Shelf Life

Summary:

I satring to read unwind and it getting real intersting. I like the book because if you are not 18  then your parents can unwind you. This is bascially about a boy almost turning 18 and he is excitied because his wants to leave because his parents want to unwind him.

 

Why I picked it up:

A lot people said it was intersting.

 

Why I kept reading it:

I got my attention in the beginng of the book.

 

Who I would give it to next:

My friend Freedy.

 

Review by daniel hernandez

Summary:

The book starts off”normally” with Bill-E,Dervish, and Grubbs. The supernatural Grady family of Mages and Werewolves relaxing and being on a small, supernatural and happy family. Until the door bell rings and horror movie director Davida Haymes steps through the door. Her next movie is going to be with demons, so she asked the demon exper, Dervish Grady, herself on which ones she should have in the movie. But there is one small, tiny, microsophic problem, the demons are real. And the town, with over one hundred poeple is it, is the stage for the movie and it is locked with a forcefield. The devils are eventually let loose with Grady’s inside the town. But considering there are no happy endings, the Grady’s escape. But Grabbs ealizes he is a true magician and can take on anyone.

 

Why I picked it up:

I picked this book because the title grabbed my attention a lot. I always pick books about love stories or vampires…This time I wanted to read something different and more interesting. Reading Slawter encouraged me to start choosing other books that not just talk about two people getting in love and struggling to be together. This book was very exciting to read.

 

Why I kept reading it:

I kept reading this book because I wanted to know what was going to happen after Davida Haymes choose them to be in her movie with real demons. That was really awful to think about but very exciting. Reading about all the killing was ugly but fun at the same time.

 

Who I would give it to next:

I would recommend this book to adult audience or high school students. I think it is not appropiate for litle kids. Also to people who likes reading about monsters, ghosts,and evil things. I think anyone in high school should read it, I tried something new and I liked it. I can walk by the street and point at anyone person ” You should read this book”

 

Review by Brenda Rosales

Summary:

Katniss goes back into the arena because a series of unfortunate events and she has to deal with the capital again as well as new probles coming from home and the districts and president snow.

 

Why I picked it up:

i read the first book and it was good so i read the second book.

 

Why I kept reading it:

it grabbed my attention anfd firmly held it!

 

Who I would give it to next:

i would give it to all my cousins because they all love exciting books. also i would give it to my friends who like blood and gore.

Review by Raymond Freitas

Summary:

The story starts off with the main character, Alex Rider, a teenager, in a clinic because of something that happened in the previous book which was someone tried to assassinate him but they barely missed his heart. While he is in the clinic Alex switches spots with the boy next to him because he hears that he is going to get kidnapped. Alex is token and so he has to figure his way out of there and this is a very exciting attempt to escape that you have to read to find out. He meets a girl named Tamara Knight and she helps him out to help stop a space ship that will take off from Earth and that might not be a very good thing. Alex gets all these gadgets and cool tools to help him on his journey and nearly dodges death several times. Will Alex stop the ship from blasting off or will he fail?

 

Why I picked it up:

The cover looked interesting to me because it was shiny and have an interesting symbol on it. I gave this book a chance and actually read it too and it was good.

 

Why I kept reading it:

This book is very similar to watching a movie because it’s filled with so much suspense and you can’t to see what happens next. You want to read if Alex Rider gets caught or if he’s going to be successful and save the world.

 

Who I would give it to next:

I would give this book to any kid or teenager since Alex Rider is a kid too so it opens up the imagination of a kid.

 

Review by Randeep Atwal

Summary:

In this book, Beranabus and Kernel takes Grubbs with them to demon hunt. Grubbs runs away, leaving Beranabus and Kernel behind to fight the demon alone. While they were fighting the demon, Grubbs stays in the cave. When Beranabus and Kernel return they find out that everything has been changed. The hell has been unleashed. It is now up to Disciples to stop the demons and close the tunnel. Grubbs, Kernal, and Bec goes back in time before the tunnel was opened. It releaved that Bill-E caused the tunnel to open, when he accidently sacrificed Loch. Now, to close the tunnel Bill-E must be killed. Dervish is not in the stage to kill his nephew, so it is up to Grubbs  either he kills Bill-E or not.

 

Why I picked it up:

After reading the series Cirque De Freak, the next series by Darren Shan was the Demonata. When I read the first book Lord Loss I liked how it talked about magical powers.

