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Elena Gilbert’s vampire boyfriend has been imprisoned by vampire spirits who have been making trouble around town. Elena joins Damon Salvatore and her ex-boyfriend, Matt, on an epic adventure to find Stefan. On her way, she finds out secrets she never expected.
 * //Shadow Souls//** by L.J. Smith (located @ SMI in the East High Library Fiction Collection)


 * //Shadow Souls//**, book two of the **//Vampire Diaries: The Return//**, is filled with fantastic character’s that will keep you reading. The deadly love triangle between Elena, Stefan, and his brother, Damon is addicting. If you’re looking for the original **//Twilight//**, this is it! A must read series! (Reviewed by an East High student, 5-7-10)

This book is about a young boy Alexander Cold who has the opportunity to go to the Himalayas with his grandmother Kate Cold and his best friend Nadia Santos. They will explore the wonders of the Himalayas and try to find the Golden Dragon and the mystery that surrounds it. They have to adjust to they way the natives live. But along the way they meet someone that might try to get in their way and ruin their exploration. What would you do if you had a chance to go to the Himalayas? Alexander Cold is ready. He is going to the Himalayas in search of the Golden Dragon with his grandmother and International Geographic reporter. Kate Cole. What will the adventure bring them? Will they find the Golden Dragon?
 * //The Kingdom Of The Golden Dragon//** by Isabel Allende (located @ ALL in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

I thought the book was pretty good. If you like adventures, **//The Kingdom Of The Golden Dragon//** is a good book for you. VD (5-7-10)

This book is about a young girl who loves nature and animals. But her neighbors think other wise. She try's to stop them but they just won’t listen so she uses the power of her magic finger to teach them a good lesson.
 * //The Magic Finger//** by Roald Dahl (located @ DAH in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

When I first looked at the book **//The Magic Finger//** I wasn't really sure that I wanted to read this kind of book. But I told myself that there is a first time for everything and began to read. It made me laugh because it was creative. AP (5-7-10)

This awesome book is a collection of stories about Daredevil fighting off evil villains such as the Masked Marauder, the Gladiator, and more. This book is full of action and will keep you reading. Daredevil is a boy who lost his sight, trained himself not to be scared, and to have no fear. Now he is the man without fear.
 * //Marvel Masterworks Presents Daredevil: the Man Without Fear//** by Stan Lee (located @ 741.5 S in the East High Library Graphic Novel Collection)

Have you ever met a man with no fear? Now is your chance. Come join a man on his mission to protect the city against evil villains. This book will keep you craving for more action. So what are you waiting for? Jump into the book for front row seats! KO (5-7-10)

A young boy named Daniel Zinkoff is like all kids. But when it comes to doing things, Zinkoff never wins and he doesn’t care about what people are saying about him. **//Loser//** takes you from Zinkoff in 1st grade to Zinkoff in 6th grade.
 * //Loser//** by Jerry Spinelli (located @ SPI in the East Library Fiction Collection)

Have you ever been a loser? Daniel Zinkoff loses at everything. He is clumsy and annoying. He gets in trouble a lot with the teacher. I enjoyed the book because the author is creative. If you like funny books, this one’s for you! MF (5-7-10)

Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina is where Veronica, or Ronnie for short, and her little brother, Jonah are being sent for the whole summer to spend time with their dad, Steve. That is the worst part; after three years of her parent's separation, Ronnie blames her dad because he chose to walk out on them. Little did she know… At the moment, all Ronnie could wish for is to be 18 already! While with her dad, Ronnie does not expect anything to happen and she’s not planning on having anything to keep her attached because all she wants to do is leave! See how Ronnie spends her last moments trying to make up for her mistakes from the past and how she changes from who she started to be from beginning to end. Read **//Last Song//** to see how the truth unravels, with a gift left undone for Ronnie to complete. Read **//Last Song//** if you want to read a book that's filled with love and laughter. Love between a father and a daughter whose bond grows to something so strong. Not only that but also falling in love with someone you just never expected to fall for. See how two people grow strong feelings and affection for one another in such little time and how they manage to get through so much together, no matter what the situation is. See how they work this out and how long a love so strong can last, forever or not even close, maybe even never.
 * //The Last Song//** by Nicholas Sparks (located @ SPA in the East high Library Fiction Collection)

If you're interested in books like this, one's filled with a family love, romantic love, and problems to over come, this is a book for you. In my opinion the book is better than the movie. It's a touching story of family and a love ES (5-6-10)


 * //Blink//** by Malcolm Gladwell (not currently in East High Library)
 * //Blink//** is an interesting book and is different than I expected. Although some topics were dry and lost my interest, others intrigued me very much. **//Blink//** is more of a psychology book than a fun read, being more informational than anything else. It suggests that a split second decision can be as smart of a decision as one you think about a lot. It talks about a museum that is about to buy this beautiful kouroi (statue of young naked male with left leg forward and arms at his sides). They send in many specialists to look at it. Most of these specialists see nothing that looks forged, except for one man, who thinks from the beginning that the statue doesn’t look right. It turns out he was right. The statue was forged. He said it was in too good of a condition to be that old. **//Blink//** also talks about a guy who sits down with a couple and figures out if they will still be married in 15 years with 95% success. How he does it is he puts them in chairs that measure how much they move while he talks to them, watching to see how they act. He then calculates their emotions, using a point system. Certain emotions are worth different points. RR (5-6-10)

