Wildcats in the House

Wild Cats in the House is a book based on a Disney movie
called High School Musical. Kids, teens, and adults view
High School Musical as a regular Disney movie, but the book
shows the relationship the movie has with God.
This book explains what the songs mean in High School
Musical and the resemblance they have with the Bible.
Everyone in High School Musical teaches valuable lessons
dealing with God. This book is filled with laughter and life
lessons. If you loved High School Musical you will love the
book Wild Cats in the House!

Wild Cats in the house, by Steve and Gabi Russo, is an
amazing book. The authors had three different main
characters you, God, and the cast of High School Musical!
There are funny parts where author Steve Russo talks about
when he was in High School and embarrassing things he had done.
I believe they achieved many goals, which was to show how
God and Jesus are a part of everything we do.
The writing was powerful and appropriate; I found that the
wording was the strongest part about the book because of how
easily it flowed. The weakest part was when the author wrote
about parts of his life. I felt that the book had too much
detail in those areas and needed to have more information
about High school Musical and the relationship the movie had
with God.
Wild Cats in the House is interesting and wonderful,
everything about it is great. The ending left you without
any questions and many answers. I learned different things
while reading this book, especially about myself. I
recommend this to anyone who believes in God or is
interested.
Rating (0 - 10 scale): 8

Reviewer Age:13

Reviewer City, State and Country: Sandy, Oregon United States

The Thrilling Life of Pauline de Lammermoor

The Thrilling Life of Pauline de Lammermoor, by Edeet Ravel

This book is the first in the series, Pauline, btw. It is
written in a new format, as Pauline is recording her story
as a novel, which she may want to try to publish. As school
lets out for the summer after 6th grade, Pauline decides to
devote her summer to writing her novel. She has lots to say,
about her friends, family, and a certain boy named Yoshi.
Her parents had divorced, and her mother has started dating
again, while her father is busy painting pictures of old
shoes. As her life becomes more and more complicated, she
realizes that writing your life story, however hard it might
be, is actually easier than living your own life.

I did not enjoy this book as much as I thought I would.
It did not have a very filling story line, and felt like
just a chapter in a bigger novel. I was pleased to see that
her problems greatly resembled the problems of the pre-teens
and teens of today. It was an interesting book, but it was
written as a first-time novelist might write, with many
notations such as, Zane says I need to unveil hidden truths,
so I shall in the next chapter. Rather than a novel, it was
written more in Diary format, with chapter headings instead
of dates. I wouldn't recommend this as a first-choice book,
but rather as a book to read in-between trips to the library.
Rating (0 - 10 scale): 6

Reviewer Age:12

Reviewer City, State and Country: Boothwyn, PA USA

Springfire

Donavah, a young teen girl, sets out on a hunting adventure
with her two friends, Grey, and Traz in the novel
SpringFire. Xyla, a red dragon and one of Donavah's allies,
is flying the crew to a forest, where they can hunt. While
they are flying, DragonMasters attack them and they are
plunged into another world; the Stychs. When Donavah, Traz,
and Grey regain consciousness, they are in a mysterious
cave. A few days later, a woman named Shandry appears to try
and help them. Traz, Donavah, and Shandry have to venture
out to the closest village in order to save Xyla, who is
very sick. Donavah faces several challenges and must battle
many people in order to stay alive.

Springfire is amazing! I was glued to the book and my
heart was racing as I flew through each page. It's a very
easy read, but there were many details (some grotesque), but
I think they were necessary for the genre. When you read
SpingFire, you feel you're right there in all the action as
Donavah uses her maejic. The reader feels the pain of her
battles. Terie Garrison made SpringFire a heart wrenching
adventure. If you are looking for a magnificent dragon
fantasy adventure, this is the one!
Rating (0 - 10 scale): 9

Reviewer Age:11

Reviewer City, State and Country: Osseo, Wisconsin United
States

Soldier of Sidon by Gene Wolfe

Soldier of Sidon is a novel whose purpose is to entertain. It is the third book in a series about a soldier. The story is set in ancient Egypt and the surrounding lands, all of which are filled with divinities. One soldier, called Latro, can see these gods and goddesses. He cannot, however, remember what happened to him even the previous day. In an attempt to preserve his past, he writes down important events on a scroll. The novel is in the form of his entries on the scroll. Throughout the story, there are battles and romantic scenes, but the main conflict in the story is Latro trying to regain his memory.

