Looking for a good book to read? Check out these book reviews written by
teens in our Summer Reading Program!
Name
and Age: Selena
S., 16 years old
Book
Title: Now I’ll Tell You Everything
Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Star
Rating: 5/5
Review: Admits that there is more of
herself in Alice than in any other character of the Alice series. Yet she can
see herself in Pamela, too, and now and then Elizabeth. Sylvia Summers was
created out of a beautiful speech teacher she had in college and Lester?!
One-hundred percent from her imagination.
Name
and Age:
Mercedes M., 16 years old
Book
Title: Emmy and Oliver
Author: Robin Benway
Star
Rating: 4/5
Review: Overall, this book was amazing!
I’m glad I got the chance to read it. In the book, it gives you different
insights on friendship, family and love. This is now one of my favorite books.
There were a few things I wish the author could’ve mentioned in the book, but I
love it all the same. I recommend this book for anybody who enjoys romance or
anything that involves bravery in a character.
Name
and Age: Russell
P., 13 years old
Book
Title: Choosing Up Sides
Author: John H. Ritter
Star
Rating: 5/5
Review: I like baseball and I like long books. The
book made me think about playing baseball and going to church.
Name
and Age: Roberto
P., 14 years old
Book
Title: Night John
Author: Gary Paulsen
Star
Rating: 5/5
Review:
I like this book
because the author put emotion and lots of feeling in the characters. It made
you feel like you were with them and felt their pain. I like this book and what
it taught me.
Name: Jayden B.
Book
Title: 13 Reasons Why
Author:
Jay Asher
Star
Rating: 5/5
Review: I think it brings to light how
bullying, in many different ways, can take a toll on a person. It was an
interesting spin on holding people accountable for their actions. At the same
time I did find it to be an unrealistic vision of suicide but overall it was a
good read.
Name
and Age: Madison
B., 16 years old
Book
Title: Sweetness and Lightning
Author: Gido Amagkure
Star
Rating: 5/5
Review:
I love the story and all the characters. One of the most amazing part of
this series is how they combine recipes into the stories. It always makes my
hungry and someday I will make every dish in the series!
Name
and Age: Hope
C., 13 years old
Book
Title: Wonder
Author: R. J. Palacio
Star
Rating: 5/5
Review: It is a really good book and it
is written really well.
Name
and Age: Andrea
F., 13 years old
Book
Title: Ender’s Game
Author: Orson Scott Card
Star
Rating: 4/5
Review: The book was very intense in every page I
turned. Scott Card has a way in putting the plot in a very exciting way that
makes it a very gripping story.
Name
and Age: Jodi
D., 14 years old
Book
Title: When Calls the Heart
Author: Janette Oke
Star
Rating: 5/5
Review: This story is of a determined
young lady who ventures out into the west to teach, unknowing of what the
future may hold for her and others. This book intrigues me because of her
growing faith in God. As Elizabeth learns more about life on the prairie, the
people she has grown to love, and trusting in God, her entire life changes.
Name
and Age: Jacob
P., 14 years old
Book
Title: Outcast of Redwall
Author: Brian Jacques
Star
Rating: 5/5
Review: This book was awesome because of
its variety. It had lots of action, emotion, good food, betrayal, schemes, and
love. Some books you read and are just boring. This book wasn’t.
Name
and Age: Leah
C., 15 years old
Book
Title: America the Beautiful
Author: Ben Carson
Star
Rating: 5/5
Review: Really informative and
interesting. Has lots of great advice for the future of our country.
Name
and Age: Jodi
D., 14 years old
Book
Title: The Sacred Shore
Author: Janette Oke and J. Davis Bunn
Star
Rating: 2/5
Review: Even though this book has a very
heartwarming story, I felt that it didn’t hold my interest very long and seemed
to be a little short-paced.
Name
and Age: Lauren
D., 14 years old
Book
Title: The Mysterious Benedict Society (series)
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
Star
Rating: 5/5
Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society
books are my favorite because they have a lot of mystery and suspense. I also
love how the characters solve problems in clever ways, and outsmart their
opponents.
Name
and Age: Noah
T., 14 years old
Book
Title: The Invisible Man
Author: H.G. Wells
Star
Rating: 4/5
Review: While this is an excellent
classic with many twists and turns, it has an unsatisfactory ending. I feel
also that the book ended too abruptly.
Name
and Age: Selena
S., 16 years old
Book
Title: The Elite
Author: Kiera Cass
Star
Rating: 5/5
Review: The main character is a graduate
of Radford University and currently lives in Blacksburgs, Virginia, with her
family. She is also the author of the best books in the world, they are so
great. I like to read in my room.
Name
and Age: Victoria S., 13 years old
Book
Title: Deep and Dark and Dangerous
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Star
Rating: 5/5
Review: I think its 5 stars because the
book always kept me on the edge of my seat and I enjoy scary, mysterious books.