 

Why I kept reading it:

I wanted to know what caused the tunnel to open and how to close the tunnel. When Grubbs found out he has to kill Bill-E to close the tunnel, Grubbs couldn’t think of anything. The want to know either Grubbs kills Bill-E or not made me kept on reading.

 

Who I would give it to next:

I would like to recommend this book to all my friends and to the freshmen class. People who like reading about demons and magical powers would love to read this book.

 

Review by Ketan Batta

Summary:

The novel “The brothers Torres”, is  about a boy named Frankie who is a sophomore in high school. Frankie lives in New Mexico with his parents and his brother, Steve. Frankie’s family isn’t the richest family in the world but their well off. Frankie works in there family Resturant. Trouble starts to stir up when Frankie faces of with a guy who owns most the town. At the same time his brother Steve starts to cause his own trouble. Should Frankie try to figure out whats going out with his brother or face the guy who owns half the town.

 

Why I picked it up:

The reason why I picked up this book is because i liked the cover on it. Usually i don’t Judge a book by it’s cover but this book really just caught my eye.

 

Why I kept reading it:

I kept reading this novel because it kept me entertained. It kept me interrested because of all the problems that just keep occuring.

 

Who I would give it to next:

I would give this book to anyone who likes Reading books about brothers. I would also give this book to anyone who just wanted a book to read and wants to be kept entertained.

 

Review by Laura Gutierrez

Summary:

Levi’s older brother Boaz shocked his family 3 years ago by foregoing college and enlisting in the Marine Corps. Now Boaz has come back from the war.  But his return does not bring the normalcy and peace that Levi and his parents expected.  Boaz stays locked in his room, never speaks, and has no contact with anyone from his pre-military life. When he tells his parents he is going to hike the Appalachian trail Levi knows he is lying. With the help of his friends, Pearl and Zim, and his grandfather he will track his brother down and try to talk with him, help him, and maybe bring him home for real.

 

 

Why I picked it up:

This book was recommended in a story on NPR by Gale Forman, the author one of next year’s CYRM nominees. Being a younger brother who idolized his older brother I thought it sounded very good so I downloaded the audiobook from iTunes.

 

Why I kept reading it:

The characters are so well drawn, especially Levi and his grandfather, Dove.  It is also remarkable that there is no bad guy.  There is no us vs. them.  There is just a family and their friends trying to cope with a bad situation– a situation that brings out the best in many of the characters.

 

Who I would give it to next:

I would give this to little brothers everywhere.  I would also recommend it to soldiers and their families.

 

Review by Mr. Doyle

Summary:

A kid with the love for football overcomes his toughest challenges by playing football. He soon later finds out his fathers is not what he expected he was. In high school he has drama with the football starting running back. He finally gets a chance to play running back in the last game of the season, but doesn’t win. He later experinces drugs “steriods”. It makes him have mood swings, but he plays better and thinks he needs, which later interferes with his friends.

Why I picked it up:

It has mostly everything i look for in a book sports, drug use, friendship, and high school life.

Why I kept reading it:

It makes you feel like your in the story, very good use of description.

Who I would give it to next:

I’d probably give it to my friends who are into sports and all. Very good book to read and think about the consequences.

Review by Jesus Alvarez

Summary:

The story is about Miles Halter also is known as Pudge by his roomates and friends. Pudge decides to go to a private school in Alabama where his dad went and he wanted to go there because he wants to “seek his Great Perhaps”. Pudge likes to memorize the last words of famous people. Once Pudge gets to the school, he meets his roomate Chip Martin but they call him the Colonel. The Colonel introduces Pudge to a girl names Alaska which them three end up being like best friends. The school is filled with people playing pranks on each other and getting back at each other but the students there don’t snitch on the others. Pudge and his group of friends go out, smoke cigarretes, drink, and mess around like some teenagers do. But one day Pudge, the Colonel, and Alaksa drink at night and fall asleep and when the guys wake up they realize Alaksa is missing. They don’t know what has happened to her? Did she leave back home or did she make a mistake?

Why I picked it up:

I like John Green’s books because he makes the characters teenagers so we can relate to them or it is interresting for us. I was interested in this book when a friend of mine recommended it to me a while ago.

Why I kept reading it:

All the characters in the book are likeable and you can understand them easily because they are the same age as me. I kept reading it because I would wonder how is someone going to get someone else back after a prank. The biggest reason I kept reading this book was that I wanted to find out what happened to Alaksa and why.

