E-mail your book reviews to mfurman@co.flathead.mt.us, 

or bring them to the Teen Advisory Committee meetings. 

 

 

Reviews arranged alphabetically by title

 

 

  

 

After the Wreck . . . by Joyce Carol Oates. When Jenna and her mom are in a terrible car accident, her mom dies and Jenna is filled with guilt.  What really happened that day?  And how will Jenna ever forgive herself and go back to her normal life, especially when she keeps making terrible mistakes?

 

Martha, Teen Librarian

 

 

 

 

 

Girl, 15, Charming But Insane by Sue Limb This is a laugh out loud story, that makes you keel over and yell out loud.  It gets you on a rampage by making you feel as if you were her. This is a great story dealing with friendship, crushes, minestrone soup, and funny horoscopes. Twists and turns make you wind down its plot line at full speed. One great humor story, with a lot of problems built in.

Laura, 13 

 




Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney
This historical fiction is set back in the ancient civilization times, where the Greeks were at the height of there power. The main character Anaxandra is living on an island when she is taken hostage, though never actually threatened with death she becomes a friend to a princess. When a terrible tragedy strikes, she is forced to choose between a life of slavery or a life of lies for survival. She is faced with multiple obstacles dealing with queens, kings and a who city. She meets important figures form history including Helen of Troy, and some of the heros of that day. But as the story progresses, she will have to make big risks in order to do the what is best for her and for the people she calls 'family'.
Laura, 13


 

 

A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray.  This book is so exciting!  Gemma, a 16 year old girl living in England in the 1800's, discovers that she has secret magical powers and can access an enchanted land.

 

Martha, Teen Librarian

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Contact (Star Wars Republic Commando), by Karen Traviss.  I would highly recommend this book to anyone who's a fan of Star Wars or just the Republic Commandos.  The book follows a RC squad made up of different 4 personalities: the sarcastic RC-8015 "Fi," the boyish RC-1136 "Darman," the laid back RC-3222 "Atin" and the serious "let's get this done" RC-1309 "Niner."  All are the last suvivors of their original squads.  To accomplish their first mission together, they must all work together as a squad.  A whole.  One person.  After their transport was struck by an unknown projectile, this makeshift squad is split-up.  The mission seems to be in jeopardy until they meet Etain, a young padiwan, who lost her master while a Qiiluru. Now a padiwan, a split-up squad, and a native shapeshifter predator to Qiiluru named Jinart and her pack are the only ones who can save the lives of thousands of clone troopers from a deadly virus designed to kill them.

 

                                           Jennifer, 19

 

  

 

  

Psyche in a Dress, by Francesca Lia Block.  This poetry book is wonderful.  It is about a girl who's father is a director and has his daughter be in films.  But they are not normal films they are nasty films.  He also has his wife and daughter in them.  That's all I can remember, but I'm not that far.

 

Lexi, 13

 

 

 

 

 

The Queen Geek Social Club by Laura Preble.  This book was amazing, and hilarious at the same time. The author mixes humor with real life fiction that make for a great story. While it is humorous it also will make you cry, laugh, and be happy for the characters at the same time. With a twist of nothing that can really happen (a robot named Euphoria) it will hook you all the way to the end. A great read.

 

Laura, 12

 

 

 

 

 

Sold by Patricia McCormick This book is about a girl from Nepal, who is wrenched apart from her family in order to help save them from starving. She is forced to work in the most misrerable and unmanageable place in India. She tries her best to get through her day to day struggle, using the hope she will be able to go home to help her. Being courageous and brave, get her the thing that she needs most......You have to read to find out.

 

Laura, 13

 

 

  

The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty.  This book is by an Australian writer who is as good as any author I've ever read. This book is written as the ever becoming format, letters. Even though the letters are numerous, they still grab your attention and pull you along in a twisting and turning adventure of the lives of three teenage girls and their three letter pals. What a great book if you really enjoy realistic fiction.

 

Laura, 12