6 Months Later..a terrible story was created

By Delaney C.

While reading my first book for my creative writing class I came to the conclusion I really should've picked a better book. 6 Months Later By Natalie D. Richards is a book that comes with mystery and confusion. The story was interesting, but the way it was explained could've been written better by a 15 year old girl. While reading the book, I was intrigued by the mystery of a girl waking up not knowing what happened 6 months ago. But the realism in this book was nowhere to be found. The authors knowledge of high school, SAT scores, and college applications were very different from the real world. I wish this book was more connected to the real world.

DAMN DANIEL

By Corita C.

The Dangerous Days Of Daniel X is a science fiction novel written by James Patterson. James Patterson is also the author of the very popular series Maximum Ride and Witch And Wizard.

Everyone Else is Invisible

by Ala Y

To start a story by introducing your character with something like "I am Bob. I am fifteen. I'm pretty cool." That is shitty. On the other hand, starting with intense unexplained violence is stupid. Your characters need a balanced introduction. In the case of She is Not Invisible, the author takes us into Laureth Peak's world by having her vocalize her anxieties, filling us in on her predicament. Marcus Sedgwick uses a past tense "here's what happened" kind of tone, which usually annoys me as a reader, but it fit the narrating character so I actually liked hearing Laureth's voice in my head as if she was telling me the story in person.

The One Draft Wonder: An Examination Of On The Road's Unedited Writing

by Hammer O.

One of the first things one is taught in any English class is that any work of writing should go through a series of drafts before you finally submitting it as a finished piece. Jack Kerouac challenged this notion in the American classic On The Road.

While writing On The Road, Jack Kerouac was traveling across the country much like his Beatnik main character Sal Paradise. Reportedly, the whole story was written in one gigantic typewriter reel which means Kerouac could not use a delete or backspace button to edit his work; He had to get it right the first time.

What's Normal About Paranormalcy

         By Ashley J

         Evie thinks she's normal even though her best friend is a mermaid, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, and she works at a place called the International Paranormal Containment Agency. All Evie wants is to live a normal life; go to school, have a boyfriend that is not a paranormal. All the while, a bunch of paranormals are being killed, just as a paranormal named Lend shows up at the Agency. Evie must try to solve a prophecy and stop all the murders.

The Girl Who Loved Basketball

By Jacob B, 

Miracle on 49th street is a book about a girl who is obsessed with the game of basketball especially josh cameron and the championship boston celtics. Molly parker attends a celtics practice that is open to the public and when she finds out that josh cameron has gift bags for everyone she wants more and goes up to his car to talk to him. She claims her mom knows him but she recently died from cancer and he doesn't believe a word she says. Once she really gets to know him she realizes he isn't  the nice person she thought he really was.

Workers Of the World Unite!

By Hunter G.

    Another great writing  Published on February 28 1848 by writers and philosophers Karl  Marx and Friedrich Engels the fathers of modern communism.

Looking For a Good Book

                  

                 By Geena G

    Looking for Alaska, a realistic fiction novel by John Green arouses not only thoughts that couldn't have been conceived otherwise, but a new outlook on life and everything in it.

FableHaven

by Celina M.

                                                             

Fablehaven is a great fantasy, magical, and mystery book/ series. The author Brandon Mull is great at building up suspense and excitement. The main characters Kendra and Seth are born into a family of magical caretakers.

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By: Jissela .O

The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen is a heart touching story that teaches us that we should not take things for granted and appreciate what we have. This book makes you realize how lucky you can be. Not only is sixteen year old Jessica try to keep up with school, but she's trying to put her life back together after the accident.

It's not just a game

By Ahmil M.

In Diane Tullson's realistic fiction book "Riot Act" the main character, Daniel and his friend Nick go to watch a hockey game. A riot breaks out after their team loses. Daniel makes a bad decision trying to escape the riot. He escapes but ends up in a photo proving he was part of the riot. He does not know whether to turn himself in or not.

Maybe not so much of a perfect life.

By Lolita C.

Writer and Pediatric ER doctor, Cj Lyons keeps you wanting more and more, a Thriller With Heart. Lyons novel, Broken, is a story about a girl named Scarlet Killian, who was diagnosed with a rare and untreatable heart condition.

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By Amber D.

The book starts off with Matthew, the main character, saying that he's going to write a letter in order to tell his younger sister Emmy about everything that has happened in their family. The letter begins with the first moment that Matthew saw Murdoch, a man at the grocery store who stood up for a kid who was being abused by his father.

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By Preetika K.

Richard Adams originally wrote Watership Down to scare his daughters at bedtime by  telling them tales of rabbits being snared. Adams successfully disguises an adult tale of struggle, trickery, loss, terror, and destruction into a book about rabbits. 

The Path to Hippie Enlightenment / How to Screw up as a Teen Diary

By: Angela L

A high school girl in the seventies has no tolerance for her mother and her family's move. Alice is  a very self conscious girl with some obsessive compulsive signs. In the beginning she is starving herself for her own beauty ideals. She is very tentative to her feelings on female and male relationships, even showing signs of bisexuality   Alice's character writes constantly in the diary from which the book Go Ask Alice Anonymous is based on. We see Alice go through the typical stresses of moving to a new home and school while the book also lets Alice hop on the roller coaster ride that is the main conflict, drugs. The author Beatrice Sparks takes you through Alice's terrible teenage choices.

