Reviews by Tag: high school

Teen Review
Bad Apple by Laura Ruby

Bad Apple

By Laura Ruby
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 22, 2021

Tola Riley is a misunderstood junior in high school. She stands out with her bright green hair and nose ring. Everyone doesn’t seem to get her, except her art teacher, Mr. Mymer. When they both accidentally meet in an art museum, rumors start to spread about the two. Everyone suddenly thinks that they are having an affair. With Mr. Mymer suspended and Tola shunned by her peers, it is up to her to break the silence. Want to know what happens next? Read more to find out!

Teen Review
The Ocean in My Ears by Meagan Macvie

The Ocean in My Ears

By Meagan Macvie
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 22, 2021

Meri Miller is a teen living in Soldotna, Alaska, (aka the middle of nowhere). She desires traveling to big cities, like LA. Since she is in her senior year, she expects her plans to run perfectly, but when troubles arise in her family and life, she must face the world as she knows it.

Teen Review
Maybe We're Electric by Val Emmich

Maybe We're Electric

By Val Emmich
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 18, 2021

During a strong snowstorm, two high schoolers, Teagan and Mac, coincidentally seek shelter and spend the night at the Thomas Edison Museum. Both teens are totally different, and live separate lives. Teagan, lives with a disability, while Mac lives as a popular guy in his school. Does romance bloom between them? Read more to find out!

Teen Review
Blank Confession by Pete Hautman

Blank Confession

By Pete Hautman
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Nov 18, 2021

A teenage boy walks into a police station with a bleeding leg and a determined face.

Face-to-face to an officer named Rawls, the young boy named Shayne brazenly confesses to a

murder he may or may not have committed. The story is told through multiple perspectives

forcing the reader to decipher what is true and what is fake. The catalyst of the story is when

Mikey, a short boy who loves to wear suits, is framed for holding drugs. From there the story

takes off.

Teen Review
When We Were Them by Laura Taylor Namey

When We Were Them

By Laura Taylor Namey
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 18, 2021

3 friends, Willa, Britton, and Luz were inseparable for years, until Willa ruined their friendship. Now, Willa is a week away from graduation and is reminiscing on the past to try to piece together the causes and events that caused her to betray her close friends.

Teen Review
Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell

Rules For Being a Girl

By Candace Bushnell
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Isabella W.
Oct 21, 2021

Rules For Being a Girl is about a girl in high school named Marin who is a steady rule-follower with big dreams. Marin has a teacher named Mr. Beckett that admires her rule-following and creates an unprofessional relationship with her that leads to Marin being assaulted.

Teen Review
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

Truly Devious

By Maureen Johnson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Isabella W.
Oct 21, 2021

This book is the first in a fiction mystery series of four. It follows Stevi, a curious girl who loves solving mysteries, who gets accepted to one of the most prestigious schools, to solve the school’s mystery. This was a fast read for me and I would rate it a 4 out of 5. I had so much fun following Stevi through her trying to solve the mysteries, and I loved the relationship dynamics between her the other characters, specifically her best friend. There's also a fair bit of humor I enjoyed with some of the things a character would say or do.

Teen Review
Can't Look Away by Donna Cooner

Can't Look Away

By Donna Cooner
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Saathwika A.
Oct 21, 2021

Can’t Look Away, by Donna Cooner, is a realistic fiction book. Torrey Grey, an amazing beauty vloggers’ life changes, when her sister dies. After her sister dies, fans are blaming her for the death. Hate comments are bashing Torrey. Now, that she goes to a new school, can Torey trust the people? What if they know about her sister’s death?

Teen Review
The Similars by Rebecca Hanover

The Similars

By Rebecca Hanover
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Taylor E.
Oct 21, 2021

Rebecca Hanover’s sci-fi thriller, The Similars, is the first book in a duology of the same name. In this novel, six clones, the Similars, were made of six socially elite students. The Similars arrive at the exclusive Darkwood Academy, and Emma, a student at Darkwood, doesn’t know who to trust as her friends keep disappearing. To save everyone at Darkwood, especially the Similars, Emma and her friends must push back against the hidden motives that plague the school. This book was fantastic!

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