The Icebound Land by John Flanaghan ~ Ranger's Apprentice Series, Book 3

Warning: I would EXTREMELY recommend that you read Books 1 & 2 first.

I have also written book reviews for these - Click HERE for a review of book one. Click HERE for a review of book two.

So here we are Book 3, The Icebound Land. Will and Evanlyn (or Princess Cassandra) got captured by the raiding Skandians. They are sent away on a ship to Skandia where they will be enslaved. But before they head to Skandia they must make a stop to Skorghill (The Icebound Land). There Will and Evanlyn try to make a failed escape attempt. Meanwhile, Halt insults King Duncan to get free from all his work at the Ranger Corps. So he is banned from Araulen for a year followed by his suspension from the Ranger Corps for the same amount of time. After this happens he sets out to find his apprentice Will and finds out that he was taken by Skandians. He sets out to Gallica (shortest route to Skandia) and there he meets Horace (Will's orphan friend). Then they together set out to find Will. But they face some problems of their own.

Back to Will and Evanlyn. They are now in Skandia with their slave jobs. Because of the poor conditions, Will gets addicted to a drug called Warmweed (A drug to keep you warm). After Erak finds out he talks and Evanlyn about how he despises the drug and figures out an escape plan. Then Evanlyn captures Will and takes him into a cabin which is also where the sequel opportunity arises. 

This is basically it for this review so thanks for reading it. Also be sure to read John Flanagan's books and Enjoy your day : ).

Reviewed by Conrad ~ 6th

Lexile 950

Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol

Anya's Ghost is a good book. I love it -There is a girl name Anya and she is going to her new school in Russia. She likes this boy, but the boy has a girlfriend. She thought the boy was waving to her, but he was not and she was shy. The boy was waving to his girlfriend and a nerd was waving to her! She has a friend that is a boy and he says that she is his girlfriend, but she is not. She hates it! She gets mad at him so she went to the park that no one goes to. She was mad that people were telling her what to do and say. Anya was not watching where she was going and she fell in a big hole when she was walking. There she meets a friend (a ghost friend)! Read the book to learn more.

Reviewed by Yoselin ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 300

The Dumbest Idea Ever by Jimmy Gownley

I recommend this book to the people that read Bone, this is a graphic novel. I read this book in 3 days because how good it was. This book is about a kid who likes to read graphic novels but the school that he goes to is a church and its private, the teacher saw that he was reading a comic book so he got in trouble. Read along as how he is inspired to create a comic book and his crazy adventures!

Reviewed by Raul 7th Grade

Lexile 330

To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

The book To All the Boys I've Loved Before is about a girl named Lara Jean. Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she "loved", and when she writes these letters, she doesn’t hold back anything. She pours her heart out to these letters. When she is done she puts the letter in a envelope writes the address and she puts the letters in a teal hatbox her mother gave her. She has wrote at least 5 letters. These letters are supposed to help her move on and not think about the boy she "loves". But somehow her letters got sent; and her whole world turned upside down. 

How does she explain to the boys about her letter? How does she fix this? Read this book if you want to find out. This book has a lot of drama, conflict with her family and her crushes. 

This book is also one of my top 10 young adult books. The book itself is kind of a cliche, predictable. I recommend this book to people who like developing romances, and drama. But I do have to warn you this book uses inappropriate language.

Reviewed by Jasmine ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 630

The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Watsons Go to Birmingham is a great story about a boy named Kenny and his family that went on a trip to Birmingham, Alabama to visit their grandmother. Things don't go exactly as planned. Their grandma tells the kids to stay away from the whirl pool that is by her house because it had drowned a child. Byron, Kenny's brother, tells them that the Wool Pooh (whirl pool... get it?) is Winnie-the-Pooh's evil twin brother that pulls kids into the water. Kenny went to go see the whirl pool anyway and almost gets drowned. But, that isn't the worst part of the trip. You will have to read The Watsons Go to Birmingham to find out what had happened next.

