

The book I'm reviewing is The Knockout Games. The author that wrote this book is Gregory Neri. Another book he wrote is Yummy: The Lasts Days of a South Side Shorty. The genre of the book is fiction with a little bit of thriller in it.

This student could not be bothered with a clever title

By Ameya R.C.

The book I am reviewing is Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan. They are also the author of the bestselling book I Know What You Did Last Summer. The genres of the book are young-adult fiction and thriller. The book is about a young girl named Kit who gets invited to attend at an all girls school. When she arrives at the school she immediately gets bad vibes about the place. Kit meets a few other girls who are also going to be attending the school. They each begin to posses skills out of no where and the girls try to investigate what is really going on with their strange school.

The Hitchhiker’s Book Review of The Galaxy ... Uhm ... this is clever?

By Patrick L.

Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers' guide to the Galaxy is a book that follows two characters trying to write a book. After being taken off Earth by a researcher, Arthur Dent is thrust into the Galaxy not knowing a thing about it. With the help of the researcher, Arthur will go through a lot of different challenges.

Day 5994

By Katie P.

Published in 2012, David Levithan's novel "Every Day" is a story of a young person who changes bodies every day. Every day, "I wake up,  immediately I have to figure out who I am." (Levithan 1). Male or female, dark-skinned or light-skinned, straight or gay, tall or small, fat or thin. These people are all approximately A's age, which is sixteen, but their lives are all different.

A Rather Scarring Carnival

By Fianna T.

No matter how crazy a carnival may seem, it won't be as wild as this one. With a plot about a family of circus freaks purposely bred for birth defects with the use of drugs, insecticides, and radiation, it's quite the disgusting, utterly mind baffling book. And yet, Katherine Dunn, the author of the novel Geek Love, has created a story that is impossible to turn away from, no matter the grisly details.

Comic Books + Music = Romance?

By Lauren B.

Eleanor and Park, written by Rainbow Rowell, is an intriguing novel about high school and family issues.  Eleanor and Park are a couple of misfit 16-year-olds who have similar interests but are from very different backgrounds.  As a result, it would not be assumed that they would be compatible to one another.

She Was All Five

By Sana S.

Take a trip in a time machine to a future where the only thing that evolved was drugs and government. Veronica Roth is an author that keeps you wondering who will die next. Her book, Divergent, is a story that shows you what would happen if we as a nation keep using social classes or separate people by what they do like in stereotypical high schools (the jocks, the nerds, the rockers, etc.

Look but Don't Touch

By Alana B.

Writer Claire North brings an unimaginable story on paper that will leave readers astonished. Her novel, Touch, introduces a ghost named Kepler who enters and leaves human bodies as it pleases. It was named by an organization of Lycra-clad people, Aquarius, who are ghost hunters. Once it was forced out of an admired body by the Aquarius, Kepler sets a goal to destroy them.

This Book Will Go Through You Like Lightning

By Coryn F.

Young writer, Chris Colfer, has written an amazing book about one teenage boy's adventure through his senior year of high school. Chris' book called Struck by Lightning was based off of the original movie, which Chris starred in. He is mainly known for his role on Glee, a popular tv show.

The Courageous One

By Austin B.

Pakistan and other Middle East countries worthy boys in their culture as one girl wants to change that perspective forever. (You are right, this is not a complete sentence.)

A Taste of the Rainbow

By Tyler C. (AKA, Skittles)

"Raising My Rainbow" is a non-fiction book written by Lori Duron about her and her family's adventures in raising a son who likes... girl things. A lot. He is often referred to as "gender-nonconforming"; through 250+ pages and 36 chapters, this book is filled with emotion, confusion, and change through the kindergarten year in the life of C.J Duron, tackling subjects that I have never really read too much about in other non-fiction.

The Females Behind Our Military

By Chris G.

Since 9/11, there have been 250,000 female military personnel deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Women make up 14 percent of on-duty military forces today. Despite them volunteering to serve our country, they still deal with discrimination due to their gender, and other issues such as their loved ones back at home, and finding dignity within themselves. In Undaunted, Tanya Biank gives the inside scoop on four brave individuals, Brigadier Angela Salinas, Second Lieutenant Bergan Flanagan, Sergeant Amy Stokley, and Major Candice O'Brien. Biank gives us their stories, including the struggles and challenges they face.

