A book I have read this year is Peak by Roland Smith. Peak Marcello scales skyscrapers. Once Peak scales the skyscraper, he leaves his mark, a blue mountain, on the skyscraper. After climbing many skyscrapers Peak is caught, and his unreasonable mistake sends him to court. His life turns upside down when his dad gives him the opportunity of a lifetime, to climb Mount Everest. This book compels the reader to find out what will happen to Peak, and the thrilling novel sucks the reader in.
The age suggestion for the book is Young Adult, but Adults would also enjoy the exhilirating adventure of Peak Marcello. The published date of Peak is 8/1/2008.
A quote from the book Peak is...”My name is Peak. Yeah, I know, weird name. But you don’t get to pick your name or your parents.” One writer’s opinion on Peak was “Everything a great adventure story should be and a whole lot more-with powerful, unforgettable characters and a driving, can’t put down plot” Terry Trueman said this about the book Peak.
Peak by Roland Smith has won many awards. The awards include ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and A Junior Library Guild Selection. Another book by Roland Smith is Elephant Run.
My personal opinion on the book is that Roland Smith did an amazing job on the book. He wrote the book so that we could travel with Peak, and understand what Peak is feeling during his trip. I enjoyed the book, and I hope you read it, and enjoy it, too!
Recommended by Lucy Mulert.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur
What would you do it you were eleven years old and your mom left you
home along for weeks? Would you call someone to let then know that
your mother left you? I know that I would but in in the book Love, Aubrey
by Suzanne LaFleur, Aubrey a eleven year old girl gets abandoned
by her mother one morning. Her mother leaves while she is sleeping
so Aubrey has no idea where she went or why she went. Aubrey
does not call or tell anyone that she is staying home alone. Then, her
grandmother unexpectedly comes to Aubrey’s house to see Aubrey
and her mom. When Aubrey’s grandmother finds out that Aubrey’s
mother isn’t there, she calls the police to look for her and she takes
Aubrey home to live with her. Read this book to find out if they ever find
Aubrey’s mom. If they find her....Where did she go? Why did she go?
Love, Aubrey has not won any awards.
The recommended reading age is for ages 9 and up. Another book that LaFleur wrote is Eight Keys. If you read the book 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass, you will love
this book. A quote that I really like was part of the beginning. It said, “I
made all of my own meals. Crackers and cheese three times a day. I
watched whatever I wanted on TV all day.” Sarah Weeks, author of So
B. It, said, “LaFleur has a rare gift- an authentic middle grade voice.
Aubrey’s story is told with emotion, humor and best of all, love!” Booklist
said, “LaFleur proved she is an author to watch in this debut novel.” I
recommend this book to everyone!
Recommended by Brooke Kluesner
home along for weeks? Would you call someone to let then know that
your mother left you? I know that I would but in in the book Love, Aubrey
by Suzanne LaFleur, Aubrey a eleven year old girl gets abandoned
by her mother one morning. Her mother leaves while she is sleeping
so Aubrey has no idea where she went or why she went. Aubrey
does not call or tell anyone that she is staying home alone. Then, her
grandmother unexpectedly comes to Aubrey’s house to see Aubrey
and her mom. When Aubrey’s grandmother finds out that Aubrey’s
mother isn’t there, she calls the police to look for her and she takes
Aubrey home to live with her. Read this book to find out if they ever find
Aubrey’s mom. If they find her....Where did she go? Why did she go?
Love, Aubrey has not won any awards.
The recommended reading age is for ages 9 and up. Another book that LaFleur wrote is Eight Keys. If you read the book 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass, you will love
this book. A quote that I really like was part of the beginning. It said, “I
made all of my own meals. Crackers and cheese three times a day. I
watched whatever I wanted on TV all day.” Sarah Weeks, author of So
B. It, said, “LaFleur has a rare gift- an authentic middle grade voice.
Aubrey’s story is told with emotion, humor and best of all, love!” Booklist
said, “LaFleur proved she is an author to watch in this debut novel.” I
recommend this book to everyone!
