When a Book Becomes Reality

By: Chris G.

One day, Aidan and Sarah Cooper discover a mysterious coded document in an antique English desk their father bought at an auction. The documents are referring to old stories Sarah has read, the Starcatchers series, the origin of Peter Pan. They unravel the mystery, it gets deeper as they read on. However soon, things get dangerous. They discover that they are actually a part of the stories, that they are real. Aidan and Sarah go on a journey to escape from Ombra, a being that can take the shape of anything. Will they be able to solve the mystery between stories and reality? Find out in The Bridge to Neverland by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson.

Maze R(eader)unner

By Brian B.

The novel Maze Runner recently became extremely popular when a movie with the same name based on the storyline was released. The book is written by James Dashner who also authored the sequels, Scorch Trials and The Death Cure, and a prequel, The Kill Order. The genre of these books is dystopian suspense.

Truthiness, Justice, and the American Way

By Jay C.

America's greatest satirist, Stephen Colbert, has a television career and a comedic reputation that greatly precedes him. However, unless you are a fan of his groundbreaking show, The Colbert Report, then you may not know that he is also an accomplished, NYT Bestselling author. I am America (And So Can You!) was Colbert's first book written by his infamous on-screen character who goes by the same name. The book, built around the character's pseudo-conservative personality, is chock-full of witty jokes, subtle jabs, and more laughs than what ought to be legal.

'City of Books'

By Shivani P.

I have recently read City Of Bones the final installment of the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. Clare has also written City of Heavenly Fire, City of Ashes,  City of Glass, City of Fallen Angels and City of Lost Souls.  Clary was just an average human, or so she thought. Her mother was overprotective of Clary for some reason. One night Clary with her best friend Simon were partying at Club Pandemonium when she sees two teenagers killing a person, no, a demon. No one else could see them but Clary and other shadow hunters. Not too long after, her mother gets kidnapped and its up to Clary to find her.

You Are "The One" to Read This Book

 Are "The One" to Read This Book

By:Shivani P.

The book I have chose to review is  The One, a dystopian novel written by Kiera Cass. She also wrote The Selection, The Elite and is working on a new novel The Queen. The One is the last book in The Selection Trilogy.  America Singer is so close to winning The Selection, and winning Maxons heart. The northern and Southern rebels are moving in and are doing everything to try to delay The Selection. Luckily, America isn't afraid to fight for what she wants.

Lousy, Awkward and Lost

By Someone Who Did Not Include a Byline

I read the book 'Loud, Awake and Lost' by Adele Griffin. This book follows the life of the young Ember after she comes home from a rehabilitation center. While at this rehab, she was relearning how to be normal again. After a terrible car crash that left who she believes is a stranger, dead, she tries to pick up the pieces of her broken life and put together her memory. Ember fights every demon in an attempt to remember what she has forgotten.

The Fault In Our Stars

By Shelise R.

John Greene, a promising author of the top selling book, The Fault In Our Stars, is not your average love story. This book has an interesting twist rather than being a simple love story about a boy and a girl who fall in love and break up. This seems like an everyday average book that would only grab the attentions of others due to the popularity. I, however, read this book before the movie came out. I reread this book several times, and every time it gets better. This book is about 2 teenagers who are suffering from different types of cancers. They are trying to live an average everyday life, but struggle due to their disabilities.

The Write Way

         By Someone Who Didn't Include a Byline

The Way We Write is a collection of writing advice from authors from the New Hampshire's Writers' Project. While reading this book on writing, i couldn't help but look back on my writing and think about how i do the exact same thing they were saying not to do.

The Perks of a Book Review

By Nathaly D.

About:

The main character, Charlie starts his first year of high school and is scared of what to conquer. When Charlie meets Sam and Patrick, they take him under their wing. Charlie then learns things he never knew before and experiences things for the first time as well. Through these experiences, Charlie finds out about himself and tells his story to a mysterious stranger who never writes back.