Shinchi Izumi is a 16-year-old male high school student in the 11th grade. He has a little problem with a silent invasion from aliens! When he becomes a host for one of the aliens, his world turns upside down in an instant! If an alien fails to take over your brain, and just takes your arm...what would you do? Would you try to kill it or try to coexist with the parasite in your body?
 * //Parasyte//** by Hitoshi Iwaaki (not currently in East High Library)

I really enjoy this manga series because it has a lot of action and horror. These thrillers will interest people with a taste for terror or alien invasions, because this is what it's all about. JL (5-6-10)

Image wanting a beautiful baby child only to finally get one and find out that the baby is cursed? The short story called "Sleeping Persun Of Better-Than-Average Attractiveness" tells of a queen and a king who have been married for a long time and haven't had a child. One day the queen feels like her body has changed. She gives birth to a child, but something is wrong. What is wrong and why?
 * //Once Upon a More Enlightened Time: More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories//** by James Finn Garner (located @ GAR in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

I enjoyed reading this book because it has six other short stories in the book. I choose this story to write about because I like how the author makes the ending so romantic and cute. If you’re the type of reader who loves reading mini romantic and comedic stories, than you should check this book out. NOW!!! JX (5-3-10)

Xing Xing's stepmother tries to find a husband for her daughter, Wei Ping. She tries everything to find a rich husband for Wei Ping, using nearly all the family's money to find a husband. Do you think Xing Xing will find her own husband? Is there any prince charming coming to marry Xing Xing? Will Xing Xing’s life have a happy ending?
 * //Bound//** by Donna Jo Napoli (located @ NAP in the East High Library Fiction Collection)


 * //Bound//** is similar to and has the same story line as Cinderella. It is a great book, very romantic and mysterious. If you like books with romance or mysteries, you should read this book. KSV (4-30-10)

Laine and Leah have been best friends since fifth grade, but as they reach high school, they drift apart. Laine started out as a loner and became popular because in fifth grade, Leah felt bad and started being her friend. **//Lessons from a Dead Girl//** goes on to tell the tragic story of how partying, drinking, and using drugs can ruin a teenager’s life.
 * //Lessons from a Dead Girl//** by Johanna Knowles (located @ KNO in the East High LIbrary Fiction Collection)

How would you feel if your best friend died right before your eyes? If you like realistic fiction books, you’re will really enjoy this book! A story of crazy teen lives! BP (4-28-10)

Ryan, an avid cubs fan, tries to deal with her father’s death and her distant friends as well as she can. While at Wrigley Fields, she meets Nick and they become friends. Can their relationship last? Or will secrets tear another person out of Ryan’s life?
 * //Comeback Season//** by Jennifer E. Smith (located @ SMI in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

I would absolutely recommend this book! It was a tearjerker, but some of those tears are happy ones. Smith combines love, loss, life, and baseball to make a beautiful story. HD (4-27-10)


 * //In Metamorphosis- Junior Year//** by Betsy Franco (located @ FRA in the East High Library Fiction Collection)
 * //In Metamorphosis- Junior Year//**, Ovid, who was named after the Greek poet, tells about he is coping with a huge loss, while writing poetry about the Greek myths he sees played out in the lives of his friends.

I would recommend this book because it was a sweet story and dealt with many different aspects of life in high school. I liked it a lot! HD (4-27-10)

Chris McCandless is a young man who's future is pretty much planned out for him by his parents- the college he goes to and the career path he will follow. He is adventurous and wants to explore the world he learns about in books and he doesn't get along with his parents. Chris wants to be different and take a journey to Alaska so he packs up and leaves his boring life behind. On the way to Alaska he travels to many places in various ways and meets different people upon whom he has a big impact.
 * //Into The Wild//** by Jon Krakauer (located @ 979.8 K in the East High Library Alaska Collection)

Author Krakauer was inspired to write a book informing readers about Chris’s story, his many journeys and what he had to endure to reach his happiness. How far will one go to find their happiness and freedom? Pick up Into The Wild to find out. I enjoyed this book because it inspires me to work harder for my happiness and not for someone else's happiness. Chris does a lot for what makes him happy and I think this is a great story for people that want to find their happiness and want to be inspired. Chris's idea of happiness and freedom is a little bit crazy to some, but to others, it's genius and brave. NM (4-23-10)

Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson (not currently in East High Library) Sundays at Tiffany's is about a little girl who has an imaginary friend (the only friend she has) who is much older. Her mom is a movie director and she is rich! She dresses in all the finest clothes and meets all the important people. When she turns nine years old, her imaginary friend tells her that he has to go. He says it's part of his "job"; that the next day she will forget all about him. She doesn't. When he leaves, he finds a new child to help and become friends with. 30 years later, they run into each other and they fall in love... but the thing is, only she can see him. No on else can.

