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- What genre do you think this book is in?
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My favorite book I read this summer was The 39 Clues Book 10: “Into The Gauntlet.” This is my favorite sci-fy book of all time (it is sort of sci-fy and sort of realistic fiction) . I like this book because it seems like the second half of the book is the entire climax. If you do plan to read this book though, I would recommend reading the first nine books. This series is based on two kids named Dan and Amy Cahill and their Au pair Nellie Gomez traveling all over the world to solve the secret of the thirty-nine clues and trying to keep their bloodthirsty relatives from finding them first. Finding these clues could make you the most powerful person in the world. My favorite part about this series is that each individual book is written by a different author. This book is written by Margaret Peterson Haddix If you like this series, there is another series that follows it called, “Cahills vs. Vespers.”
ReplyDeleteThe first book is called, “The Medusa Plot.” I liked this book and I hope you do too.
~Ethan M.
My favorite book I read this summer was "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner." I ussually am annoyed by twilight-related books, but this is now one of my favorite sci-fy, action based books.
ReplyDeleteThis book starts with 2 kids, Bree and Diego hunting for human blood in Seattle. Oh, umm by the way, they’re vampires. Bree has been a vampire for three months, and Diego has been one for eleven months. Together they kill and drink 3 people walking around during the night (not doing so in the day becuase they think they can’t be in the light). Bree and Diego talk about "her" (Victoria) and think about why she is turning so many people into vampires. Diego soon senses something is coming, and thinks that Victoria is using them both as protection. They hide in a cave to hide from the sun and talk about their human lives, and find out Riley (the man in charge of Bree, Diego, and other vampires came to both of them to give them a new life as vampires. Together they suspeect that Riley is using them as his own puppets for protection, and that he might be lying to them both. They also find out that sunlight can’t actually kill a vampire, but just makes their skin sparkle. They become friends (which is rare for any 2 vampires) and decide to form a club, spending the day a game playing ninja, looking for Riley and the other vampires they live with. They find that Riley had relocated everyone to a log cabin. When they find Riley and the others, Diego gets into a fight with Raoul, an arrogant “newbie” vampire, but another “newbie,” Freaky Fred uses his repelling power to stop Raoul from killing them. That night Bree and Diego spy on Riley, suspicious that he is meeting with Victoria. They listen in on Riley's conversation with Victoria. Eventually the Volturi show up, threatening to punish Victoria for putting together a vampire army, but giving her army a chance to destroy the Cullens (the family from twilight). But the Volturi say that if Victoria doesn’t attack them until five days, they will kill her. Bree goes back to the log cabin and starts to run away, while Diego stays behind to talk to Riley. Riley goes back to the log cabin alone and tells the vampire army that there are older vampires in Seattle (the Cullens) who want to kill them, and if they want to survive, they will have to work together and learn how to fight. Riley tells Bree that Diego is doing surveillance work with Victoria and will return to join them in the fight. After three nights of training, Bree and the vampires hunt down a ferry boat to drink the passengers' blood so they can regain their strength for the battle against the elder vampires. Riley then tells everyone that the vampires they will be fighting have yellow eyes and keep a human (Bella) as a pet, giving them Bella's scent to hunt. They head off to fight the Cullens. Before the battle, Fred decides to run away to Vancouver, and Riley retreats, telling Bree that Diego has already started fighting with the group. Will the Cullens be victorious, or will Bree Tanner and his friends fight back with the help of an army? Read the book to find out....
-Daniel S.
“The Warrior Heir”
ReplyDeleteBy Cinda Williams Chima
Summary by Carson S.
I think the genre of this book is fantasy. I really liked this book. It had surprises around every corner, and you could never guess what would happen next. It had a perfect combination of everything you would want in a book.
