Wait til Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn

Lexile 750

The Coffin Club: A Vampire Kisses novel by Ellen Schreiber

The book is about this girl named Raven who has a vampire boyfriend named Alexander but the thing is that Raven is still human! Alexander is going to change her he said then ends up disappearing. Before he leaves he tells Raven I will be back soon. Raven tries to find him but it leads her to trouble! Do you think she will find him? Will he change her? Read this book to find out.

Reviewed by Andrea ~ 7th  Grade

Lexile 800

Battle of the Books ~ Presentation 2013

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I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan

Have you ever had a secret? A secret so great you can't tell anybody in the world even your best friend or mom and dad. Well a group of 4 teenagers named Ray, Julie, Helen, and Barry do and someone knows now too. It all started one day when Julie got a mysterious letter in the mail. And in the mail there were the words I know what you did last summer. Julie gets freaked and calls here best friends Helen and Barry. They think it is a prank from Ray until the others receive something about the secret too. I think this is one of the best books I've read in a long time and I would recommend this book to people who like suspense and thrills when they read.

Reviewed by Joseph ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 760

A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron

If you love dog's then I suggest this book for you. This book is basically about a dog trying to learn from his life, but it's not easy when he gets reborn again and again. It's difficult to understand, but this dog starts out to be a stray and he is trying to find his lesson in this life. But then gets reborn again into a better life. I thought this book was my favorite, and it was a little sad. I recommend that tons of people read this book.

Reviewed by Kate ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 970

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

A young girl named Coraline finds a secret door. Now, that she's opened it she has opened another world of herself, so she has another mother and father called Other parents I felt so rushed when I read this book. I thought it was a very suspenseful book.

Reviewed by Jade ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 740

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

This book is about a girl named Lina and her family who are going somewhere she fights for her life but her dad went somewhere to jail and Lina and her family are now being deported to America after being in a camp working 10 months and her dad being away she does not know what to do read this book it will blow your mind what they did to the people so read the book .

Reviewed by Christopher ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 490

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

When Jack get's grounded for his whole summer, weird things happen. He has to help his neighbor who fries her hands! Jack has to dig a bomb shelter because of a dumb lie his father told so he didn't have to tell Jack's mom. Jack encounters a group called the Hells Angels who do not look very nice to him. There is a lot of interesting plot twists and things you will not think of! If you want to know more READ THE BOOK!

Reviewed by Elsie ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 920

Skeleton Creek the Raven by Patrick Carman

Trying to find the apostle's message of the crossbones is really hard but not for Sarah Fincher and Ryan McCray. These two main characters have been hunting for the crossbones treasure by following the apostle's trail. Sarah Fincher was at a Hollywood film camp for a couple of weeks over the summer and after she left that's when the ghostly tale really begins. Back in Skeleton Creek Ryan has been researching the areas in the apostle's map which will lead them to the crossbones treasure. Sarah goes to a lot of places to find each clue of the apostle's. They have two puzzles a raven and the one that the ghost of old Joe Bush had that they'd taken. Find out the treasures they might find or will they go home broke? Find out by reading Skeleton Creek the Raven.

Reviewed by Dylan ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 790

Young Monsters by Isaac Asimov

Do you love Stephen King or any type of scary stories? Then Young Monsters is the book for you. Young Monsters is a book that is made up of other short stories from multiple authors. For example, Stephen Hawking. One example of a story is Young Creature. A new kid comes to Michigan and goes into a cave with his new friend. He then finds out that he is some kind of creature. So the main idea of this book is that all of these stories has a monster like the one in Optical Illusion (a story in the book). So if your looking for a good scare Young Monsters is the book for you.

Reviewed by Joseph ~ 7th Grade

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

This book is a rather enticing and interesting read. it is fictional, and yet, you still learn quite a bit about London and tourist attractions there. Ted is a boy with a mental syndrome, his brain works differently than everyone elses. Ted loves the weather and wants to be a meteorologist someday.

When his Aunt Gloria and cousin Salim come for a brief visit, Ted's weather skills are put to the test when Salim disappears while riding the London Eye. I enjoyed this book for it's interesting, funny way of explaining the plot; and also because of how well it shows you the way people with mental syndromes think. Read this book, you will enjoy it, and it's hidden learning!