Have you ever had an imaginary friend who is also the man of your dreams? Well, in **//Sundays at Tiffany's,//** a friend when you're young becomes the man of your dreams and you fall in love. PJ (4-23-10)

Dave grows up being called the "It." His mother doesn't treat him the same as his brothers, and when he tries to escape, things just get worse.
 * //A Child Called It//** by David Pelzer (located @ 92 PELZER in the East High LIbrary Biography Collection)

Have you ever felt invisible? While reading this book, I realized what it would be like. This book tells the hurtful truth about child abuse. KW (4-23-10)

A boy and girl who swap homes for the summer, living in each other’s room and meeting each others friends and ex's! Would you ever go through anyone’s stuff to see what type of person they might be without meeting him at all?
 * //In Your Room// by Jordanna Fraiberg (located @ FRA in the East High Library Fiction Collection) **

I really enjoyed this book. It had romance and drama all at once. If you’re a reader who likes to read romantic books or really good books, try **//In Your Room//**. I couldn't even put it down sometimes. VT (4-23-10)

This teenage girl falls in love with this guy who ends up drowning and she keeps blaming herself. One day she sees his reflection in her bathroom mirror... You'll have to read the book… IS GRIEF REAL OR JUST IMAGINATION? Well, in this story you'll find yourself asking that question a lot.
 * //I Heart You, You Haunt Me//** by Lisa Schroeder (located @ SCH in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

I love this book because it is a great story, not boring, and it's short. If you enjoy short stories, mystery, and romance/death books, you'll like **//I Heart You, You Haunt Me//** by Lisa Schroeder. SW (4-23-10)

 **//Forget-Her-Nots//** by Amy Brecount White (located @ WHI in the East High Library Fiction Collection)  When Laurel does a class project on the secret language of flowers, she never dreams that it will open up a whole new world for her. Now with her new power, she must be careful unless she wants romance to be the theme of the upcoming prom.

 I would recommend this cute fantasy story to other readers. MF (4-19-10)

Melissa’s Father has died and she feels alone. Now she is growing up and high school is so different without her dad. She also has to live up to her big sister’s beauty and popularity status, two things Melissa could care less about. In this coming of age story, Melissa learns what true love is and how to survive without her dad.
 * //Life of Glass//** by Jillian Cantor (located @ CAN in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

 **//Life of Glass//** evokes happy and sad emotions. MF (4-18-10)

**//On Viney’s Mountain//** by Joan Donaldson (located @ DON in the East High Library FIction Collection)  Viney has lived her life on the mountain and when strangers come and level her beloved home, she is furious. A lot of people are in favor of the “new” town the foreigners are building up, but Viney wants everything to stay the way it was. Then Viney meets Charlie; she gets more than she reckoned for and must decide how much she is willing to give up for her beloved mountain. Viney on the Mountain gives the reader a warm feeling inside.

 **//On Viney’s Mountain//** is a very good story about determination, change, and love. MF (4-18-10)

Katie thought she had found her soul mate, Matt. They had been seeing each other for quite a while and they had fallen in love, cherishing every moment they had together. Then he left her, telling her he couldn't do it anymore. That night she was going to tell him something that would change both of their lives.
 * // Suzanne’s Diary For Nicholas //** By James Patterson (located @ PAT in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

Get some buttery popcorn, peanut M&M's, and a cozy blanket. You’re about to read one of the best love stories written down. This story will make you cry, smile, wonder, and dream of what your own love story might turn out to be! You'll experience the good, the bad, and the horrifying moments of a relationship. It's a soppy romance movie script! It just might feel like you wrote it yourself...That's how dreamy it is!!! AH (4-16-10)

This book teaches you the rights and wrongs of being a gentleman. You will be amazed how much you want to learn from this book! From basics to intermediate to advance **//How to be a Gentleman//** will share the knowledge and the mind of a true gentleman. Use this knowledge to find a job, get into a college, make new friend, or even find a girlfriend! Become that flashy, smooth criminal that everybody loves!
 * // How to be a Gentleman //** by John Bridges (not currently in East High Library)

Hi there fellow readers of the new age! Wanna know how James Bond always seems to be so smooth and always gets what he wants? This book will show you how! I highly recommend this book for boys. TG (4-16-10)

Zoey Redbird is a talented fledgling with unique and special powers that no one has had for centuries. She has the power to control all the elements (earth, air, water, fire, and spirit), but great responsibilities come with great powers. She later finds out what she has to use them for.
 * //Betrayed//** by P.C. Cast + Kristin cast (located @ CAS in the East high Library Fiction Collection)

Have you ever experienced or read something so awesome that you can’t even explain? Well this is one of those books. I give it 4 stars! YP (4-16-10)

Andy Warhol/Warhola was one of the most (must I really say it?) **pop **artists of the 20th century! Read and learn how, when, and why he became, well, himself! You follow him from adolescent growth, through sexuality, and fame and fortune! Who wouldn’t love any Warhol? He wasn’t as "open," but he is inspirational in different ways!
 * //Andy Warhol, Price of Pop//** by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan (located at 92 WARHOL in the East High Library Biography Collection)

I got into this book because I love The Velvet Underground and I knew they’d worked with Andy. I just wanted to learn more about him and I did. I must say, though, the book wasn’t much from his perspective. It was quite the lesson I liked to have learned. KK (4-16-10)

Phoebe is trying to get her goddess powers under control. But after learning she is the great-granddaughter of the goddess Nike, her life makes Phoebe feel out of control. On top of everything, Phoebe must prepare for a test of her control over her powers which the gods have ordered.
 * //Goddess Boot Cam//****//p//** by Tera Lynn Childs (located @ CHI in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

 **//Goddess Boot Camp//** holds your attention and has a good mix of romance, adventure, and fantasy. MF (4-14-10)

Do you think you could put the things most dear to you on the line to save someone else? Maggie Quinn is a freshman in collage going through rush, but not for the reasons you would think. As the semester progresses, Maggie's life becomes more and more stressful and things on greek row are not as they seem.
 * //Hell Week//** by Rosemary Clement- Moore (located @ CLE in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

