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 [...]
Prep by Jake Coburn
Is it worth the price? Risking my whole life to for him? Those are the questions the main character has to answer in this story.
Nick, a teenage boy who goes to a prestigious private school in Manhattan, New York has it all. The clothes, the shoes, and the friends but he could possibly throw it all away. As a member of a prep school gang, Nic [...]
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 [...]
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a book about a rebellious tomboy named Scout, and her adventures with her older brother Jem. The book focuses on their adventures through school and the outside world. They learn about what it was like to be an African American in the early forties, and how you were hated just because of the color of you [...]
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 [...]
Divine Madness By Robert Muchamore
In “Divine Madness”, James, Lauren, and Dana are secret agent kids that are part of a British organization called Cherub. Cherub gives homes to orphans and teaches them fighting and makes them fit enough to go on missions for months on other country’s. Cherub sends these kids fully prepared on missions to take down drug deal [...]
Theodore Boone; kid lawyer
Theodore Boone is an inspirational series that teaches you to follow you
dream and passion. Theo’s parents are lawyers in a firm called,”Boone and Boone” and because of this, Theo spends most of his time at the firm or in a courtroom. During school he would skip lunch and go to the courthouse to watch a trial. Most of the ca [...]
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 [...]
Curveball, The year I lost my grip
This story is about a young baseball star, who is just starting high school. He and his best friend AJ hope to be scouted and recruited for the High school team. But everything goes wrong when Peter, the baseball stud, hurts his arm and is never going to be able to pitch again. This book includes the many challenges he faced, and how he broug [...]
Every Day by David Levithan
I read the book Every Day by David Levithan. It is about a boy who switches bodies every day. Taking over someone’s life just for a day. He doesn’t remember having parents or knowing any other people like him. He has been switching bodies for 16 years. He gave himself the name “A”. A has tried to stay awake for more th [...]
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 [...]
Curveball, The Year I Lost my Grip by...
This story is about a young baseball star, who is just starting high school. He and his best friend AJ hope to be scouted and recruited for the High school team. But everything goes wrong when Peter, the baseball stud, hurts his arm and is never going to be able to pitch again. This book includes the many challenges he faced, and how he brou [...]