Night

Welcome back in time to when the Nazi's and Hitler were the big cats of Germany. A plan is being set into motion that will change Eliezer's life forever. He lives in a Jewish family in a small village in Hungary, but soon their lives will be stolen. They were taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp and separated, vanishing into the night as the men walked left and the women right. How can people torture adults and children, because of their religion? Tons of people are in Auschwitz, all treated the same way. Can Elie and his father escape this nightmare and bring the family together again? Is it too late for his mother and seven year old sister Tzipora? How can their lives evade them along with the black smoke forever leaving the chimney? I really liked this book and enjoyed reading it for my ELA Holocaust report. Thank you to Mrs. Hundeby for recommending it to me. This book gets a 5 words out of 5 from me. Might be found in the school library.

Mirror Image by K.L. Denman

Who would have thought two different girls could be so much alike? They are complete mirror images of each other. One wears pink and is popular, while the other where's black and wants to be forgotten. They don't really like each other but because of them being so different, their teacher paired them up for the last art project their doing. Lacey and Sable must find quotes for each other that could go on the back of their mirrors, could miss pretty n pink have enough brain to pick a quote for Sable? And can Sable find a quote for someone she doesn't want to get to know? Their lives are about to be changed, with one look in a mirror. This was a short book with big letters, which was kind of disappointing but it was worth it. A really good book and thank you to Kristen for showing it to me. I give this book a 3.5 words out of 5. Found in the school library.

If I Stay

Life is like music, every cord makes a different noise. You have to adjust it to the life you want. Mia can only adjust her life if she decides to stay alive. A terrible car crash has left a dent in her life and now her body is in a coma. Nobody knows if she'll ever wake up again. But Mia can still see and hear everyone. She found her body in the ditch next to the road. So is she dead? If she were dead her body wouldn't be in the hospital. Her family wouldn't be waiting to see her. She wouldn't have to watch her boyfriend, Adam, watch her lifeless body. So she sits and waits for death to come. But death doesn't come. She can choose to die and be with her family, or stay and live through this grief. Can Mia adjust the tune of her life like she does with her Cello? Or will she die and leave her only true love to blame himself. For her not being able to have children, go to Julliard, get married, or even to grow up. It all rests in her hands. I LOVED this book. I suggest this book to absolutely everyone. 5 words out of 5 because this book is Brilliant!

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Outcast. Melinda Sordino is an outcast. She had called the police during an end of the summer party, now she is hated by all. Her ex-best friends don't talk to her and neither does anyone else. Except IT. IT ruined her life, now she is alone. She is only safe in her head. But being alone with her thoughts isn't safe either, she's trying hard to forget what happened that night. At the party, she was changed. Can her warning on the bathroom stall about guys to stay away from help her save Rachel from the same fate as hers? Will anyone talk to her again? Will she ever have a reason to speak? I really loved this book and finished it on the 2nd day I got it. If something like that happened to me, I'd probably do that same thing as her. Try to forget. A 5 words out of 5 for making me cry. Doesn't take much for me to cry but this book had me bawling.

Burned

Zoey is in trouble again, only this time if she dies the world with officially end. Zoey is a Vampyre High Priestess who can control all the elements. But her soul has been shattered when her human consort Heath Luck was killed by the fallen immortal Kalona. The Otherworld is where she must discover the mysteries hidden in Kramisha's poem, but she's losing bits of her soul and memory as she and Heath hide out in the grove of Nyx. What if she can't get back? Stark is trembling with anger and himself while he's stuck on Earth with Zoey's empty shell, how will he protect his Queen? I personally liked this book but it was out of sorts compared to the others. The ending kinda felt rushed a bit and cut off more then the others could ever have. I give this book a 3 words out of 5 for trying. I seriously don't know what happened, its like someone else wrote this entire book just on bland notes.

The Awakening By Kelly Armstrong

Betrayal. Twice in one day for Chloe, and now she's in the Edison Group's clutches. Now the only choice Chloe has is to escape and get back to Simon and Derek. But can she leave behind Queen Victoria, the girl who could have literally killed her back at Lyle house if it weren't for Derek. She could also be the one to rat them out when they had planned to escape. And then theirs Rae. With the power of fire at her finger tips, she could help them but she doesn't want to go. She also can't believe that several of the kids she once knew at Lyle House are dead. But once they do meet up, where will they go? What will they do? Chloe's worry metre has spiked up a notch once she sees there's a half million dollar price tag on her head thanks to her father. Can Chloe take another Chewing out from Derek and Tori? Or will her world collapse around her? I personally love this book and love this series. Just so you know, this is the second book in the series. The Summoning is the first and The Reckoning is the last so far. Another 5 words out of 5 for this novel. Are sparks flying between Chloe and Simon? Or Chloe and Derek?