This book kept me enticed and wanting more every time I read it. **//Hell Week//** is book #2 in the **//Maggie Quinn: Girl vs. Evil//** trilogy. I give this book four stars. It's very good and is sure to hold your interest. KW (4-6-10)

 John Mendel is the perfect student: straight A’s since elementary school; math whiz waiting for responses from the best colleges (Stanford, MIT, Yale); best baseball in the school. However, Josh has a secret, but everyone knows what it is. His history teacher, Evelyn Sherman, sexually abused him at the age of 12. Josh’s responses are so keyed into what happened with Eve, that he almost abused his friend Rachel.
 * // Boy Toy //** by Barry Lyga (located @ LYG in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

Five years later, Josh is still going to therapy after the trial sent Eve to jail. He is still having “flickers” of his past, and his personal life is almost nonexistent. When Eve gets out of jail early, Josh becomes an emotional wreck. He lives in fear that Eve will pop up at any moment. He also has to deal with his parents’ deteriorating relationship, college, and Rachel. Rachel is determined to be back in his life and to make him realize what exactly he feels about Eve and himself.

**//Boy Toy//** is painful to read as one goes through Josh’s past and interactions with Eve. One can feel what Josh feels and can understand his confusion. You will not be able to put this book down! MC (4-6-10)

What would you do if your true love suddenly left you? This second installment of Stephenie Meyer’s four-part book saga will make you breathless for the third book. After Bella is left by her vampire love, she is lifeless for months. Her friendship with Jacob, who turns out to be a werewolf, breathes life into her again. Watch for the twist that brings everything together.
 * // New Moon //** by Stephenie Meyers (located at MEY in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

Meyer has created a truly spine-tingling thriller, exploring love and obsession with a kind of suspense never before experienced. **//New Moon//** is a story about taking chances and following your heart. In the end, it will make you too believe in the miracle of love. JM (4-6-10)

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> **// Bound //** is similar to **//Cinderella//** and if you have read the book **//Cinderella//**, then you’ll know what Xing Xing’s life is going to be like. She lives with her stepmother, who loves her, but not as much as her own daughter, Wei Pang. Wei Pang and Xing Xing get along pretty well. Xing Xing’s stepmother is looking for a husband for her daughter, but not for Xing Xing. Will Xing Xing be able to find her own future husband? Will there be a prince to come along with a golden shoe, looking for his bride? HL (4-6-10)
 * // Bound //** by Donna Jo Napoli (located @ NAP in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> What would you do if you lived in public housing, had no skills, the phone is disconnected so your social worker can’t get to you, your dad’s stoned on your couch, your mom’s left to “visit” someone, and you just got kicked out of school? Maybe make a plan… A plan to change everyone’s mind about you. After all, you’re not a bad kid once people get to know you. In **//Saint Iggy//**, Iggy Corso tries to turn his life around and gets caught in the good, bad, and very, very ugly. Torn physically and spiritually, Iggy gets out on an adventure to try to do something great. He goes from the highest of highs to his own front door in this irreverent, heart-wrenching tale.
 * //Saint Iggy//** by K.L. Going (located @GOI in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

**// A good book; something a little different; you won’t want to put it down. AC (4-6-10) //**

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> Have you ever wondered why we meet the people we see everyday? Why they influence us? Why they’re there? Why each end has a new beginning? In the mysterious world of **//Five People You Meet in Heaven//**, there is an old man called Eddie who lives alone and works at an amusement park. Most people who go to the park know Eddie because he has been working there for years. One day, Eddie sacrifices his life to save a little girl from dying and he goes to heaven. Eddie is told by the first person he meets in heaven that he will meet five people in heaven; they were in his life for a reason. Going to heaven is not to be reborn, but to understand your life on earth and its meaning. Eddie continues on his journey to meet the other four people, not knowing what’s ahead of him, what’s yet to be uncovered. MX (4-6-10)
 * //Five People You Meet in Heaven//** by Mitch Albom (located at ALB in the East Library Fiction Collection)

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> // **Beast Master** // by Kyousuke Motomi (currently not in East High Library) For student Leo Aoi, new to town, strange things start to happen. Or is it just that Leo is strange? Animal-lover Yuiko knows why her best friend, Leo has a “beast” side, why he acts like a beast. She holds his secret and knows his weakness. She holds the key to taming Leo.

// **Beast Master** // is filed with secrets, romance, and comedy; something you would not want to miss out on. I give this book five stars. Just reading the first page will grab hold of your attention. Find out the untold secret and why it is important that it is kept. Find out what makes Yuiko special enough to tame Leo. ES (4-6-10)

// **Pride of Baghdad** // by Brian K. Vaughan (located @ 741.5V in the East High Library Graphic Novel Collection) What would you do if you were held captive in a zoo; then you were able to escape and be free? If you had to survive with very little food? <span style="color: #c700ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">** Based on a true story, true events, // Pride of Baghdad // shows how scary and intense it was for four lions that escaped the Baghdad Zoo after there was a bombing raid by the U.S. Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom. ** The lions roamed the streets of Baghdad in a desperate struggle for their lives. While the four lions explore the streets and forests, looking for food and shelter, they come across other animals that have escaped from the zoo.