The "Riddle" to Success

By Hailee W.

The memoir Race Across Alaska recounts the epic journey of 1985 Iditarod winner, Libby Riddles. Race Across Alaska is the story of twelve hundred miles, 18 freezing days, 15 amazing and heroic dogs and the first woman to ever win the Iditarod. This tale, told partly through facts about the Iditarod itself and partly by Riddles herself, was an amazing read for anyone who likes an adventure.

This Book Review Should Not Have Been a Review

By Thomas B. (AKA, Only Mentions the Book's Title at the Very End)

In this historical fiction sports book, by author Alan Gratz, main character Toyo. Toyo's family has a long history of being samurais and has to figure out whether he wants to continue passion, which is baseball, or continue the family's legacy, being a samurai.

We Have Officially Entered the Twilight Zone

By Dominique L. (AKA First Person is not a Narrative Mode)

"A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness is a story of witchcraft, vampires, forbidden love (surprise, surprise), daemons, and history. The genre of this story is a toss-up; it could be categorized as young adult fiction or (perhaps more accurately) another Twilight-Saga-adult-fan-fiction. While Harkness strays from the stereotypical vampire-mortal plot line by bringing other magical creatures and historical snippets into her writing, she still does not quite break out of the fan-fiction category. There's only so much a writer can do - in terms of conflict - with a vampire (hint: blood sucking is involved - obviously). 

"Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover"

By Eric L. (AKA This is a Review, Not a Critical Essay)

Click is a novel written by ten writers, who describe what happens when two children inherit their recently deceased grandfather's camera memorabilia. The novel proceeds to take the reader through ten different chapters (I assume each author wrote), in perspective of multiple different people their grandfather met during his famous photography career.

A dash for the finish

A dash for the finish

An Analysis of Dashes in Patry Francis' The Orphans of Race Point

By Samantha M.

    A dash, by definition, is a mark of punctuation  (—), technically known as an em dash, used to set off a word or phrase after an independent clause or to set off a parenthetical remark (Nordquist). The use of this mark of punctuation can be observed in many popular works of literature. In the novel, The Orphans of Race Point by Patry Francis, the dash appears repetitively throughout the dialogue.

The Strained Brain

By Alyssa G.

Med Head is a narrative nonfiction by James Patterson. The book focuses on Cory Friedman's struggle with Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, depression, anxiety, and alcohol addiction. It focuses on his bravery and triumph as his personal story becomes public. Friedman was just a teenager when he started to struggle with these mental illnesses.

How to Be Understood

By Jacob O.

The Art of Plain Talk is an old book. You should keep that closer to the front of your mind than any other fact about it. Its copyright date is 1951, and it is a rewrite of the author's even older Ph.D. dissertation. An outdated book on style is usually about as useful as a glass phone case, but time has been unusually kind to this one.

This Student Could Not Be Bothered with a Clever Title

By Rosie "What Did I Just Write?" P.

Beautiful Music for Ugly Children is written by Kirstin Cronn-Mills. She uses First Person through the entire story. But it gives the main character quite a lot of personality and helps the reader connect to a personal level. A character is easy to relate to when the narrative mode is in first person. It allows the reader to feel what the character is feeling and understand what the character thinks. Kirstin makes the use of the first person well and personally, I thinks think that the story was well written for a narrative mode like this.

The Power of Perspective: An Analysis of Perspective in Wally Lamb’s She’s Come Undone

By Daniela G. 

Perspective is the view through the eyes and mind of a character. The point of view in a story is essential to a story's plot and impact on the readers.

This Essay, by Meghan E., Had No Content

No Content -- Felicia H.

Through The Looking Glass- Inside Nailer’s Brain

By Shannon J.

An analysis of the third person limited omniscient narrative in Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker

A third person narrative takes an outsider point of view, without any "I's" and usually without any insight into the characters thoughts and feelings. I generally do not like reading third person novels, because I like knowing what the narrator is thinking. However, Ship Breaker was an exception.

The “Good Parts” Aren’t the Only Good Parts

By Peter M.