Who I would give it to next:

I would recommened any teenager read this book to learn from the consequences of their actions or to firgure the importance of friends and how they can be help to you. Students can relate to a story like this at times.

Review by Randeep Atwal

Summary:

When Mr. Crepsley, Darren, and Harkat go into the tunnel, they find Vancha. As, from the book Allies of the Night, everyone was thinking that Steve is just a half Vampaneze, but in this book they actually find out that Steve is just not half vampaneze, but hes also the Vampaneze Lord that Darren’s been looking for. When Mr. Crepsley throws the fake Lord into the flaming stakes. Steve Jumps onto Mr. Crepsley causing him to hang onto the cliff. Since Mr. Crepsley believed that the Lord was dead, he lets go of Steve and falls in the pit. After everything was safe, Steve reveals his true identity that he’s the Vampaneze Lord and that Mr. Crepsley death went to vain. Darren go to stage wher he can’t cry for Mr. Crepsley death or forget the fact the the Lord is still alive.

Why I picked it up:

The first thing I look in a book is if its about vampires or not. This book was from the series Cirque Du Freak. When i read the first book of this series, it caught my attention how two best friends separate and become enemies of each other?

Why I kept reading it:

From the beginning of this book, I wanted to know who is the Vampaneze Lord. I didnt wanted to look at the end of the book because then it would ruin the suspense and the details.

Who I would give it to next:

I would recommend this book to my friends and people who like reading about vampires.

Review by Ketan Batta

Summary:

Twenty-four are forced to enter. Only the winner survives.

In the ruins of North America it is now a nation named panem, there are twelve districts around the city. Every yearthe districts are forced by the Capitol to send a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the Hunger Games. They have to fight to the death .and the will be shown on TV so all the people to see.

16 year old Katniss Everdeen who has a hard time to feed her mother and sister by illegally hunting over the fences of District 12. When Katniss sister’s name is pulled out and she is chosen to play in the Hunger Games,but katniss steps in she knows she may die.

Why I picked it up:

I picked this book because it was recommended by Mr. Doyle

Why I kept reading it:

I kept reading this book because it was amazing.This book will suck you in and will never let you go.

Who I would give it to next:

recommend this book to any one that likes to read or not

Review by Humberto Maldonado

Summary:

The Circuit is a real life novel by Francisco Jimenez based on experiences of a Mexican migrant boy and his family’s journey from Mexico to the United States. Francisco describes his suffering as a farm worker who spends days in the fields, his poor living conditions, his multicultural issues and how he is educated; being surrounded by people who spoke English only when he could only understand Spanish. Panchito had to replace his father who could no longer work beause of his back problems. But missing school did no stop Panchito from educating himself, he continued to educate himself and learned English., Mexico. He and his family live in a community where illegal immigrants come to the United States in search of the American Dream and  in the story, Panchito also expresses his fears of being taken back to his regional country and his feeling about learning a new culture.

Why I picked it up:

I read this book for my Spanish class in my freshman year. The reason why I picked it up was because I noticed that it talked about my culture and my own experiences in the US. Panchito and I have a lot in common. Growing up in a different culture and adapting to new people, language, teachers, food, etc. is not easy, but he always had his dreams in mind and wanted to accomplish them.

Why I kept reading it:

Once I read the first book, I kept reading the next other ones. I thought it was pretty intereresting how an 8 year old boy could accomplish so many things during his childhood, how he supported his family and how he became successful. I learned a lot of things from Panchito. Everything he did was for a reason and he took advantage of what America was offering to him and his family.

Who I would give it to next:

I think everyone would enjoy reading this book. I highly recommend this book to people who go through the same situations as Panchito, but I also recommend it to those who would like to know more about the Mexican culture and how we struggle in a new country and learn a new culture.

Review by Brenda Rosales

Summary:

To truly understand the book, you need to read the previous seven books to comprehend it; but in the book, grubbs goes to the burmuta triangle along with his friends and try to stop Pray Athim for what she has done to the Brady family. They finally get the the island and need to escape when they get into trouble.

Why I picked it up:

I needed a book for SSR and my friend recommended the first book. There was no cover picture so i didn’t stick with it for the cover. The series was exciting and kept my attention from start to finish. There is killing and twists and it keeps your attention.

Why I kept reading it:

The books were exciting and i loved all the violence.The only reason i stopped reading was because the series was over and there were no other further books.

