Wizard and Glass, The Dark Tower IV

Wizard and Glass, The Dark Tower IV, is the fourth book in the Dark Tower series. Wizard and Glass talks about Rolands past and how he got too the point he is right now. In this book it goes off from the ending of the recent book in the series, The Waste Lands where Blaine stops in Topeka, Kansas after being over-loaded with "bad" and "stupid" riddles that Eddie came up with too save his friends lives from Blaine's insane attempt too kill himself and his "friends". But they crash land in Topeka and they explore there surroundings. As Roland and his fellow gunslingers, including Oy, go about exploring they find that they're near a deadly Thinny, which is an evil white void that feeds on everything and creates a sickening noise and it nauseates the gunslingers. They also find that there in there world but in a different time and reality. for example, instead of the baseball team, Kansas City Royals they find out that in this world there the Kansas City Monarchs. They also discover that the Topeka perhaps the world was destroyed by a Superflu. Anyway they start to journey off too what seems like a building with a nimbus surrounding it. but as the sit for and rest for the night Roland tells a story too his friends about the grave story about his time in Hambry with his past friends Alain and Cuthbert and how they battles the Big Coffin Hunters and the traitors of the Affiliation and how he met Susan, the love of his life and how she then burned and died on the Charyou Tree for Roland. After this depressing story and night they soon head off too a gate that stood before the Green Palace. As they thought and discussed about the Wizard of Oz and how it seemed soo familiar they found a pair of red shoes for each of them and they so realize that they have too clack there shoes simultaneously too open this gate. Then they head into the Green Palace. As they head in they see a very disturbing and famililar and sickening sight. It was Blaines Train car room that they were in and they soon confront The tick tock man and Flagg or Walter, Rolands nemisis. They kill the tick tock man and then Flagg puts them inside the Rhea wizards glass which was described in Rolands story and Rhea is the Witch that ultimatly killed susan. In the Wizards ball, His friends witness Roland killing his mother because Roland thought that that she was Rhea. After there horrible expierience in the wizards ball they wake up in Mid-world and they go off on there journey to the Dark Tower.

The Dark Tower series gets better and better each time i finsih the book and i look forward to the next book and will mostly get even better! i of course give this book a 10 out of 10 and i encourage all that are fans of fantasy fiction to read the Dark Tower series.
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Roof Top

Rooftop by Paul Volponi is about a boy named Clay he lives in the projects and is in a drug treatment facility called daytop. When his cousin Addison who he hasnt seen or talked to since their family had a argument leaving them to go their own ways shows up at daytop Clay can't believe his eyes. When the two families find out they go to daytop together they have a long talk and the family dispute is finally over. But when Addison starts playing dice it might just be the last thing he does. As they chase the boy for Addisons money they end up on a rooftop, Addison dead and Clay in shock. Will the truth come out on what really happened on that roof top or will it be stuck inside Clay forever. I thought it was a ok book. I would rate it 5 out of 10. I wouldnt really recomend it to many people because it got very boring during some parts and dragged on but when they got to the core of the book i thought it was very good.

Cooked by: Jeff Henderson

Jeff Henderson is a black man who grew up in the inner city of San Diego. Like alot of young kids in this area, he got into the drug trade and started selling to make a living. Soon he upgraded to selling cocaine and by the age of 21 he was making over thirty-thousand dollars a week selling drugs. Soon after, he was sentenced to 20 years in a federal penitentiary for drug trafficing. Just as it seamed that his life couldn't get any better, he started working in the kitchen in the prison. A passion for cooking started cooking up inside him and he then knew what he was going to do when he got out. After being transfered around and let out early on good behavior, Jeff was released from prison. He had his mind set on finding a job cooking food, not crack. Finally after alot of hard work, he landed a job in vegas on the strip and his life just started to take off from there.

The Waste Lands,The Dark Tower III

The Waste Lands, The Dark Tower III is the third book out of the Dark Tower series. The book follows the footsteps of the second book The Drawing of the Three. The whole series so far is phenomenal but so far this is the best book out of the two that I have read and it seems too get better as I move on to the next book. But it all starts out with Eddie, Susannah and Roland camping out in the wilderness, surviving the wild and having Roland teach Eddie and Susannah to how to become true Gunslingers. But as the story rolls on, a lot of strange signs and events occur and creates a lot of tension and relaxation for Roland. Because Jake, Roland's first companion to join his quest to find the Dark Tower and the man in black, comes back to life but he lives on in the real world. But even though Jake was killed in the first book from dropping from a mountain, Jake manages to remember everything that he had gone through in Mid World (which is the world Roland and his current travelers are in at this moment). But all this was discovered when Eddie confronts a cyborg bear and the bear was Jake's sign which led to the fact that Jake is still alive. But to get Jake back to Mid World Eddie finds out that he has too make a key out a piece of wood that they soon discover by throwing the jawbone of the Man in Black's into a fire. As the travelers go on through a vicious and backbreaking adventure they finally rendezvous with Jake which filled Roland with Happiness and joyfulness and same with Eddie and Susannah. After this event they all follow the beams that lead to different portals which all the beams meet up in the middle which means that the Dark Tower is there. They also encouter alot of conflicts and action through out the book.
The whole story is very long and full of excellent details, i could go on but there are too many things going on and i would probably fill this whole page up but all the things that go on makes you glued too each and every page making you want too know every outcome and detail on what is going on because it is such a great story too read. Rating this book 1-10 I give this book a 10 out of 10 because I've enjoyed this book and of course this series so much and i hope people that like to read Fantasy, Science Fiction, Action, Drama and adventure book will get a chance to read this epic tale.
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Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson

Award winning Laurie Halse Anderson wrote PROM a story about a "normal kid" named Ashley Hannigan. Many teens spend hours planning out there prom night to the point where it has to be perfect. Ashley was not one of them girls, she could care less about Prom. Ashley only worried about graduating from Carceras High School, and her many detentions that had to be served. Ashley had a boyfriend named TJ who was barely ever around, a crazy family, and a best friend Natalia who was head of the Prom committee. When Nat found out the math teacher had stolen all the money Ash had no choice but to help, But with the assistance of her family, her friends, and the school staff it all worked out. It's unlikely to have Ashley, a girl who hates prom, at last minute pull off Prom on a very low budget but in the end it turned out perfect and not only made everyone happy but changed Ashley's thoughts in all sorts of ways; Read this book to find out how Ashley pulled it off!

-->This book was very interesting and made me realize that its not always just about yourself. I enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to other teenage girls.
-->If i had to rate this book out of 1-10; 10 being the highest i would give it an 8 =)

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By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead

Daelyn Rice is the main character of "By the Time you read this, I'll be dead."
She's been through a lot, and starting from a young age makes it even harder and longer. She's attempted suicide numerous times, but obviously failed each of them. She can't speak, and she has to wear a neck brace. Other wise she can hear, walk etc, fine. She waits after school each day for one of her parents to pick her up, and theres this boy named Satana who always meets her there and welcomely greets her. She tries her BEST to ignore him. She dosnt want anything to do with anyone, and she dosnt want anyone to do with her. She found this website, she thinks by some strange miracle, but this website is called "Through-the-light.com". This website shows blogs of people who've attempted suicide and blogs about how horrible there life is. This Website also gives you tips on how you can kill yourself and when. She signed up to this website and she found something you can sign up on where it'll give you a date to kill yourself. The minimum days is 23. She's disappointed.
She decided on her technique. She continued going to school. And continued sitting on the bench and Satana always came by and talked to her. She had to go to his house a couple of times because her parents were unable to pick her up some days. She opened herself up little by little, not neccessairly talking about herself, but allowing herself to listen to Satana.

This book is kind of depressing. So, I wouldn't recommend this book to anybody who've felt the way she does. Like, feels like ending their life is the only option. I mean, it might give them ideas ya know? So i recommend this book to someone who is stronger mentally. It's not a horrible book, it's a good fast read if you don't put your life in Daelyn Rice' Shoes.
I hope you enjoy this book, I sure did.