Summary: Jack Swift is like any other average 16 year old living in Trinity, Ohio. Or at least, that’s what he thinks. When Jack was a baby a certain doctor named Jessamine Longbranch performed a surgery on his heart that saved his life. Every day he wakes up, takes his medicine, (which helps his heart) and goes to school. One Monday morning, Jack is running late and forgets to take his medicine Dr. Longbranch prescribed for him. He feels alive and powerful, and during soccer tryouts that afternoon he somehow blasts Garett Lobeck (a jerk who hates Jack for some reason) across the field. Not sure what’s going on, Jack runs home. His aunt (Linda) has visited and seems to know something about what’s going on. Jack questions her, but she won’t tell him. When Linda announces they are going on a trip to do some genealogy work and research Jack’s ancestors, he and his two friends set out with Linda. As they search, it seems as if they are being followed. When they find where Jack’s great great great grandmother was buried, they visit her and find a sword in an intricate case buried next to her grave. As they leave, a stranger attacks them, using magical powers. Jack and his friends barely manage to escape. They rush back to Trinity, and in the safety of his home Jack demands answers from his aunt. What he learns will change his life forever. He is a warrior, one of the last in a dying race. When he was a baby a warrior stone was implanted in him, giving him the skills of a warrior. His medicine he takes every morning is something called weirsbane, which suppresses his warrior powers. The warrior guild is one of many magical guilds, each containing different people with different abilities. They have been hidden to society for hundreds of years, warring with each other. The White Rose and the Red Rose are the two major sides, and are made up of all the guilds (the wizards control the rest). The Rose’s have been enemies for centuries. Each is trying to get a hold of Jack for different reasons… The Red Rose, to put him in the arena. It is a place where warriors battle to the death. The winning warrior’s side gets certain control over the guilds, and is in power until the next round in the arena. There are almost no warriors left, and if the Red Rose cannot get a hold of Jack they will be disqualified and automatically lose. The White Rose is trying to kill jack so as to disqualify The Red from the arena instantly. The White already has a warrior for the arena, but if they can kill Jack before he enters it will make their job a lot easier and their chances of success would be a lot higher. If they succeed in killing him their reign of power will continue. As Jack does his best to evade both sides, he is taught his Warrior skills and realizes there is no way out of his situation. He enters the arena, and faces his opponent. Someone he is very familiar with… what happens next, no one expected, including Jack.
Read “Warrior Heir” to find out what happens to next. This is a very exciting book, and I can guarantee once you finish it you will want to read it again and again!
"Magyk"
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This starts off with a man named Silas Heap. He is a ordinary "wizard" who is just down on his luck. He is raising 9 kids with his wife in a one bedroom house. While he was walking through the snowy forest, he stumbled upon a lump on the ground. He found a baby girl with the most magnificent purple eyes. He decided to take her because she was almost frozen laying in the icy snow all day. He took her home and a extra-ordinary wizard said to claim it as his own or else face the consequences. He took her home and raised her like his own for 10 years. During those 10 years the world that they once knew were changing. New leaders were coming about and conspiracy was the main reason for them become leaders. The Heap's lived their life very scared because of this. The wizards in the world were becoming targets of something, and they wondered what.
One day, The same wizard that dropped off the baby came to the Heap household. She explained that Jenna (the baby found in snow) was something much more than they thought she was. Will Jenna survive this epic journey that comes ahead in her life. Or will they surrender towards the ever growing hate that goes to wizards in the world. You will have to read to find out!!!
In this book I really loved the setting. Angie Sage really did a good job of describing all the magnificent places in the book especially the wizard tower. It was fascinating to hear about the size of the building. The conflict was good because it outlined the different perspectives of the people who are suffering from the conflict. If you love action, fantasy, and mystery, then "Magyk" by Angie Sage is the perfect book for you.
- Andrew C.
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ReplyDeleteThe Looking Glass Wars
ReplyDeleteBy Frank Beddor
Review by Ryan P.
On the bank of a river in 1863, Charles Dodgson gave a young girl a book he wrote for her. This book was called Alice in Wonderland, and this book was a twisted and distorted version of the girl’s own life. Fleeing angrily from the river bank, the girl never saw Dodgson again. This girl was Alyss Heart. Forget everything you know about Alice in Wonderland, the true story of “Alice Liddell” is here.
Alyss Heart was next in line for the throne of wonderland. On her 11th birthday, she was made queen for a day, using her creation powers of white imagination. But that day, things changed, Alyss’ wrathful aunt Redd storms the queendom with her army, and no one could stop her, even the super-soldier breed of the milliners. Alyss’ parents are murdered by red, but Alyss and her friend Dodge escape. Fleeing to the pool of tears, Alyss is transported to our world, and adopted by the Liddells.
For 5 years Alyss hid, for five years the best milliner, Hatter Madigan searched for her, after five years, it is time to return. The land that was once her home is destroyed by black imagination, and Redd. A rebellion known as the Alyssians has formed and is fighting back. Alyss must brave the looking glass maze, fight Redd and survive jabberwockies in this amazing book.
