Teen Book Reviews

Title: Apples of Gold: A Parable of Purity
Author: Lisa Samson
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: I thought Apples of Gold: A Parable of Purity was a beautiful tale about purity in a fairy-tale format. I liked how she used the apple to represent sex and how we are given a right to save it until that special someone comes along.
Nickname: Audrey Simpson
Age: 16 [Read More]

Title: The Star Trek Encyclopedia
Author: Michael Okuda
Rating: 3 Stars
Review: This has everything you didn't need to know about Star Trek. I wouldn't recommend reading the entire thing as that would probably induce your brains falling out. But if you are curious about the finer details of Star Trek. Like where Captain Kirk was born (Iowa). Or how many Enterprise's there were (6). Then this would be a good handbook.
Nickname: Kyle
Age: 15 [Read More]

Title: The infinite Day
Author: Chris Walley
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: Wow. Simply amazing book. A geat end to Walley's Lamb Among the Stars series, though in some ways a downer. The Dark Foundations was much better in several aspects, and Walley drew away from his excellently written battle scenes...in the end I think it should've been 2 books, with some of the battles fleshed out more, but still great enough to be 5 stars.
Nickname: Anonymous Prodigy
Age: 14 [Read More]

Title: The Wanderer
Author: Sharon Creech
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: This book is one of my favorites it is a great adventure!
Nickname: rockgirl
Age: 11 [Read More]

Title: Holes
Author: Louis Sachar
Review: Stanley Yelnats was always in the wrong place a the wrong time. When you steal a pair of sweet feet sneakers from an orphanage from Clyde Livingston it's not exactly lucky. Well, Stanley didn't really steal the shoes; they fell out of the sky. Of course no one believed him. It was all because of Stanley's no good dirty rotten pig stealing great great grandfather! Our story begins after Stanley is sentenced for 18 months to Camp Green Lake.

Camp Green Lake might sound fun but it's not. It's a vast desert of nothingness as far as the eye can see. A prison compound for boys. Each boy goes out and digs a hole every morning. The warden says it's to build character. The longer Stanley stays the more he feels he belongs. Getting a nickname, finding new friends, courage, and the story behind Camp Green Lake helps Stanley help not only himself, but his whole family by clearing his name and discovering a treasure beyond anyone's wildest dreams.

Holes is a book you will read over and over again. Pride, courage, and surprise are around every corner. Dig yourself out of this one!
Nickname: Sarah [Read More]

Title: Lucinda's Secret
Author: Tony DiTerlizzi
Review: The 3rd book in the Spiderwick series is a great book. The 3 kids go visit their great aunt Lucinda. When they talk about the faries and Arthur's Field Guide their aunt tells them the house is not safe. They also try to find their uncle who just disappeared. When they get into a mess and are lucky to survive, will they crack the case? Read on to find out. It is truly a great book!
Nickname: Allye [Read More]

Title: May Bird and The Ever After
Author: Jodi Lynn Anderson
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: I absolutely love this book it was so adventurous and unexpecting!
Nickname: rockgirl24
Age: 11 [Read More]

Title: The Westing Game
Author: Ellen Raskin
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: Out of the 10 or so Newberry award books I've read this is this best one I have read so far. It is a mystery, but sometimes it seems just a fiction. I thought that the writing was very skilled, and the plot line was definatly something to talk about. I think that this is one of the few original books that have been written recently.
Nickname: Kyle
Age: 15 [Read More]