The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick

Rating: 5
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Intended Audience: Girls, 10 and up
Pages: 245
Summary: Megan, Cassidy, Emma and Jess, are four totally different girls. Their moms decide to put together a book club, a mother-daughter book club. The moms pick out the classic Little Women, which soon helps these new friends get through the drama at their middle school. They have some crazy adventures, and some problems, but these friends will stay together.
My Thoughts: This is one of my favorite books. Each chapter alternated between the girls, which I liked. Every girls was different, so they each had different feelings about things. I liked reading about how each character felt about their mom, which was funny. This book had a lot about friendship and family which are important things, and the girls learn how to deal with them. The author put a lot of details in the book describing the characters, and their feelings, which I enjoyed reading. This book was great! If you enjoyed this book the next one, in the series, is Much Ado About Anne.

Eleven by Lauren Myracle

Rating: 4
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Intended Audience: Girls, 11 and up
Pages: 201
Summary: Winnie turns 11 and she knows things are going to change. Her best friend, Amanda, might leave her to be friends with someone else. Her older sister is grumpy, 24/7, and her cat gets into some trouble. She is forced to go ice skating with the class clown. Winnie wants to stay the same, even though things are going to change. She might just change too...
My thoughts: I thought this book was good. I liked how each chapter is a different month. It showed the change over time throughout the book well. I liked the main character, Winnie. She was very believable and I felt like I could relate to her. Her feelings made her more believable because a regular 11 year old would be the same way. At some points the story became a little slow but then it sped up again. This book was a easy read for me, no hard words, and it was easy to understand. I would recommend this book for people who want a easy, but good, funny read.

Heyy!

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted lately. I'm going to have a new system, for reviewing books, a updated version. Stay tuned!

On Hold

Hey everyone! I am very, very busy with things this week! You might not hear from me until the weekend. So, I'm going to be "on hold". Keep on reading!!!

Books I Want

Here is a list of books I want to get from my library to read....

• Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson
• The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
• Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
• Here's how I see it, Here's How it is by Heather Henson
• The Tale of two Pretties: A clique Novel by Lisi Harrison
• This isn't what it looks like by Pseudonymous Bosch

When I read these books, I will be sure to review them!

Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass

 

Everyone at Moon Shadow is about to see one of the most amazing things of their lives-even if they don't want to. For Ally, this is one of the most important things of her life.Her parents have been waiting for this moment for years. Ally, her little brother, and her mom and dad have being living at Moon Shadow since Ally could remember, but that might change. In the middle of nowhere, Ally is home schooled. The only way she knows about the world outside Moon Shadow is from books. On the other hand, Bree would rather be at the mall with her best friends, getting their nails done, then anyplace with dirt. When Bree finds out that they are going to Moon Shadow and might even be moving their, she flips out. You see, Bree is one of the most popular girls in school. Everything she worked hard for would be put to waste. And then theirs Jack. Jack is the overweight, shy kid that everyone makes fun of. The only reason he is coming to Moon Shadow is because if he does, he will get out of summer school. Will these totally different people come together and be friends? Will Bree and Ally change places in the world?

I love the book Every Soul a Star!! I loved how every chapter the person talking is different. We get to hear everyones point of view on things. I also like the characters. They are so different from each other but they make great friends. My favorite character would have to be Bree. In the beginning I didn't really like her but she changed so much during the book. I liked how confident she was in her self. I also think she had good style. Another character that changed a lot in the book was Jack. He became comfortable with himself, which is something he really had to do. I liked Allys personality. She was very into nature and loved learning about stars, but then she had a adventuresome side to her. This is such a great book!  

Rocky Road by Rose Kent

This book is about a girl named Tess, her brother and her ma. Tess and her family are living in warm Texas, when suddenly her mom wants to move to freezing Schenectady, NY. Tess thinks her ma is finally going crazy after she tells Tess that she is going to open a ice cream shop in the middle of winter! In New York! Tess knows that they already have money problems in Texas and they might run out of money in New York. Her little brother is deaf and her mom has bipolar disease, so she has to help her family with everything. When her mom has a break down on the shop's opening day, Tess has to come to the rescue. Can she fix all the problems that Schenectady has given her?

I loved this book. It was very sad but then happy at times. I felt so bad for Tess. Her family didn't have a lot of money and sometimes she felt like she was the mother of her family.  She had to go through a lot. This book had a lot of detail when it talked about what the ice cream shop looked like. I wish I was there! I couldn't put this book down because I always wanted to find out what would happen next. The mom in this book had a lot of problems and didn't know how to deal with them, which was sad. Tess's brother was deaf and Tess was always trying to make him happy. She was a great sister. I have nothing to complain about with this book. You should really read this! Tell me what you think!

I'm Back!

Sorry everyone, I haven't written a blog post in a while! It was just Christmas break and I just stared school again so I have been busy. Speaking of Christmas....I got a NOOK Color! My NOOK is so cool and I am reading a book on it called The Candymakers by Wendy Mass. Its such a great book! I love my NOOK, its the best thing ever- because its in color (duh!) and its all touch screen! I got some other books for Christmas too. I am looking forward for this year because two books that I want are coming out. The first one is the finial book of The Clique Series- The Tale of Two Pretties. It is the 14 book in the series- and the last- and its coming out in April. The other book that I want is Canterwood Crest- Unfriendly Competition, which actually just came out on the 4th. I really have to get it! Stay tuned for more book reviews!