This book is appropriate for ages 11 and up, and I would suggest it to boys, because there is some war sequences that they would like, and I would suggest it for girls because there is a little bit of lovey-dovey stuff (but not too much). I belive that this book is in the fantasy genre, but with a little bit of historical fiction(some of it takes place in 1863).
I like almost everything about this book, like how it is the “true” story of Alice in Wonderland, how wonderland is different, how the milliners are introduced, and how Alyss’ tutor, Bibwit Harte is an anagram for “white rabbit”. I think many people will love this book, I find it very entertaining.
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ReplyDeletei read the book the summer Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan. Its like the percy jackson series except instead of greek gods its egyptian gods. Carter and Sadie were with there dad were all together for the one time a year when they went to a museum with the Rosetta Stone when their dad summons Egyptian Gods. One of the Egyptian Gods locked in a coffin down in the ground. In order to save there father they must defeat the God and save the Earth.
ReplyDelete- Isaiah White
I read “The Daughters” this summer by Joanna Philbin. This book was really fun to read, I couldn’t put it down! It’s basically about a freshman in high school who seems like she would have it all because her mom is a very beautiful and famous model but, she doesn’t. She isn’t the prettiest girl in the school and some even called her ugly. But she has 2 friends that help her with her struggles and this book even has some romance. I would have to say that this book would fall under the drama category. It isn’t really a book FULL of drama but it does have the perfect amount of drama in it where it’s not overpowering and un-realistic. Some things that I did like about this book were the characters. I felt like I could connect to a lot of the main ones and it just made the book so much better. And I liked how it wasn’t a book all about looks but what matters more on the inside that counts and I thought that it just had a really good life lesson. But I also liked the way that Joanna Philbin worded everything. The book was written very well in my opinion. I would aim this book at teenage girls who love drama, romance novels that have good life lessons for them. It’s not really a book for guys but there free to read it as well.(:
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ReplyDeleteI read The Way of the Shadows this summer, which is the first book in a trilogy by Brent Weeks. In this riveting dark fantasy Azoth, who is basically a child beggar, must fight to survive. He risks apprenticing himself to the cities most renowned assassin Durzo Blint. To be accepted he must forget his old life and embrace the cold, hard assassin/nobleman Kylar Stern. There are many plot twists in this exiting but mature tale of love, friendship, and the darker side of people. This is a book full of action and loyalty as Kylar makes friends and enemies in both the nobleman's and assassins’ worlds. One thing I loved the suspense and change in the character throughout the book. I would recommend this for it is very good in the way that Brent Weeks writes, as well as the story itself. However, it is a very dark and mature book so I would only recommend it to older teens and young adults.
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ReplyDeleteThe Hunger Games
ReplyDeleteby Suzane Collins
Summery by Thomas C.
Genre: Sci-fi fantasy
Katniss is a girl of 14 who provides for her family by illegally poaching in a post apocalyptic setting. Katniss is chosen by the capitol, a dictator like government to compete in the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a game were 24 kids from the 12 districts are put into an arena and told to fight, the last kid standing wins. The Capitol does this because 74 years ago, book time the 12 districts had an uprising and lost. The Hunger Games is their punishment. Then she goes to the Capitol and trains for the hunger games. She shows the game makers, a group of people who make the arena her talents with a bow. Then she goes into the games. With another boy from her district Peeta Melark.
I liked this book because there was a lot of suspense and action. The setting was nice because it was easy to imagine but cool. I didn't dislike this book at all and I highly recommend it.
People who would like this book are people who enjoy action and suspense and are OK with blood and gore.
Book Report: Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is about a boy named Harry Potter who lived with his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley. He lived a normal life until letters started arriving in the mail addressed to Harry. They invited him to a magic school called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Dursleys don’t want Harry to go because they said they would put a stop to any magic. But when a giant named Hagrid breaks in and tells Harry he’s a wizard, things start to change. He is put into a world beyond his wildest dreams. He sees broomsticks and people teleporting and magic and living books. He goes onto a train to Hogwarts and meets his friends Ron and Hermione. Ron is from a huge family and Hermione is from a muggle (non-magic) family together all 3 of them face trolls, three-headed dogs, goblins and an evil dark wizard. My favorite part was when Harry was first being put on the Quidditch team and he thought “wood” was something they hit students with. To find out what happens to Ron, Harry, and Hermione, your going to have to read the book. This book will appeal to anyone, especially those who like fantasy.