The Drawing of The Three, The Dark Tower II

The Drawing of The Three, The Dark Tower II, is the second book in the Dark Tower series by Stephen king. This book is as great as the first book full with action, drama and epic adventure's that will keep you attached to the book until your done with it and will make you want too read on and on until you hit the next book in the series. The second book starts out with Roland, The Gunslinger, waking up on a beach and is suddenly attacked by a monstrous lobster-like figure which soon calls a "lobstrosity". As Roland loses his index finger and middle finger on his right hand and losing his big toe on his right foot he kills the lobstrosity. With his wounds untreated and are starting to get infected, Roland starts too lose strength and begins to become feverish. Throughout his struggling adventure through the long never-ending beach he stumbles upon three doors. These three doors lead to his soon to be discovered companions and explain what the tarot cards are for(This is explained at the end in the first book The Gunslinger). In the first door it reads "The Prisoner", he enters the door and he discovers Eddie Dean, who is a street-smart heroin addict which describes him as "the prisoner" Eddie joins Roland on his quest to the Dark Tower and becomes an Gunslinger. The Second door leads to the "Lady of Shadows" Odetta Holmes. Odetta has multiple personalities such as Detta and Susannah, which this labels her as "Lady of Shadows" because of her many shadows. The Third door leads to Jack Mort and is labeled "The Pusher". Who is used too help Roland get ammo and medicine for his journey.

This book is an amazing book which is as good as the first one. An must read for people that are Stephen King fans or even any reader that love action filled adventures. i give this book a 10 out of 10! It really made me never want too drop the book.

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The Gunslinger, The Dark Tower l

The Gunslinger, The Dark Tower l is the first book in the Dark Tower series written by one of America's favorite authors, Stephen King. This amazing book is one of the best book's I've read in for a while and it all feature's fantasy, western, horror and science fantasy all mixed and twisted together making it an awesome book. It all begins by introducing Roland Deschain, the last Gunslinger, and his pursuit for the "Man in Black" which has lasted for many years. The beginning of the book also starts to describe the world in the book as if it were similar too the old west but is an complete mirror of our world today. His quest for the Dark Tower drives him and keeps him going but is filled with many obstacles which also glues the reader too the book making the reader not want too let the book down. There's a lot of great action, adventure and drama in the book, for example, through a flashback of Roland's past in a town called Tull, the whole town turns on him because of the "Man in Black". In order too survive The Gunslinger was forced too kill every resident in the town, including his lover, Alice. This part is just one out of many parts filled with action and drama that makes it such a amazing book.
I give this book a 10 out of 10! The book just made me read more and more because of its intensity, the whole storyline and the vivid descriptions of the book really just brought me in the world of the Gunslinger.

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Drive-By

In the book Drive-By, by Lynne Ewing, we have a family that has just been devistated by a gangs drive-by shooting when it kills titos older brother and he dosent know why. the gang the gang starts comming by titos house alot and his buddy gus gives him a gun and tells him it will help him against a rival gang that tito thinks killed his brother. this book was really short it took me a day to read i lked it but it could of been alot longer i give the book a 5 out of 10 because it was so short.

By the Time You Read This I'll Be Dead

In the book By the time you read this, I'll be dead by Julie Anne Peters, Daelyn Rice is determined to successfully remove herself from existance. Her parents have sent her to a catholic all girls school since her failed previous attempt, but she doesnt seem to fit in so well with a neckbrace, she is known as the 'mute freak' who can't speak at all. She tells about her traumatic history of abuse, torture, and depression, she allows you into her mind to see her experiences and feel her feelings. With the help of Through the Light she counts down the days until her death, her success and freedom. It all begins with 23 days, 23 long, eventful, dragging days for Daelyn. She wants nothing to do with anyone, or anything, but when 18 year old Santana pushes his way into her life, and refuses to leave no matter how stubborn she gets, she has no choice. Throughout the book you feel the terrible, depressing feelings that many people who have endured torture feel everyday, you get a taste for what it feels like to be bullied and made fun of.