Journey to the Center of the Book

By Dylan G.

            Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne is a classic story written all the way back in 1864.  Revolving around Otto Lidenbrock, a tour guide, and Otto's nephew, they take a trip they'll never forget.

An Analysis of Robert B. Parker’s Hush Money

By Brett R.

In Hush Money Robert B. Parkers Excels By describing The Lust, Masculinity and Sensitivity. By Parkers Dialogue driven style Parkers puts the reader in the character's shoes. Throughout the story parker makes readers wanting to turn the page by his wild characterizations and his descriptions.

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                                                 By Jason F.

            K.L. Going's Fat Kid Rules the World is a humorous tale about the quirky, unexpected twists of life.

Everyone's a Good Kid, Sans Circumstance

By Robert G.

Saint Iggy,  a 2006 novel written by K.L. Going, tells the story of the life and , the search for redemption of a highschooler named Iggy Corso. From his first-person perspective, Iggy tells us how a stupid mistake gets him expelled and how he went on a journey to seek a means of redeeming himself in the eyes of those who look at him with disdain. He guides the reader, in sporadic thought with a deficit of attention, through his broken home in public housing, through crack homes where his mother lives, through the richer side of life, and finally to the house of God. Iggy shows us where he and so many other children fail. After all, in the beginning, "Every kid is a good kid" (Saint Iggy, page 255)

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By Ashley M.

James Dashner is a well known author for young adults. He has written many series including The Jimmy Fincher Saga, The 13th Reality, The Infinity Ring, The Mortality Doctrine, but his most famous series is The Maze Runner. In the first book of the series, titled The Maze Runner, a group of boys who find themselves living in a mysterious compound, have to figure out how to escape and go back to the lives they no longer remember.

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This review should have had a clever title, but the writer is lame

By Lauren R.

Joyland is one of Stephen King's less popular books according to rollingstone.com. He is known for writing  contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. He has published 54 novels throughout his lifetime so far.

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Is this Trash?

By Pamela G.

This book is about three boys that live in on the outskirts of a big city. These boys are in their early teens and make a living sifting through trash all day. Two boys find this bag that supposedly is tied to a criminal case inside the city. So the police show up looking for said bag and the boys hide it. In the bag was a key to a locker inside of the city. So the three boys go on a search to find the locker. In the locker was a coded letter. The boys then go back to the city and the cops arrest one of them and almost beat him to death. They later got their city out of poverty and moved to a nice beachy area, later buying boats and spending the rest of their loves fishing.

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By Jason F.

Donald Trump Is Not An Original Concept

By Patrick M

            Robert Penn Warren's 1946 novel All The King's Men chronicles the fall of idealism and the coming of corruption in Depression era Louisiana. The novel does this through exploration of two men: Governor Willie Stark and a lawyer in service to him Jack Burden, the latter being the narrator of the novel. Burden acts as a witness to Stark's rise and fall from power, while exposing himself to be a moral parallel. These two are different versions of the same man, and in this way Warren effectively humanizes moral decay. These men were not evil from the start, and the answer to the question of who is truly responsible for bad things that happen is constantly distorted. This is illustrated especially in the thoughts of Jack Burden: "My only crime was being a man and living in a world of men." (All The Kings Men, 332)

Dan Brown's Use of Dialogue in Digital Fortress

By Vishik B.

Dan Brown's does not make good use of dialogue in his book Digital Fortress. The story is great, but the dialogue just doesn't work well with the story. There are many moments when the action in the story halts, because of the dialogue, and sometimes it is very cheesy.

The Mystery Of The Towers’ Treasure

By David B

The Tower Treasure, by Franklin W. Dixon is a book that was written in 1927. This book has Frank & Joe Hardy the son's of the best detective in the city of Bayport. These boys are not to mess around with. They are as sharp and smart as their father and they can help with finding the culprit.

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By Aiden M.

Dust, by Joan Frances Turner, is a gripping book that instantly gets you hooked. It combines some of the most popular things today. One such thing is zombies. This book is full of gory scenes that may make some people's stomachs twist. Joan describes these scenes with much sensory language. Max has risen from the dead and has begun a new life with a gang until things start to go wrong.

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By Jasmine S.

Just by reading the title of Jesse Andrews book, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, you're probably thinking, "Yet another story about a child dying of cancer." Jesse Andrews communicates the problems throughout high school and the true meaning of friendship clearly.

Marriage and Other Things That Turn Us Crazy

By Mackenzi V.   

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is a hit or miss novel. It is considered a thriller (along with her others, Dark Places and Sharp Objects), focusing on the disappearance of Amy Dunne and its effects on her husband, Nick. Despite the book's dark subject matter, there are instances of humor and some moving moments. It is at once a study in crime, marriage, and the psychology of humans.

The Guide to Life, the Universe, and Everything

By Anthony M.

Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic novel detailing the story of improbable space travelers who journey the galaxy in search of adventure. The story starts on Earth with an average human, Arthur Dent, who is saved from Earth's destruction by Ford Prefect, a professional hitchhiker. These characters travel from ship to ship across the galaxy and encounter several of the universe's most obscure mysteries, ultimately discovering the true meaning of life, the universe, and everything.