Normally, you would expect that an author writing a fiction novel would just write the story of that novel within the novel, and that his writings would solely relate to that story. You would expect that if an author wanted to talk about his life, he would write a memoir or something. Even if an author were to make comments about his writings and his life within his book for some reason, you would normally expect them to actually be true. In The Princess Bride, however, William Goldman blows all of these expectations out of the water.

Is This Book Even About Martians?

By Cristle C.

The Martian was written by Andy Weir, this novel is currently not only the first, but only book Weir has written. It is a Science Fiction novel full of twists and turns. When the book begins we meet the protagonist: Mark Watney. Mark's crew had to evacuate due to a turn of events, and he was left stranded because they thought he was dead. So mark is on his own, with no way of contacting home, and no way of getting help.

This Student Could Not Be Bothered with a Clever Title

  By Ashleigh A.

The Book A tale of two Cities was written by Charles Dickens. It was first published in weekly installments in All the year round. The novel he wrote is Historical fiction. It was written in London, England in 1859. The time setting was 1775 to 1793. It took place in London and Paris; both the outskirts of it. He is a British author and wrote many classics. He wrote Oliver twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, and Nicholas Nickleby. He was very poor, he came from a poor family.  The first novel written By charles Dickens wrote was the pickwick papers. He has had many successful novels written.  

Unreliably Odd or Oddly Unreliably?

by Regina C.

Writing in first person means you are writing from the point of view of one person, "I" walked down the street, and "I" tripped on an ice patch and fell down. When writing in first person  only one character's point of view is perceived to the reader. The thoughts of the character are heard, but not of any of the other characters.  The story unfolds as the character shares details about characters and events that take place in the story. Only what the character knows is known. Though we may know things about other characters in the story, our knowledge is limited because only what the character shares with the reader is known.

Saving Lives on Four Legs

By Kelli Arsenault

Being a Navy SEAL takes a lot of training. Not only do you get to learn about the humans training, but you get to learn about the training required to become a Navy SEAL dog in Navy Seal Dogs. Author Mike Ritland shares his stories about breeding and training Belgian Malinois for the Navy.

Women Who Kill: A Look into a Look into Female Serial Killers

by Tyler C.

    

"Women Who Kill" is a non-fiction book that details 14 different serial killers, each with their own chapters. As the name implies, all of the serial killers thoroughly described are women. They fall into different classifications: "Question of Sanity", "Black Widow", "Revenge", "Angel of Death", "Team Killers", "Profit or Crime", "Sexual Predator", and "Unexplained and Unsolved". They also describe their apparent motives: gain, jealousy, revenge, elimination, lust, conviction, and thrill. These are written and described toward the end of the book. They definitely don't skimp on the details of these women.

Reading Player One

By Patrick L.

Ernest Cline's book, Ready Player One, is a book about 80's and 90's culture.  Wade Watts, the protagonist, and every other person on the planet plays a virtual reality game called OASIS. The creator of the game has died and left an over five million dollar reward for whoever can solve his puzzles in the game. Society has let the world almost die for five years just to try to find this treasure.

This book review does not have a clever title

By Joshua C. 

                Travel team is a book written by the famous author Mike Lupica. Mike Lupica has many different books, including "Heat" written in 2014, one of his most famous books. Also "The Million-Dollar Arm" 3^rd most famous book by him written in 2009. He has many more books, mostly all about sports. Travel Team is a general Fiction book. This book is about a small boy with passion for basketball but is rejected by many because of his height.

This does not have a clever title

By Sydney S.

The novel Tears Of A Tiger By Sharon Draper, tells about a group of high school students that are faced with a series of intense tragedies.

The pear(l) is the queen of gems and the gem of queens

By Kaytie A.

the pearl is a novel by john Steinbeck published in 1947. this story was about a pearl diver Kino and his only son was sick and he tried to get a doctor to help him with the young boy but because Kino and his family were considered poor the doctor refused medical treatment. one day Kino discovered a giant pearl (which in the book was described "the pearl of the world") the same night Kino and his family were attacked someone had attempted to steal the pearl because it was a very small village everyone he found the pearl. a while after the doctor wanted to treat Kino son and in return he could get the pearl. Kino wife knows the pearl only brings terror and greed so she takes matters into her own hands. what will she do? and what will happen to there child ?

This review does not have a clever title

By Anna C. 