Recommended by Brooke Kluesner
Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
Today I’ll be recommending the book Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm. It’s about an 11 year old girl, Penny, who is living in 1953. She has great ideas of what she wants to do to have fun in the summer, but it seems like her mother is saying no to all of them. Worst of all her mom starts dating the milkman. How will she make this summer more fun? Well her troublemaker cousin, Frankie will try to help. Penny is a really great character who just wants to have fun, but will she have even less fun if she gets in trouble with Frankie? The recommended reading age is 10+. This book is most like Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson. I think Jennifer Holm writes most like Wendy Mass (She wrote Jeremy Fink and The Meaning of Life.) because they both write in the perspective of kids that are 11 and 12 and make it believable.
My favorite part from this book is “Nonny starts crying. “My Freddy good boy.” “That’s right,” Uncle Paulie says, a fat tear running down his cheek. “Regular party in here,” a voice says from the top of the stairs.” I like this part because it just shows how funny the book is. The author has also written Turtle in Paradise. This book has won a Newbery Honor and is a fast historical fiction read that will also count as award winning. The School Library Journal said, “Penny and her world are clearly drawn and eminently believable, made up of seamlessly interwoven details from everyday life.” So will Penny make this a great summer, or will her mother ruin it all?
Recommended by Laura Snyder
My favorite part from this book is “Nonny starts crying. “My Freddy good boy.” “That’s right,” Uncle Paulie says, a fat tear running down his cheek. “Regular party in here,” a voice says from the top of the stairs.” I like this part because it just shows how funny the book is. The author has also written Turtle in Paradise. This book has won a Newbery Honor and is a fast historical fiction read that will also count as award winning. The School Library Journal said, “Penny and her world are clearly drawn and eminently believable, made up of seamlessly interwoven details from everyday life.” So will Penny make this a great summer, or will her mother ruin it all?
Recommended by Laura Snyder
Sweet 16 by Kate Brian
The book, Sweet 16, by Kate Brian is a hilarious, engrossing book that will have you wondering if having it all is really all that it seems.
Everyone dreams of their Sweet 16 Party. Everyone including Teagan Phillips who has it all, the Vera Wang dress with the matching Jimmy Choos, an elite guest list, and a charming boyfriend. Other parties are cool but no one at Rosewood Prep will be able to match their party to what Teagan will host. She will have the most extravagant, expensive, and over the top sweet 16 party. She also is the most bratty and obnoxious person, but that doesn’t stop anyone from trying to get in to her party! On the big night she stumbles over some stairs and tumbles down into the county club wine cellar and blacks out. When Teagan comes back, she opens her eyes to a strange woman standing in front of her. This woman takes Teagan on a ride back in time to show her how she has made some people miserable and how she can change her life for the better. And if Teagan is lucky, this woman might be able to put the sweet back into sixteen.
This book is for girls ages 12 and up. I really enjoyed this book and so did many others. “An amazing novel that will truly give readers a better outlook on life - and how they are viewed by others,” stated Erika Sorocco. Kids Review commented, “It was a nice read and I recommend it to teenagers that would love to read a likable book that would give you a great moral.” Kate Brian is a New York Times Bestselling author. She has written many books including, Fake Boyfriend, The Private Series, and many others. This book has not won any awards but I think it is award worthy. I think that this book is similar to The Christmas Carol because Teagan is a really mean brat like Mr. Scrooge. They both see their not so bright futures and decide to change it. An excerpt from the book is, “Teagan looked up at the balloons. They really were kind of pretty. When she was little, balloons had been her favorite part of any birthday party. Her mother had always ordered so many helium balloons they crowded out the ceiling.” “The school is just fishing for another donation,” she said. This quote expresses her true feelings about some things. She is just too cool to say them! This book teaches a great moral that everyone should learn. Read to find out if spoiled and bratty Teagan Phillips can be changed for the better!