Reviewed by Tara ~ 8th Grade

Lexile 1000

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney

The book is about when Greg Heffley and his family go on a road trip during the summer time and he is talking about his child hood and all the problems they had on there trip.

Reviewed by Brittney ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 1000

Mary: The Summoning by Hillary Monahan

There are four girls and one of them suggest summoning Bloody Mary in her friend's basement. They summon her but first they have to put a salt line so Mary won't attack them. Two of the girls start to freak out and they say to their friend to tell Mary to go away. Jess which is the one who summoned her tells Mary to go away. Jess then later summons Mary with the girls but this time puts the salt line a little further away from the mirror and they start to summon her but this time they start to hear Mary, they are confused because the last time they summoned her Mary didn't say anything. Mary then starts to come out of the mirror and grabs Shauna (You are seeing the story in her point of view) and Mary got Shauna's blood. 

[SPOILER ALERT]

When Mary has smelled your blood she comes after you and starts to haunt you. Jess then tells Shauna to go to a girl's house because she was haunted from Mary when her (dead) friends and her summoned Mary. Shauna then goes to Cody's house and Cody tells her to stay away from shiny objects and that she is cursed and Mary is coming after her but Mary isn't going after Cody because when the girls did the summoning that the curse transferred to Shauna when Mary smelled her blood. And that because of the curse Cody's friends died. 

During reading I kept wanting to read what was going to happen next. I recommend this book to people who like horror/mystery stories.

Reviewed by Aileen ~ 6th Grade

The Isle of the Lost by Melissa De La Cruz

When all of the fairy tales had ended in happily ever after, King Beast and Queen Belle had created the United States of Auradon. There, they had lived in harmony and peace. Also, when King Beast and Queen Belle the United States of Auradon, they had brought back to life any villain that had ever existed, and sent them off to the Isle of the Lost, including their kids. There, they lived in a place with no television, Internet, or any access to magic. 

This book is very interesting. If you like Disney princesses, and fairy tales, this is a good book for you. There were some points where I couldn't put the book down!

Reviewed by Jenna ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 770

Floors by Patrick Carman

Floors is a book about a boy named Leo who has to save a hotel called the Whippet Hotel with his friend Remi. He has to find four boxes that a mysterious man left him, and notes left by that same man giving directions on where to get the next box and on the last box, how to save the hotel that Leo has worked at with his dad for so long. 

I thought this book was pretty funny and it was entertaining to read. I recommend this book for people who like talkative robots, far from normal hotels, and/or weird plots. Those of you who like that kind of stuff, this book is definitely for you.

Reviewed by Leslie ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 870

Lunch Lady: The Video Game Villain (book 9) by Jarrett J. Krosczka

This book was SUPER CRAZY COOL! It's funny how hector tried to make the school a better place but all that comes out is "..uh...." though Milmoe has better things to do then almost all tech items are missing, Who do you think it was and will it be the 1# video game villain yet?! When I saw the picture cover no way can I resist and I'm proud to read that book it's so cool!

Reviewed by Angel ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 440

Bone: Eyes of the Storm (book 3) by Jeff Smith

So there is this kid name Bone he likes this girl name Thorn and he was writing like 100 poems to her but he never gave it to her. And then his grandpa and other people when to the village while they were going there they were surrounded by giant creatures. And they got away from them but they fell down from the hill and landed on the water. Bone and Thorn were inside they were talking about there dreams. And grandma went inside and then went running out they followed her and she was mad and she said she heard everything they said. And Bone asked you heard everything and she said yes. 

Reviewed by Wilber ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 390

The Hunger Games (book 1) by Suzanne Collins

One day there is a girl who was elected to be in the hunger games. There is one boy that likes this girl. He will do anything to be with here. If you want to now more read. It is really good to read. I would recommend this to my friends and family. I really like this book because it is a mystery and so you can go in to cliff hanger when you are reading.