"Lord of the Flies," by William Golding was a very intriguing book. Around WWI a plane full of English boys crash on a deserted island. Throughout days, weeks, to months the boys struggle to survive on the island alone. Agony struck the island leading young boys to do life threatening things. Will these boys ever get off the island? William Golding wrote an amazing book that kept me thinking what the next crazy thing the boys will do next. Although sometimes the story got confusing with all the extra knowledge you had to pick up. This book symbolizes that power corrupts with force of nature. I would say that the genre of this book would be social development/fiction. Full of great vocabulary and a good story line I recommend this book to advanced readers who want a good read.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book i read this summer was "The Knife of Never Letting Go" Book 1 of 3 by author Patrick Ness.
ReplyDeletePrentisstown is NOT normal. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts, in an endless, jumbled, mess of information. Todd and his dog Manchee, who’s thoughts he can hear too, come across a mysterious silence hiding a horrible secret. Now Todd and Manchee must escape Prentisstown, but how do you do so when your pursuer can hear your every thought? This book is a sci-fi fantasy book. I loved the author’s writing style, word choice, and figurative language. Anyone who wants to read a heart-stopping, thrill and action filled story should read this book.
The Hunger Games Review
ReplyDeleteBook By: Suzanne Collins
Review By: Ethan Knepper & Zachary Pretorius
The Hunger Games is a novel written by Suzanne Collins. This story takes place in a country called Panem, which snuggly resides in the remains and ruins of North America. Panem has suffered many disasters ranging from tsunamis to gigantic forest fires. In Panem there are 12 fenced, labor-run districts, where survival is a daily struggle. But in the capitol the populace are plump, wealthy and their only hobbies are making themselves look “fashionable,” (which includes tattoos, skin dyeing, etc) and watching the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is the result of an uprising between the capitol and the 13 districts. Due to superior training, weapons, and better-fed soldiers, the capitol won and left the 13th district demolished along with the Hunger Games as a punishment. The games consist of 24 randomly picked, 12-18-year-old players, 12 boys, and 12 girls. Katniss Everdeen is a 16-year-old girl who is constantly haunted by her father’s death, lives with her mother and 12-year-old sister Prim. They inhabit district 12 (one of the poorest and most poverty struck districts). She has to provide for her family by poaching, selling her illegal goods at the black market, and gathering fruit in the forbidden orchard. One day her already horrible life is thrown into chaos when her sister is randomly selected for the Hunger Games, knowing there is no way she can survive. The rules of the games are simple you win; you get the whole package, fame, fortune, food, water, and a nice little house. But if you lose, you die.
The Hunger Games is a sci-fi because of its advanced technology, a fantasy because it has a little bit of that type of genre in it, and just a dash of realistic fiction because of how it possibly could happen in the future.
One thing we disliked about the book was the romance that just melts your heart and makes you go all dreamy-eyed, ugh gross. Fortunately there is enough action and survival in the plot to tip the scales making this book appealing to a variety of readers.
We say this book is for kid 12+ both boy and girls. This book is not for people who are squeamish, younger than 10, or don’t like reading fantastic books.
Overall we give this read two thumbs-up.
“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!"
Summary by Sarah C, the book I read this summer was twillight, it was a great sy-phi fantacy and is reccomended to those who are into romance novels.
ReplyDeleteBella was a 17yearold girl who lived in Arizona with her mom, but her mom was getting married so sadly she decided to live with her dad in forks WA. She hated forks it was the opposite of Arizona, always so rainy and cold. YUCK!! But to her suprise when she went to school all of the boys adored her, except for a group of boys and girls who would go to the edge of their seats with disgust. But they were beautiful, their was absolutely no visual flaw to them especially this one boy name Edward who especially caught her eye. Little did she know that she would fall, utterlly, magically, and crazily in love with him. After a few insidents that were life threatening and Edward nearly saving her she starts to wonder if he is more than just a pretty face, and that he is hiding something, some sort of important blood curdling secret. But what is it?