This novel was a very interesting and entertaining read. Though it was the third in a series, the narrator's poor memory caused many key events in the previous books to be explained. Latro's short memory also makes for an entertaining story. The downside to this is that there are gaps in the story where the narrator did not write down what happened and then forgot and the narrator will repeat or relearn information in several entries. These minor problems actually add to the story overall rather than detract from it, but it can occasionally be frustrating. The ancient deities are an added bonus to the story. All in all, I recommend this book especially to anyone interested in ancient history, mythology, or stories with unreliable narrators, but anyone would enjoy it.

Content: There are some sexual scenes, as well as limited violence. None of this is too explicit or offensive.

Rating (0 - 10 scale): 9
Reviewer Age: 14
Reviewer City, State and Country: Royersford, Pennsylvania United States

Trigger by Susan Vaught

A young boy makes a sorry attempt at suicide only waking up to find that he survived. Confusion, Hurt, Loss, and Dissability are a vast part of his life now. The bullet's placing has now left him almost motionless on one side of his body and long as well as short term memory are almost useless at this point. Everything before the suicide is blurry. He's left with questions like; Why did i do it? Why does everyone hate me? Is the House Okay? How long has it been? He is stuck piecing his life together bit by bit with an old friend, who herself will never cease to amaze him.

I think this book is VERY well written. It depicts the struggles of disabled people greatly and it shows the change in mental health perfectly. The young boy's mentality goes from 15 years old straight down to 7 years old and he struggles to understand his life as it had been. There's absolutely nothing better I have ever read that could relate to such true accounts in our daily lives. THIS IS A FANTASTIC BOOK!

Content: There is some brief swearing and some of the topics such as suicidal motives, abuse, and violence may not be suitable for some readers.

Rating (0 - 10 scale): 10
Reviewer Age: 15
Reviewer City, State and Country: Carlisle, PA USA

Runemarks by Joanne Harris

It is pretty much the end of the world. All chaos, magic, glamours, old gods, and Faeries were supposedly gotten rid of a long time ago. Maddy Smith knows that magic is still around because she was born with a 'ruinmark'. The other townspeople fear her because she is a witch. Then a traveler comes along, named One-Eye, and he sees Maddy's mark. He tells her she has a destiny. Maddy starts learning about runes, cantrips, and glamours so she can follow that destiny. All of this is mixed into old Norse tales and ancient powers that must be released to make the world again.

Runemarks was a very long book. However, it was extremely unique. This is because of all the Norse tales and the interesting characters. Maddy Smith is an interesting character because she is very different than the rest of them. She is stuck in her world of magic when everyone else fears that. Words that were made up were very amusing because it was something creative. The rest of the vocabulary was easily understandable, yet not too easy that I fell asleep. This was a very great book and I'll probably read it several times.

Rating (0 - 10 scale): 6
Reviewer Age: 14
Reviewer City, State and Country: Carlisle, Pennsylvania United States of America

Springfire by Terie Garrison

Donavah, a young teen girl, sets out on a hunting adventure with her two friends, Grey, and Traz in the novel SpringFire. Xyla, a red dragon and one of Donavah’s allies, is flying the crew to a forest, where they can hunt. While they are flying, DragonMasters attack them and they are plunged into another world; the Stychs. When Donavah, Traz, and Grey regain consciousness, they are in a mysterious cave. A few days later, a woman named Shandry appears to try to help them. Traz, Donavah, and Shandry have to venture out to the closest village in order to save Xyla, who is very sick. Donavah faces several challenges and must battle many people in order to stay alive.

