Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride)234 reviews
James Patterson

Hachette Audio, 2008

Awesome book - 11 yr old daughter read it all in 7 days

+ A terrific book!
+ A "MUST READ" for lovers of fantasy books!
+ Maximum Ride, book 1
  
  











  



  
I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion1 review

HarperCollins Publishers, 2000

GOOD but not great!

I thought this book wa rather depressing, although i highly recommend you read this. Not only because it makes you think but also because it is fun and insightful.The authors and stories in this book were portrayed just right.
  
  











  



  
Ender's Game2516 reviews
Orson Scott Card

Starscape, 2002

Believe the hype

+ Lord of the Rings for the 21st Century, Part 1?
+ What a deep book!

I kept seeing Ender's Game recommended by others but it seemed like a young adult type book so I moved on several times. I finally couldn't ignore the shear number of 5 star ratings for this book. It lived up to it. I devoured the book in a few days (fast for me.) I was surprised to find that I ...
  
  











  



  
Looking for Alaska79 reviews
John Green

Puffin, 2006

Greatest Book~*~* MUST READ

+ dragged on a bit
+ Moving and pertinent

Looking for Alaska by John Green, is an amazing book. I was a little apprehensive about reading it with my 10th graders, but they immediately fell in love with the book. For some of them, this was the first book they've ever finished, and at age 15-16 I think that speaks for itself. You get ...
  
  











  



  
Over a Thousand Hills I Walk With You3 reviews
Hanna Jansen, Elizabeth D. Crawford

Carolrhoda Books, 2006

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

+ Touching Story

OVER A THOUSAND HILLS I WALK WITH YOU is the horrifying novel that is based on a true story about the 1994 Rwandan genocide. This was a subject that I didn't know too much about until I read this book, which made me realize how horrible events such as this one are still happening in today's ...
  
  











  



  
Keeper11 reviews
Mal Peet

Candlewick, 2007

Teen ager loved it

+ Great book, but why does Peet use Spanish?
+ A Pretty Good Book
+ For Soccer Fanatics and Patient Readers
+ Gripping soccer themed novel
  
  











  



  
Fat Kid Rules the World45 reviews
K. L. Going

Puffin, 2004

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

+ Something different for a change.
+ Fat Kid Rules the World

Troy knows that everyone is watching him. And laughing at him. Of course they are. At seventeen years old and almost 300 pounds, wearing what appears to be the same pair of tan pants daily, every move he makes is laughable. Will he be able to get out of the car? How many burgers will he eat? Even ...
  
  











  



  
The Glass Castle: A Memoir1101 reviews
Jeannette Walls

Scribner, 2006

Mountain Goat licked by a cheetah

+ Hard to put down
+ Glass Castle
+ Wonderfully written, thought-provoking memoir!
+ A great autobiography
  
  











  



  
It's Kind of a Funny Story30 reviews
Ned Vizzini, tk

Miramax, 2007

It's Kind of a Funny Story

+ Funny in a sad way
+ Vizzini captures the essence of depression- in an uplifting way
+ Love It
  
  











  



  
Epic9 reviews
Conor Kostick

Puffin, 2008

Fabulous, esp. for boys, and good for upper-el too

+ Excellent Sci-Fi Gaming Novel
+ A book for gamers

A terrific video-game-based fantasy that also works as social commentary. In a world where we could desperately use joint social action, why are we wasting our precious time on video games and other similar distractions dreamed up by corporate America? This book will be devoured by good ...
  
  











  



  
Reallionaire: Nine Steps to Becoming Rich from the Inside Out23 reviews
Farrah Gray, Fran Harris

HCI, 2005

Business Savvy

+ Visionaire
+ Reallionaire

I was truly inspired by this young man. I was intrigued, as my youngest son displays a lot of these attributes and has been telling me since age 5 or 6 that he's going to be rich. After reading this young mans story I just had to pass it along to my son, just to remind him that his goals and ...
  
  











  



  
Spelldown: The Big-Time Dreams of a Small-Town Word Whiz4 reviews
Karon Luddy

Aladdin, 2008

Beneath the wordplay

+ spelldown-a fabulous book
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Not Just for Young Adults
  
  











  



  
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster1489 reviews

Random House Audio, 2007

Utterly riveting, un-put-downable

+ Mountain Madness
+ Rare Insight into a Perilous Set of Events
+ My Favorite Book
  
  











  



  
The Alchemist - Gift Edition1259 reviews
Paulo Coelho

HarperOne, 2006

There are no coincidences.......

+ Overall, quite enjoyable
+ It feeds your soul

After reading "The Alchemist", I gave the book to both my children. My son has just graduated from college, and my daughter is a sophomore, and in many ways this book distilled a message I have been trying to teach them in one way or another since they were very young. Although the setting and ...
  
  











  



  
Maximum Ride Book #2: School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride)5 reviews
James Patterson

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006

Maximum Ride

+ Maximum Ride, maximum fun
+ Very Satisfied
+ A Sequal You Won't Be Dissapointed In
+ Max Rocks!
  
  











  



  
America's Report Card: A Novel15 reviews
John McNally

Free Press, 2007

Blown Away

+ Good all-around book
+ John Mcnally: America's Grader
+ a great, funny novel--perfect summer reading
  
  











  



  
The Road (Oprah's Book Club)1528 reviews
Cormac McCarthy

Vintage Books, 2007

Scary, Supensful, Truly Unique Book

+ Depressing, but good
+ A great read ...
+ A Dreary Road Weaving Through a Bleak Future
  
  











  



  
Dune1029 reviews
Frank Herbert

Ace Hardcover, 1999

3 thoughts about "Dune"

+ Worth reading even if you saw the movies already.
+ One of my first loves!
+ Mesmerizing fantasy world created
+ The Greatest Sci-Fi Tale Ever Told
  
  











  



  
The Screwtape Letters (Gift Edition)366 reviews
C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

Enlightening read for committed (and thinking) Christians

+ Insights on The Operation of the Realm of Darkness
+ A Classic in Christianity
+ Very interesting way to present some profound truths
+ The Ultimate Cautionary Tale
  
  











  



  
For One More Day1 review
Mitch Albom

Sphere, 2007

What Charley Found After He Staggered into His Old House

I'd say Charley would have ended up in a complete loser without seeing his mother miraculously. She had already died a long time ago in reality, though. Because he got a chance to know more about his mother who he didn't recognize before her death. Of course, the family didn't always live happy ...