Review:

After my friend lent me the book to read, this book has became my favorite book that I had to buy it for myself. This is a book that I will always remember and quote at all times. Though I haven't seen the movie, I want too, But I feel like the movie won't match up to the book.

Recommendations:

This book is not a feel-good kinda book, so if you are looking for some unicorns and rainbows, happy-endings type of crap, this isn'ta book you want to read. Though if you want to read a book that'll make you think about life or want to make you start writing to a random stranger about your life, this is the book for you. All in all, you should read this book once in your life.

You can find it at school libraries, local libraries and book stores.

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                                                  Somewhere over the rainbow,

                                         Bluebirds fly, Birds fly over the rainbow,

                                                        Why oh why, cant I?

In Her Shoes

By Nathaly D.

About:

Two sisters, Maggie {problematic, gorgeous, can't hold a job} and Rose {overweight, responsible, uptight and works at a law firm}. Rose, the oldest, takes in Maggie when she has no where else to go. They have a longtime bond after dealing with the tragic death of their mother as little girls. Soon enough, Maggie breaks Rose's trust and then flees to hide out as a student at Princeton University. Maggie then gets in touch with her estranged grandmother when she has no other options. Both sisters are then reunited with the woman who connects them to their troubled past.

This book review had a horrible title

By Maddie P. 

The book Night by Elie Wiesel is about Elie himself as a Jewish boy living through the many trials of WWII in Europe. He is taken away from his house and eventually placed in the largest concentration camp, Auschwitz. He tells his story of survival through the toughest years of his life that made him who he is.  The genre is autobiography. Other books he has written include, Dawn, Day, and Open Heart.

A Great Man Lies Within

By Justin H.

In a world where discrimination and unfairness exists there are people that try to bring us together. One of these people is Nelson Mandela. Mary Benson Writes about his great life in Nelson Mandela: The Man and the Movement. This biography tells of Mandela's life from early childhood to 1985 when he was at an all time peak of changing South Africa forever. It shares how he gained respect and political power in encouraging equality and peace.

Go Ask Alice

Madeleine Paul

Journalism

Block 2

1/20/15

By someone who did not include a byline

Go Ask Alice is a book about the sex and drug world of the 1960's. On the cover of the book, the author is Anonymous, but is in fact written by Beatrice Sparks who has done many more works of teen diaries. It is told from the point of view of Alice, who keeps a diary of all of her adventures through growing up in a dangerous time.

The Sex Lives of Cannibals

By Angeleah A.

   "There is no place on Earth where color has been rendered with such intense depth, from the first light of dawn illuminating a green coconut frond to the last ray of sunset, when the sky is reddened to biblical proportions. And the blue...have you seen just how blue blue can get in the equatorial Pacific? In comparison, Picasso's blue period seems decidedly ash-gray."

Diary of a Young Girl

By Alex T.

Diary of a Young Girl by Ann Frank is a her journal of what it was like growing up in WW11. Is book is a great source when learning about World War Two. Ann Frank's family had to hid in an attic from the Nazis. After hiding for so long, they got caught.

Into the Wild

By Angeleah A.

    Live Deliberately. No fear. No compromise. These commands Chris McCandless took as gospel. He interpreted books by Thoreau and Jack London literally, and they summoned him to his slow death at age 24, alone in the wilderness of Alaska. "McCandless distrusted the value of things that came easily—he demanded much of himself—more in the end than he could deliver." 

The "Other" Final Solution

By Ryan H.

In May 1960, a team of Israeli spies captured Adolf Eichmann, one of the most- wanted escaped Nazis following WWII. He was said to be the Architect of the Holocaust and the man behind the Nazi strategy and operational voice of the Final Solution to the Jewish Problem, Eichmann's capture, transportation to Israel, and ensuing trial represent a groundbreaking moment in Jewish history. In The Nazi Hunters, Neal Bascomb tells the thrilling story of the people who found and captured Eichmann, and how they were able to bring him to Israel to face justice. With the addition of photographs, maps, and images of secret documents and correspondence, Bascomb relates the harrowing discovery, capture, and retribution in a fast-paced, almost cinematic fashion.

