Teen and Staff Reviews

Two Can Keep a Secret, by Karen M McManus, is about a teen named Elory

and her twin brother coming to live with their estranged grandma, because

of their mother’s addiction. The town they come to live in however, is very

mysterious and unsolved murders and disappearance have been

happening a lot lately. A girl Ellory befriended becomes missing and Ellory

is determined to find her. But as she looks for her, she finds out more and

Have you ever read a book that is narrated by Death? If not, you should. Death the narrator tells us

about this awe-bringing story about a book thief, a Jewish fist fighter, and Nazi Germany. The

organization of the book was put together very well, and it was a beautifully written novel. You read

about the book thief, Liesel, as she lives her life during World War 2 in Germany. Her mother being too

poor and not in the right condition to sustain her and her children, decided to send them to live with

Good Girl Bad Blood is the second book in

Holly Jacksons murder mystery trilogy. This

book was extremely well written and kept me

in suspense throughout the entirety of the

book. One thing I did feel was that the

ending of the book felt rushed leaving me a

little bit confused. All in all, the book

always keeps you questioning on what happens

next, making it a suspenseful and enjoyable

read.

When a group of boys finds themselves on an isolated, remote island, after an airplane crash,

their lives change forever. The time is set during the war when these boys - some as six years old

- are confused, petrified, and helpless. The two oldest kids, around 12, take the lead; Ralph is a

logical, brave, and intellectual boy, and Jack is a savage, confident, and dominant figure. As

Ralph takes the lead at first, he orders the boys to divert all their focus to creating huts, making a

Belly is headed back to the beach house where her mom’s best friend Susannah and

her two boys stay for the summer. When Belly, Steven (Belly’s brother), and Belly’s

mother get to the beach house, Susannah’s two boys Conrad and Jeremiah notice

that Belly isn’t like their little sister anymore. Belly has always loved Conrad, but when

a boy Belly met at a party named Cam asks Belly out, how could she say no? Belly

likes Cam, but how will he compete with her first love, Conrad?

Pip has a mystery to solve because if she doesn’t she may never solve another

mystery again. Someone is after Pip. She doesn’t know who it is, why they are after

her, or what they will do to her if they capture her. It all started with a dead pigeon.

Then the situation escalated to a pigeon with its head cut off and Pippa knew she

had to act fast or she would be next. Pippa is scared and doesn’t know what to do or

who to tell because at this point, who can she trust?

In Some Other Life by Jessica Brody, is a book about a girl named Kennedy Rhodes,

who really regrets a decision she made 3 years ago that was supposed to change her life. Just

when Kennedy felt like nothing could cheer her up, she gets pulled into a different world that

reverses that decision. Now, in a prestigious private school, Kennedy can see what her life

could have been like if she would have made, what she assumes, is the right decision long ago.

Fairest of All, by Serena Valentino, is the story of what drove the Evil Queen to poison

Snow White. The Queen is happy, she has her husband, her daughter, and her best

friend. Sadly, the happiness doesn’t last. The king is killed in action. The Queen is

heartbroken, her only solace is her magic mirror. As time goes on, The Queen slowly

loses herself to the man in the mirror. The Queen tries to kill Snow White, but is she

The Ickabog, by J. K. Rowling, is a story about love, friendship, never giving up, and a

very big monster. Daisy and Bert live in a perfect kingdom, until a man comes

complaining of the story tale Ickabog. The king investigates with a team of men. They

return with one man dead and a king terrified the Ickabog is coming for him. Daisy faces

a new home and a nasty old lady. Bert is on the run when he finds Daisy again. As they

Lena Haloway lives in a world where love is acknowledged like a disease. If you fall in

love with someone, then that means you’re sick, diseased, infected. Because of this, people

have to take a cure for love when they turn eighteen, which basically turns off your emotions in a

way. Lena’s mother was infected with love, and seeing as to how much love had changed her

mother, Lena decides that she doesn’t ever want to fall in love, and that she wants to be happy