Title: Along for the Ride Author: Sarah Dessen Review by Satene Banks Auden uses night to escape reality. When she goes to live with her dad for the summer in a beachfront home, she never thought she would have enjoyed it. When getting a job at a clothing boutique she realizes what all she has missed out on. When meeting Eli, they decide to go on a quest to do what all normal teenagers would do. As a nocturnal guide Eli and Auden share a endless supply of nights, they learn that love is everywhere. I would definitely recommend it. I loved it. I would give it 4 stars. Author: Rick Yancy Reviewed by: Dawson Glogau Published: May 7, 2013 In this must-read, 16 year old Cassie’s life got turned upside when “The Others” came. Everything that was considered normal and part of her daily life was destroyed just by aliens causing things called waves, each one devastating for humanity. Determined, she tries to make it out alive with 7 billion people already dead from it, all she has to do is survive the 5th Wave. Unfortunately, no one knows what that will be, and when you’re all alone, everything becomes silent and suspenseful. With her family gone, she has to fend for herself, and death becomes more visible. Will Cassie survive the 5th wave? Is she the last human? Find out when you read the 5th Wave. I would give this book a 9/10. It is very detailed and has lots of good dialogue between the characters. The only reason of why I didn’t give this book a full 10/10 is because it acts like every other alien book that I’ve read. Other than that, this book deserves a high score for the excellent literature it presents. Book: The Moon And More Author: Sarah Dessen Year published: 2013 Review by Satene Banks Emaline seems to have it all. A great boyfriend, close family, and a beach to call home. Then, she meets Theo, a young New York assistant, who believes Emaline is worth so much more than this little beach town. Let's not forget all the promises her father broke. Now she's wondering if perfect is good enough, especially the summer before college. Will she be able to survive it?
Book: Old Yeller Author: Fred Gipson Year published: 1956 Book Review by Satene Banks Old Yeller was a thieving rascal, but he would sure be useful on the Texas frontier. While Travis's dad is on a long cattle drive, travis discovers Old Yeller. At first Travis wanted to shoot the old dog, but when it came time to do so it felt like shooting one of his own folks. Old Yeller has proven to be able to protect travises family, but can Travis do the same for Old Yeller? I would definitely recommend it. I cried the whole time. I would give it a 4 star rating. You will completely fall in love with this dog. The Giver By Lois Lowry Reviewed by: Dawson Glogau This is a review about Lois Lowry’s, The Giver. It was published in 1993, and has soared the charts for one of the best selling books. The genre is classified as young adult fiction. Everything is perfect, nothing is out of place. No one misunderstands and the community lives in a state of equilibrium. If a baby is unperfect, the child is released, if a person makes too many wrongs, they are released. True perfection in the eyes of the elders. No one knows the memories about the past, expect the Giver. The Giver has to be a truly outstanding and honorable human being, who has the capacity to hold all the memories of the past. Jonas, a gifted teen, receives the the assignment to be the receiver to the Giver and hold the memories of the past. Will he be able to handle it? Find out by reading The Giver. I would give this book a 10/10. This book has an amazing plot and great dynamic characters. From the beginning to the end, the book is a constant page flipper and intrigues the reader on every page. This is just a great book overall! This is a review of the book I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick. It is about Malala‘s journey from a young girl who just wants to go to school to a symbol of peace everywhere. Malala was ten when the Taliban took over Swat, her valley in Pakistan. She just wanted to go to school, she wanted an education. Luckily, her father ran a school and he was very outspoken towards the Taliban. So even when the Taliban started beating people in the streets, killing people in the night, and blowing up schools, Malala kept going to school. Her father, although scared for his life, kept speaking out and running the schools. During the Taliban’s occupation of her city, they said girls under ten would not be allowed to attend school. They must stay inside and cook and clean. Malala, age 11, didn’t listen. She snuck off to school. That was all she wanted, an education for everyone. The rich, the poor, men, and women. She would fight for that cause. When Malala was only ten, she started writing letters for the BBC, under a pseudonym. She wrote about what is was like to be a young schoolgirl in Taliban-controlled Pakistan. She also went onto talk-shows and gave speeches. She was an activist, and the Taliban didn’t like that. That’s why on October 9, 2012, they shot her in the head on her way home from school. If you want to find out what happens from there, you will have to read the book. I really like this book. It takes a subject some people would probably find boring, and makes it interesting. It tells about the hardships a girl had to go through just to get and education. It makes me see how lucky I am to be able to get up and go to school every day. I don’t have to fear for my life. I am fortunate enough to be able to wear whatever I want, say whatever I want, and go wherever I want. This book is inspiring to say the least. Review by Lily Williams Ashleigh Causer Eleanor & Park Novel by Rainbow Rowell Rating 5/10 This book is about a new Girl, Eleanor, who just moved to town. She has big, curly red hair. She wears what she wants, and isn't afraid to be herself. She wears scarves around her wrists a lot. On the first day she gets on the bus and everyone just stares at her. No one lets her sit by them. Then Park gets mad, he moves over and she sits down. He nor she said a word to each other for a week. He always had comic books out, he read them. Soon she started reading them too. Thus creating a friendship, and soon to be something more. Read to see what happens with her abusive step-father and her siblings. Review by Lily Williams This book is almost a diary, but is also a story. It is written by the main character about her experience with polio. She tells about when she got it, the ups and downs of having it, and the sister-like friends she made along the way. We also get to know her fate, along with all her friends in the epilogue. This book is very descriptive. It gives details all the way down to the brand of cookie. There are little pieces of information that you wouldn't think about writing, but Peg did. That’s why I think this book is one of a kind. It is an inspiring story of a young girl who overcame a disease not even a president could. It shows, that no matter your age, you can overcome any obstacle. This is a review of the book Shadow by Jenny Moss. It takes place in a fictional kingdom named Deor. Shadow, the protagonist, got her name from her job. She was the queen’s shadow. She is supposed to take a bullet for the queen. The queen needs that because it is prophesied that she would die before her sixteenth birthday. Before Shadow knows it, she is whisked away by the late queen’s love interest, Sir Kenway. It saved her life, but not the queen’s. They visit Sir Kenway’s castle to see his father, then a village in ruins, then a witch. She tells Shadow things about herself that she would have never figured out or guessed. I would give this book a 4 ½ out of 5. It is a good book overall, but starts off slowly. It takes a while to get interested. I like a book that I am hooked on in the first few chapters. 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