A new student review of Get Psyched by Janet McLaughlin

abrinton19 posted a new student review of Get Psyched by Janet McLaughlin. See the full review.

" Get Psyched" is a book where you're on the edge of your seat the whole time! I really relate to this book because the main character is a cheerleader just like me! This made the book even more exciting. I really enjoyed this book and others should to.

A new student review of The Rock of Ivanore (The Celestine Chronicles) by Laurisa White Reyes

CassieWyatt8 posted a new student review of The Rock of Ivanore (The Celestine Chronicles) by Laurisa White Reyes. See the full review.

This book was never tedious and the adventures never stopped. On every page there was a new surprise. This book has a little bit of everything adventure, fantasy, love, mystery, magic, war and more. It leaves you  in suspense and you never know what will happen next. Some books you know from the beginning what is going to happen but with this book that is not the case. I would highly recommend this book to kids who like fantasy and adventure books.

A new student review of Pirates Alley by Robert Bresloff

darthtyler posted a new student review of Pirates Alley by Robert Bresloff. See the full review.

I absolutely adored this action book! I think that it was an exciting/adventurous piece of writing that I would reccomend to anyone who loves pirates and mystery! It was almost like this book was split up into 2 parts!People who are fast-paced readers will love this book like me.One of the things I loved about the book was that there was never an ending to a situation, it just kept going., also it never cut the situation short, so that would make the reader enjoy the book a lot more. I also loved it because it had a lot to do with adventure, it woud always go straight to the point and it never got slow and boring. Mostly why I enjoyed the book, was because it caught your attention very quickly in all of the chapters.

A new student review of Bird Without Wings by Cally Pepper

Madisonrdempsey posted a new student review of Bird Without Wings by Cally Pepper. See the full review.

I really enjoyed this book.  Once I started reading it, the author had me hooked!  Bird Without Wings was a mysterious, and exciting book.  The author made you feel like you were there with the way she described the Fae world. She made it seem so real.  This book had many twist that threw you off guard but all made perfect sence.  I would recomend this to mostly teenage girls.  This book told the life of a teenage girl and how she finds a new world.  This book also had a little bit of action in it.  Bird Without Wings was a wonderful book and I hope that other people will enjoy it as much as I did.

A new student review of Too Good to Be True-Mostly Miserable Life of April Sinclair

tweety16 posted a new student review of Too Good to Be True-Mostly Miserable Life of April Sinclair . See the full review.

This book has a really good lesson in it. It is basically tied to Middle and High school lives. It says in the book that if you make a mistake you should always fix it, or keep going on and forget about it. You also have to actually look at your life before you make a choice.

I think this is a book good for kids in eighth grade and up. It has different ways it can help teens. Many teens have to go through some of the problems in this book, but there are always ways to fix it or try to make them better.

April made some mistakes between friendship and relationships. There is confusion and teamwork. Rumors get spread and some people hurt. Families gett together for a great cause, which we should use as an idea for our life. So I encourage you stop for an hour or so and read this book to learn from it.

A new student review of The Living

Tenaya posted a new student review of The Living . See the full review.

I really enjoyed The Living. Honestly- I couldn't put it down, and I finished it within a day of getting it. I thought  that the author made great use of the horror and fright of the characters to help me connect with them. I felt what they felt, saw what they saw.

I'd recomend the book to kids of ages 12 and up, and only people who aren't freaked out about a little blood or death.

A new student review of A Breath of Frost by Alyxandra Harvey

SMHuxtable posted a new student review of A Breath of Frost by Alyxandra Harvey. See the full review.

I think this book is great story for people who like mystery, magic, and fanasty. This book takes place in the1800's, in a neighborhood in London. In the story you might read of the Order, Keepers, Greymalkins and more. All of them have magical powers. Some use them for good, some don't. I liked this book because it has magic, adventure, and lots of excitement.

A new student review of Earth Girl by Janet Edwards

i_Am_StUdEnT7 posted a new student review of Earth Girl by Janet Edwards. See the full review.

This was one of the most wonderful science fiction books I have ever read! It was easy to relate to the character's thoughts and feelings even though the story is far into the future, and while there was some romance there was plenty of action and adventure too. I would recomend this to readers looking for an exciting book with the perfect balance of adventure, suspence, and love.

A new student review of Scared Stiff: Everything You Need to Know About 50 Famous Phobias by Latta Sara

MIZZIQ posted a new student review of Scared Stiff: Everything You Need to Know About 50 Famous Phobias by Latta Sara. See the full review.

This book surprised me multiple times for both good and bad reasons. The first thing that surprised me was that it definitely was not what I expected. It was a combination of reference material with self-help sections, plus bad jokes and quotes. I would have taken whatever it was, whether it be a "for fun" book, or simply for reference and information. But it seemed as though the author couldn't decide. I later found out that it was actually a joint authorship by a creative writer and a psychologist, so this makes much more sense. The indecisiveness definitely bothered me after a while, however. I just didn't know what to think. I was being entertained by quotes making fun of a phobia at the same time as the author was trying to comfort someone suffering from that same fear. It just seemed like a bad mix on that front. The actual material that the book contained though, all seemed very legitimate and was laid out in a very easy to read format. I enjoyed the easy, quick read and the common sense way the author wrote her book. The section "Scared Stiff" contained many movie references and funny quotes which I thoroughly enjoyed and inspired me to go watch some scary movies and read some books that were rumored to be inspired by certain phobias. In the end I feel like I learned a lot and had a lot of fun with this book. Though, I would not count on this book curing your fears, it is worth the time to read. I would suggest that you read this book as some light weekend entertainment if you're at all curious about phobias. Most of the advice (for overcoming your fears) was repeated word for word, chapter by chapter so I would skim over that after a while and just enjoy the author's sense of humor and vast knowledge of the beginnings of some of our deepest fears. 

A new student review of Back to Blackbrick

jotaf posted a new student review of Back to Blackbrick . See the full review.

Back to Blackbrick is a great book with lots of twists and turns. There are two things I didn’t like about it. The first is how it keeps jumping from what is happening now when Granddad’s brain is messed up to what used to happen in the past when his brain isn’t messed up. And the second is that the sentences where people talking are often in third person, so there are less quotation marks than I would expect.

A couple of the things I really liked about this book were that at the end of the book it makes it sound like real life, and second, the author developed the characters very well.

This book has what every great book needs: action, adventure, surprises, and a touch of magic. I would give this book 4/5 stars and would recommend this book to ages 10-14. Have a great time reading this book.