My Name is Chloe: diary of a teenage girl

by Melody Carlson
Thank you so much for having this book! It was an awesome book and I loved every chapter. This book is about a girl who learns through lessons about following God, her heart and her dreams and deals with a lot of problems that teens have. The book is a real page turner. 

reviewed by  Rachel Bochy            

At the Stroke of Madness

by Alex Kava
Really good mystery book. It's about a FBI agent who gets involved in the death of an unidentified woman found buried in a 55-gallon drum. I really liked how there were a lot of  interrelated characters in the book who sort of fit into the story like pieces of a puzzle.  It was cool how everything came together in the end.  The story has a lot of twists and turns and it's hard to be sure who the killer is until the very end.

reviewed by  Molly Katolas             

Outsiders

by S.E. Hinton
The Outsiders is a wonderful story about three very heroic boys who live on the "bad" side of town and get beat up a lot, because they are greasers. I saw the movie first and was surprised that the book is very much like the movie.  I liked how the book puts things into perspective--appearances can be deceiving and just because someone looks or acts different doesn't mean they're that much different than us.

reviewed by  Bianca Schreiner    

Blue is for Nightmares

by Laurie Stolarz
I liked this mystery/horror book. The main character keeps having these dreams that come true. When she dreams that her friend is going to be murdered she tries to warn her, but has trouble convincing her friend to believe that she is in danger.   Blue is for Nightmares is the first book in a trilogy and I plan to read the other two because the first was real good and the way it ended makes me want to read more.

reviewed by  Kayla Harrel             

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Students in Mrs. Kneib's 8th grade communication arts class read "classic" books.  Click on the book to read their reviews.

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One Child

by Tory Hayden
This is a true story that at times is funny but it can also be depressing because of the struggles this six year old girl goes through during a school year.  The book has lots of detail and is not boring. It's a very good book, but it's not a book for young kids.

reviewed by  CJ  Wiley          

A Stir of Bones
by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
A ghost story that is definitely worth reading.  Susan and her friends end up at a haunted house where she becomes aware of not only the house being alive, but of Nathan, the ghost of a boy who died in the house.  Mysterious and suspenseful.

reviewed by   Rebecca Consani           

How Angel Peterson got his name
by Gary Paulsen
When Gary Paulsen and his friends were around thirteen they used to try daredevil stunts and sports that they'd read or heard about-- like trying to break landspeed records and other stuff like that.  The book is funny in parts and it makes you want to know what happens next.

reviewed by   Brendan Halsten         

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Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares
Four best friend are going different places for the first time in their lives.  They find a pair of pants that magically fits each of the friends even though they are different sizes.  This is a funny story that is really hard to put down about the friends and the adventures they have while wearing the pants. 

reviewed by  Megan McCarthy                  

Cirque du Freak
by Darren Shan
This is a great series of  books that is easy to read and would be interesting for readers of different ages because it catches your imagination.  The story is about a boy who sacrifices his normal life and ends up a vampire so he can save the life of  his friend  The name of the first book in the series is The Vampire's Assistant.

reviewed by  Erik Dillon                

Life in the Fat Lane

by Cherie Bennett

A scary book because the main character goes from weighing 118 pounds to 218 pounds and nobody can figure out why.  It was hard for her to be heavy because of her appearance-conscious family.

reviewed by  Mimi Ogi                

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Comes the Blind Fury

by John Saul
A really freaky book because people go "splat". It's a mysterious horror book where people can't figure out who is doing all the evil stuff and  a girl gets possessed by a doll.

reviewed by  Christine Lorang