Reviews by Category: Fiction

Teen Review
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Slacker

By Gordon Korman
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 29, 2023

Slacker by Gordon Korman is a novel that centers on Cameron Boxer. Cameron is your average teenager who hates homework and plays video games.  Except, he might be hating homework a bit too much as he does not even bother to do it and instead plays video games for most of his free time because he wants to become a championship gamer. This lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when he is grounded.  He almost let his house burn down trying to focus on a game and beat his nemesis.

Teen Review
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Because of Mr. Terupt

By Rob Buyea
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 29, 2023

Because of Mr. Terupt is a novel written by Rob Buyea. The start of fifth grade is here for kids at Snow Hill School. You have your typical set of characters including Jessica, who is new; Peter, class clown; Luke, the smart kid; Alexa, the bully; etc. A normal teacher would have a hard time keeping up with all of them, but not Mr. Terupt. Mr. Terupt is a new teacher who takes a unique approach to his classroom.

Teen Review
The Cousins

The Cousins

By Karen M McManus
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 29, 2023

When their Grandmother invites them to work on her private island, after mysteriously cutting ties with their parents many years ago, three cousins reluctantly accept. But when they arrive on the island not everything is what it seems. Instead of learning the truth about why their grandma disinherited her children, they are faced with more questions and secrets about the island, their families, and each other. 

Teen Review
The Summer I Turned Pretty

The Summer I Turned Pretty

By Jenny Han
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Sara
Sep 29, 2023

I rated this book a 3 out of 5 for a few key reasons. This book follows a girl named Belly, and her romantic relationships with two brothers, sons of her mom's best friend, during a summer trip. The book itself is light-hearted and nice. But there are a few dark undertones, like the son’s mother having cancer. I enjoyed the fun aspects of this book, and I felt the emotions at all the highs and all the lows with the characters. I liked how complex the characters were.

Teen Review
Animal Farm

Animal Farm

By George Orwell
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Sara
Sep 29, 2023

I liked how short this book was, it was very clear in its message, even early on. The book overviews a farm in which the animals overturn the humans and attempt to govern themselves. The book shows perfectly the dangers of greed and hunger for power, showing how anyone is susceptible to this, to the point of even animals. The book goes into a slow spiral from equality and fairness to injustice and discrimination. I really liked how the farm progressed slowly into a totalitarian-style government.

Teen Review
Restart

Restart

By Gordon Korman
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 29, 2023

Restart by Gordan Korman is a realistic fiction novel that is centered around Chase, who has just lost his memory  by falling out of a window. Chase Ambrose is your typical popular kid that does sports, everyone knows him, albeit sometimes for bad reasons. Chase was not exactly the nicest kid and definitely bullied some kids. However, this all changes when he falls out of a window one day and loses his memory.

Teen Review
Sharp Objects

Sharp Objects

By Gillian Flynn
Star Rating

Rated by
Iqra N.
Sep 29, 2023

Sharp Objects features Camille Preaker, a writer for the newspaper Daily Post in Chicago, who has been given a difficult assignment to investigate the death of two girls who had died in her hometown. Aside from a troubling past, Camille will have to confront her eerie mother and a half sister that she barely knows. With the help of Richard, a confident detective from Kansas City, Camille digs deeper in order to figure out what happened to the girls and to get a statement for her newspaper.

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