Do you want to read a book that surprises you, Is powerful, and is luminously hopeful well then you should read this book. This book is basically about a girl named Aislinn O'Neill, and this girl has so many dreams that she filled up an entire book full of them. Some of her dreams are more challenging than others, but she won't give up without a fight. She didn't spend her summer like a typical teenager does. She basically spent it looking after her 4 siblings who she call B ,C ,D and E. While her parents work very hard to put food on the table. Her life is very different than. A regular and normal lifestyle. She isn't aloud to talk to boys, and really not even aloud to leave the house. And she says the worst part is, is her dad's drinking get worse and worse everyday. Oh and did I mention she us so many dreams that sometimes she'll have more than 2 a night, and wake up and not remember any of them! Well she has been studying dreams for quite a while, and she knows that in order to have a dream a person needs to reach down deep into their hearts and believe. Sometimes things get really bad at home. She often wondered if she isn't just a silly girl with hopeless dreams. Then she comes up with the brilliant idea and what begins as a plea for help to make her father stop drinking turns into something amazing. Then people in her community step forward to help make other dreams come true as well.

This review does ot have a clever title

By Izabella B. 

        

            This book is about a 10-year-old girl who has Asperger Syndrome. Her brother died in a school shooting at Virginia Dare Middle School. Caitlin doesn't understand why her brother died. This book is great for 6th graders through adults because it tells a true story about how Caitlin deals with her brothers death and having Asperger  Syndrome. There are many people that can relate to what Caitlin goes through, and how she learns to deal with all the changes in her life. Mockingbird is written by Kathryn Erskine.

Pirates of the Internet

By Fianna T.

Lights. Camera. Action. Enter the world of rebellious film geeks fighting against corrupt government lawmaking with science fiction author, Cory Doctorow. His novel, Pirate Cinema, is yet another thrilling page-turner, starring 16 year old protagonist Trent McCauley of Bradford, England.

This bool review does not have a clever title

By Brendan T.

Promposal is a book about two best friend's hoping that their crushes will ask them to prom. The author of this book, Rhonda Helms, has also written books such as Scratch, Never Too Late, and Flirt. Promposal is a book that represents the genre of young adult and realistic fiction. In Promposal, Camilla hopes that her secret crush, Benjamin will ask her to prom. But when another guy asks her in front of the whole school and a newscast, she is forced to say yes. Camilla's best friend, Josh is also hoping someone asks him to prom. His gay best friend Ethan, who he has been secretly in love with for a long time. Right when he thinks Ethan is going to ask him, he finds out that he just was asking him to help him ask someone else to prom. Now, Josh has to hide his love and fake enthusiasm for Ethan.

The Book Thief Stole My Heart

By Katelyn P.

Published in 2005, Markus Zusak's novel "The Book Thief" is a story of a young orphan girl named Liesel who meets her new foster parents Hans and Rosa.  The narrator of the book is Death, and it takes place in Munich, Germany where Death is getting exceedingly busy.

It’s Time To Escape

By Sana S.

Fast forward to the post-apocalyptic world overrun with an army of the walking dead. James Dashner is an author that keeps you on your toes. His book, The Maze Runner, is a story that treats you as if you were a character; giving you knowledge only as main characters like Thomas or Minho receive it themselves in the actual story recieve it themselves. There is no way of knowing what will happen in the end.

This book review lacks a clever title

By Kyle J.

in the book into the wild i found very interesting and very adventurous to read. the book never seemed to not pop out at me and not want to read more. the main character Chris was a very adventurous and odd person . he left his entire life and went on the road to seek out adventure and to look at all the amazing adventures of the world. many people would love to do that but not many have the guts. i strongly recommend to read this book because once you start to read the book you don't want to stop reading the book until you are done. this is a book you want to miss sleep over and will start reading at 5 in the afternoon and lose track of time and look at the clock and its already 3 in the morning .

This book review has not a clever title

By Evan K.

Have you ever wanted to read the history of every Michael Jackson song?

Then congratulations you have found the book only thought to be of legend, Man in the Music. This book chronicles the entire musical career of the man who gave us hits such as Thriller, Beat It, and Smooth Criminal. It gives in depth detail to the meanings of his songs and why he wrote them giving the reader great and thorough information.