Recommended by Jenna Willer
Everyone dreams of their Sweet 16 Party. Everyone including Teagan Phillips who has it all, the Vera Wang dress with the matching Jimmy Choos, an elite guest list, and a charming boyfriend. Other parties are cool but no one at Rosewood Prep will be able to match their party to what Teagan will host. She will have the most extravagant, expensive, and over the top sweet 16 party. She also is the most bratty and obnoxious person, but that doesn’t stop anyone from trying to get in to her party! On the big night she stumbles over some stairs and tumbles down into the county club wine cellar and blacks out. When Teagan comes back, she opens her eyes to a strange woman standing in front of her. This woman takes Teagan on a ride back in time to show her how she has made some people miserable and how she can change her life for the better. And if Teagan is lucky, this woman might be able to put the sweet back into sixteen.
This book is for girls ages 12 and up. I really enjoyed this book and so did many others. “An amazing novel that will truly give readers a better outlook on life - and how they are viewed by others,” stated Erika Sorocco. Kids Review commented, “It was a nice read and I recommend it to teenagers that would love to read a likable book that would give you a great moral.” Kate Brian is a New York Times Bestselling author. She has written many books including, Fake Boyfriend, The Private Series, and many others. This book has not won any awards but I think it is award worthy. I think that this book is similar to The Christmas Carol because Teagan is a really mean brat like Mr. Scrooge. They both see their not so bright futures and decide to change it. An excerpt from the book is, “Teagan looked up at the balloons. They really were kind of pretty. When she was little, balloons had been her favorite part of any birthday party. Her mother had always ordered so many helium balloons they crowded out the ceiling.” “The school is just fishing for another donation,” she said. This quote expresses her true feelings about some things. She is just too cool to say them! This book teaches a great moral that everyone should learn. Read to find out if spoiled and bratty Teagan Phillips can be changed for the better!
Recommended by Jenna Willer
Operation Yes by Sara Lewis Holmes
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a parent in the Army? In Operation Yes by Sara Lewis Holmes, both Bo and Gari have a parent that is. Gari’s mom is an Army nurse who is suddenly deployed. With three weeks until her mom must leave, Gari is sent to live in North Carolina where her uncle, Bo’s dad, is in charge of a base. Gari does NOT want to go, but is sent anyway.
When Gari arrives in North Carolina, she is put in Bo’s classroom. Her new teacher is Ms. Loupe. She is quirky, fun, and she has a tattoo. Everyone in Room 208 LOVES The Taped Space, a rectangular box surrounding the entire front of the classroom. The Taped Space is a place where anyone can be anything: a prisoner of war, a diver in shark infested waters, or a rock star. Everything is perfect...until something happens to Ms. Loupe’s brother Mark who is stationed in Afghanistan. That thing changes everything in Room 208. No more improv in The Taped Space, which means school is just normal...school. The kids have to get Ms. Loupe back, but how? This process can only be described as Operation Yes.
Sara Lewis Holmes has only written one other book: Letters to Juliet which has won the Ursula Nordstrom Fiction Contest. The recommended reading age for Operation Yes is Young Adult. This book is unlike any other book that I’ve read. I can’t compare it to anything and I loved it! Sara Lewis Holmes’ writing style is like Mellissa De La Cruz’s style because the book goes from one main charecter to another without being confusing.
My favorite quote from this book is “Be careful what you say to others because everyone is fighting a great battle.” I like this quote because it is inspirational, and it has a lot of truth to it. American Library Association's Booklist says "...the entire tale is purest stagecraft: quick, funny, sad, full of heart, and irresistibly absorbing." Sara Stiles says, “I don’t know what i expected form this book, but I definitely loved it!”
I hope you all read this book and love it as much as I did!
Recommended by Theresa Brehm
When Gari arrives in North Carolina, she is put in Bo’s classroom. Her new teacher is Ms. Loupe. She is quirky, fun, and she has a tattoo. Everyone in Room 208 LOVES The Taped Space, a rectangular box surrounding the entire front of the classroom. The Taped Space is a place where anyone can be anything: a prisoner of war, a diver in shark infested waters, or a rock star. Everything is perfect...until something happens to Ms. Loupe’s brother Mark who is stationed in Afghanistan. That thing changes everything in Room 208. No more improv in The Taped Space, which means school is just normal...school. The kids have to get Ms. Loupe back, but how? This process can only be described as Operation Yes.
