Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings is an excellent book for adolescents about friendship and
trust-- for when thirteen-year-old Brady and his best friends J.T. and Digger get entwined in a
tragedy, Brady has to decide between company and right and wrong. I love this book because it
teaches kids to do the right thing and to tell the truth no matter what. I also enjoyed this book
because of its surprising twists and turns, keeping the reader on their toes.
Summary: Winston, the main character, is against the political party and Big Brother. Posters
around London show the party slogans. More posters write that “Big Brother is Watching.”
However, Winston is against the party. It was wrong to be against the party because people could
be vanished for thoughtcrime. Although, it wasn’t just Winston; it was Julia, but what can they
do the if the whole population is against them?
In the book called Rated, by Melissa Grey, it is set in a dystopian society where people
survive based off of their ratings. This rating system keeps people in order and it ranks the
society for value. The higher score you have the more value you keep to the society and lower
you have will mean less value and harder work you have to do to then increase rating. At a
school called Maplethorpe Academy, EVERYTHING the people do counts to their ratings.
Bella Kirkwood is on the case again, this time after finding a woman with a sword
through her heart at the circus. Bella can’t help trying to solve the case with her
editor Luke Sullivan, however Luke seems to be distracted by Ashley Timmons, the
new girl in town. Bella’s dad is about to get married and she thinks there is something
fishy about this marriage and she needs to find out before her life is ruined by
Christina, her dad’s fiance. Bella puts herself in danger once again to solve the
mysteries of Truman, Oklahoma and Manhattan, New York.
The Last Thing He Told Me was a fantastic read. The book was a mystery-thriller
that kept me engaged throughout the whole book. Hannah’s husband
mysteriously disappears after trouble with work. This sets Hannah and her
step-daughter Bailey on a mission to find answers. The story emphasizes the
importance of family and what one is willing to do to protect those they love. With
many twists and turns this will keep readers engaged and wanting more. I would
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton is a classic coming-of-age novel. In this book, Ponyboy finds himself caught
up in the middle of a few too many conflicts. Ponyboy is a greaser, and being a greaser isn’t easy. He
knows he can depend on his brothers and the gang and not to trust the socs. When Ponyboy’s friend,
Johnny, kills a soc in self-defense, the two boys are forced to run. Being a greaser means the police
Twisted Palace by Erin Watt is teen fiction and the third book in the series. Ella Harper is still fighting. Even after learning to be a Royal, the threat of her long lost father and Reed who’s life is on the line, this may be the fight that beats her. Reed Royal has never been one to back down from a fight, but the drama that stirs up in and out of the Royal mansion may be the one that knocks him down. With everything trying to keep them apart, can Ella and Reed survive in their world of wealth and lies?
Broken Prince by Erin Watt is teen fiction and the second book in the series. Reed Royal has everything one could ever want. But he never cared about anyone except for family until Ella Harper came crashing into his home. It started with hate and wanting her out but ended as the absolute opposite. Until a stupid mistake drove her out, for final. Now, he must do everything he can to get her back, and it’s not as easy as he thought.
Paper Princess by Erin Watt is a teen fiction. Ella Harper has spent her entire life fighting. She’s moved from town to town with her flighty mom and fought to make ends meet, hoping one day she’d finally make it out. After her mother’s death, she’s left to fight alone. Until Callum Royal saves her, getting her out of the slum and into his giant mansion with his family. He has his five sons, each of them more captivating than the rest. But one stands out to Ella, Reed Royal, who is determined to get her out of his posh life and back to where she belongs.
Majesty by Katherine McGee is young adult fiction and the second book in the series. America is about to have its first ever queen. As Princess Beatrice gets ready for the throne, Princess Samantha is living up to her careless, party image with a certain prince. Nina is trying to avoid Prince Jefferson and the palace as much as she can. Daphne is trying to win back Jefferson while closing a dark secret that threatens to open.
