Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K Rowling is by far my favorite book in the Harry
Potter series. It is full of action, romance, comedy, and tragedy as Harry attempts to discover
more about Voldemort's evil backstory- hoping it will uncover secrets important to his defeat.
During his sixth year at Hogwarts, Harry also attains a mysterious textbook belonging to an
Whitney Richards is the cheerleading captain for her school, she is dating the
captain of the football team, and she has all A’s. Life is going great until Whitney gets
a D in calculus and her boyfriend breaks up with her on Valentines Day. Now
Whitney’s mom is furious and she insists that Whitney finds a tutor. Whitney’s teacher
connects her with a tutor named Taylor. Whitney begins to notice that Taylor is very
kind and she finds him good looking. What will Whitney’s mom think of this, and how
will Whitney survive the punishment.
Kara McKormick is going to be a star. She loves comedy which the whole world could
see on a reality tv show she was on. Now Kara is headed to Orlando with 10 other girls
to be a co-host on another tv show.
Chad Beacon already is a star. After winning America’s Next Star, he has a lot to lose
if he does the wrong thing. Chad is worried that if he becomes a co-host on a tv
show many will disapprove. How will Chad manage school, relationships, friends, and
being a star?
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?
A new mystery has come to Pippa’s hometown and Pippa has set out to solve it. Pip
had promised herself, her parents, and boyfriend that she would not try to solve any
more mysteries but she can’t keep her hands off of this mystery. Pippa’s friend
Conner’s brother, Jamie, has gone missing and the police won’t do anything about it
so Pippa feels it is her duty to provide justice to Conner and his family. Pippa knows
she is putting herself in danger with this mission but does she really know how far this
will take her?
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.
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco is fantasy fiction. Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria,
and their family, are witches living in Italy. They avoid humans but one night, when Vittoria is
murdered, Emilia vows to do anything to get revenge for her sister and find the murderer. Her
plan didn’t include accidentally summoning one of the six Deadly Princes of Sin- Wrath. Emilia
knows not to trust Wrath, she’s been warned her entire life about how dangerous the Princes of
Splinters of Scarlet is by Emily Bain Murphy, the genre is YA historical fantasy. It’s about a girl
named Marit whose father died in a mining accident, and was moved to an orphanage where
she eventually grew out of the age limit for being adopted. Even when she has every reason to
be bitter, she's not and tries her best to get her friend Eve adopted. On the day of Eve's last
chance to be adopted by someone, Marit uses her magic to sew an amazing costume for Eve.
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