I'm a Stranger Here Myself:

By Angeleah A.

    

    After visiting a foreign country for a length of time to the point of being caught up in a completely different lifestyle and society, and then when finally returning home, experiencing a form of reverse culture shock is what happened to Bill Bryson when he moved back to the U.S. after living in England for two decades. 

Neil Simon: Rewrites Review

Neil Simon: Rewrites Review

By Sam L.

Rewrites follows Neil Simon's, famous playwrights' well known for "Rumors" and "The Good Doctor", struggles through his early life and writing career. Simon recounts his experiences from his childhood to the death of his wife, including his rise from pennilessness, to becoming a renowned playwright.  

The Merry Pranksters, and The Psychedelic Era

By Ryan H

In the late 1967's, America became aware of a growing movement of young people, based mainly out of California, but soon to be nation-wide, called the "psychedelic movement".  This movement relied on psychedelic drug use, music, and experiences to transcend reality and bring a higher state of consciousness to those who participated. Psychedelic drug use encouraged uniformity, the breaking down of boundaries, the theory that everything is one, the insight of political awareness, empathy with others, and the questioning of authority."The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" is the story of how this psychedelic movement began with one person, Ken Kesey, and the large following he adopted, the Merry Pranksters.

This is not a Writing Manual

"By Mariah P.

"Parks and Recreation" actress, Amy Poehler recently released her comedic autobiography, "Yes Please." "Yes Please" gives a hilarious portrayal of the inner workings of Poehler's mind through lists, haiku, thoughts and stories. The autobiography is chock full of advice, and gives helpful tips and real-life advice on life, love sex, parenthood and friendship.

Review of The Burn Journals

By Alex T.

The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon, is a fantastic book. It's a true story about Brent and his suicide attempt. Along with his long recovery in the hospital. I would recommend this book for high school and up.

This is not a Writing Manua

by Sean F.

This is not a Writing Manual is a nonfiction book written by Kerri Majors. This is the only book Majors has published, but she also has also wrote some short stories which include Trip to Saigon, a short story about an art copier in Vietnam. This is not a Writing Manual is a memoir of Majors writing life, beginning all the way back in middle school. Inside the book are stories of the author about writing in real life. This book is not a manual, but rather a collection of occurrences that happened to the author, which give the reader insight on the real world of writing. From developing a writer's voice, to landing a job, to dealing with rejection, Kerri Major tells all in this book about the realities of the writing world. The book then explains time management for the aspiring writer, and how guilty pleasure such as soap operas, and eavesdropping can actually improve your writing skills. The book then describes how to get your literature reviewed by a writing buddy or support writing group. Learn about Majors rollercoaster ride of a story on how she got a agent and eventually got published.

Must Love Animals

By Kathrynn K.

Animal Wise is written by Virginia Morell. She has also written Ancestral Passions, Blue Nile: Ethiopia's River of Magic and Mystery, and Wildlife Wars: My Battle to Save Kenya's Elephants. The genre of this book is non- fiction. This book questions whether or not animals have the ability to think the same way humans do. Morell shares her life experiences with animals and she shares what questions run through her head about these creatures.

This book reviewer cannot spell

By: Eli K.

This book, written by Don Thompson, is about the crazy world of art and how expensive art goes for. Thompson is an economist and former teacher at Harvard, giving the hard facts about the economy of the art industry. The book talks about everything from the artist to the auctions to the buyers. The book covers some artists from leaving art school to becoming big in the industry.

Obsessed

By Caitlyn B

Go Ask Alice was written by an anonymous 15 year old, in diary form. When I looked up the book, it said the author was Beatrice Sparks. But, I'm not sure how true that is.  I assume the narrator of the book is Alice. It started when she was served a soft drink laced with LSD in a party game. Within months, she was hooked. She ran away from her home and went on a journey that would rob her of her innocence, her youth, and her life. In the epilogue of her diary, it says that Alice died three weeks later from an overdose.