Reviewed by an 8th Grader

Lexile 640

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Absolutely the best mystery I have ever read. When people say that you would have never guessed, this book has been proven by the top investigators that you CAN NOT solve the mystery until THE very last page [Spoiler Alert! (even after the epilogue!)]. I love this book, and I'm not one for mysteries, but this book was just awesome. Be careful though, this book is a slightly higher level read with some older words you might not understand. You can look them up. Everyone should read this book.

Reviewed by 8th Grader

Lexile 570

Schooled by Gordon Korman

The book starts out when Capricorn Anderson drives his grandmother to the hospital because she fell down a tree and broke her spine in a hippie community called Garland. After Cap finds that his grandmother, Rain, needs to recover for a couple of months he gets sent to a regular school with a new home with Mrs. Donnelly, who was a former member of Garland. But what cap doesn't know is that Zach Powers and his other friends are looking for the biggest and most pathetic nerd to become school president, and if your class president for C average middle school........... Well your pretty much a goner!

Reviewed by Joseph ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 740

Go Big or Go Home by Will Hobbs

This book is about a meteorite who comes down to the Black Hills of South Dakota and lands in the room of a kid named Brady Steele through his bed. Then one day Brady starts having extraterrestrial bacteria that gives him a lot of energy [SPOILER ALERT!!] and he won the extreme bicycling and beat his cousin Quinn. My favorite part of the book was when Brady found the meteorite and he was all shocked and amazed because it’s rare to find a meteorite in your own bed. I picked the above adjectives because: It’s how I felt and described this book when I read it. If you like surprising books, you will definitely like this book!!

Reviewed by a 7th Grader

Lexile 700

Gregor of Overlander by Suzanne Collins

This book is about a boy named Gregor who has no father because he disappeared right before his eyes. Gregor wanted to go to a camp but his mom wouldn’t let him because he has to watch his baby sister Boots (which is not her real name). So Gregor’s mom went to work and Gregor and his sister Boots go to the laundry room. But while they were down there they both fell into something so they both went into a whole different world. So they both are the ‘chosen one’ and creepy things happen down in the underworld. Now Gregor has to find his father down in the underworld.

Reviewed by Juliano ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 630

Until We Meet Again by Anne Schraff ~ Bluford High Series

Darcy has a good life until she finds out that her parents got back. Her first love is moving and she finds a new guy who makes her feel comfortable. Who could it be and what is she gonna do? Read and find out. I picked the above adjectives because that's what describes the book. I chose these adjectives because it’s serious the way that they handle their relationship. It’s awesome how they get in fights and stuff. The whole story is surprising because they do something you don’t expect.

Reviewed by a 7th Grader

Lexile 740

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass

This book is about a 12 year old boy whose dad is dead. The boy finds out that his dad left a box for him but Jeremy can’t find the keys to open the box and figure out what is inside of it. My favorite part of the book is when Jeremy gets caught by the police in the Post office. Jeremy and his best friend have to help a guy pack out of his house without getting caught. I recommend this book because it’s really funny and interesting and its something that could happen in real life. They have to go to a lot of places to find the keys that are missing. There are surprising things that happen along the book. If you like humor, you will definitely like this book!!

Reviewed by a 7th Grader

Lexile 770

Magic Pickle by Scott Morse - Series Book 1

This book is about a pickle that was frozen for one hundred years and comes to life. This pickle lived under a little girls room and the pickle was on a mission he tried to stop other evil vegetables. One of the evil vegetables is a lettuce and that is the one he is trying to stop. So one day the vegetable came to the house the little girl lives and entered her lunch box. The pickle tried to stop it but the girl has a food fight and something happens to the vegetable. Read this book to find out what happen to the lettuce and if the pickle caught him!

My favorite part of the book was when the little girl gets scared when she finds out the pickle is talking!

I can connect to this book because it was a really cool graphic novel that I really enjoyed and thought that was the awesomest book ever and fast to read.

