KJ's Book Reviews

The List written by: Siobhan Vivian Genre(s): realistic fiction and young adult Rate: 10/10 About the book: At a high school two girls from each grade are picked out every year. One of the girls are voted the ugliest in their grade, the other is voted the prettiest in their grade. The book is about how each of them handle the pressure and attention they get from being on the list. Every year a new person gets told to make the list and pass it on as a tradition. With the new principal in control, will they find out who made the list this year or will history keep repeating itself? Why I liked the book: This book was full of great characters that were nothing alike so it made for interesting chapters. Every chapter it was a new girl's prospective and new things were happening. It was funny and dramatic all the same. It had a meaningful message you learn at the end of the book. Fun facts: This author just released a new book called " Stay Sweet ".    The author

Speak written by: Laurie Halse Anderson Genre(s): fiction, and young adult Rate: 8/10 About the book: Melinda has had a very bad year, it started going down hill at a party her and her friends attended. Something happened to her that night that she is too afraid to share with anyone else. She called the cops on the party and now everyone hates her for it, all her friends and even her very best friend. She becomes quite and doesn't talk to very many people and her parents don't help because when she gets home they are fighting anyways. Will she end up telling anyone what really happened? What will happened if they find out? Why I liked the book: I found a lot of text-to-self all through out this book and connected a lot with the main character. I liked the symbolism for her art project she has to make for class. There was a strong female lead and not too many main characters to keep track of due to her lack of friends. Fun facts: The author doesn't plan on making

Love & Luck written by: Jenna Evans Welch Genre(s): fiction, romance, and young adult Rate: 10/10 About the book: Addie is a heart-broken teenager from Washington state. Her aunt is getting married in Ireland which is closer to where her best friend Lina lives. Her aunt has a tour set up for her wedding but Addie's parents are allowing her brother Ian and her to go to Italy to meet Lina. But if one of them messes up they both can no longer play their favorite sport. Addie wakes up the day they are suppose to head to Italy but she can't find Ian. What will she do, will she find him on time? What made Addie's heart break, who made her heart break? Why I liked the book: An amazing adventure with great characters. I liked how it was a separate book from " Love and Gelato " but still had the main characters from in it. Her books always make me want to go and explore the places in it myself. She brings you to the place she writes about. There's a guideboo

Love & Gelato written by: Jenna Evans Welch Genre(s): fiction, romance, young adult Rate: 9/10 About the book: Lina is a girl who has just lost her mother and is currently living in Washington with her best friend Addie. She doesn't have anyone else to live with so she is on her way to go live with Howard, her father in Italy. When she gets to Italy it is awkward because she has never met her father before. She goes out to explore Italy and meets a lot of new helpful people. She finds her mother's journal and starts reading about the places she has been in Italy with someone she liked, but he has an X in his name so Lina can't help but wonder why. She continues reading and trying to come up with answers while hanging out with her new friends and discussing things with Addie. Will she ever find out why there's an X instead of a name? Is Howard really her father? Why I liked the book:  I have a lot of connections in this book whether it be a name of a pers

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