Reviewed by Mrs. Barnett
Adrienne Willis’ daughter is depressed because her husband dies suddenly. Adrienne decides to tell her how she was able to handle losing her husband fifteen years earlier.
Forty-five year old Adrienne Willis explains that she was a sad, divorced lady. She says she was totally dejected when her husband, who was the father [...]
Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
February 27th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Faculty/Staff Reviews
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 [...]
Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP
My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Jenna P
Independent Reading Project
Brown Period 3
My Sisters Keeper
In My Sisters Keeper, Anna Fitzgerald does not want to be her sisters’ donor anymore. (Her sister has APL, which is a type of leukemia.) All her life, her parents have made medical decisions for her and now she is ready to make them for herself. So, she [...]
Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Review by Dianna S.
Brown Period 3
Twilight is a “love story with bite.” It is about a girl who moves to Forks, Washington because her mom has a boyfriend who wants to go on the road for a bit, so she decides to stay with her father. She starts going to a new high school [...]
Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP
Twilight By Stephenie Meyer
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Review By Chase S.
Brown Period 8
Twilight. Wow. What a book. Seriously, there isn’t a word that can express my feelings towards this book. Its really good. The book is about this girl, Isabella Swan, who shows up to a new state and town with no friends, to live with her dad who is a “minor [...]
Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Review by Julia Z
Brown Period
Sarah Dessen’s novel, Dreamland, is focused on a sixteen year old teenager, Caitlin. Caitlin’s life changes the day her sister runs away with her boyfriend instead of heading off to Yale. Caitlin’s sister Cass was always the “perfect” one in the family. Although Caitlin never showed the care and love for [...]
Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Review by Taylor W
Brown Period 8.
New Moon is the 2nd book in the Twilight series. The main character is Bella. The story begins with her 17th birthday and she receives a number of birthday presents, but she doesn’t want them. A couple days later, the Cullen family leaves and Bella goes through a depressive [...]
Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP
The Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Review by Matt L
Lockowitz-period 3
The main conflict of the book the Son of the Mob is that Vince can’t have a girlfriend because his dad is in the Mob business. So, Vince found a dead body in the back of his car when he was taking a girl out to the beach. She saw the [...]
Tags: Fresh. Independent Reading · Lockowitz
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 [...]
Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
January 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Review by Jamie Kreisman
Brown Period 5
I think the major conflict was how Bella dealt with what she was going through. First, she had to deal with Edward leaving. She also had to deal with Jacob explaining how he is a werewolf. She is almost forced to choose between Edward and Jacob. When faced with all [...]
Tags: Brown · Sophomore English CP