Reviewed by Nico ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 410

Graphic Novel

Bone: Out From Boneville by Jeff Smith ~ Series Book 1

This book is about: A bone that has been kicked out of his town with his cousins and they get lost at the top of the hill when they were being chased by bees a swarm of them. And they walk to this farm where a girl and grandma live they let them stay if they do chores around the farm by making food and fixing and cleaning the place.

Reviewed by a 7th Grader

Lexile 360

Graphic Novel

Radiance by Alyson Noel

Riley, age 12, is killed along with her dog, Buttercup and her parents in an unknown accident. Riley is a peculiar girl with a big heart. After death, no one ages anymore. You stay the same age when you live "Here, where the time is always now." On Judgement Day, Riley's life is evaluated and she realizes that she was very clingy to her sister. Due to her love for the "Earth Plane", Riley becomes a 'Soul Catcher'. One who helps souls move on to a wonderful life across the bridge to Here and Now. [Spoiler Alert!!] Riley is able to face her biggest fears when she helps the "Radiant boy" and when she watches her guide, Bohdi, take all of the sorrow out of a wailing woman. During the process, Riley learns fun things like how to fly. She gets to see London. Follow Riley and join her on some amazing adventures through time, and learn what living is really like.

Reviewed by an 8th Grader

Lexile 1120

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan ~ The Kane Chronicles - Bk 1

Do you love the Percy Jackson series and wish there were more. Well fear not I have a solution. The new series the Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan is a funny mythology filled book. The book starts off when Carter and his sister Sadie go to a museum with his dad and his dad said he'll make things write. And he then blew up the Rosetta Stone and unleashed 5 gods and one of the five gods is Set (the bad guy or the antagonist of the story). But not only that Carter's and Saide's dad is locked up in a sarcophagus and is locked there. Now Carter and Sadie must save their dad and the whole world from Set.

Reviewed by Joseph ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 650

Someone to Love Me by Anne Schraff ~ Bluford High Series

It’s about a girl named Cindy Gibson and she has a lot of problems in school and even bigger troubles at home. The two words I would describe this book are exciting and fascinating because it gets you reading the other BluFord High books and there interesting.

Reviewed by Iririan ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 700

Brothers in Arms by Paul Langan ~ Bluford High Series

A boy named Martin Luna who loses his 8 year old brother due to a shooting, Martin wants revenge by killing the person who shot his brother. I like it because it's very surprising at the end, Martin learns a very good lesson, [SPOILER ALERT!!] He regrets ever thinking he would kill someone.

Reviewed by Jacky ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 610

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies

This book is about a brother and a sister, and they both like doing lemonade stands, and they got into a fight and they made a bet to see who can get $100 first. I liked this book because lemonade tastes good, and I liked the way they sold lemonade.

Reviewed by Cory ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 630

Bad Island by Doug TenNapel

This is a family that goes on a trip and every thing goes bad after they get shipwrecked!! I can connect to this book because: It reminds me of when I was going on a family trip and it was supposed to be hot outside. But when we got there it was pouring and cold I said "this was the worst trip ever".  If you like thrilling books, you will definitely like this book!!

Reviewed by Kyle ~ 7th Grade

Lexile 340 

Graphic Novel

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

I would recommend this book to students who love romance and who are very curious because WALK TWO MOONS is about a girl who goes to see her mother in Lewiston Ohio along with her grandparents and she tells them about this wonderful adventure her and her friend Pheeby Winterbottom and how strange things happen to her family strange note, a lunatic, somebody gone missing!!! This book also teaches a lot of lessons and is funny to! Also not everything is not what it seems!!!

Reviewed by a 7th Grader

Lexile 770

Nose Pickers From Outer Space by Gordon Korman

Nose Pickers From Outer Space was a really interesting book. It was about this exchange program and Devin gets a nerd exchange student. All of Devin's friends got really cool students. His exchange student, Stan, kept picking his nose and weird things kept happening. Devin didn't know how Stan did different chores so fast. That night he took his mom's mirror and looked up Stan's nose because when Stan fell asleep his nose would make a weird noise. If you want to find out what happens you should read the book. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did.

