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!
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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. 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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