This graphic novel is simple, lavishly drawn, and very devastating. Action packed, it will make you want to continue reading more. SH (4-6-10)

// **Switch** // by Carol Snow (located @ SNO in the East High Library Fiction Collection) What would you do if you could switch to different bodies? Do you think you would ever want to switch back to your own body? <span style="color: #c700ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">** In // Switch ////, // Carol Snow’s first book for teens, this happens to Claire in Sandyland. She switches when the lightning storms come around to Sandyland. Only one knows about the switching- her grandmother’s spirit. Claire gets stuck in a girl named Larissa and she needs to get back into her own body. **

<span style="color: #c700ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">** I really liked this book because it shows how important your family is to you. Also, it shows why you should just be “in your body”; not want to be in someone else’s. I recommend // Switch // to other teenagers because this book is better than most. It really gets you to pay attention to your family and how much you might want to be with your family. KV (4-6-10) **

// **13** **Blue Envelopes** // by Maureen Johnson (located @ JOH in the East High Library Fiction Collection) <span style="color: #c700ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> **// 13 Blue Envelopes // is an okay book if you like reading about sporadic teenage girls who can’t make up their own minds. Ginny Blackstone is the main character and it seems she can’t make up her own mind about anything. Throughout the book, she is told what to do from letters sent to her from her dead Aunt Peg. **

<span style="color: #c700ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">** The books has its ups and downs like any book; the reason I kept reading it was to see what Ginny was told to do next. She goes all over Europe because of those letters, meeting interesting people, but all that got kind of lost when she reads the last letter in which something new is revealed about her Aunt Peg’s life. KW (4-6-10) **

// **God Don’t Like Ugly** // by Mary Monroe (located @ MON in the East High Library Fiction Collection) Do you know what it is like to grow up being called fat and ugly most of your life? Or having your dad walk out on you and your mom when you’re only three years old, and remembering it like it happened yesterday? How about having a pedophile move in with you at age seven, changing your life forever? Well Annette knows exactly how all this feels. As if being colored in the sixties isn’t bad enough… Annette faces some of the hardest things one person can experience throughout his life, black or white. She finally catches a break when the most beautiful girl she’s ever seen becomes her best friend. But what she doesn’t know is that her new friend has some secrets of her own that will burden Annette for the rest of her life.

This book is full of surprises; the first one is not to judge this book by its cover. I highly recommend this book. SB (4-6-10)

// **Timelock** // by David Klass (located @ KLA in the East High Library Fiction Collection) ** In ** ** //Timelock//, the third and final novel in the //Caretaker Trilogy// , Jack Danielson is called back to the conflict with the Dark Army for the final battle. Jack must make a decision that will determine the fate of Earth and life as we know it. **


 * I would recommend this book because it is an excellent story about the effects humans have on the environment and what could happen if we as people continue to abuse the Earth. HD (4-6-10) **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> **//Ghosts of War: the True Story of a 19-year-old GI//** (located @ 92 Smithson in the East High Library Biography Collection) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> Ryan Smithson, a seventeen-year-old New Yorker, joins the Army Reserve and is deployed to Iraq two years later. Through blood, sweat, and tears, he learns the true meaning of bravery, duty, and freedom.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> I would absolutely recommend <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**//Ghosts of War//** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> by Ryan Smithson because it is an amazing story of one young man’s experiences in Iraq. It helped me to understand what the soldiers are going through and what it’s like for them both here, at home, and in Iraq. HD (4-1-10)

// **Sweet Little Lies** // by Lauren Conrad (located @ CON in the East High Library Fiction Collection) Conrad continues her story begun in **//L.A. Candy// with Jane and Scarlett the stars of the reality television show, “L.A. Candy.” In this second installment, life is not perfect for the average girls turned starlets, and when compromising pictures and gossip surrounds them and their private lives, the girls must stay tough to maintain their friendship. Who is real and who is just a player? Find out in Lauren Conrad’s //Sweet Little Lies//. **


 * This book combines sugar, spice, and everything L.A. to create a mixture that is sure to excite your taste buds. MF (2-27-10) **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">In **//Gone//**, Janie has to make the choice of a lifetime, knowing that either way she loses. She can either be alone or with the love of her life.
 * //Gone//** by Lisa McMann (located @ MCM in the East High Library Fiction Collection)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> This third book in the **//Wake//** trilogy leaves you on your tippy toes, making you want to read another and another. It has the perfect balance of romance and mystery. I’d give this book four stars if you read it as a stand alone, but if you read the first two books in the series, **//Wake//** and **//Fade//**, it definitely deserve five stars! AM (2-23-10)

What would you do if you were being haunted by your dead boyfriend’s dead best friend? Lucca was Brooklyn’s boyfriend; he died, leaving Brooklyn and his brother, Nico to mourn. After Lucca’s best friend, Gabe, who is also a friend of Brooklyn’s, kills himself, Brooklyn and Nico are drawn together by the ghosts of Gabe and Lucca. What do the messages from the ghosts mean? Why are they telling Nico Brooklyn needs his help?
 * //Chasing Brooklyn//** by Lisa Schroeder (located @ SCH in the East High Library Fiction Collection)


 * //Chasing Brooklyn//** is powerfully written. It helps you get over your fears, or better, it helps you face them without being afraid. PN (2-23-10)

In **//Twenty Boy Summer//**, Anna, her best friend Frankie, and Frankie’s older brother, Matt are the perfect trio. Almost… Anna has been dating Matt and keeping it a secret from Frankie. When tragedy strikes their trio splits; in the end, two will reunite. To find out which two reunite, read this great book!
 * //Twenty Boy Summer//** by Sarah Ockler (located @ OCK in the East High Library Fiction Collection)


 * //Twenty Boy Summer//** teaches you lessons about letting go and friendship. It’s an interesting book with a breathtaking, heartwarming story. PN (2-22-10)

**//The Pale Assassin//** by Patricia Elliott (located @ ELL in the East High Library Fiction Collection) What would you do if you had to run away from a man you were forced to marry? Eugenie de Boncoeur has been promised in marriage to a man with a murderous grudge against her family and she is forced to live in fear of being murdered.


