In Crazy, all this crazy stuff happens. I can't do a summary, or much of one because this book is way too inappropriate. I was thinking, "Why am I reading this?" every five pages. I think this book is not for children.
Muckers is a dig-deep, play hard book. Felix is playing for the Muckers, his football team. Their challenge is to get to state. It's the last year to do so. Next year the school will be closed and they must play for another team. It's up to Felix and his friend to lead the Muckers to victory. This book was actually really good. Felix was determined to win no matter what. At the end he wouldn't let go of the ball. This book is more emotional too. It's football, there's no emotion. Wrong. In this book Felix is trying to get a girlfriend and he's trying to get the championship trophy. I would really recommend this book to any sports-players.
Everything Breaks is super-depressing. The writing makes you feel like the character, and in this book, that's not good. It had a weird plot, and didn't seem to go anywhere. All I really learned from this book is accept your actions. That was about all. And don't drink if you're a designated driver. But that's it. It was boring and a bit cliched. Kid's friends/someone close dies, he feels guilty, then he kind of runs away. I think that this book is really a good book, if you haven't read a lot of books like it--and by that, I mean books that are really depressing. I wouldn't recommend this book, but hey, that's only my opinion.
The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep And Never Had To was one of the funniest and saddest books I have read. This kid, Darren, is drawing when Eric comes up to him and asks to see what he's drawing. Darren and Eric forge a friendship through the comics. Eric shares his secret--he can't sleep. He never has. This book is jacked up near the end. I almost cried at the end. It was so depressing that you'll have to read to find out about.
The Ring of Solomon is all about Bartimaeus. He is technically a demon, but prefers to be called "exalted spirit." He is enslaved to the worst master of all after he had killed his own. His master particularly hates him and makes him do the most work. When a girl asks for his release, he is put into a bottle, and the story escalates form there. I loved Bartimaeus and all of the jokes he made. He kept the story light, and not as dark and gloomy as it could have been. I think the story was great, even though it was really a slow read, and I would recommend this book to people who love fantasy.
In Echo, Justin is reliving the same day over and over again. Each day, though, something "new" happens. The day is the one-year anniversary of his brother's suicide. He puts up with voice in his head, the one that guides him during the day.
In Five Flavors of Dumb, Piper insults a band, Dumb, then ends up becoming their manager. They give her one month to make them some money. But there's one problem. Piper's deaf. She manages to get them a gig. Five dollars a member. They realize they needed "eye candy," so they get the prettiest girl in school to join the band. Kallie has no talent whatsoever, and people notice. Then Piper's brother, Finn, manages to teach the guitarists to play better. In this tale, Piper realizes that music isn't just for the money, it's also for the passion.
In Dead Ends, Dane is usually not labeled as the nice guy. A boy sees him beating up another kid and just stares. Dane can tell he's a bit special (Down Syndrome). He gets ratted out and is required to take care of Billy D, the kid with Down Syndrome. Billy is obsessed with finding his dad, while Dane wants to have no business finding his. Billy forces Dane to help him, threatening to tell the warden if he doesn't. Dane feels quite threatened, and goes along with Billy's crazy plans to find his father.
In Money Run, it's Ash's chance to strike it big. She can break into Hammond Buckland's corporate HQ, and steal about 200 million dollars. She is trying to find the money, while at the same time, somebody is trying to kill Buckland. Their paths cross, creating something that involves hijacking helicopters, driving cars off roofs, and undercover killers. Ash, with the help of Benjamin (her trusty sidekick), will try and find the most amazing treasure of all, and not die doing it.
In Scorched, Trinity's grandfather has gotten the final piece of his loony collection--the very last dragon egg. Nobody believes him, but a new problem arises. He goes missing. Trinity is worried about her grandfather when a boy walks up to her and tells her that the egg really is a dragon egg. His name is Connor. He tells her that they have to destroy the egg. Trinity is hesitant, but agrees. As they move around the state, Connor tells her to get on a motorcycle, so trusting him, Trinity says yes. When they stop in the middle of nowhere, Trinity connects the dots--this isn't Connor. It's Caleb, his twin brother. This epic tale of dragons and the Fire Kissed will keep you entranced until the very end.
