This Lullaby196 reviews
Sarah Dessen

Puffin, 2004

A Beautiful Story

+ Fantastic!!
+ Payton's Book Reveiw

Remy doesn't believe in love. After all, if your mom has divorced and remarried about five times, how could she? And why does her mom suddenly think this new guy is "the one?" Remy's got all her relationship rules all laid out. After she gets too close to a guy, she dumps him. But then she meets ...
  
  











  



  
Define "Normal"87 reviews
Julie Anne Peters

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2003

Normal Means Nothing

+ Fun read for preteens and informative about foster care, depression
+ define "normal"
+ No one is ever alone when you start to look around...
+ An Odd Friendship
  
  











  



  
Wild Magic (The Immortals)271 reviews
Tamora Pierce

Simon Pulse, 2005

Wonderful Story

+ Terrific Series Starter
+ Captivating
+ Great book
  
  











  



  
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, Book 1)577 reviews
Tamora Pierce

Simon Pulse, 2005

Modern Classic for Young Adult Fantasy Readers

+ A heroine that fails to disappoint.
+ Read over and over and over...
+ Good read, too short.
  
  











  



  
The Chocolate War (Readers Circle)377 reviews
Robert Cormier

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2004

Fighting the good fight

+ Catcher in the Rye meets the Lords of Discipline - Great Audio Version
+ Chocolate War

Hyperboles, symbolism, style, point of view, etc. Many young people do not care...but after 8 years teaching 8th grade, as well as reading the book myself for the first time in 1989, the same age as my current students, the book changed me. Not back then, I merely worshipped the words, that ...
  
  











  



  
The Looking Glass Wars83 reviews
Frank Beddor

Dial, 2006

Super first book in a trilogy

+ Imagination isn't just for kids anymore
+ What an amazing book!
+ Not for kids
  
  











  



  
Breathing Underwater132 reviews
Alex Flinn

HarperTeen, 2002

Excellent novel

+ An Uncomfortable Read!
+ A Story of a Misunderstood but violent teen boy
+ A moving book about an abusive boy
+ breathing underwater
  
  











  



  
The Giver3088 reviews
Lois Lowry

Laurel Leaf, 2002

better than expected

+ Beautiful Read
+ Easy reading
+ Amazing.
  
  











  



  
Looking for Alibrandi106 reviews
Melina Marchetta

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2006

Wow.

+ excellent novel about family and the immigrant experience
+ Jozzie
+ Smart, Funny And A Keen Insight Into Italian/ Australian Culture!
  
  











  



  
A Wrinkle in Time73 reviews
Madeleine L'Engle

Square Fish, 2007

BEST BOOK EVER

+ An Entertaining Science Fiction Story with Theological Theme
+ Tea: One please, thanks
+ A Piece of Literature in Time
+ One of my favorites
  
  











  



  
First Test (Protector of the Small)247 reviews
Tamora Pierce

Laurel Leaf, 2000

A great She-ro book for young girls!

+ excellent book
+ This book is Fantastic!
+ Amazing!
  
  











  



  
Silent to the Bone164 reviews
E.L. Konigsburg

Aladdin, 2002

Brandon's Silent to the Bone Review

+ Audrey's Book Review
+ Erin's Review
+ A good mystery
  
  











  



  
The Black Tattoo19 reviews
Sam Enthoven

Razorbill, 2006

Avery Wiese...=)

+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ wonderful book

The Black Tattoo By: Sam Enthoven WARNING!! THIS MIGHT BE A SPOILER!! The Black tattoo starts out with two kids named Charlie and jack. They have a regular life in England. Then they run into a guy named Nick. Nick tricks them into thinking they are going to be leader of this group but ...
  
  











  



  
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.)553 reviews
Betty Smith

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

One of the best that I have ever read

+ Kimberly B.
+ Could relate well
+ an endless classic
+ Masterpiece
  
  











  



  
A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)305 reviews
Libba Bray

Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2005

a great read.

+ Good, but not for kids . . . (a few spoilers here)

i really really liked this book. the premise isn't something i would normally read, but i'm glad i did. the main character, gemma doyle, is really awesome. she is witty, and strong, but she also has tremendous flaws. kartik. i love him, he's so mysterious. he is isn't in the majority of ...
  
  











  



  
After the First Death77 reviews
Robert Cormier

Laurel Leaf, 1991

Scary, but realistic page turner

+ This book resonates
+ An Unexpected Thought-provoking Novel
+ Happily Surprised!!
  
  











  



  
The Pact: A Love Story64 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Avon, 2006

Fantastic Read.

+ Pretty good
+ Intense
+ Good, a bit hard to believe
  
  











  



  
The House of the Scorpion312 reviews
Nancy Farmer

Simon Pulse, 2004

The House of the Scorpion

+ Cloning Humans Become Topical
+ A nice break from heavy

For this book report I read The House of the Scorpion. The author of this book is Nancy Farmer. This book is a fantasy. In this story there a very very old man who is 132 years old. So they make a clone of him. Its name is Matt. He stays in the house of Celia all day long. One day a group of kids ...
  
  











  



  
Speak1182 reviews
Laurie Halse Anderson

Puffin, 2001

Great Book

+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ one of the best books ever written
+ Speak
+ It speaks to me.
  
  











  



  
Private (Private, Book 1)35 reviews
Kate Brian

Simon Pulse, 2006

kate brian is a succeeds in writing the Private series

+ A World of Intrigue
+ A suprisingly good read
+ Private,