Sara Lewis Holmes has only written one other book: Letters to Juliet which has won the Ursula Nordstrom Fiction Contest. The recommended reading age for Operation Yes is Young Adult. This book is unlike any other book that I’ve read. I can’t compare it to anything and I loved it! Sara Lewis Holmes’ writing style is like Mellissa De La Cruz’s style because the book goes from one main charecter to another without being confusing.
My favorite quote from this book is “Be careful what you say to others because everyone is fighting a great battle.” I like this quote because it is inspirational, and it has a lot of truth to it. American Library Association's Booklist says "...the entire tale is purest stagecraft: quick, funny, sad, full of heart, and irresistibly absorbing." Sara Stiles says, “I don’t know what i expected form this book, but I definitely loved it!”
I hope you all read this book and love it as much as I did!
Recommended by Theresa Brehm
Guts by Gary Paulsen
The book I am reviewing is Guts by Gary Paulsen. It is an autobiography. It is about how many of the challenges Brian faces in many of Gary Paulsen’s other books such as Hatchet, Brian’s Winter, Brian’s Hunt and many more, have actually happened to him,and how he survived through these dangerous survival situations. I really liked this book and I also learned a lot of new things about survival.
One of my favorite quotes from this book is “I am living now on a sailboat in the Pacific Ocean and it is grand and beautiful and challenging, and full of mystery and, sometimes, deadly.” Kirkus Reviews says “It’s a patchwork, but an entertaining one, and as likely to win him new fans as to answer questions from his old ones.” The recommended reading age is 10-13,and this book has not won any awards. I think anyone who has read any of Gary Paulsens books should read this book to find out about this fascinating old author.
Recommended by Ross Wedewer
One of my favorite quotes from this book is “I am living now on a sailboat in the Pacific Ocean and it is grand and beautiful and challenging, and full of mystery and, sometimes, deadly.” Kirkus Reviews says “It’s a patchwork, but an entertaining one, and as likely to win him new fans as to answer questions from his old ones.” The recommended reading age is 10-13,and this book has not won any awards. I think anyone who has read any of Gary Paulsens books should read this book to find out about this fascinating old author.
Recommended by Ross Wedewer
Catching Jordan by Miranda Kinneally
A girl quarterback? Yes. Is she crazy? Not most of the time. In the book Catching Jordan by Miranda Kinneally, Jordan Woods is the starting quarterback for Hundred Oaks High School in Tennessee. She is also the team captain who gets lots of respect from the guys on her team. All is well until Tyler Green, who is an awesome quarterback, moves to town from Texas because his parents got in a car accident and he needs help taking care of his mother and sister. Ty is not only amazing at football, but he's hot too and the look of him takes Jordan out of her "zone." Jordan and Sam Henry have been best friends since they were seven years old. When Jordan and Ty become close, Henry gets really jealous, and even more when Jordan and Ty start dating. Henry goes without talking to Jordan for many days, until someone tells her that Henry has always wanted to be more that best friends with her. Jordan wonders why she never noticed that Henry liked her for more than a friend. Jordan has always wanted to play football for the University of Alabama, but when she goes for a visit, she realizes they're a bunch of jerks and has second thoughts about her dream.
All of a sudden, her life feels like a mess. Just a few months ago everything was going great. Jordan now has many decisions to make. Will she keep the position of starting QB or will Ty take her place? Will she choose to stay with Ty or fall for her best friend, Henry? Lastly, will she go to the college of her dreams or decide to go somewhere else?
