Lockowitz 3
review by Lawrence A
Slam is an average African American trying to succeed in school and in life afflicted by moving to a new school and neighborhood, he tries out for the basketball team and finds himself in problems that make life harder. Already with a grandma in the hospital and a father that’s not [...]
Slam by Walter Dean, Myers
November 4th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Fresh. Independent Reading · Lockowitz
Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel
April 14th, 2009 · No Comments
Review by Jessica M.
Lockowitz-Period 8
The book Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel is about a girl name Echo. Echo’s life is drastically changed when her sister Zoe dies. It’s hard for Echo to realize that she will never be able to talk to her sister again. She is extremely upset about it. In the beginning of [...]
Tags: Fresh. Independent Reading · Lockowitz
What Happened to Cass McBride By Gale Giles
April 13th, 2009 · No Comments
Review By: Zoe n
Wise 7th
Nobody knew where Cass was. The police was immediately on the case. It was so weird that right After David Kirby commit suicide, Cass went missing. No one knew that someone was seeking revenge on Cass for something she didn’t do.
What Happened to Cass McBride was a thrilling story. You [...]
Tags: Fresh. Independent Reading · Wise
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
April 13th, 2009 · No Comments
Review by Danielle S.
Wise-Period 2
“Dreamland” by Sarah Dessen is about a young girl by the name of Caitlin. She was the complete opposite of her older sister Cass. Cass was the perfect child. She was on many school clubs and other activities as well. One day Cass ran away. It was up to Caitlin to [...]
Tags: Fresh. Independent Reading · Wise
Dark Angel by David Klass
April 11th, 2009 · No Comments
Reiview by Jason W.
Wise Period 2
Dark Angel Blog
In David Klass’s Dark Angel, Jeff is conflicted when his convicted murderer brother is about to return home. Jeff, the main character, feels as if he just got his life under control. He has recently moved to a new state with his mom and dad, and is [...]
Tags: Fresh. Independent Reading · Wise
Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn
February 27th, 2009 · No Comments
Review by Ann S.
wise-2nd period
This book is about a girl named Cyd Charisse. Cyd is extremely mean to her parents, so her parents send her to New York to meet her biological father. Cyd’s biological father, Frank, has a son and a daughter. His son’s name is Danny and his daughters name is Rhonda. Being [...]
Tags: Fresh. Independent Reading · Wise
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
January 12th, 2009 · No Comments
Review by Jenny L
Brown Period 5
My book is The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult. It’s about a fourteen-year-old girl named Trixie whose world comes crashing down when she gets raped by her boyfriend Jason. Her father Daniel is a comic book writer working on a comic about Dante’s nine levels of hell. Laura, Trixie’s mom [...]
Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP
Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess
January 12th, 2009 · No Comments
Review by Jamie G.
Brown- Period 3
Meredith Shale is a fifteen-year-old teenager. She is a bothersome daughter, a worrisome girlfriend, and now a fearful victim. Growing up, Meredith is raped by her father and he is sentenced to prison. When Meredith verbalizes the event, her mother turns her back. Her father is released [...]
Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Review by Jenny L
Brown – Period 5
The Tenth Circle is a teen book by Jodi Picoult about a fourteen-year-old girl named Trixie Stone. One night, Trixie gets raped by her boyfriend Jason. With a team behind her, Mike Bartholomew (the investigator) and Janice (the social worker) investigate this case. When they hear Trixie, Jason, and [...]
Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP
Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Review by Brandon W
Brown 5
Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella is a story revolving about a man named, Ray, who keeps hearing mysterious voices coming from old baseball announcers. “If you build it he will come” is the first voice he hears. Instantly Ray knows what he has to do, build a baseball field. While beginning [...]
Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP