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Broken Angel: A Novel 16 reviews Sigmund Brouwer
WaterBrook Press, 2008
Interesting and Creative
+ Begs for a sequel + Inspirational--and scary + Thoughtful, creepy, and well-written + A dark quality, but inspiring
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The Lovely Bones 97 reviews Alice Sebold
Little, Brown and Company, 2006
Quit whining
+ Lovely Bones = Lovely Book + Try and understand + Surprising
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Indigo 36 reviews Alice Hoffman
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2003
Water World
+ Indigo + Indigo
This novel is centered around water and a town that prides itself on being dry. Tragedy strikes and the town is flooded but two special children save the day.
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Number the Stars 708 reviews Lois Lowry
Laurel Leaf, 1998
The Run Away
+ STILL my favorite book of all time! + Wonderful book + A Holocaust tale appropriate for younger readers + Hitler
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Prep (Junior Library Guild Selection) 22 reviews Jake Coburn
Dutton Juvenile, 2003
Real teen drama
+ "Prep" is an education + Masterpeice + Great book to learn something + Prep
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A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness 224 reviews Dave Pelzer
Plume, 2000
It's A Complete Trilology...
+ Heart Wrenching Story! + More Than a Story of Triumph and Forgiveness! + Simply the best!
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Thicker Than Water 5 reviews Carla Jablonski
Razorbill, 2007
You Must Take a Bite into this Book--It Rocks!
+ Compelling vampish y/a book + Courtesy of Teens Read Too + Vampires Suck
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Vampire Diaries #1: The Awakening (Vampire Diaries) 128 reviews L. J. Smith
Harper, 1999
We Need More
+ Vampire Diaries#1: The Awakening
This whole series is one of the best that I have ever read. Her writing brings you right there into the heart of the book and you find your self lost in the pages. My main purpose in writing this review is to beg the author to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give us more of these characters. It has been many ...
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ttyl (Talk to You Later-Internet Girls) 125 reviews Lauren Myracle
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005
What a great book!
+ just got pulled from an Austin middle school library
TTYL is an awesome book! Great job by Lauryn Myracle. I just couldn't put this book down, every page seemed to add a new twist. I would definitely recomend this book to anyone. I'm very excited to read the other books in this series.
-Amy Jagareski
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The Fury (Vampire Diaries, No 3) 34 reviews L. J. Smith
Harper, 1999
Wonderful! Enchanting!
+ Another fantastic read! + Heartwrenching and Full-o-laughs + The Fury
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Black Pearls: A Faerie Strand 6 reviews Louise Hawes
Houghton Mifflin, 2008
Rare and Powerful Stories
+ Fascinating old tales told again with a difference + lovely as petal, sharp as thorn + Perfect Title for Story Gems + The Compulsive Reader's Reviews
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Defect 3 reviews Will Weaver
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Share This Book With Someone You Love
David is more than just odd, or strange, or different. David is kind of a genetic anomaly, truly a freak of nature. His "hearing aids" actually minimize sound, under his hat are bat-like ears, and under his sweatshirt, well, that's the craziest part of all. David actually has wings. Not big ...
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The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries Series Vol II) 33 reviews L. J. Smith
Harper, 1999
I LOVED THIS SERIES!
+ Addictive from start to finish + Coming back for more! + I always fall for the bad guy!!!!!
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 634 reviews Christopher Paul Curtis
Listening Library (Audio), 2005
The Watsons Go Birmingham
+ Surprise! + Good book with hilarious scenes + Trip Back In Time + This book is the best!
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The Kite Runner 2517 reviews
Riverhead, 2007
Ki
+ Wonderful + Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down
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Road Of The Dead (Push Fiction) 10 reviews Kevin Brooks
Push, 2007
A book of shock
+ Unexpected Read + Wow. + Courtesy of Teens Read Too + Not for kids, but a GREAT book!
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Uninvited 7 reviews Amanda Marrone
Simon Pulse, 2007
An Antidote to the Overcrowded Paranormal Scene
+ NOT a romance + Entertaining book + A different take on the y/a vampire book
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Thirsty 53 reviews M.T. Anderson
Candlewick, 2005
Interesting but flawed
An interesting take on the whole vampire legend. In Chris's world, vampires have always existed. People are wary of vampires, and lynch them when they find them. As his hometown prepares for the annual Sad Festival of Vampires with an ancient ritual (held in a Whitehen Pantry) that keeps ...
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Boy Proof 21 reviews Cecil Castellucci
Candlewick, 2006
A refreshingly unique and unforgettable character
+ great for readers trying to find themselves--even if they think they already have + Highly Original Hollywood Story
Boy Proof is the story of high school senior Victoria Jurgen, who prefers to be called "Egg." Victoria/Egg is an unabashed geek, and self-selected social outcast. She dresses in a long white cloak and shaves her head, in homage to her favorite movie character, Egg from the science fiction adventure ...
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The Darkangel: The Darkangel Trilogy, Volume I 135 reviews Meredith Ann Pierce
Magic Carpet Books, 1998
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
It was just a normal day for Aeriel, a servant, having to complete her chores. This time she was with her mistress, Eoduin, collecting flowers upon a mountain.
Both girls were told numerous times about the dangerous creatures that roam the earth, although neither ever took them seriously. But ...
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