I don't know if I can do a review on Escape From Eden. It wasn't bad, but it was nasty. I hated the whole subject: human trafficking. It was just dumb. You don't write books like this for teens. It was a bit teen-ish because the Reverend said the were in "Eden." This book was just plain inappropriate and didn't flow well. I wouldn't really recommend this book to anyone.
In Proxy, the world is changed. There are people who owe life debt. Proxys. Every time their patron does something wrong, they're the ones being punished. That's where Sydney, or Syd, comes in. He owes life debt, and just because of it, he is constantly beat. His patron must be horrible. Then one day the worst thing happens--his patron accidentally kills someone. Syd is forced to work for another sixteen years, so he simply runs. He is assisted by someone he should have never met, his patron, to find out who he is, and why he has been put on this planet.
I wanted to give this book one star because it creeped me out, but I realize that it's an excellent book because I will think about it for a long time. The End Games is really unlike any book I've ever read. In this sci fi world, a virus has exploded, creating dangerous, animated corpses. Michael and his five year old brother Patrick are traveling around playing the Game. They must kill the Bellows, these zombie-like monsters, in order to reach the Safe Zone. Michael tells Patrick that the Game Master gives them directions, including an order to kill a Bellow in a church. But the cult of people in the church believe the Bellows are holy creatures. So now they are being chased by the Bellows and the cult members. How will they escape? What will happen if they find the Safe Zone? How real is the Game?
In Vortex, Tom is back, and he's ready to make a change. He's at a gambling casino with his father when one of the people who could make or break Tom's career, and someone Tom's father hates, walks up to them. Vengerov. He invites Tom and his father to play a super hard game, testing Tom to see if he will get the money. Tom wins using his computer in his brain (I'll link the first book in the second paragraph). He returns to his military "home," and continues to train as peacefully as usual. But when Tom and his military "crew" go up and visit Obsidian Corp., Tom is locked outside (this building is in Antarctica). Tom loses his fingers, his best friend, and almost his sort-of girlfriend.
The book o' the month is... Petey. This book is so heart-breaking, but at the same time makes you want to laugh. I think this book deserves a spot of honor in the reading world. This may be the best book I've ever read. It is just an amazing story and anyone should read it. I highly recommend this book. Please continue to give me feedback. Thanks.
In Zom-B Angels, B is still following the Z arrow signs. She arrives at a building with open doors. She goes in and is met by the doctor who started the outbreak of zombies. He tells her that everyone at the building is like her; a zombie that can think. B is astounded at this fact. The doctor shows her the Groove Tubes, or a place where zombies can heal. B, with the help of some of the other thinking zombies, is ready to fight Mr. Dowling, the evil clown that wants the whole world.
In Somebody Up There Hates You, Richard is stuck in a hospice, diagnosed with SUTHY (Somebody up there hates you). His only company is his mom, one of the hospital workers, and Sylvie. He is just hanging around when his uncle comes and takes him outside the hospice for Halloween. They go trick-or-treating, even though he's seventeen. Then they go to a bar, and some stuff happens that I'm not going to explain. When he gets back to the hospital, some more stuff happens, and he learns the meaning of life.
Love That Dog is the heart-touching story about Jack and his poems. Jack is learning about poetry, and he has a whole slew of questions for his teacher. His teacher turns all the questions into poems, making Jack realize that poems are a good way to express his feelings about life, and his dog. Follow Jack through his poetry experience. I loved how short this book is. It's a seventy page book, but it has so much meaning. I know how Jack feels when he writes. It's sort of like this blog, but more localized. I really recommend this story to anyone, young or old.
In Sketchy, Bea is facing some troubles. She just got out of rehab for alcohol addiction. She intends to remain normal and continue to go to school. At her new school, she meets an old friend, Chris. Bea and Chris had met at an art camp. He tells her that one of the girls at their school, the "boss," had been raped. Bea sees the person who raped Willa. Bea has been able to see thing that people are thinking about, but only if she is drawing them. And she has to be sober. Bea investigates the murder, becoming the next target. She brings justice to Willa and all the girls the rapist killed or hurt.