Reviewed by Max ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 810

The Raft by S. A. Bodeen

The Raft is a very interesting book, it is the story of teenage girl named Robie who is trapped on a raft in the middle of nowhere. It starts out when the main character Robie flies back to her hometown on a cargo plane. The storms kick up and the winds get rough, the pilot cannot keep the plane in control. Boom! The plane crashes and sinks to the bottom of the ocean. Robie manages to survive, but she doesn't have many resources to do so for long. All she has is a raft, a bag that she manages to retrieve, a survival at sea study guide, and a small cup to bail water out of the raft. With low resources and very little courage, will Robie manage to survive? You will have to read The Raft to find out! 

My Thoughts: This book was outstanding! The story was so detailed and I could understand exactly what she was going through. Whenever I decided "Okay, I really need to put this book down." I pretty much always ended on a cliff hanger. The story had so much suspense and great quality. I would recommend this book to people who like a bit of mystery and realistic fiction. I would absolutely rate this book a five out five star rating. 

Reviewed by Sarah ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 680

Smile by Raina Telgemeier

If you haven't read Smile it is an amazing story for you if you have a younger sister that you try to get along with but is a pain, is in or about to be in High School, if you love comics with girls, or if you just want a short cute quick story with girls. Find it in your school library! 

If you did read Smile Were you just loving it and then when you finished did you wanted to read more? Then the next book Sisters is perfect for you! Its about two sisters who are totally different and are like the opposite of each other. They have to go through rough times and try to get along. Find it in your school library!

Reviewed by a 6th Grader

Lexile 410

Now and Forever by Susane Colasanti

This book is about two high schoolers named Ethan and Sterling and they are crazy in love but Ethan is a incredibly talented guitarist, singer and a songwriter and since forever he's believed he has what it takes to be a star. When Ethan becomes a very good rock star he's thrown headfirst into the glam world of celebrity and so is Sterling. Before she knows it she's attending Red Carpet Premieres, getting free designer clothes and flying around the country to attend Ethan's sold out concerts. 

I would recommend this book to you because it is really good and it's really romantic. Also it's really different than other books I've read because I've never read such a good book then this one also its so different because its really romantic and really good and I hope you enjoy it.

Reviewed by Claire ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 540

Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn

This book is about a family that moves into a new house there is a 12 year old girl named Molly, her brother Michael who is 10 and their stepsister Heather. They have a house and behind their house is a few trees. Their parents always say don't go behind the trees. One day Heather goes behind the trees and finds a graveyard. She looks at one grave and it says Helen. Helen is sitting next to her and they become best friends. 

One day Helen gets jealous and starts tormenting Molly and Michael. Heather gets mad their fighting back so she takes Helen to her old house by the river. Molly hears Heather scream. Does Molly make it to Heather in time or will Heather actually be best friends with Helen FOREVER?

Reviewed by Megan ~ 7th grade

Lexile 750

Con-fidence by Todd Strasser

Lauren was friends with Krista, before Krista moved. Now Lauren is one of the socially inferior and Krista is popular. What happens when Lauren befriends Celeste and becomes co-treasurer? Will Krista accept Lauren after the plan? Will Lauren and Celeste remain friends? Anything is possible and you never know who to trust.

Reviewed by Hailey ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 630

Repossessed by A. M. Jenkins

The book starts out with a demon tired of being in hell so he takes a "vacation." He posses a teenager named Shawn who has a kinda normal life. Where he fixes his life and feels the experience of actually living I would recommend this book to people who like the supernatural.

Reviewed by an 8th Grader

Lexile 700

Fire Star by Chris D'Lacey (The Last Dragon Chronicles, book 3)

This book is about a college student named David who lives with a woman named Liz and her daughter, Lucy. Liz makes clay dragons that can come to life (but are very small). David is on a research trip in the Arctic and is writing a fictional story about bears. But it's not fictional for long because whatever David writes can become reality. Meanwhile, a bright star is almost at it's peak in the sky. When it reaches a certain point, a portal will form and legend says that real dragons (not Liz's clay dragons) will become alive again. But an evil enemy is trying to ruin everything. Will David be able to stop her? 