My favorite book I read this summer was, "Amy & Roger's Epic Detour" by Morgan Matson. "Amy & Roger" is about 16 year old Amy Curry who genuinely think's her life sucks. Her father recently died in a car crash, while she was driving. Her brother is in rehab, and on top of everything her mother wants to 'start over' so she chooses to move from California to Connecticut, right before Amy's senior year. Her mom decides to have a friend's son drive, shockingly cute Roger, because Amy is still terrified of driving. Her mother mapped out a course for Amy and Roger to follow, but soon they take one Epic Detour and end up going to Yosemite and Graceland instead! All the while surviving on awesome music and junk food. I really enjoyed this book because it was very exciting at the right times and wasn't too cheesy. It was very much so a emotional journey for Amy, during the road trip she learned to come out of her shell and come to terms with her father's death. The book is told in various road trip souvenirs, you get to see stuff like receipts, postcards, music play lists and pictures, which is always fun in a book. I would think this book is under the genre Teen Novel and I would recommend it to anyone from middle school or even high school. All in all "Amy & Roger" is a boy and girl's journey to find themselves and each other.
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ReplyDeleteThe book, Twilight, written by Stephenie Meyer, is your classic romance novel with a twist. Isabella Swan, an average teenage girl, moves from her home town in Phoenix, Arizona to her dad’s house in Forks, Washington; the most rainy town on the Olympic Peninsula. While in the small town of Forks, Bella becomes entangled in a mesh of strange encounters with “creatures” living within the human world. Meyer’s does an indubitably amazing job of portraying a complex love scene while involving mythical creatures. This is a true example of literature at its best. I enjoy reading this book so much because of the overriding tension between characters and situations. I like how Meyer’s often uses the rainy setting of Forks to set a mood for the scene. My favorite thing, and the main reason as to why I’ve read this book multiple times is because Stephenie Meyer connects abnormal situations to real life feelings. This helps me indirectly connect my feelings to the book with text to world connections. I would recommend this book to most teenage girls, and many “young adult” readers. Twilight’s a book you will be sure to enjoy!
ReplyDeleteIn a trailer park, Grocery store, and in a church. A girl, a dog, and a preacher. You will find their characters/places in Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate Dicamillo.
ReplyDeleteThere is a girl named Opal and she goes to a store to pick up some grocery’s and comes back with a dog. Her dad the preacher isn’t that happy about it though. But eventually Winn-Dixie becomes part of the family.
I would recommend this book to animal lovers, and younger audiences. The genre is fiction. This book is one of my favorites though, because it is really sweet.
The contest officially closed at midnight on Sept. 9, 2011. However, there was a tech problem with the blog so a few students did hand their reviews in on time but not get them posted on-line until after the deadline. These will be added to the contest if possible. Winners will be announced by Monday Sept. 19th.
ReplyDeleteThis review was handed in on time by Sydney W. –
ReplyDeleteMy book is called Fallen by Lauren Kate. This story revolves around a teenage girl named Lucinda Price or simply “Luce” who is sent to Sword & Cross reform school in Savannah, Georgia after being accused of murdering a boy when she started a fire. There, she sets her sights on an incredibly handsome yet mysterious boy by the name of Daniel Gregori, with whom she feels strangely attracted to; almost as if she’s met him before. However, Daniel makes it very clear within the first couple of days that he doesn’t want to associate himself with her. But, that doesn’t stop Luce from finding out what Daniel is hiding from her. Little does she know, Daniel has secrets; deadly secrets that may end up harming her in the end. What could he possibly be keeping from her? And, could Lucinda feel so drawn to Daniel because she really did meet him sometime in the past? Read this fascinating story and find out.
The novel Fallen falls under the mystery/suspense genre with a bit of romance added in as well. I really enjoyed this book mainly because the plot deeply intrigued me. I also like the sufficient amount of passion and romance that the author out in throughout the book; and as the chapters progress, Luce and Daniel get more and more drawn to each other. Another thing I enjoyed was the character development that increase as the novel progresses. Some other characters introduced in the story include Cameron, Arriane, Penn, and Gabbe. The point of view was in third person which I liked because the area surrounding the protagonist was described better in my opinion than if the story was in first person point of view. I would strongly recommend this book to kids ages 12 and up because there is a lot of difficult vocabulary and some points in the story that younger kids would most likely not understand. So, in conclusion I would highly recommend this book to anyone 12-18 who likes a good mystery/suspense novel.
- Sydney W.