Springfire is amazing! I was glued to the book and my heart was racing as I flew through each page. It’s a very easy read, but there were many details (some grotesque), but I think they were necessary for the genre. When you read SpingFire, you feel you’re right there in all the action as Donavah uses her maejic. The reader feels the pain of her battles. Terie Garrison made SpringFire a heart wrenching adventure. If you are looking for a magnificent dragon fantasy adventure, this is the one!

Rating (0 - 10 scale): 9
Reviewer Age: 11
Reviewer City, State and Country: Osseo, Wisconsin United States

Hear Us Out by Nancy Garden

In this collection of reviews and short stories are the struggle, progress, and hope of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transsexuals, and people who are questioning whether or not they are (GLBT). In each section, 1950- the present, two different stories are told by the people struggling. At the beginning of the section, a summary of the decades progress in acceptance and civil rights and how they effected the lives of GLBTQ emotionally and physically. The stories begin with the lives of Angie and Elizabeth, two best friends who fell in love. Elizabeth's mother finds out about the bond between the girls, and forbids them to see each other. However, both the girls keep writing to each other. Will their relationship succeed, or will Elizabeth's mother win? The stories end in this decade with Lisanne, thrown out by her parents for being a lesbian. Will she be taken in by friends, or will she be forever homeless?

Hear Us Out answers most questions about GLBTQ kids, and lets you inside their thoughts and emotions. Each story has a small plot line that leaves you hoping for the best for each character, and every essay tells of a history full of prejudice, loss, happiness, and hope. Nancy Garden wrote a wonderful book that opens the eyes of its readers to a few new causes to fight for, including the AIDS foundation. I found this book very moving and interesting, because it gives insights to the lives of GLBTQ kids. I would recommend this book to others because it shows what becomes of people's prejudice against GLBT people.

Sexual Content, Language

Reviewer Age:13
Reviewer City, State and Country: Colleyville , Texas United States

100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson

Henry York is traveling to Henry, Kansas to stay with his aunt, uncle, and four girl cousins because his parents were recently kidnapped. While he is with his relatives he finds (in his own bedroom) hidden cupboards all over the walls. What he discovers with one of his younger cousins in, through, and about these cupboards is extremely mysterious and possibly dangerous. The right decisions need to be made, but Henry is not sure if he is up to it.

100 Cupboards is N.D. Wilson’s first installment in his new fantasy trilogy. He brings to life many new and different characters and this added to my enjoyment of his book. When you read as much as I do you can see similarities in characters from completely different books. I appreciated the uniqueness of Wilson’s characters and enjoyed their adventures. One thing that stood out and was impressive was how I was able to connect, and sometimes even feel like, I was participating in this story.

Rating (0 - 10 scale): 8
Reviewer Age: 15
Reviewer City, State and Country: Durham, NC USA

Truancy by Isamu Fukui

In the experimental City, the tyrannical Mayor and his Educators strive to make each citizen a docile, complacent member of society by controlling education. However, a group of outcast students, called the Truancy, arises to fight the Educators for control. Caught in the midst of the battle is Tack, one of the many students oppressed by the school system. When Tack meets Umasi, he finds relief and listens to Umasi’s wisdom. Umasi becomes his mentor, training him physically and mentally for challenges ahead. But then Tack loses his sister during a Truancy attack, and he runs away from school and home, bent on revenge. Tack is taken in by the Truants and quickly rises as second in command to Zyid, the leader. As he becomes more involved with the Truancy, Tack is torn between following his conscience and avenging the death of his sister.


I think Truancy is a fantastic book. It is full of adventure and action, a definite page turner. It also contains surprises and plot twists which kept me interested. Even though Truancy was set in an alternate world, the Isamu Fukui really made me feel like I was there watching the action. He made the characters were easy to relate to and interesting, especially in bringing out the human side of the seemingly heartless Zyid. Overall it was a great book that I would recommend to any reader who likes science-fiction, fantasy, or action-adventure.

Content:violence

Rating (0 - 10 scale): 9
Reviewer Age: 17
Reviewer City, State and Country: Erlanger, Kentucky United States