Teen+Summer+Reading

(In alphabetical order by title) Note: Reviewers were asked to rate their books from 1 to 5 stars (5 being the highest in their opinion).
 * __Selected Teen Summer Reading Club Reviews - 2007__** (Updated 8/2/07 - ljbj)

Adam and Jennifer work on their school newspaper and uncover a huge scoop on their principal. Rating: 5+++++ Stars - Reviewed by Anna, age 12
 * //Adam Canfield of the Slash//** by Michael Winerip

Holden gets expelled from boarding school AGAIN and has to move on. He is very egotistical, but tries not to be. Rating: 2 Stars - Reviewed by Emily, age 17
 * //Catcher in the Rye//** by J.D. Salinger

Mitty had a project to do, and he didn't think he would have enough time. He was going stuff on small pox. Rating: 2 Stars - Reviewed by Alysse, age 12
 * //Code Orange//** by Caroline B. Cooney

Isabel Diaz is trying to find out who she is. She also deals with teenage dramas. Isabel is very smart and talented. Rating: 4 Stars - Reviewed by Katie, age 13
 * //Cubanita//** by Gaby Triana

Ingrit, a girl who gets involved in a murder, is about to get caught for being sneaky. Rating: 5 Stars - Reviewed by Yessica, age 14
 * //Down the Rabbit Hole//** by Peter Abrahams

It's about a man who died and the five people who help him understand his life. Rating: 5 Stars - Reviewed by Alicia, age 15
 * //The Five People You Meet In Heaven//** by Mitch Albom

//**Girl with the Pearl Earring**// by Travey Chevalier A girl named Griet works as a maid for the painter Vermeer. He painted her. [I liked] Griet very much, because she’s inspiring. Rating: 5 Stars - Reviewed by Emma, age 11

This book is about a kid who travels to the underworld to save his sister and then gets involved in killing a giant ten foot rat to save the underworld. Rating: 4 Stars - Reviewed by Anthony, age 12
 * //Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane//** by Suzanne Collins

Fang gets hurt and goes to the hospital. They go home with a cop and end up going to school. [Sequel of //Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment//] Rating: 5 Stars - Reviewed by Dylan, age 14
 * //Maximum Ride: School's Out Forever//** by James Patterson

Phineas Gage is about a man who was a railroad maker in 1886. A three foot seven inch bar went through his cheek to his brain. Rating: 4 Stars - Reviewed by Martin, age 11
 * //Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story About Brain Science//** by John Fleischman

A girl with cerebral palsy who gets excluded from almost everything finds a friend, Jordan, who helps her reach for the sun. Rating: 5 Stars - Reviewed by Annie, age 13
 * //Reaching For Sun//** by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

It is about Jane who loses her arm due to a shark attack. She lives witha fake arm, and has some hard times. Rating: 5 Stars - Reviewed by Annie, age 13
 * //Shark Girl//** by Kelly Bingham

Jill, Peter and Eustacia Scrubb have to save the prince of Narnia, but have to face evil. Rating: 5 Stars - Reviewed by Drew, age 13
 * //The Silver Chair//** by C. S. Lewis

This book is about a girl trying to fit it but also finding herself and what she wants. Rating: 4 to 5 Stars - Reviewed by Marissa, age 14
 * //Sloppy Firsts//** by Megan McCaffrey

A young boy of 14 named Shawn has cerebral palsy. He is thought to be brainless and is bound to a wheelchair. I like Shawn because he gives you an idea of what it's like to have CP. Rating: 3 Stars - Reviewed by Emily, age 14
 * //Stuck in Neutral//** by Terry Trueman

The life of Cordelia Kenn from being 16 to her death. It covers her first love. Rating: 5 Stars - Reviewed by Samantha, age 16
 * //This is All//** by Aiden Chambers

16-Year-Old Kaye finds out she has to fulfill a destiny. Rating: 5 Stars - Reviewed by Monica, age 13
 * //Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale//** by Holly Black

A boy and girl are very bad, and the boy goes to hell, but the girl has a chance to go to heaven - she has to help an old man complete four tasks. Rating: 5 Stars - Reviewed by Kyle, age 13
 * //The Wish List//** by Eoin Colfer