Dead-End Job by Vicki Grant

It all started the day I met Devin. I was working my shift when a kid came in and bought a chocolate bar; but then he came back. He seemed a little strange and I kept seeing him everywhere; he was interested in the same things I was and could always make me laugh. He was not my boyfriend Leo though; Leo was nice but not the sharpest nail in the house. Devin seemed to be trying though, really hard; that's when things started to change. I found out he isn't who I thought he was and he then he gave me pictures of myself outside and around town. I never saw that night coming, but thank god Kyla had a weird feeling about him. This was a really short book to me, but it was really good. I wish the book were longer so it could be more descriptive and the plot could be stretched on longer. I give this book a 3 words out of 5 for being too short. Can be found in the school library.

Zombie Queen of Newbury High

My name is Mia, and I have an addiction to the television. I'm in love with Buffy and Angel, but not even the best T.V. show could prepare me for what was to come. You see there's this guy, and he's a total hot football god; he's one of the popular guys, and he asked me to prom. Now me and Candice have to find a way to get Samantha's razor claws out of him before prom, but could something as harmless as a spell become the end of their senior year? Or can the mysterious Chase Miller help Mia from being the main course at Senior prom? I really enjoyed this book, from beginning to end. I loved that humor was thrown into the mix to make it even more enjoyable. I truly hope lots of people will read this book. I give it a 5 words out of 5 for sure. You can find it in the school library in the New Books section. Happy reading!

Betrayed by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast

Finally everything is normal, well as normal as it can get. Zoey Redbird isn't the girl she was before, but now she knows who she truly is. She has everything at the House of Night, but can the Goddess Nyx actually have something up her sleeve that nobody saw coming? Can a fellow Fledgling or Vampyre be killing teenage humans? Everything that's happening is being pointed at the House of Night, but is it them? Zoey is in a whirl wind of catastrophe as she struggles with her boyfriend. Make that boyfriends. Things get even worse when the unthinkable happens in the school that trains the Fledgling, making them prepared for becoming a full fledged Vampyre. Will Zoey survive a school that isn't as safe as they say it is? Can Zoey ever get over being betrayed? Its been a while since I read this book, but I still admire the series and the authors. I love to read about the supernatural and this book really gave me the whole deal. Teens who are almost Vampyres, actual Vampyres, and a school based structure. This is actually the second book in the House of Night series, and I suggest you read the first book first. You don't generally have to but it makes it easier then jumping into the series. I gave this book a 4. This book can be found in the school library.

Keeping You a Secret

Her life was like a tornado, everything was getting jumbled and confused. Holland is in her senior year of high school, doesn't know if she wants to go to college, and has a boyfriend who wants to one thing when they are alone. Everything was so much easier when her friends were all about hanging out and sleepovers, but now everything has changed. Holland saw her in her locker mirror, and couldn't stay away. She was so nice, a true best friend, or something else? Will Holland survive the first semester of senior year and her mother who is completely controlling her life? Nobody knows besides Cece. When I began reading this book, I thought it was about something a little different, nothing so complex. I really could see each character in my minds eye, I'm happy I stuck through to the end. I'm not sure who would like this book, but if your willing to try it, I'm encouraging you. I'm really trying to show everyone the brilliance of books, and this is how I do it. I rate this book a 4.5 words out of 5. Can be found at the school library and happy reading!

This Is What I Did by Ann Dee Ellis

I'm being accused of something I didn't do, but what did I do? Did I just stand there, paralysed, imagining what could be going on in the room down the hall? Did I just walk away when I could have been helping my best friend? Did I just let him sit outside my window while I ignored him? Everything I did and didn't do, is swirling around me, I'm unable to talk about it. Will I actually take the blame of being a molester? What will I do if the one person who's talking to me, doesn't like what I tell her. She wants the truth, so this is my story; this is what I did. All I can say is wow. For some strange reason I was crying during parts of this book. All of the frustration from the main character seeps through the pages of this book, making you feel it too. The topic was something I never expected, but still I kept on reading, and I'm happy I did. I enjoyed this book so I'll give it a 5 words out of 5. This book I would recommend to almost anyone, it isn't long so you can for sure finish it. It can be found in the school library. Happy reading!

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.