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ReplyDeleteThe book Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo starts out with a 14-yr-old boy named Leven who lives with his harsh aunt and uncle. His life is turned upside down when he meets a little green animal from another world, named Clover. This mysterious Clover tells Leven he must leave his parents to get to a land by the name of Foo. Foo is a weird twisted place created by mankinds dreams and if Leven does not get there fast enough, all of mankind may be destroyed by it. So, he starts his journey to Foo and is pushed to the limitations of his strength and sanity to get there.
I really enjoyed this book because of the awesome setting, the world of Foo, which leven and his followers traveled through. Foo is a very interesting place because it is a world that is based on anything you could imagine. This makes the book have a strong fantasy feel to it that you can not get enough of.
Another great part about this book is its intriguing conflict. There is an antagonistic character in both worlds (Foo and Reality) which creates an interesting plot. The Leven Thumps series is like taking the action in Lord of the Rings and mixing it with Alice in Wonderland’s wacky world. I would recommend this book to anyone who might enjoy an “out of this world” fantasy. “9 out of 10”
by Conner B.
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ReplyDeleteThe book, "Beastly” by Alex Flinn was a great page turner for all you who love to read. Kyle Kingsbury, rude, snooty rich kid living off his dad’s money, believes he’s practically a god because of his amazing looks, he can treat people who are anything less, like crap. But when Kyle is cursed with uglyness by kendra the witch...things change. kyle must find someone to love him, without his gorgeous looks in two years...or he will stay an ugly beast forever. Kyle loses hope until he notices Lindsey, a kind girl with a father that doesn’t care about her at all. Kyle makes her dad bring her to him, and Kyle instantly falls in love, but will Lindsey? I guess you will have to see. This book genre is a fantasy/fairy tale fiction. Anyone who loved the story of Beauty and the Beast will absolutely love Beastly.
Of course, as every book has, there were things i loved more than others. I really enjoyed the theme of the book. The beautiful symbolism in it and the character, Will. I liked the theme because it gave out just a simple meaning that everyone should hear. "Maybe we judge people by there looks because its easier than seeing what’s really important,” as Alex says in Beastly. The message is saying that the inside is more important than what’s on the outside. And that’s something everyone, everyday still doesn’t know. They may hear it, but they don’t really act on it. They judge by looks and sadly that’s just the world. I really enjoyed the symbolism because it got me excited and it really made me think. Like with the roses. Each color represented something and they pointed it out in the book, making it easy to see how the roses were symbols. Will is a blind tutor for kyle, and he was one of my favorite characters because of his positive attitude and acceptance. He had humor and was someone that just was naturally kind. You don’t find many people like that out there. Then there’s the parts I didn’t care for as much. I didn’t really like, how in some parts the book went in to chat room format/writing. It did make it exciting at some parts, but at most times it got a bit annoying. Reason being it kinda made you forget what was happening in the story, so you had to go back and just review. The whole chat room conversations were a bit off the point, but other wise it was fine, but not the best idea.
In my opinion, this book was really worth picking up and reading page to page. People who enjoy reading fantasy, books with curses, witches, and of course those who like some romance, will truly be a fan of Beastly.
by Alena W.
This review was handed in on time by Sierra S.
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The Wedding Planner's Daughter by Coleen Murtagh Paratore, is about a girl named Willa who's been wishing and wishing for father. Since her dad died, she's been trying to get her mom Stella to fall in love and re-marry so her wish could finally come true. After Willa and Stella move to Bramble, Cape Cod, Willa thinks she's found the perfect match for her mom. Except Willa encounters problems along the way of getting her dream to come true...
I liked this book because Stella is wedding planner and I love planning fun events. Second I liked reading about the stuggles Willa faces from playing match maker to becoming a teenager. There were some word choices in this book I really liked. I think quote, "I open my eyes. Reds, yellows, blues, swim like watercolors through my tears. I can't remember when I've felt so happy. There are fireworks in my heart," is a beautiful way to explain how Willa was feeling. This book also focused a lot on poetry which adds to the figurative language. What I didn't like about this book was that it took a while to set up the story.
There is a lot of conflict in this book which may keep up the interest for future readers of The Wedding Planner's Daughter and is told in Willa's point of view. I would recommend this book to girls ages ten to fourteen and would hope they'd enjoy this fun fiction book about a girl with a wish.
- Sierra S.