 * //The Pale Assassin//** takes you back in time to revolutionary war Paris. I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy reading it! PN (2-21-10)

**//Hush, Hush//** by Becca Fitzpatrick (located @ FIT in the East High Library Fiction Collection) Nora’s boyfriend is everywhere and he seems to know everything about her. But Patch has a terrible, shocking secret that even Nora can’t know. His secret puts Nora in the middle of an ancient battle that could cost Nora her life.


 * //Hush, Hush//** has interesting characters that make you want to read the next book by Becca Fitzpatrick. PN (2-19-10)

In book five of **//the//** **//Faerie Oath// series, **Tania must save Faerie from an enchanted plague that is threatening the people. She, her sister, and Connor, their mortal ally, must go on a dangerous quest to find a cure... and themselves. Will they succeed?
 * //The Enchanted Quest//** by Frewin Jones (located @ JON in the East Library Fiction Collection)


 * //The Enchanted Quest//** was a very good read, keeping you entranced. MF (2-18-10)

What would you do if you had a twin who was jealous of you, who hated you because you had more of your father’s love; hated you because to your twin, you were perfect?
 * //I//****//dentical//** by Ellen Hopkins (located @ HOP in the East Library Fiction Collection)

I would recommend **//Identical//** as it is a suspenseful bone-chilling mystery that will keep you turning to the next page. PN (2-16-10)

After a drug deal goes wrong, Jeremy “Lil J” Dance meets a strange man who tries to convince him that he can change his life.
 * //Dope Sick// by Walter Dean Myers (located @ MYE in the East Library Fiction Collection) **

I would recommend //**Dope Sick**// by Walter Dean Myers to a friend because it shows an interesting point of view and Lil J’s transformation and journey through a hard life is moving and well-written. HD (2-16-10)

Sam Montgomery is a very shy girl whose best friend has a sappy new boyfriend. Sam decides to go to summer camp to get away, but there she has to survive Ashley and Hunter, the two most popular teens at camp. She has to learn how to say “no,” how to make friends, and how to escape from wolves!
 * //Sleepaway Girls//** by Jen Calonita (located @ CAL in the East Library Fiction Collection)


 * //Sleepaway Girls//** is a good story of several girls’ journeys through life and summer camp. I loved how each girl is different; every reader could relate to at least one of them. HD (2-16-10)

Madeline, Desiree, and Ariel are three totally different girls with their own major problems. Madeline is the two-hundred-pound daughter of a drunk mom, Desiree’s mom is addicted to painkillers (but it’s her boyfriend, Lonny, Desiree should worry about), and Ariel’s boyfriend is starting to get really creepy. Each of the girls tries to deal and along this journey, they learn a lot about themselves… and each other.
 * //Blue Plate Special//** by Michelle D. Kwasney (located @ KWA in the East Library Fiction Collection)


 * //Blue Plate Special//** by Michelle D. Kwasney is an excellent portrayal of three girls’ struggles through life; it was very moving and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone because of its beautiful life lessons. HD (2-11-10)

Dru Anderson is now an orphan. For years, she and her father have hunted the denizens of the Real World, creatures we only see in horror movies. But now her father is a zombie and since her mother died when she was five, Dru is all alone… Or is she? On the run from her own nightmares, Dru is fighting for her life.
 * //Strange Angels//** by Lili St. Crow (located @ CRO in the East Library Fiction Collection)

I would absolutely recommend **//Strange Angels//** by Lili St. Crow. It caught me in a death grip and didn’t let go until the very end! It has a great plot, with twists and turns guaranteed to draw you into the story. HD (2/10/10)

Dru Anderson is an orphan, but she is no longer alone. Her best friend is a luop-garou, a werwulf, and her guardian angel slash half vampire is always watching out for her. Now that she is safe at Schola, Dru can focus on training… or maybe not. There is a traitor in the all-boys school, and she is being treated as though she’s made of glass or a prisoner. Can she find the traitor and live to reveal him?
 * //Betrayals//** by Lili St. Crow (located @ CRO in the East Library Fiction Collection)


 * //Betrayals//** by Lili St. Crow is so well-written. It kept me hooked the whole time! Readers should read the first book in the series (“Strange Angels”) before “Betrayals.” This is an amazing book! HD (2/10/10)

//**The Demon’s Lexicon**// by Sarah Rees Brennan (located @ BRE in the East Library Fiction Collection) Nick and Alan are two brothers who, with their insane mother, move all across the country trying to escape evil magicians and their demon puppets. When the inseparable pair stumbles across a boy who has a demon’s mark – a mark that will kill him, Alan is determined to save him. A love triangle, deadly demons, psychotic magicians – can Nick and Alan survive? And will they want to after a horrifying secret is uncovered?

