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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher - a book review by Carrie
Asher, Jay. Thirteen Reasons Why. Razorbill, 2007. November 23, 2010. Thirteen Reasons Why, written by Jay Asher, was about a girl who killed herself and recorded herself on cassette tapes. Hannah Baker had committed suicide by taking sleeping pill
Angel of Mercy by Lurlene McDaniel - a book review by Cidney
McDaniel, Lurlene. Angel of Mercy. United States of America: First Dell Laurel-Leaf Edition, October 2004. Angel of Mercy is about an 18 year old girl named Heather that just graduated High school and is on her way to Africa for a missions trip or t
Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood - a book review by Olivia
Sherwood, Ben. Charlie St. Cloud . New York: Random House Inc., 2000. Print. Summary: Two boys who get in a car accident and Charlie the oldest gets shocked back to life when his little brother Sam and Oscar their beagle passed away. It has now been
Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, M. Johnson, Lauren Myracle - a review by Kendra
Green, John, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle. Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances. New York: Penguin Group, 2008. Print Let It Snow is a series of three stories about holiday romances. The first story, Jubilee Express starts off with the character Ju
Lone Survivor by Patrick Robinson - a book review by Shane
Robinson, Patrick. Lone Survivor. New York: 2007. The Lone Survivor is a story about 4 Navy SEALS that descended on  a mission to capture a notorious al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden. The Navy SEALS are the highest rank in the armed forces and only
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King - a book review by Emily
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon King, Stephen. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. Scribner, 1999. 219. Print. Trisha McFarland goes on a hiking trip with her mother, Quilla, and brother, Pete. On the drive there, Pete and Quilla start bickering. They are st
Fallout by Ellen Hopkins - a book review by Kim
Hopkins, Ellen. Fallout. New York: Margaret K. McElderry, 2010. Print. Hunter, Autumn and Summer all have different stories about their lives and come together in the end. Hunters was was adopted by his grandparents when he was born. He works at a rad
Payback: a Novel by Melody Carlson - a book review by Kaylin
Carlson, Melody. Payback: a Novel. Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah, 2008. Melody Carlson’s book, Payback: A Novel, involves a high school senior with a gift. Samantha McGregor is the main character and adopts the role of a “super teen†with her
That Was Then… Diary of a Teenage Girl by Melody Carlson - a book review by Ashley
Carlson, Melody. That Was Then... Diary of a Teenage Girl. Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah, 2006. Print. This story starts out with the main character Kim, a senior in high school, finding out that her best friend Nat is pregnant. Kim is very shocked whe
Scrambled Eggs at Midnight by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler - a book review by Riannon.
Barkley, Brad, and Heather Hepler. Scrambled Eggs at Midnight. New York: Penguin Group, 2006. Print. Delores left her husband after years of marriage looking for inspiration, and took her daughter Calliope along for the ride. Â Now Cal and her mother t