I enjoyed this book, it was very exciting. I recommend this book to you if you like fantasy stories and adventure stories. Also, this book is the third in a series, so I recommend reading the other two books first.

Reviewed by Megan ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 740

See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles

Harry’s is the family restaurant and the family is often forced to advertise by their father. Fern was named after the girl from Charlotte’s Web. She was the savior, the helper, the heroine. Holden was named after the boy from Catcher in the Rye. Holden runs away a lot, their mother meditates a lot, their father works a lot and Sarah, their sister is often doing something else. That often leaves 3-year-old Charlie with a worker named Mona. What happened to make this story so tragic? I mean Fern only went outside to do her homework and Charlie comes with her. How can that do anyone harm?

Reviewed by Hailey ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 600

Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine

This is a book of a girl named Caitiln. She has Asperger's syndrome and she feels dark inside. She needs help from her brother Devon to understand everything. But now that Devon died what would she do? What is she going to do when she does not understand something? One day she heard someone say the word "closure". She searched it up in her dictionary. She realized that not only her family needed closure but her whole community too. How would she do it? 

I recommend this book to everyone because it is different to the other books I have read. Even me that does not read books so often loves this book. I also know it is a good book because a teacher recommended to us.

Reviewed by Regina ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 630

Star Wars Jedi Academy by Jeffery Brown

My book Star Wars Jedi Academy was about a kid being ejected from a Flying simulator school and was forced to go to Jedi Academy. Roan has to deal with lots of bullies and has to make new friends. I liked this book because the author was very descriptive and he also is a very fantastic drawer. I would recommend this book to everyone because it's very descriptive and it's very good at describing the character traits of every single character. Jeffrey Brown is my favorite author and yes I would recommend this book to my friends and I have recommended this book to my friends. 

Reviewed by Darren ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 650

Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman

A girl name Lara was bullied in middle school for being a little big and was called many names. So she stared to see someone to help her lose weight. She had a best friend name Bree who then dumped her in High School because all Lara could talk about is how much she hated her life. Bree was getting annoyed and left her. Lara has a sister in 8th grade named Sydney. Sydney was also annoyed that Lara got all the attention and hated her parents made her go through what Lara had to go through. Bree had a brother the same age named Liam. 

Okay So Bree's mom loved cheerleading and makes Bree do it and there were try outs and Lara was trying out. After try outs they check to see if they made it, Sure enough Lara made it and Bree didn't and she was furious, and Lara looked at her and Bree thought she laughed at her. So Bree wanted to get back at her. Okay I want to say more But I think it might ruin the book. But this book is amazing.

Reviewed by Kimberly ~ 8th Grade

Lexile 770

Warriors: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter

Rusty, A young house-cat is sick and tired of being a just a normal cat walking around the house all day. He has nothing to do, no friends, just eat, sleep and repeat. Then one night he has a dream that he was outside hunting, stalking for prey. He awakes from slumber and he suddenly realizes. It was his destiny to be free. Rusty will follow his path into the wild.

Reviewed by Ryan ~ 7th Grade

The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan (Ranger's Apprentice, book 2)

Warning: Please read book 1 before reading this one. I did a review on book 1 [click HERE for review] so be sure to see that. But I do recommend reading book 1 unless you like spoilers. 

Here we are book 2, we learned about the intense boar fight, Will and Horace making up there differences, and an ending that leads you reading book 2. Anyway we find out that the evil ex-baron Lord Morograth is up to something nasty. But we don't know what, so let's revisit our old friends Halt, Will, Horace, and Alyss. But this time we got some newcomers with Halt is Halt's former apprentice Gilan. The Ranger that is a master and bows and swords. We also later meet Evanlyn a babysitter that escaped something. Halt has to leave Gilan in charge with Horace and Will. But then Gilan leaves too to do something else. 