This is by far the BEST book I've read all year!! If I had to rate this book from one to ten, I would definately rate it at a ten! I could not put this down and it takes a lot for me to say that about a book! In this book, you will read about teenage relationships, football, and of course drama. For anyone who liked the Dairy Queen series by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, you will love this! Murdock and Kinneally both have similar writing styles and they both write about girls playing football and falling in love. This book hasn't won any awards, but I really think it should! This is also Miranda Kinneally's first and only book as of right now. The recommended reading age for this book is ages 13 and up.
My favorite quote from the book is, "Later that night, I'm sitting on the dock, writing in my journal while watching the moon shining down on the algae-covered Lake Jordan. When I got home, I stripped out of that stupid grey dress and hurled it into the closet, where I found Henry's blue Converses nestled against a pair of my cleats. And then I noticed his Super Mario Bros. T-shirt, so I sat down in the closet and cried into Luigi's face. And then I realized how psycho that was, so I ran out to the lake. (After putting clothes on, of course.) As soon as my back was to the house, I started bawling. I don't know what's worse: me screwing up on the field and letting my team down, or knowing that Alabama never wanted me to play in the first place. Now, I keep opening and closing my cell phone. I want to call Henry so much. But why bother?" This tells about how Jordan is missing Henry so badly and that she is angry that Alabama never really wanted her to play for them.
A quote from a famous author about the book is, "Whoever said football and girls don't mix hasn't read Catching Jordan. I couldn't put it down!"
— Simone Elkeles, New York Times bestselling author of the Perfect Chemistry series
A quote about the book from a review source,"Catching Jordan is the chocolate cake you eat after a very fulfilling meal. I couldn't get enough of it and it ended way too soon. I definitely would recommend this book to anyone, because when you get right down to it, this book can be summed up in one word: AWESOMENESS!!!" -- A Cozy Reading Corner
Overall I think this is a fantastic book and you all should read it!
Recommended by Sarah Kluesner
All of a sudden, her life feels like a mess. Just a few months ago everything was going great. Jordan now has many decisions to make. Will she keep the position of starting QB or will Ty take her place? Will she choose to stay with Ty or fall for her best friend, Henry? Lastly, will she go to the college of her dreams or decide to go somewhere else?
This is by far the BEST book I've read all year!! If I had to rate this book from one to ten, I would definately rate it at a ten! I could not put this down and it takes a lot for me to say that about a book! In this book, you will read about teenage relationships, football, and of course drama. For anyone who liked the Dairy Queen series by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, you will love this! Murdock and Kinneally both have similar writing styles and they both write about girls playing football and falling in love. This book hasn't won any awards, but I really think it should! This is also Miranda Kinneally's first and only book as of right now. The recommended reading age for this book is ages 13 and up.
My favorite quote from the book is, "Later that night, I'm sitting on the dock, writing in my journal while watching the moon shining down on the algae-covered Lake Jordan. When I got home, I stripped out of that stupid grey dress and hurled it into the closet, where I found Henry's blue Converses nestled against a pair of my cleats. And then I noticed his Super Mario Bros. T-shirt, so I sat down in the closet and cried into Luigi's face. And then I realized how psycho that was, so I ran out to the lake. (After putting clothes on, of course.) As soon as my back was to the house, I started bawling. I don't know what's worse: me screwing up on the field and letting my team down, or knowing that Alabama never wanted me to play in the first place. Now, I keep opening and closing my cell phone. I want to call Henry so much. But why bother?" This tells about how Jordan is missing Henry so badly and that she is angry that Alabama never really wanted her to play for them.
A quote from a famous author about the book is, "Whoever said football and girls don't mix hasn't read Catching Jordan. I couldn't put it down!"
— Simone Elkeles, New York Times bestselling author of the Perfect Chemistry series
A quote about the book from a review source,"Catching Jordan is the chocolate cake you eat after a very fulfilling meal. I couldn't get enough of it and it ended way too soon. I definitely would recommend this book to anyone, because when you get right down to it, this book can be summed up in one word: AWESOMENESS!!!" -- A Cozy Reading Corner
Overall I think this is a fantastic book and you all should read it!
Recommended by Sarah Kluesner
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