Harry Potter and The Deathlt Hallows
By: J.K. Rowling 5 Stars Genre: Fiction, Fantasy 8th Grade Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling is a book about the magical war between the Boy Who Lived and the Dark Lord. Harry and Voldemorts final showdown is in the near future. Harry, Ron, and Hermione have to leave their loved ones to search for hourcruxes to take down the Dark Lord. They lose touch with the entire outside world until their search for hourcruxes brings them back to Hogwarts. The final battle takes place on the schools grounds. 15 main characters die in the final battle of the wizarding war, 38 die in the course of this single book alone. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows teaches that love leads to loss. I highly recommend this book as long as you've read the first 6 of course. It hooked me from the start. I would stay up until the early hourse of the morning with this book. I probably cried about 5 times.
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Hex Hall
By: Rachel Hawkins 4 Stars Genre: Fiction, Fantasy Sophie Mercer found out she was a witch three years ago.Her mother tries to be as helpful as possible,but when she does a love spell it goes wrong.She then gets forced to go to an isolated school called Hex Hall,where witches,faeries,shapeshifters,and vampires go until they're 18.When witches start getting targeted,a vampire named Jenna gets accused of biting them,which sends her to London.Then some things turn around and Jenna is brought to justice. I rated this book 4 because it is really good and it has turning events in every chapter.I recommend this book to anyone.There is something interesting in every chapter. Shelter
By: Harlan Coben 5 Stars Genre: Fiction, mystery Krysta Rawlings 8th Grade Shelter by Harlan Coben- Living with his uncle Myron, Mickey struggles to find his place in the new town. While his mom is in rehab for unknown substances, he is just trying to fit in. An old woman then comes out of her house and tells him that his father who he watched die is still very much alive. He longs to find out what she means. With his new friend Ema by his side he learns that perseverance always pays off when it comes to something that your very passionate about. I think that Harlan Coben really hit a home run with this book! The intensity of the book is just outstanding to me. This is a great book and I encourage anyone who loves mystery as much as I do, needs to read this book! Alchemist
By: Paulo Coelho 4 Stars Genre: Fiction, Fantasy Brina Davis 8th Grade Alchemist by: Paulo Coelho, how a sheppard ends up finding treasure when he has given up hope. A young boy named Santiago finds an unexpected treasure, however he starts having reoccurring dreams about a treasure hidden far away in the ancient Pyramids of Egypt. The boy learns that you cant trust everyone when a boy who was friendly stole all his money in a foreign country; and to always follow your heart even when it seems your heart is wrong, like when he wasn't sure to listen to his heart about going to Egypt. After many nights and days questioning his personal legend, and what it truly is, he finds what he had searched for, and that following his heart was worth it in the long run. I feel that someone in look of a good read, that's very inspiring should read this book! This books vocabulary is hard, which is probably why I gave it a 4 not a 5, but all out it was a very good story. True Blue
By: Jane Smiley 4 Stars Genre: Fiction Hailey 8th Grade True Blue is about a horse who's name is True blue and it all starts with a girl and her family and one day they went to a friend's house and when they met blue he was happy and so they bought him for three dollars. The theme is how the girl and the horse connect to each other in like chapter 3 or 4. My opinion is the book was a four because it was kind of a ghost story at the same time it was a horse story so really had to pay attention to what you are reading and what was happening. Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25
By: Richard Paul Evans 4 Stars Genre: Fiction, Science-Fiction Dylan B 8th Grade “Michael Vey” is a book written by Richard Paul Evans about a small amount of children that have a special ability. These children have an extra large amount of electricity flowing through their veins. When Michael finds out about this, he is taken to a facility where he learns his and the other kids’ powers. He can electrocute other people, a kid named Zeus ( Pun heavily intended ) can throw lightning, and another can use electro-location to see through anything. He finds out the professor who is watching over them intends to use their powers for evil and all of the kids escape. The theme of “Michael Vey” is that power can corrupt people. I liked this book because it has a good story that flows well. The Lightning Thief
By: Rick Riordan 4 Stars Genre: Fiction Adrian Salas 8th Grade "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan is about this kid that has magical powers. In the beginning this kid Percy Jackson is finding out that he has powers. His goal is to get to the underworld. First, he has to go through a lot of training. Second, he had to fight a monster to save his mom. Third, he found out that his friend betrayed him. At the end he gets to the underworld. Therefore, hard work will lead to success. My opinion is the book was great. It had a lot of action in it, it was sad, and it was a pretty long book. Awkward
By: Svetlana Chmakova 4 Stars Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Realistic Fiction, comic 8th Grade Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova was about 2 clubs fighting to get a table in the school fair. The clubs where art and science club. Then they have to help the school out in some way to get a table. Then the science club and the art club become friends and they both help the school and they both get a table in the school fair. I rated this book a 4 because it was inspirational and had some great moments. I wouldn't recommend this book to people who don't like comics or people who don't like funny books. I would recommend this book to people who like comics and people who like mysteries. Island of Legends
By: Lisa Mcmann 4 Stars Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian Chisum Massey 8th Grade “Island of Legends” is a book wrote by Lisa Mcmann and is about not leaving anyone behind.Alex gets a crew together to rescue Sky and Crow's mother ,Copper, from Pirate Island, a volcano that sinks and resurfaces every day. Alex and his crew reach the volcano just as it became active and sank into the ocean. They wait for it to resurface and continue with the rescue operation. The crew got it into their minds that they aren’t leaving this island without Copper. The active sinking volcano island may make the rescue effort take longer than hoped but it will not stop Alex and his crew from rescuing Copper. I rated the book the way I did because I like fantasies but there are some parts that i'm not going to talk about that could be better. I would reccomend this book to fans of the Hunger Games or Harry Potter. The Unwanteds
By: Lisa McMann 5 Stars Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian 8th Grade “The Unwanteds” by Lisa McMann starts out in the world of Quill where twin boys live. Alex and Aaron Stowe both 13 years old, it is the day of the yearly Purge where the group of 13 year olds will be determined Wanted, Necessary, or Unwanted. While the Wanted brother Aaron goes off to university the Unwanted brother due to his many creative infractions will be sent to the death farm with the rest of the Unwanteds. When suddenly they are saved and the lake of boiling oil turns into a magical lawn with a huge mansion. A man by the name of Mr.Today is waiting for them. From there the Unwanteds will learn and train to use magic and their creative skills as they face challenges from Quill. While all their lives the children of Quill were taught that creativity is a bad thing- they are now discovering that creativity might just be the most powerful superpower. The Unwanteds is a very amazing book. It is well written and easy to follow. I recommend this book to anyone seeking a good book to read. |
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