Horace and Will begin exploring as they try to find out what's wrong. This is also the time they meet Evanlyn. But we have a problem apparently Evanlyn was Princess Cassandra's (King Duncan's Daughter) babysitter. More on that if you read the book, anyway we are back with Will, Horace, Evanlyn. They find out a little more about what's been going on. This is the time you should flip to the map located either at the beginning or the end of the book (if you have it). Ok so The Mountains of Rain and Night is where Morograth is located. But what is next to that, It's Celtica and Southern Araluen. This is also where people have been disappearing. So Will, Horace, and Evanlyn go to The Mountains and find out something horrendous. Now you have to read the book there we'll find out what happened to Princess Cassandra (if she's not dead) followed by the horrendous thing Evanlyn, Will, and Horace discover. Then there is another part leading to the ending. So yeah enjoy reading the book.

Reviewed by Conrad ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 870

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

This book is about an Indian boy named Arnold Spirit Jr. He was born with too much cerebral spinal fluid inside his skull. This caused him to have a big head. He also lost his vision and needed several surgeries. And he was poor.  He had to go to a different school so he wouldn't get beaten to death! So now he is trying to fit in to a nice school and be an average teenagers. And if you want to find out more please read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian!

Reviewed by Jade ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 600

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Imagine growing up completely ordinary only to go to a club and witness a murder. This is what happened to Clary Fray. She thought she was ordinary only to be told she has something called "the sight" and it's a part of the shadow world. The shadow world is a race of half humans and half angels called Shadowhunters. Clary happens to see three of these Shadowhunters murder someone. Later on in this book she meets exciting creatures called Downworlders and falls in love with a Shadowhunter. There are many intriguing characters in this book. This is the first of six books in the series, The Mortal Instruments. This book is a roller coaster. One minute you're laughing and the next you're on the edge of your seat in an action packed battle. This book has romance, action, comedy, and a little bit of mystery. This book will surely leave you hanging on until the very end and I definitely recommend it.

Reviewed by Morgan ~ 6th

Lexile 710

So B. It by Sarah Weeks

So B. It was an interesting book because a lot of people can connect to. The main character name was Heidi and Heidi doesn't have a mom that is well as in healthy. One rainy day her mom and her were found in a hallway by someone called Bernadette and then as time pass when she took them in they lived next door and Bernadette became like her aunt of some sort. Then when Heidi finds tapes of pictures and she goes around a town to find maybe her other family.

Reviewed by Giana ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 860

Magnus Chase and The Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

Exciting and Hilarious! Like starting the Percy Jackson and The Olympians journey all over again, Magnus is very sarcastic and hilarious I loved the jokes and references to the Percy Jackson series. I was non-stop grinning and laughing once in a while gasping, a thrilling and exciting adventure with all new gods and all new rules in the mythology world.

Reviewed by Angeline ~ 8th Grade

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

This girl named Liz freaks out because at first she ends up on a boat going somewhere she doesn't know. She also sees a girl as a roommate sleeping on the top bunk. Liz finally finds out and realizes that she is dead. That's why her family wasn't with her. During the story Liz gets into the routine of not having to worry about the people (Like her friends and family) on Earth. She makes several attempts trying to communicate with people back on Earth but then finally learns her lesson that she's forbidden to. 

In Elsewhere, once you die, you live backwards. As Liz is living backwards, she ends up having to face the person who killed her in an accident. She was riding her bike to the mall, and she didn't look both ways when the light was green. Then a taxi came speeding by and killed her. The story starts becoming one of those books that you have to keep reading and you can't dare put it down. I really recommend this book to readers who like some action.

Reviewed by a 6th Grader

Lexile 720

Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff

Rump is not a story but a tale of the life of a young boy who has the destiny to unlock everything in his world with Red, his friend, his only friend that is. A girl named Opal who joins the adventure in a lot of fun and weird ways although she is the daughter of the evil greedy Miller who is the servant of the king she still helps them to rebel against her father after what he does to her and his greedy ways and really big twist in the end that has everyone saying what? 

Read all the twists and turns that they go through learning to find out his name the way he finds out his name is a secret until you read until the very end.