//**The Demon’s Lexicon**// by Sarah Rees Brennan is very well written and keeps you guessing as to what will happen next. As soon as you think you understand the characters, Brennan throws in a wicked twist that will leave you shocked! HD (2/9/10)

Due to Erak, Oberjarl of Skandia, being held captive, the Arluen heroes and heroines must travel to an uncharted land. **//Erak's Ransom//** tells of Will’s transition from apprentice to ranger, using skills Halt has been teaching him for many years.
 * //Erak’s Ransom//** by John Flanagan (located at FLA in the East Library Fiction Collection)

I would recommend **//Erak’s Ransom//** because it continues the “Ranger’s Apprentice” series in an interesting and unusual way. The reader sees another side of all the characters. MM (2/6/10)


 * //Crash Into Me//** by Albert Borris (located @ BOR in the East Library Fiction Collection)
 * //Crash Into Me//** by Albert Borris is about a group of teens who meet online and share the same problems. They all start to get close and plan a vacation to meet up. These teens all deal with suicide and believe that it is the solution to their problems. During their vacation, they start to notice the good and the bad, and they decide whether or not suicide is right.

I would recommend this book because it relates a lot to teens; while telling a good story, the author puts out advice to help teens. LD (12-8-09)

Candice is unhappy about her new town of Swoon, Connecticut. The New York City girl has nothing to do in the tiny town until her cousin, Penelope, almost dies. After that, there seems to be too much to do as she tries to deal with the ghost-turned-hottie whose name is Sin.
 * //Swoon//** by Nina Malkin (located @ MAL in the East Library Fiction Collection)


 * //Swoon//** reminded me of **//Twilight//** (a fairly normal girl who falls in love with a not-so-normal boy), but with several exciting twists. HD (11-12-09)

Tristan is an orphan living at the Abbey. When the Knights Templar visit the Abbey, Tristan’s life is turned upside down. He becomes a squire to Sir Thomas, begins to learn sword fighting, and meets the high king. But danger is afoot for Tristan and his parentage is becoming known. Can he survive his trials and see the Holy Grail safely home?
 * //The Youngest Templar//** by Michael Spradlin (located @ SPR in the East Library Fiction Collection)


 * //The Youngest Templar//**, book one in the **//Keeper of the Grail//** series by Michael Spradlin, is a mix of King Arthur, Robin Hood, and the mystery of the Holy Grail. It is exciting and makes you want to read the next book in the series. MF (11-2-09)

//**Thirst**// by Christopher Pike (located @ PIK in the East Library Fiction Collection) Alisa is a five thousand year old vampire who is also the riches person in the world. She has remained aloof from the human world, living among them but never flaunting herself. Now someone is after Alisa and even she has no idea who it is. As she sets out to find her hunter, she teams up with a human named Ray, who is an unlikely human.

Christopher Pike’s //**Thirst**// is amazing! It combines action, suspense, danger, and romance to create the perfect ratio of elements! MF (10-22-09)

===** //Immortal// by Gillian Shields (located @ SHI in the East Library Fiction Collection) **=== ===** Evie Johnson goes to Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies because she has no other choice. There she finds hatred, isolation, and a little romance. Evie must come to terms that she is seeing ghosts and that Wyldcliffe Abbey School is not what it appears. There she forms unusual alliances and finds out her incredible fate. **===

Though //Immortal// by Gillian Shields is good, it moves slowly and this makes it hard to get through the book. MF (10-20-09)
(located @ SC N in the East Library Story Collection) //**No Such Thing as the Real World: Stories about Growing Up and Getting a Life**// is a compilation of short stories about passing the line from childhood to becoming an adult. Situations range from the suicide of a best friend to an unwed mother providing for her baby son. In all the stories, the underlying theme remains that becoming an adult is neither predictable nor easy.
 * //No Such Thing as the Real World: Stories about Growing Up and Getting a Life//** by Various Authors

While some stories in the compilation are well done, most are hard to connect with. The content is fairly heavy and at times, confusing. Others are illogical and lacking in a sense of realism. JW (10-14-09)

//**The Awakening**// by Kelly Armstrong (located @ ARM in the East Library Fiction Collection) In her second book //**The Awakening**//, Kelly Armstrong continues the story she began in **//The Summoning//**. Chloe, Tori, Derek, and Simon are on the run again. After being recaptured, Chloe and Tori manage to escape and find Derek and Simon. Chloe’s powers as a necromancer have spun out of control and she is now raising the dead in her sleep. Derek is getting closer to a full werewolf transformation and his anger and aggression is escalating. These kids are running for their lives and away from themselves. MF (9-24-09)

**//Reality Check by Peter Abrahams (located @ ABR in the East Library Fiction Collection) //** **// Reality hits Cody swift and hard when he spots the article in the paper about a local girl gone missing. Not just any girl, Clea used to be Cody’s girlfriend. Before she went to boarding school, before he tore his ACL and lost his starting QB position and hopes of college, before he dropped out of high school to return to his dead-end summer job. It’s been a rough couple of months, but he’s got a clear goal in mind now for his future. Find Clea. Leaving his deadbeat dad and going-nowhere town behind, Cody starts a difficult journey east, armed with just his car and his determination. //**

It’s unusual enough to find a mystery novel for teens, but a well-written one to boot? Fantastic. In //**Reality Check**//, Abrahams chose a teen with real issues and problems as his main character- not just some wonder kid who skates through tough times with help from others. Good choice. RJ ( 9-21-09 )

**//Never Cry Werewolf//** by Heather Davis (located @ DAV in the East Library Fiction Collection) Shelby grew up privileged, but her new stepmom has her dad on a leash and she is shipping Shelby off to brat camp. Things change, however, when Shelby meets fellow camper Austin Bridges III. With their budding romance, Shelby learns that Austin is harboring a dark secret and he needs her help.

