Jonathan Normilus
Red
06-13-13
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
    What would you do if you woke up one day and have know idea who you are. What about if you don't know anything about you but your name? Well thats what happens to a boy named Thomas. He is newest one of the group of children who this happen to them too. The group Every day they try to escape the maze. there are these special people that leave the maze and they are called runners. They are a group of people who go in the maze and look for a way out. They do this every day and when the come back they go to this building that only they can go to and make maps of the place they went to they look for a way out. But they can't stay in the maze during the night because it changes and it becomes more dangerous. Half robot half animal monsters come and they only have one thing to do and that is to kill every person it sees. So the kids go to the base(or their home) which is called the glade and the people that live that live there are called gladers and stay there until morning. There are these giant walls that move when it is night and it protects them from the monsters.

    I liked everything about this book but he one thing that i liked the most about it is the action and the suspense. The author did an awesome job with that. Like during the beginning of the book when thomas wakes up and he didn't know anything about himself or where he is. Another part is that there are monsters that come out of know where and attack the kids during the night if they aren't safe behind the walls.

    HONORABLE MENTION

Some other books that are great but i didn't choose for my book review is The Enemy series if you love zombie book you will like this one! Another is The Heros of Olympus series and the Mark of Athena. if you have a craving for greek gods and myths this the perfect book for you.

The Girl Of Fire And THorns By Rae Carson

Noel D's The Count of Monte Cristo

Kaitlin T's Before We Were Free

Alex A's Gone

James Walter

June 23, 2013

Plague by Michael Grant

Reviewed by James Walter

Kids, abandoned by their parents by a mysterious cause.  They are fighting among each other for survival.  Now there is a sickness traveling through the setting of Perdido Beach, Florida.  The protagonist, Sam, struggles to find water and is out of the town when a psychopath named drake is tracking down him and the rest of the people who run the Fallout  Alley Youth Zone or FAYZ.the conflict in the story is that the kids of the FAYZ are facing many problems that come up behind them.

I did not like this book because this is the only book in the series were the main character is away from the setting. Also Sam is not involved in the conflict until about ¾ of the way through the book. This book and entire gone series has showed me what life would be like without adult.

Safe Haven By Nicholas Sparks

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EllRay James is a Rockstar, Stella P

EllRay James is a Rock Star :

By: Sally Warner

Reviewed by : Stella P.

  In Oak Glen Primary School, EllRay, who is the protagonist of the story, is not one of the popular kids. He was jealous of all the kids, because their dad, has cool things, for example Jared’s dad owns a brand new car with flames, and Kevin’s  dad is rich, but EllRay’s dad is just a geologist. He thought it was so boring , until he finds out that his dad, brought some crystals from all over the world. When EllRay brings them to school, everyone is so impressed, but so impressed, that they keep the crystals for themselves. EllRay needs a plan, to get his dad’s crystals back, before valentine’s day, which is in two days. Read, to find out what happens next.

I really liked this book, because it has an exciting plot and twists, that you can’t imagine, for example, EllRay was a pretty shy kid, and the minute his friends dared him to go into the girls bathroom, he did it. He did it only for one thing, the crystals. I would recommend this book for 12 years old an up. This book is really well written, and that connects to the idea that, if you do something wrong, by accident, you break something, you have to do anything, give anything, to make it right, and especially if it’s not yours.

I would like to give and Honorable mention to the books I read , but didn't choose to write a review about: The Hunger Games series, Unspoken, My best frenemy, Cleopatra VII, and The Secret Life Of Bees

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Class: red

Book Review: The Fear

Jake Matton

    The book that I thought was the best that I read this year is The Fear by Charlie Higson. It starts of in London no specific date just modern times. Now in London there is disease that anyone over the age of 16 becomes... a zombie! Originally there was a big group of kids from the previous book that got split up and this book takes place with the half of the kids that settled in The Tower of London. Now they are doing pretty good there they have food, water, weapons and organization but DogNut can’t seem to forget about a crush he had on Brook, even though she was long gone with the other group. but he has one problem that he doesn’t know about Brooks best friend Courtney who is in the same group as DogNut has a crush on him!

   

    Now this book is a very intense one with a lot of pain and hardship. I would say this book reminds me of importance of the little things in life that don’t matter but they make life just that much better. I would say the little things in life are so important because in a horrible world filled with zombies where you constantly live in fear you need those small things that give you just that small jolt of happiness.

    During the course of this book there are many things i love about it. The thing that I liked most about it is that everything connects. What I mean by that is all of the things that happened in the two previous books fit absolutely perfect, even the most minute of details. Another thing I like about this book is that the author gets incredibly in detail with every thing and its amazing especially when it comes to the gruesome parts. When I read this book or any of the previous books I feel like i’m in the middle of the action right there with the characters.

                    HONORABLE MENTION

• The Enemy series by Charlie Higson

• The Maze Runner series by James Dashner

Crossed by Allie Condie

Eva McDonald

Red

06/16/13 Book Review-Final Draft           Crossed

Ally Condie

 Imagine yourself in a futuristic dystopian world, where there is labor rather than lounging, where the government picks who you marry.  Where you are destroyed with one word of rebellion, where you are secretly tracked through your own trusty coat.  You are controlled through red pills, causing you to lose control.  The government is almost torturous, your survival is hanging by a thread.  There is no one to trust, your own childhood friend can betray you, can side with the enemy, and defeat you with the slightest lift of a finger.  Countless people are killed from false nature, one action and you may end up dead.  The world is full of lies, nothing is trustworthy-not even the ground beneath you.  This world is called Society.

They say two is better than one, this story is told in two different points of views by lovers who were separated by Society’s harsh government.  Cassia, sent to work with other girls at a strict camp and Ky, forced into the fields where he tries to survive the enemy’s bombs almost nightly. Letters aren’t enough anymore, the space between them has grown since Xavier has come back into Cassia’s life.  Cassia already has enough problems with her match, Xavier.  He isn’t acting normal and she has to choose between Ky or him-To break the wondrous rules of love or to break one man’s heart?  Word is there happens to be a rebellion, started by an old town known for its bravery and freedom.  Society hears-the town fleds to another headquarters.  The word reaches Ky and Cassia, Ky leaves for another field nearby, while Cassia sneaks onto a plane to work in the same fields as Ky.  They search for the rebellion, to stand up for their history.  The real question is; will they ever be reunited again? Or will she choose Xavier and live an easier life?

 This book was exactly what I was looking for, a touch of romance, history, and full of action.  It made me come out of my shell at the time; I would never have been brave enough to escape a guarded camp and run for my life in an open canyon.  So much happened, it was mysterious within every chapter.  The book felt like your average Scratch & Win.

 Condie sent many messages throughout the book.  But the book always reminded me of a quote I had always heard; “If you love someone, set them free.  If it’s true, they’ll come back.” Ky never wanted to let Cassia go, but he had to.  Their love is questioned throughout the book, depending on who she chooses.

Honorable Mentions

1. Twilight-Stephenie Meyer

2. New Moon-Stephenie Meyer

3. Eclipse-Stephenie Meyer

4. Breaking Dawn-Stephenie Meyer

5. Ash-Unknown

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