Reviewed by Yemi ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 660

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

The book Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick is such a wonderful book. It has all the components to making a memorable story. It has amazing characters such as Nora, who is so likable it's crazy! And crazy spins that will make you re-read a chapter to make sure it's correct. 

The book is about a girl named Nora who comes to find that her new lab partner is not what he seems. He may act all cocky and cool but that really isn't the truth it's just a cover up. And what's going on with all these accidents that seem to point to Nora? Is someone after her? Is someone trying to kill her? 

Join Nora to figure out who's doing this, and what does this person want. Check out this book if you love great twists and fantasy novels. But mostly a romantic book that brings both the dark and the light to create a middle ground that is likable by both sides.

Reviewed by Yinka ~ 8th Grade

Lexile 640

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

This book is about a girl that runs away on her wedding day. Her name is Lia, and she runs away with her friend Pauline. She makes it to a village, were she meets Pauline's aunt, Berdi. They also meet some other people. Later on, two boys come into the Inn, and their names are, Kaden, the assassin who needs to kill Lia, and Rafe, the man Lia was supposed to marry. Lia falls in love with Rafe and Kaden, but then Kaden kidnaps Lia, and takes her away as his prisoner. 

I thought that this book was a very good book. It balanced romance, violence, and action. I would recommend this book to others, because it is very interesting, and it has a lot of suspense. Read the book to find out if Lia makes it out alive.

Reviewed by Anja ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 830

How to Survive a Sharknado by Andrew Shaffer

This is a very comedic book that teaches you about fake unnatural disasters that have been shown in movies and pop culture. It is based on the movie series Sharknado even including testimonies from the film's many characters. This book has various tips and trick to survive in the apocalyptic world we live in. It's of full information on things like Manticores and Stonados. 

I loved reading this book. It's a rather short and funny read. I recommend this to anyone who wants to read something more on the easy side. This was a great book that doesn't take itself to serious.

Reviewed by Daniel ~ 8th Grade

Sisters by Raina Telgemeier

I think this is a good book for someone that hates their annoying older or younger siblings. In “Sisters,” the latest graphic memoir by Raina Telgemeier, it is the summer before high school and Raina is stuck between a squirrely little brother and a volatile younger sister in a van without air conditioning.  I think this book is very funny and shocking. I recommend this book to you and this book is also in a series Smile/Sisters/Drama.

Reviewed by Patricia ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 290

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter is a boy who was told that he was a wizard. When he was a little baby his parents were killed by a very evil wizard. He lived with his aunt and uncle. His room was very small because he slept in a tiny closet under the stairs. All of a sudden letters come in threw windows and doors and everywhere. He was invited to a place he had never dreamed of. He went to a school called Hogwarts. He met two friends. Hermione Granger and Ron Weasly. They stuck together and explored the school. They do many things like hatch a dragon egg, ride a broom stick for the first time and even befriend a giant. He finds not only friends, aerial sports and magic everywhere but a destiny that's been waiting for him. Only if Harry survives an encounter.

Reviewed by Zuzanna ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 880

Hachiko Waits by Leslea Newman

It's about a dog who got lost and he tried to find someone to help him which he had no luck and then this guy called master/professor took him and called him Hachiko in Chinese means the number 8 eight was professors lucky number that's why he called him that hachi did not know how to bark or throw a ball one day professor had to go to work and hachi sneaked out behind him and followed him to the train station and then hachi finally wanted to learn how to throw the ball and he did and professor left for his train and hachi stood there for hours waiting and 

[Spoiler Alert] 

professor had a heart attack and hachi STILL waited for hours then it became days then weeks lastly months i recommend this book to be in our school library.

Reviewed by Ashleigh ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 770

Tell Me by Joan Bauer

It is about a girl named Anna who feels powerless and scared. Due to her parents separation because of her father's anger, Anna is sent off to spend the summer with her grandma. While she works on making new friends and helping, she sees a girl being forced to do things that she does not want to like getting in to a car. When they go inside the car, the girl opens the door and tries to jump out though the women chases her and brings her back. Anna cares. She calls the police and has lots of headaches before the case is solved. Family problems are solved and her mom calls for her to come back, Anna cares about the girl and she tells her mom that she’s on a mission. Her mom talks to her grandma and she could stay for a month only.

