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The Mist By Stephen King

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Review by Trever S
Wise Period 2
Imagine, being stuck in a small town super market with 35 people and enough food to last a year; but your life could be brutally cut short by ungodly Destruction. Well that’s David and his son Billy situation. David is thinking of a way to escape or survive; through this [...]

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Tags: Fresh. Independent Reading · Wise

Eclipse By Stephenie Meyer

January 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Review by Morgan O

Brown Period 8.

Eclipse is the third book in Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling series “Twilight”. In this book Bella Sawn, the main character is faced with two major choices: A full mortal life after her high school graduation, or spending an immortal life with her vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen. But with the [...]

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Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP

The Jester by James Patterson

January 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Review By: Adar Bar-Shalom
Brown, 3rd Period

The book I chose to read is called The Jester by James Patterson. It is about a man named Hugh De Luc who lives in a small town called Veille du Père with is wife Sophie. He then heads off on a “Crusade” fighting for Christianity, though he did not [...]

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Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

January 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Review by Alexxa S.
Brown- Period 5
Twilight is about a girl named Isabella Swan who goes to live with her dad in the town of Forks in Washington. While she is there, she attends a new high school and observes a peculiar family; the Cullens. Everything about this family is beautiful and she takes an interest [...]

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Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP

The Silence of the Lambs by Tom Harris

January 6th, 2009 · No Comments

“Review by Joey H.”
“Mrs. Brown – Period 8″
Tom Harris’s novel, The Silence of the Lambs, explores the dark world of sociopaths and murderers. When the senator’s daughter is kidnapped, Clarice Starling, federal agent in-training, is put on the case. Time is ticking as the kidnapper gets ready to harvest his new hide. Desperate [...]

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Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

January 6th, 2009 · No Comments

review by Sophie H
Brown Period 8

Twilight is an enchanting novel written by Stephanie Meyer. The main character and narrorator, Belle Swan, is a 17-year-old from Arizona who lives with her mom and step dad. But when her parents decide to go on the road to follow her step dad’s baseball career, Bella begrudgingly offers to [...]

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Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP

Twilight by Stepheni Meyer

January 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Review by Kiwon L
Brown Period 5
Bella Swan was considered to be an “ugly girl” in Phoenix, Arizona; however, she never tries to fit in with the society in terms of fashion, or trends. Bella moves out from bright and sunny Phoenix to live with her Dad, Charlie in Forks, Washington which is very gloomy and [...]

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Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP

The Shining by Stephen King

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Review by Daniel L.
Colan per 4
The Shining by Stephen King is an intense thriller that will have you wanting more. It takes place at a hotel called the Over Look in Colorado.
During the winter the Over Look is completely cut off from the rest of the world because of the heavy snow fall that blocks [...]

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Tags: Colan · Fresh. Independent Reading

Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan

November 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Review by Vlad Z.
Lockowitz – Period 7
It all started out when Darren and a couple of his friends found a Cirque Du Freak flyer. On that flyer was written down that this was a dangerous show. This got them all interested about this show, and started to save up money for the tickets. Darren’s best [...]

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Tags: Fresh. Independent Reading · Lockowitz

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Reviewed by Kelsey P.
Lockowitz-Period 3
The summary of the novel “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold is about s girl who was killed by a man named Mr. Harvey. He lives in the same neighborhood as Suzie. He had a daughter and a wife. But his daughter died of a disease and his wife left him. [...]

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Tags: Fresh. Independent Reading · Lockowitz