Who I would give it to next:

i would give it to any person who loves magic and excitement. i am going to give it to my friends.

Review by Raymond Freitas

Summary:

The paths of two very different teens with the same name cross late at night on dark Chicago street and both of them are changed forever. 

Will Grayson number 1 is a satellite orbiting the planet Tiny Cooper, his very large, very gay best friend.  He lives by two rules: 1. Don’t care too much, 2. Shut up.  This, he hopes, will keep him out of trouble and keep him from being hurt.  Tiny talks Will, who is not gay– he just doesn’t date– into going to a Gay Straight Alliance meeting where he meets Jane, the very cute music snob.

Will Grayson number 2 is a closetted gay who is also depressed, angry, bitter, and kind of a jerk.  His one joy in life is his online relationship with Isaac, who he has never met in RL.

A planned meeting and a botched fake ID bring the two together.

 

Why I picked it up:

John Green is awesome and I have always wanted to read Levithan.  This book has been recommended by so many people and lists that I had to get it.

 

Why I kept reading it:

Both writers bring the characters to life, revealing new layers to the personalities chapter by chapter.  The book is full of whiny, self-absorbed teens but they are very interesting and ultimately very lovable whiny, self-absorbed teens.

And there is Tiny’s musical, “Tiny Dancer,” written, directed, produced, and starring Tiny Cooper.  The most amazing, hilarious, touching, fun musical every conceived.

The end was just awesome.

 

Who I would give it to next:

So many older teens would love this book.  If you enjoyed Looking for Alaska, or Wide Awake, or Geography Club, or the Rainbow High books don’t miss this one.

 

Review by Mr. Doyle 

Summary:

The paths of two very different teens with the same name cross late at night on dark Chicago street and both of them are changed forever. 

Will Grayson number 1 is a satellite orbiting the planet Tiny Cooper, his very large, very gay best friend.  He lives by two rules: 1. Don’t care too much, 2. Shut up.  This, he hopes, will keep him out of trouble and keep him from being hurt.  Tiny talks Will, who is not gay– he just doesn’t date– into going to a Gay Straight Alliance meeting where he meets Jane, the very cute music snob.

Will Grayson number 2 is a closetted gay who is also depressed, angry, bitter, and kind of a jerk.  His one joy in life is his online relationship with Isaac, who he has never met in RL.

A planned meeting and a botched fake ID bring the two together.

 

Why I picked it up:

John Green is awesome and I have always wanted to read Levithan.  This book has been recommended by so many people and lists that I had to get it.

 

Why I kept reading it:

Both writers bring the characters to life, revealing new layers to the personalities chapter by chapter.  The book is full of whiny, self-absorbed teens but they are very interesting and ultimately very lovable whiny, self-absorbed teens.

And there is Tiny’s musical, “Tiny Dancer,” written, directed, produced, and starring Tiny Cooper.  The most amazing, hilarious, touching, fun musical every conceived.

The end was just awesome.

 

Who I would give it to next:

So many older teens would love this book.  If you enjoyed Looking for Alaska, or Wide Awake, or Geography Club, or the Rainbow High books don’t miss this one.

 

Review by Mr. Doyle

Summary:

Biography of Selena, a rising singing star in the field of Tejano music who died after being shot by Yolanda Saldivar, the head of Selena’s fan club and manager of the performer’s fashion boutiques.

Why I picked it up:

I picked up this book because I love to hear selena’s music and I always thought she was creative. In 2010-2011 her music was heard even more and even though  she was dead  people still think she is alive because they do her concerts on the day she died  and on her last concert day.

Why I kept reading it:

I would let go of the book because I just loved her music and the book was so intersting since the beginning and it talked about get a lot of rewards and grammys. she also opened up a boutique with clothes women and men. It also talked about her family and how they reacted to the shooting.

Who I would give it to next:

I would give it  to my friend : adrian oswaldo ramirez.

Review by daniel hernandez

Summary:

In the book The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks, Logan Thibault is a former Marine that finds a photo of a woman during his tour in Iraq. His friend Victor claims the photo is Logans lucky charm and that he should find the woman in the photo. After a while Logan is finally convinced and eventually walks from Colorado to Hampton, North Carolina finds the woman in the photo, Elizabeth Green. Unplanned he ends up falling in love with her as he makes himself part of her and her sons’ life. Many obstacles get in their way including her ex husband trying to make their love impossible and the secret that Logan holds of telling Elizabeth the truth about why he walked from Colorado to Hampton.]