Reviewed by Bhumi

Lexile 500

Sisters by Raina Telgemeier

This book is awesome I recommend it to you!!!

If you like graphic novels this is the book you should read next. This book is related to me because I have a sister that is mean and we always fight. This is a very funny book if you have a sister this is going to remind you of all the things you fight about.

Reviewed by Lisette

Lexile 290

Rump by Liesl Shurtliff

In a magical tale where your name is your destiny twelve year old Rump finds a old spinning wheel belonging to his deceased mother. Then he discovers his gift of spinning straw in to Gold. As his only friend Red warns him his gift is dangerous he seems not to care. Each time he spins, he spins himself into a dangerous cures. Go on the adventure with Rump to see his destiny in this book Rump. I recommend this book to fairy tale lovers my reaction is heartwarming I think this book is a funny but still heartwarming tale on a wonderful story.

Reviewed by Reece ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 660

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan (Series bk. 1)

This book is about an infection spreading throughout the whole world and there are villages with fences to keep the "unconsecrated" (unconsecrated are the zombies that if you get bitten you "Return" and turn into one.) out. No one knows if there are other villages, if there are more survivors. 

In the first book the main character is Mary and her father died or got bitten and her mother kind of went crazy. Her mom waits at the fence every day waiting for her husband to come back perfectly fine, but he never does. 

[SPOILER] 

So one day Mary is down by a river with her old friend Harry (who loves her, but she doesn't like him that way) and while she is down there her mom is by the fence and the alarm goes off. (The alarm only goes off if someone is bitten or a unconsecrated brakes loose and is in the village.) Mary runs to her mom and she is too late. 

If you love fast pace books this is defiantly that! This is also a little bit of romance. Mary loves Harry 's brother Travis. Harry Loves Mary. Travis starts to fall for Mary but is already named to his wife Cass, Mary's best friend. 

So I won't tell you anymore about the first book but let me tell you it's amazing so fast paced and the author rips your heart apart and puts it all back but still missing pieces. 

[SPOILER] 

The second book to the series is The Dead Tossed Waves it's about what Mary's life is like after she leaves the Village except you don't know who she is because the main character is different. But you eventually find out and all the pieces fit together. The last book ties all the series together you have to read them because if I start really getting into them then you wouldn't even have to read them!

Reviewed by Hannah ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 900

The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey ~ The Movie Trailer - Jan 2016

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this series! I cannot wait for the movie and book three that comes out in May 2016. We have plenty of copies of The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey in the LRC. I highly recommend it if you like sci-fi, suspense, and lots of action. If you do read it let me know what you think by stopping by the LRC for a chat about the book, posting a book review, or commenting to this post. I look forward to hearing from you.

Posted by Mrs. Lopez ~ Librarian

Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson

Forge is the sequel to "Chains". The author gives you the other main characters point of view. Again she does not disappoint the reader. I learned so much about a soldier's and a slave's life during this time period.

Reviewed by Mrs. Larson

Lexile 820

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

I cannot believe it took me so long to read this fascinating novel. I did not want to put it down. If you have not read it, treat yourself and read it. The novel will not disappoint.

Reviewed by Mrs. Larson

Lexile 780

The Clique by Lisi Harrison

What if you had to move into the queen bee of your school's house? Who hates you and doesn't even wanna talk to you. When Claire Lyons has to move into her Dad's best friend from high school's house. All the way from Orlando to New York City. Along with his wife and Bratty daughter Massie who constantly teases and bullies Claire. When all Claire wants to do is fit in and be Massie's friend. She is constantly rejected by Massie and her Friends. When she can't find friends due to bullying she finds Lanye Her new best friend. And if Claire can't be friends with Massie and Her clique she will find herself bulling Massie and trying to replace her Read the first book in The Clique Series.

Reviewed by a 7th Grader

Lexile 790