Reviewed by a 7th Grader

Lexile 570

Hidden by Helen Frost

This book is a quick but intense read.  It allows the reader to discover the story, rather than the author explaining every detail.  I especially enjoyed how the author created one of themes about forgiveness with such thought and empathy.  Overall, moving and enjoyable read!

Reviewed by Mrs. M. Larson

Lexile 670

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

Maniac Magee ran away from his aunt and uncle because they fight to much. He ended up in some place and met a friend and stayed with them for a while because he had no where else to go. And live there lifestyle for a while. And............... You'll have to read the book to find out more!!!! :)

Reviewed by a 6th Grader

Lexile 820

Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee

Lexile 800

The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen

Lexile 650

Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

Lexile 940

Unwind by Neal Susterman

Lexile 740

Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

Lexile 950

Sleeping Freshman Never Lie by David Lubar

Lexile 560

Survivors: The Empty City by Erin Wood - Series Book 1

Healing Water by Joyce Hostetter

Lexile 620

Flush by Carl Hiaasen

Lexile 830

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

Lexile 920

The Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia Galante

Lexile 760

The London Eye Mystery By Siobhan Dowd

Lexile 640

The Boy Who Dared by Susan Bartoletti

Lexile 760

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

Lexile 830

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Lexile 780

Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez

Lexile 890

Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not So Graceful Ice Princess

Nikki Maxwell isn't at all surprised to find out that her crush Brandon volunteers at a local animal shelter. He is so nice that of course he wants to help those adorable puppies! Then Brandon tells her that the shelter is in danger of closing, and Nikki knows she can't let that happen. Especially when she discovers a shocking secret about Brandon that makes keeping that shelter open more important than ever. So Nikki and her friends Chloe and Zoey enter an ice skating competition to help raise money for the shelter, but then Mackenzie has to cause problems so that she can be the one to save the shelter. Nikki doesn't want that to happen so she'll just have to come up with some extra creative ideas to help make her the one to save the shelter. I really enjoyed this books and I think you will too.

Reviewed by a 7th Grader

Lexile 750

My Abnormal Live by Lee McClain

My Abnormal Life is about these two girls who live in an apartment and the mom sleeps all the time so the girl named Rose has to steal food for the family and the other daughter has different kinds of problems. Then when Rose gets caught stealing the food then they get put up for foster care and the two girls go to different families. Rose is trying to find ways to get the family back together. If you want to see if the family gets back to together or don't, you have to read the book. I really enjoyed this book and I think you will too.

Reviewed by a 7th Grader

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Melinda had friends, had a life, good grades, and was actually seen. But after going to a party, just one phone call changed her life. After that everyone hated her. Her last year friends didn't even talk to her, she went from straight B's to C's and D's, she skipped school, most of her teachers didn't like her either. Her parents often got mad at each other and were sometimes on the edge of getting a divorce. Will her life ever change? Or will this always be her life.

Reviewed by Leslie ~ 7th Grade


A good read. Great story line. Enjoyed very much. Melinda Solino, a new high school sophomore dealing with the troubles of kids at school because of calling the cops on a senior summer party at the end the that past summer. But no one knows the TRUE reason why she called the cops. It wasn't about the party. Told from Melinda's point of view, this story takes you through Melinda's high school life, the twists and turns of a girl going from straight A student, to a rebel avoiding school at all costs. The consequences fierce. Surprise ending, and an overall great read.

Reviewed by an 8th Grader

Lexile 690

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan is a book about a gorilla he has been in a mall for 27 years it is a sad yet funny book about team work and friendship I think you should read The One and Only Ivan if you like funny and sad books. 

Reviewed by a 6th Grader

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The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events - Bk. 8)

The summary of this book is that 3 kids' parents died in a fire but one of the parent is alive. The 3 kids are alone their names are Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. They were with Mr.Poe he has been taking care of them but one day there was a hospital van so they into it they trying to be like the V.F.D. They wanted to go in the library of records to see who is Olaf's real name because he used to work in the hospital. Then a doctor was going to operate on Violet but then the 2 little kids rescued her then they went on Olaf's car. I will recommend to my friends. :)

Reviewed by Jessica ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 1110