Book Reviews/Recommendations

Shade Me Author: Jennifer Brown Reviewer: Sydney Runkel (senior) Genre: Mystery Shade Me is the story of a girl born with rare synesthesia, who becomes unwittingly entangled in the mystery of an attack on a classmate and involved with a boy who may be a suspect. This murder mystery is full of plot twists and romance. The book collides the “normal” world we all see and Nikki’...

Spotlight on Books   Title: Steelheart Reviewer: Matthew Kasperek Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Science Fiction How far would you go for revenge if someone killed your father? If someone destroyed your city? If everything you ever loved was taken from you? Steelheart is the story of a young man named David Charleston who lives in a world where random people are granted superpo...

Title: Everything, Everything Reviewer: Krystal Davis, senior Author: Nicole Yoon                                 Genre: Realistic Fiction Call Number: FIC  YOO The story is about a girl named Maddy who is allergic to the outside world. She has been inside 24/7 until the new boy next door wants to meet her. Meeting him is the greatest risk Maddy has ever taken. The...

Skink No Surrender By Carl Hiaasen Reviewer: Selma Soulev (junior) Genre: YA Classic Malley — to avoid being shipped off to boarding school, she takes off with some guy she met online. Poor Richard — he knows his cousin is in trouble before she does. Wild Skink — he’s a ragged, one-eyed ex-governor of Florida, and enough of a renegade to think he can track Malley down. With Rich...

One of Us is Lying By Karen McManus Reviewer: Nirali Patel (Junior) The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars, One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.   Bronwyn, the brain, is...

The Book Club finishes first reading: Arc of the Scythe book 1: Scythe, by Neal Shusterman. Book club is a 60 member group that gets together during lunches on Fridays to discuss the book they are currently reading. Every month the Book Club chooses a different novel to read and discuss. Continue reading to find out what the members have to say about the novel. Here is the Book Club's brief desc...

  Title: Snitch Reviewer: Jahniya McMichael Author: Allison Van Diepen Genre: Realistic Fiction Call Number:  FIC  VAN   Plot: Julia and her group of friends have always avoided trouble from the gangs of her tough school in Brooklyn. But that all changes when she meets Eric whom she quickly falls in love with. She thinks he is different from the other boys and won’t fall i...