Dr.J, The Doctor of Basketball and Writing Books

By Larry L.

` Julius Erving, one of the greatest basketball players of all time wrote an amazing book where he described the greatest moments of his career, and his transition from the ABA to the NBA and if the competition got any better or if it was a good thing to do.  Julius Erving talked about the dark times when his brother died from cancer, but also he talked about the great moments when he won multiple ABA and NBA M.V.P. awards and also multiple NBA championships. Erving also has started a charity to raise money for cancer.

Not that Kind of Tell All

By Tara B.

Lena Dunham brings forth a gloriously candid book of essays in the revolutionary novel "Not that Kind of Girl." Dunham illustrates what it means to be twenty something and coming to the realization that life doesn't uphold the promises you were once led to believe. The stories are often so honest and wrenching that they can be difficult to read but nonetheless, the book is impossible to put down.

Just Do It

By Pedro C.

Just Write: Here's How, it's written by Walter Dean Myers, the bestselling author of the book Monster. Myers has won multiple awards for his literature and was even appointed the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for his writing. He was born in 1937 and passed away at the age of 73 in 2014. By the time he died he had over 100 books published and over 15 awards and honors. He is said to have had a tough time as a teenager when he has growing up and often refers to books and other literature as a haven for himself. He then evolved from being a reader to a writer to write the books he wanted to read as kid. Just Write would be classified under non-fiction in the literature section.

Thirsty for you

by Punk

Nina Parker is an alcoholic who has followed in her father's footsteps. Her marriage has ended because of her problem and her husband has custody of her two children. When she loses her veterinary practice in Texas, she is forced to move in with her sister in Abbey Hills. All her demons reside here, her parents, the man who raped her, but, can there be something good? A mysterious neighbour seems to follow Nina wherever she goes, but what could he want? What happens when he falls in love with her and she finds out that he is a vampire? Find out in Tracey Bateman's Thirsty.

This book review has a horrible title (and is a repeat)

by Sam L.

Three Cups of Tea is Greg Mortenson's recount of his experience in Pakistan where he built schools to better the community. Mortenson was climbing mountains in Karakoram and eventually went to the small town of Korphe. In Korphe Mortenson found children trying to study using sticks and dirt, and was horrified to see the youth with nothing. He believed that it wasn't right for children who have such a strong desire to learn to not have the equipment to do so.

This book review has a horrid title

By Alli D.

                This book is about a girl named Star Girl who starts at new high school in a small town. When she first arrives at the school her name her name is talked about all through the halls. The boys in the school immediately notice her and the girls are all jealous of her. For a boy named Leo it's a mixture of fear and excitement that has him falling in love with Star Girl. He wants to see her on the Hot Seat in the in school television show he runs with his best friend named Kevin. Star Girl becomes extremely popular, she has a lot of friends and joins the cheerleading team. While she wants to bring happiness to everyone including not just her home team, she becomes not so popular anymore. The same girl who everyone loved is now frowned upon by almost everyone in the school, except for Leo who is in love with Star Girl and she loves him back. Leo gets forced to choose between his love for Star Girl and or all his classmates and with the choice of one person verses the whole school, he's not so sure what the right decision is.

A Hint of Alternative

By Nicole N.

One of the world's most famous alternative bands, Coldplay, has a biography by Martin Roach titled "Viva Coldplay!" This book will have you intrigued with information and will leave you wanting more about this popular Britain band that has taken over the world. With six popular and hit albums, this biography will answer all the questions on how Coldplay got as successful and famous as they did and how they currently are.

The Plebeian Guide to Writing Young Adult Fiction

By: Rishi K.