Why I picked it up:

I chose to read this book because I love the love stories that Nicholas Sparks writes about in his novels and a good friend recommended me to read this book.

Why I kept reading it:

I liked Logan Thibaults personality and the way he cared about Elizabeths son unlike her ex husband. I also liked how they started falling in love little by little and the details the author portrayed when they would bond.  This book will have you unsure of the result of the story and you would be unable to put the book down once you start reading.

Who would I give it to next:

I would give this book to anyone who enjoys reading love stories. Any person who enjoys Nicholas Sparks books and hasn’t read this book will need to read this one next.

By: Michelle Mendoza

Summary:

In the book True Believer, by Nicholas Sparks, Jeremy Marsh is a journalist in New York. He gets a letter from a resident at Boone Creek, North Carolina asking Jeremy to investigate some lights that have been appearing at a cemetery which people believe are caused by ghosts. When he arrives at Boone Creek he goes to the library where he meets a beautiful librarian named Lexie. Her personality and the way she spoke to him grabbed Jeremys attention. After spending time together for only a couple days their love towards each other start growing. The only problem is that Jeremy lives in New York and Lexie lives in the little town that she loves and she knows she will never leave. Lexie finally breaks it to Jeremy that their love can never be. After Jeremy stopped trying, he finally went back to New York to try to forget about her but he can’t seem to stop thinking about her. Lexies grandmother knows that Jeremy and Lexie are meant to be so she goes to New York to talk to him. Jeremy finally is convinced that what he needs to do is move to Boone Creek. When he arrives at Boone Creek Lexie accepts him and they finally get together for good.

Why I Picked It Up:

I picked this book up because I love Nicholas Sparks stories and I was sure that it would be a good love story full of details.

Why I Kept Reading It:

This book kept me reading because the drama and each of the characters mind sets were so interesting. I like how I was able to see each of their perspectives and it felt like I knew what they were talking about.

Who I would give it to Next:

I would give this book to anyone who enjoys reading Nicholas Sparks novels. This book is another one of his compelling love stories that have you reading and you won’t want to stop.

By: Michelle Mendoza

Summary:

Julia DiVino is a junior at South Bay High school, a school runned by gangs. Julia and her best friend, Q, made a pact freshman year to stay out of a gang. It has always been easier to join a gang rather than to stay out of one. Even her close friend Black Chuck is a Crip. But when the new kid Eric Valienté starts to have a sudden interest in her, lines are crossed and life then starts to feel less simple.

Why I picked it up:

I picked this book because i had already read the first book Street Pharm by this author and i wanted to read another book by this author.

Why I kept reading it:

I kept reading this book because it was a very easy book to read, it didn’t seem like i had read so much in such a little amount of time

Who I would give it to next:

I would give this book to anyone who likes gang books. I would give them this book because it is a good gang story and it has a very good storyline.

Review by Laura Gutierrez

Summary: The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is about a girl named Katness. Katness has been able to live in Hunger and provide for her mother and sister, but when she steps to the challenge of the Hunger Game for her sister now it’s a matter of life or death. Katness teams up with another member of District 12. With her team member by her side she needs to figure out how to survive.

Why I picked it up: I picked up the novel because it was a book we had to read for

Book club.

Why I kept reading: I kept reading the book because I had to keep reading it for book club. I also kept reading it because the book drew me in with the characters.

Who would I recommend it to: I would recommend it to any who likes to read Science fiction books.

By Laura Gutierrez

Summary: In the novel, The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks, a girl named Ronnie is upset with her parents’ divorce. Living in New York, Ronnie’s father decides to move to North Carolina. Three years later Ronnie still holds a grudge on him. When her mother unexpectedly makes Ronnie and her brother join their father over the entire summer, Ronnie was angry. Throughout the summer love unfolds and Ronnie grows a greater respect for her father. After a tragic incident happens, Ronnie finds herself in a roll of regrets and sadness. Through this, she finds friends and someone who loves her.

Why I picked it up: My mom read the book in less than a week so I was interested in reading it after she was done.  

Why I kept reading: I kept reading because I needed to fully understand who Ronnie really was and to see what would happen to Ronnie and Will. I also had to see what the outcome of the tragedy was.

Who I would give it to next: I would give this book to any Nicholas Sparks fans and to anyone who is in for a romance novel. Although Ronnie faces many troubles, love finds her in the end.

Sarah Valenzuela