Book Reviews
The Odds of Lightning by Jocelyn Davies
Reviewed by L. Hanousek, April 2017
When you become so involved with furthering yourself and you concentrate only on your interests, you lose everyone you ever thought you wanted to be close to. Four best friends get into high school, and all of sudden they lose each other and they come unmoored from what really matters; the people that make you into...
Read moreMaximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
Reviewed by C. Hutchinson, March 2017
Maximum Ride: Saving The World And Other Extreme Sports is the third book in the Maximum Ride series. This adventure takes Max and her flock all around the world. They’re all being chased, or hunted rather, and they have to find a way to stop their hunters. The flock goes through huge obstacles...
Read moreMaximum Ride by James Patterson
Reviewed by C. Hutchinson, February 2017
Maximum Ride is about a teenage girl named Max. She has a “family” of 5 other kids. They’re your normal group of kids, except that they don’t have parents, don’t have a home, aren’t related, and they have wings. Yeah, wings. Max is the leader of the group, which she calls the flock, who all just...
Read moreMaximum Ride: School’s Out - Forever by James Patterson
Reviewed by C. Hutchinson, March 2017
Maximum Ride: School’s Out - Forever is the second book in the Maximum Ride series. Much like the first book, Max’s “flock” is on the hunt for their parents again, and the School is still looking for them. They will have to overcome a regular school, with regular, normal people. For once in their...
Read moreDevil and the Bluebird by Jennifer Mason-Black
Reviewed by D. McLaughlin, February, 2017
Have you ever wondered if The Little Mermaid would translate well into a folksy book about hitchhiking and deals with the devil a la Robert Johnson and with a more modern feminist interpretation? Wonder no more. This book is about Blue Riley, a 17 year old girl who, in the first chapter makes...
Read moreTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Reviewed by A. Marquardt, February 2017
This best-selling classic will have you hooked from the first word you read. To Kill a Mockingbird will not only grab your attention, but will also indirectly teach you about the importance of accepting everyone at the same time. Starting with three children's unusual involvement with the...
Read moreThe Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale
Reviewed by J. Bergeman, February 2017
Pendragon is a regular teenage boy, who loves to play sports and hangout with friends. However his life takes a turn when his mysterious uncle Press arrives in town. This sudden turn of events turns Pendragons life upside down. He discovers he is a Traveler. His task is to fight an evil that wants to ruin the...
Read moreThe Lost City of Far by D.J. MacHale
Reviewed by J. Bergeman, February 2017
After Pendragons desperate attempt to save the territory of Halduron, he travels to the world of water of “Cloral.” A terrible plague has swept the entire world of floating plastic cities. Pendragon, a desperate teen that relies on the protection of his uncle must convince a cocktail civilization into assisting...
Read moreThe Never War by D.J. MacHale
Reviewed by J. Bergeman, February 2017
Victory! Pendragon is winning. His epic adventure across the dimensions leading him to new problems each day. Saint Dane is at it again, but instead Pendragon finds himself back home on earth. Everything is the same except... the year. 1913. One year before WW1. An evil lurking in the gangster portion of New York...
Read moreThe Cellar by Natasha Preston
Reviewed by P. Wheeler, Feb. 2017
The Cellar is definitely a book you will pick up and will not put back down until done! This book is about a girl named Summer who is kidnapped by a man named Colin, or Clover as he prefers. The story revolves around her struggle of personal identity when her name is changed and is put in a cellar with three...
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