In the book “Hatchet” by Gary Paulson Brian Robeson was living with his mother when he decided to take a trip see to his father in Canada. He boarded a plane and it took off. Halfway through his flight, the pilot had a heart attack and died. Brian was forced to crash land the plane in the Canadian wilderness. Brian has to adapt to [...]
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Hatchet by Gary Pualson
In the book “Hatchet” by Gary Paulson Brian Robeson was living with his mother when he decided to take a trip see to his father in Canada. He boarded a plane and it took off. Halfway through his flight, the pilot had a heart attack and died. Brian was forced to crash land the plane in the Canadian wilderness. Brian has to adapt to [...]
Lockdown by Alex Gordon Smith
Lockdown is the first installment in the Escape From Furnace series. Alex is the main character of the story. He was an average boy who stole from houses and kids but one day it all changed. They were robbing one more house when his friend Toby was captured by monstrosities of men. They had glowing silver eyes and one of them had a gun that h [...]
The Inventions of Hugo Cabret by Brai...
The Inventions of Hugo Cabret written and illustrated by Brian selznick
Hugo Cabret is a young orphan, that is only trying to stay alive. He lives alone in a clock tower at a train station in Paris. He steals because he’s hungry, and also handles his dads old job, to so that no one will know its just Hugo living alone. He is a genius and an a [...]
Mocking Jay by Suzanne Collins
The book mocking Jay is the third book of the epic series, The Hunger Games. This thrilling series is written by Suzanne Collins. The hunger games is about a girl named Katniss who fights for her life. Before any of the fighting started, it went like this. Katniss’s dad died in a mine accident, her mom is helpless, and her sister Prim i [...]
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
The Mark of Athena is the third installment in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. The book follows the lives of seven demigods Percy(son of Poseidon), Annabeth( daughter of Athena), Jason(son of Jupiter), Piper(daughter of Aphrodite), Leo(son of Hephaestus), Hazel(daughter of Pluto) and Frank(son of Mars). They are a group chosen b [...]
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Wildr...
This book is about an African American family called the Logan family. This book takes place during the 1940’s when our nation struggled with racism. The Logan family works hard to keep their land, but there are many obstacles to avoid. A white family named the Wallace family are trying to cause trouble for the Logan family. Papa, the father [...]
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker by Anthony H...
Alex Rider may seem just like any other British schoolboy at first glance. However, his life has some very shady secrets – whether he knows it or not. When the police knock on his door at 3 AM one morning, he knows what the wake-up call is for. They say his uncle died in a car accident; but fourteen year old Alex knows better. Ian Rider [...]
Fablehaven by Brandom Mull
Fablehaven, by Brandon Mull, is about Kendra, a thirteen year old girl, and Seth Sorenson, Kendra’s eleven year old brother, who are dropped off by their parents at their grandparent’s nature preserve . As soon as they arrive Kendra starts to notice mysterious things happening in and around the house. Grandma Sorenson is missing, the animals [...]
Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Ra...
Where the Red Fern Grows is about a young boy and his love for dogs. Ever since age ten, he has wanted a pair of dogs to hunt with him. He lives on a farm with his parents and siblings, and his family cannot afford two dogs. In response to this, he begins to collect money in any way he can, whether it is selling to local fishermen or catching [...]
Legend by Marie Lu
The future of the US: it splits into two parts divided at the Mississippi River. East is the Colonies and west is the Republic. Day, the Republic’s most wanted criminal has an unknown side. He is 15 and his only goal is to protect and save his poor family from the plague? Day has just been announced the prime suspect of killing a Republ [...]
Moneyball by Michael Lewis
The book Moneyball by Michael Lewis is an exciting book that forces you to read throughout the night. Moneyball is about the manager of the Oakland Athletics, Billy Beane, and how he built a strong baseball team with one of the lowest payrolls in the Major Baseball League (MLB). Billy Beane found different ways to look at a player. He attaine [...]
Hatchet by Gary Paulson
In the book Hatchet by Gary Paulson Brian Robeson lives with his mom and decided to take a trip to this father in Canada. He boards an old plane and it takes off. For a while all is fine until the pilot has a heart attack and dies when the plane is still flying. Brian is forced to crash land the plane in the Canadian wilderness. He then must [...]
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
One day, Eragon, a fifteen year old boy, finds a blue dragon egg while hunting in a mountain range known as the Spine. The dragon hatches, and Eragon raises her secretly. He names her Saphira. When some enemies named the Ra’zac burn Eragon’s house down, he and Saphira leave to try and kill the Ra’zac. After Brom is killed, Eragon eventually e [...]
Lockdown by Alex Grodon Smith
Lockdown by Alex Gordon Smith is the first installment in the Escape From Furnace series. The main character is Alex who is a kid who had a taste of greed and power and spent his life committed to crime. Minor stuff like stealing. However it all went wrong when they robbed a house in which his friend was shot in the head by a monstrosity of a [...]
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Ra...
Where the Red Fern Grows written, by Wilson Rawls is an outstanding read. The book is written in the first person of a boy named Billy. Billy is an outdoorsman. He is constantly in the woods, watching the wildlife around him. One day he figures that he should buy some coon hounds and start hunting, because nature interested him. Billy immedia [...]
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick
“One woman I find not dead. She’s lying on the ground, her body like cut in half, legs not attach to her body and blood, blood everywhere. She sit up, like all of a sudden she has strength, like cobra, and she spit at me.” (pg 133)
Never Fall Down is a true story about a young boy named Arn, struggling to survive the Khmer R [...]