Book Title: The Book Thief
Author: Markus Zusak
Star Rating: 4/5 Stars
Review: Zusak’s writing in
this novel is really in-depth and shows very deep emotion through the main
character, Liesel Meminger. Death, the narrator, gives a very different and
distinct perspective in the story which makes it different and more
interesting.
Name and Age: Joanna S., 13
years old
Book Title: Rootless
Author: Chris Howard
Star Rating: 4/5 Stars
Review: Because it was so
detailed and it made me feel like I was there and went through what they went
through.
Name and Age: Selena S., 16
years old
Book Title: Descendants 2
Author: Eric Geron
Star Rating: 5/5 Stars
Review: Because Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay. They may be the children of
terrible villains but they’re fitting in amazingly well on Auradon. Well, at
least most of them are. She returns to her rotten roots.
Name and Age: Skyler B., 14
years old
Book Title: Deadtime
Stories’ Invasion of the Appleheads
Author: Annette and Gina Cascone
Star Rating: 3/5 Stars
Review: I chose 3 stars
because it does not give much background information and it sometimes skips
around.
Name and Age: Adalia K., 15
years old
Book Title: Since You’ve
Been Gone
Author: Morgan Matson
Star Rating: 5/5 Stars
Review: This book is
absolutely my favorite. It’s about a girl (Emily) who makes friends while she
completes a list, hopefully leading her to find her missing best friend
(Sloane). I feel as though I’d do the same. Throughout the story, the girl
continuously leaves her comfort zone. It’s a great story of mystery and
adventure. I can truly relate to the main character.
Name and Age: Cera S., 16
years old
Book Title: The Eternity
Code
Author: Eoin Colfer
Star Rating: 5/5 Stars
Review: The protagonist
pulls off a magnificent and funny heist to retrieve what was stolen by the
antagonist.
Name and Age: Katie S., 16
years old
Book Title: Artemis Fowl
Author: Eoin Colfer
Star Rating: 5/5 Stars
Review: The plot isn’t
necessarily complicated and the characters are likeable. There is also some
very cool technology that the main characters use.
Name and Age: Margaret H.,
12 years old
Book Title: Paper Towns
Author: John Green
Star Rating: 5/5 Stars
Review: I feel this way
because it does a good job showing that you shouldn’t judge a book by its
cover. It tells you about how you should live your life to the fullest and it
had lots of suspense.
Name and Age: Erika S., 14
years old
Book Title: One of Us Is
Lying
Author: Karen McManus
Star Rating: 5/5 Stars
Review: It’s a mystery in
school about a boy who was killed and for others who were witnesses in the act.
I feel this way because I felt like it was an eye catching book.
Name and Age: Mercedes M.,
17 years old
Book Title: Blue Moon
Author: Alyson Noel
Star Rating: 4/5 Stars
Review: This is a book that
includes love, mystery and some suspense. I like this book because it shows one
of the characters, Ever Bloom, fighting to save her boyfriend and the journey
of her. Once you open this book to read, you won’t want to stop.
Name and Age: Madison B., 17
years old
Book Title: The Gentleman’s
Guide to Vice and Virtue
Author: Mackenzi Lee
Star Rating: 5/5 Stars
Review: This is now one of my favorite books. I loved how the plot kept
you guessing and entertained throughout the whole book. I also fell in love
with all the characters. Overall, an incredible book.
Name and Age: Bridgette R.,
16 years old
Book Title: Doom Patrol
Author: Gerard Way
Star Rating: 5/5 Stars
Review: It was a little confusing in the beginning, but
the further I read the more interesting it became. 
Name and Age: Bridgette R.,
16 years old
Book Title: How (Not) to Ask
a Boy to Prom
Author: S.J. Goslee
Star Rating: 4/5 Stars
Review: There were times when
the plot was a little slow, but the story is also very good.
Name and Age: Stephanie P.,
15 years old
Book Title: Demon Crown
Author: James Rollins
Star Rating: 5/5 Stars
Review: Very thrilling. It
also has some historical facts in the book. Plus it tells of many different
adventures in the one time, especially when a child is about to be born.
Name and Age: Mercedes M.,
17 years old
Book Title: Evermore
Author: Alyson Noel
Star Rating: 4/5 Stars
Review: As I started reading
more into the book, I began to enjoy it more. It is slow, but has some
wonderful mysteries written inside. I highly recommend this book if you are
interested in romance and supernatural.
Name and Age: Emily M., 14
years old
Book Title: Torn
Author: Margaret Peterson
Haddix
Star Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Review: It was a very
interesting book and very enjoyable. It was also very exciting and kept me on
the edge.
Name and Age: Ty M., 13
years old
Book Title: Spider-Man:
Miles Morales
Author: Brian Michael Bendis
Star Rating: 4/5 Stars
Review: The book was good
enough for me to finish and it was easy to do so in one day.
Name and Age: Katie S., 17
years old
Book Title: Artemis Fowl:
The Last Guardian
Author: Eoin Colfer
Star Rating: 5/5 Stars
Review: This was a fitting
end to the Artemis Fowl series. It had plenty of action and stratagems, as well
as some fun dialogue.
Stay tuned for more book reviews from our teens in the Summer Reading Program!