            Inspiring writers everywhere, writer Deborah Halverson creates an easy to follow guide for writing young adult fiction. Halverson's guide, Writing Adult Fiction For Dummies walks the reader through the whole writing process, from reaching your target market to publishing. This essential guide walks the reader through every step to be a successful writer.

The Maze R(eader)unner

By Brian B.

The novel Maze Runner recently became extremely popular when a movie with the same name based on the storyline was released. The book is written by James Dashner who also authored the sequels, Scorch Trials and The Death Cure, and a prequel, The Kill Order. The genre of these books is dystopian suspense.

This Book Review has a Horrid Title

by Sam L.

Three Cups of Tea is Greg Mortenson's recount of his experience in Pakistan where he built schools to better the community. Mortenson was climbing mountains in Karakoram and eventually went to the small town of Korphe. In Korphe Mortenson found children trying to study using sticks and dirt, and was horrified to see the youth with nothing. He believed that it wasn't right for children who have such a strong desire to learn to not have the equipment to do so.

The Little Yellow Writing Book

By Sarah K.

The Little English Handbook by Edward Corbett and Sheryl Finkle is the perfect book if you want to enhance your writing. From formatting, to choosing what words to use, to research, it tells you everything you need to know to write anything from a manuscript to a résumé. The book is split into eight parts, formatting a manuscript, clear effective paragraphs, grammatical sentences, stylistic choices, punctuation and mechanics, research writing and documentation, forms for letters, and résumés. Each section goes into depth explaining the mechanics of it's subject and the best way it can be used in writing.

Fearless Feline

By Jamie D.

"Homer's Odyssey" written by a cat owner named Gwen Cooper. Don't let the beginning fool you. It's not just about a crazy cat lady with no love life, in fact it's much more. It teaches you important life lessons.

Homer was an abandoned three-week old, blind kitten. Gwen Cooper already had two cats until one day her veterinarian called and told her about this kitten. She ended up with the abandoned, blind kitten. In this book it tells about Homer's adventures. One of those adventures being trapped in an apartment next to the World Trade Center after 9/11. Also you can read in this book the story of how this loyal blind cat kept his family safe from an unwanted intruder. Gwen learnt an important lesson from Homer: "Love isn't something you see with your eyes." -Gwen Cooper.

I recommend this book to anyone who needs a little bit of hope and faith. This novel will take you on an emotional roller coaster but it's definitely worth the ride.

Dogs are important

By: Joe B.

A Dog's Purpose, written by W. Bruce Cameron is a very heartwarming fiction. This book is from the dog's perspective.  A dog is raised from a puppy and dies multiple times and is a new dog with a new story for each. This book is 336 pages long and worth every page of it. It is filled with heartwarming sad story.

This Book Review has a Horrible Title and the Formatting is Messed Up

By Jamie D.

"Where We Are" written by the members of One Direction, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan is a tell all book.

‘The More You Know’

By Kendra M.

I've always thought of myself as a decent writer and editor. Feeling like I have the skills I need to do the job. But after reading over 'The Elements Of Editing' I'm not too sure that I'm doing it the right way.

This Book Review Has a Horrible Title

By Pedro C.

In the course of history men are always the first to take credit for greatness and women have to overcome many hardships to be recognized the same way. Wings and Rockets tells the tale of women and their achievements in the sky. From Katherine Wright to Eileen Collins, flying the first series of airplanes to seeing the Earth in Space.

This Book Review Has a Horrible Title

By Sarah A.

            When U.S Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a beautiful young woman half buried in the sand, the first thing he thinks is to just toss it since he doesn't know who it is. Instead he keeps the picture to see if anyone will claim it. When nobody claims the picture he decides to keep the picture instead. Logan finds himself always carrying the photo everywhere he goes. When he's with his buddies or when he is out in combat. Logan realizes that ever since he has been carrying this photo he has had sudden luck. Winning games of pokers with his friends, and even surviving a deadly strike that killed two of his best buddies. Logan believed that this was no coincidence, and that the girl must have been his good luck charm.