Sunday, July 26, 2015

Teen recommendations from summer reading


Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
"It is a perfect book for anyone! There's a little bit of everything, drama, sadness, happiness, betrayal, but most of all HOPE. This is such an amazing book that once you start reading you just can't stop."

-- Lizet

Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles
"I recommend this book because it connects us teenagers to the book and how it really is. It's filled with excitement and wanting more."

-- Brenda

The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
"It wins for me against The Hunger Games in the category of dystopian future. Though the books were similar in many ways, The Testing had a more intriguing depiction of what the future might entail. Like The Hunger Games, you could not become attached to a character, for they might die suddenly."

-- Liam

Six Months Later by Natalie Richards
"It has a lot of mystery, romance, and suspense. This book makes you not want to stop reading it. It was one of my favorite books and I highly recommend reading it."

-- Jasmine

Four by Veronica Roth
"This book was exciting and kept making me want to turn the page to find out more and more about Four before he met Beatrice."

-- Jenny

Asylum by Madeleine Roux
"It has many high tension moments and epic cliff hangers that just make you read more. I definitely want to read the sequel!"

-- Jocelyn

Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
"I liked the way the perspectives switched each chapter."

-- Colleen

Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon
"I do recommend this book because it's a good story about friendship. It tells you that everybody is special."

-- Elizabeth

Bounce by Natasha Friend
"I recommend this book to people who need to figure how to bounce back from their problems and show they can't let people get to them! They need to stand up to the 'Mean Girls' or 'Popular'!"

-- Grace

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
"It was intriguing to see how Jaz (main character) thought after being raised by a dad who was a convicted serial killer. Lyga uses a style that always keeps the reader guessing even after the last page."

-- Keri