Will Shelby look after herself or help the boy she is so attracted to? If you want the answer, read **//Never Cry Werewolf//** by Heather Davis. MF (9-20-09)

//**Rampant**// by Diana Peterfreund (located @ PET in the East High Library Fiction Collection) In //**Rampant**// by Diana Peterfreund, Astrid has grown up hearing stories about man killing unicorns, but she never believed- until now. Her mom is shipping her off to Rome, but not for a vacation. She and girls from all over the world are going to a training facility to learn how to kill unicorns. Astrid wants no part of this and plans to escape, but when disaster strikes, she must put aside what she wants and try to save humanity.

I’d give this book a fair rating and would not recommend it to a friend. MF (9-20-09)

//**Cold Skin**// by Steven Herrick (located @ HER in the East Library Fiction Collection) In **//Cold Skin//** by Steven Herrick, a family adjusts their lives to their father’s coming home from the war. The two brothers have very different lives and aren’t the same as the other kids in their age group. One is struggling to find love while the other learns a dark secret about his teacher.

Although a “good” book, I wouldn’t recommend //**Cold Skin**// to a friend because of all the “adult” situations. JU (9-1-4-09)

//**Broken Soup**// by Jenny Valentine (located @ VAL in the East Library Fiction Collection) Distracted by all that is negative in her life- the death of her brother, having to care for her sister, her father leaving- Rowan doesn’t pay attention when a strange boy shoves a photo negative into her hands. Who is the boy? Why did she get the photo? Rowan develops the negative and a mystery begins to unfold as Rowan’s life begins to become more “positive.”

With simple language and just enough dialogue, Jenny Valentine’s //**Broken Soup**// is a good read for students who want to see how someone deals with life’s ups and downs. FJ (9/10/09)

//**The Immortal Realm**// by Frewin Jones (located @ JON in the East Library Fiction Collection) Faerie is finally enjoying a time of peace and happiness and Tania has brought both of her families together. All is right in her world. But when a baby (an immortal one, at that) falls ill, everything goes terribly awry. Tania must race against time to find a cure, but to do so, she must make a decision that will either kill them all or save everything she holds dear.

I would recommend **//The Immortal Realm//** by Frewin Jones because it is an interesting read. If you have read the previous books in Frewin’s **//Faerie Path//** series, you’ll find this one is just as good as its predecessors and it holds true to the characters’ stories. AW (9/8/09)

//**Gone**// by Michael Grant (located @ GRA in the East High Library Fiction Collection) In **//Hunger//**, the second installation of the //**Gone**// series, we continue the story after the fight with the Darkness. Things have gotten even worse and Sam is getting tired of being mayor over a group of unruly kids. Food is running out and lines are being drawn between the normals and those with mutations. The Darkness grows stronger the kids grow weaker… Who will win?

This good novel would be good for ninth through eleventh graders. MF (9-7-09)

//**Prophecy of the Sisters**// by Michelle Zink (located @ ZIN in the East High Library Fiction Collection) In //**Prophecy of the Sisters**//, Lia and Alice are twins caught in the web of their prewritten destinies. Recently orphaned, they uncover the secrets of the parents’ deaths and in doing so, end up mortal enemies. As they struggle against a prophecy written centuries before they were born, they quickly learn that the fairy tale is now cold harsh reality, and that the one person they always relied on, each other, can no longer be trusted.

I would recommend this book as it holds your attention and makes you think about family and sacrifice. MF (8/30/09)

**//A Kiss in Time//** by Alex Flinn (located @ FLI in the East High Fiction Collection) Her whole life Talia has been warned not to touch a spindle. After giving in to temptation, she awakes on the eve of her sixteenth birthday 300 years later. She and her reluctant true love, Jack embark on an adventure of a lifetime. As Talia learns about the modern world, she must battle her curse and fight for Jack’s heart as she realizes she is not a princess any longer and that her life is no fairy tale.

//**A Kiss in Time**// has a cute story line and would be very good for those who like fairy tales. It is a good spin off the Sleeping Beauty story. MF (8/27/09)

//**Just Another Hero**// by Sharon Draper (located @ DRA in the East High Library Fiction Collection) In the third and final installment from Sharon Draper, //**Just Another Hero**//, school has started again for Arielle, November, Jericho, and Kofi. Told from Arielle’s point of view, the story talks about growing up, making decisions, and rekindling old friendships. Senior year is exciting and full of surprises, but when the fire alarm goes off, the kids realize that this drill is no prank, but harsh reality. From heartbreak to new life, the seniors face the obstacles like soldiers; but who will be the hero when it really counts.

This book is about everyday group of kids with struggles and obstacles just like you and me. It teaches you not to judge someone by how he looks or where he comes from, and how the most unlikely person can turn out to be a hero. MF (8/27/09)