Scary or Not? (Weak on criticism and most all else)

By Pam G.  This book holds ten short horror stories. Most of them more comedic then scary.  Murder and mayhem abound in this sweeping panorama of dreadful doings. When TV personality Marcus Fantail orders a ghost for his retirement home, he gets more than he bargained for. The ghost in Miss Sibley's old mill may be small, but its power has lasted for centuries. Marjorie detests her new stepfather and finds a horrifying way of showing it--not that she's dead! With zest and humor, Joan Aiken conjures up ten spooky tales that create a ghastly collection sure to chill and delight readers well into the night. ----- This past weekend I did read the first three stories until quite late in the night...and I suppose I'm not easily scared. That's not to say they aren't fantastic stories, similar to Poe in theme and mood and scare-factor, but definitely 20th century. Two of the three I read have perplexing endings I had to spend time puzzling over. I think that's what I enjoyed most about them.

War Brothers or Dead Brothers? (This is not really a critical essay. Nice, title, though.)

By Ashley J

War Brothers, by Sharon E. McKay, was a novel about a boy named Jacob who was taken by the LRA, the Lord's Resistance Army which is run by a man named Joseph Kony. Jacob describes what it was like to be captured by them, and how they managed to escape. Jacob also gives brief insight into what their life was like after they, Jacob and his friends, escaped and returned to society.

Croak was DEAD boring (This is not really a critical essay)

This should have had a clever title

By Nicolas K.

For this book review I read The Martian by Andrew Weir. This book was freaking amazing. Andrew Weir has a unique log style of writing mixed by traditional narrative that gives great insight on the thoughts and feelings of Mark Watney as he is stranded on Mars.

Writing for Dummies

 By Jack R.

     

For my final book report of the semester I chose the book Writing a Novel and Getting Published for Dummies to read. The author of this book is George Green. This book on how to write and get published talks about many different aspects of careers and writing.

This book review should have had a clever title

By Jack. R.

     The novel Hemlock Grove written by Allen McGreevy is a true tale of darkness.

This book review is missing its critical assessment

By Amber D.

          When Nate discovers his mother is not moving home and his father cancels their summer sailing plans, Nate is sad.He decides to solo the Canadian wilderness in his kayak. Half drowned after risking his life in a wild storm to avoid getting caught, Nate reaches an uncivilized island. His peacefulness is shattered by the arrival of a girl named Kat, but she has something Nate needs, an ample supply of fresh water. As romance happens, another threat drifts in: a drug smuggler with a sailboat full of marijuana. Soon Kat and Nate find themselves fighting for their lives.