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men is a great thriller novel with non stop suspense and action that will make you jump out of your seat and will force you too want too read more and more of this book. It all starts with Llewelyn Moss out hunting for antelope when he suddenly comes across a drug deal that has gone bad. He sneaks into the bloody scene and finds a ton of heroin in a truck with dead Mexican drug dealers except one badly wounded man asking Llewelyn for water. He tells him that he doesn't have any water with him and he goes on investigating the gruesome scene and finds a satchel filled with cash, he takes the satchel and goes home. When he left for home he felt bad and was full of remorse for the man he left behind. He soon goes back and finds that the man was murdered and he sights another truck in the area. He runs for his life but is sighted by gunmen and the grueling never ending hunt begins for Moss and the hunters are the Mexican drug cartels and the Sociopath hitman as known as Anton Chigurh.

No Country for Old Men is an great great book filled with tense, suspenseful scenes with loads of action and drama which forcefully will make you never want put the book down until its over. I give this book a 10 out of 10 because its a very very quick read and the thrills and the suspence made me read on until the bitter end

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Jake,reinvented

In the book Jake Reinvented, By Gordon Korman, We have a small town school with people that play football and alot that dont. The book is centered around three people one Todd,Rick and Jake. Jake is a new transfer student and he joins the football team and is good at one thing and that is long snapping. the coach that believes that the game is played both ways tells him that long snapping is the only thing he will be doing. When Jake throws a party and has a really good show of people the popularity starts flowing and people want to know and hang with  Jake. Rick and Todd are really good friends but when jake comes in and  has Rick in the hot seat about being best friends Rick is split. when Todds girlfriend Dede comes into the picture and Jake looks like he is in love but really every guy is in love with dede she is a perfect ten out of ten. Things start to go really wrong when Jakes partys start to get out of hand when him and Dede start hanging out alot Todd goes wild and makes a mistake but that you will have to find out for yourself see what happens to Todd,Rick and Jake by reading the book. I give this book a 10 out of 10 there are very few times when a book comes around and it apeals me but so far books by Gordon Korman have done that. the book is for sure a non put down book and I loved it the book is perfect for people that like fast reads that are really good. Gordon Korman has become one of my favorite writers and keeps on writing books that I cant put down. I recomend this book to anyone because I think everyone should read it.

Mark Levin: Liberty and Tyranny

When I started reading liberty and tyranny I have to say it was pretty amazing. I have had to listen to talk radio with my dad for a lot of my life but I never really knew why he did and now that I'm coming to voting age this book helps to put a lot of things into perspective especially why he always listened to it. it talks about a lot of things from the near communistic power of f.d.r. to current issues plaguing this country. Mark really impressed me when i read this book because it wasn't a biast vote republican book. he just said that the people he supports could come from any party but right the best way in is through the republican party. he talks a lot about conservative values, the attacks on freedom, the rise of the welfare state, the parental disconnect with their children education, the loss of morality, the rise of the global cooling then global warming scandal, the hundreds billions of dollars in debt and tens trillions in unfunded obligations, the great communicator ronald reagan, the liberal takeover of the media, the liberal takeover of schools and union groups, the breakdown of national security through reduction of our nuclear arms allowance for communist dictators to acquire them, the breakdown of the border, backroom deals, bills passed that the american people have made known they dont want, an activist supreme court acting outside there abilities and the list goes on and on. The real purpose of this book is a warning to the people of america that if we keep going down the road were going america is no longer going to be the land of the free. We are now on a fast track to socialism and if we become socialist there will be nowehere free left on the planet, we are the last great bastion of freedom, and freedom is never more than one generation from ectintion. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.

Street Pharm

The book Street Pharm by Allison van Diepen, is about a young boy named Ty who lives the life of a hustler. He doesnt go to school and when he does he gets kicked out. When his mom makes him go to another school he meets the girl of his dreams but hes not trying to have a girlfriend. Ty has followed his dads footsteps and taken over the family buisness ever since his dad went to prison. But when compititon comes to Brooklyn Ty doesnt know what to do. Will he loose the family buisness and his life or will he manage to make it out on top as the King of the streets.

I thought it was a really good book and I really enjoyed reading it. I would rate this book 8 out of 10 because it gives you that I want to read more feeling and makes you want to keep turning the pages.

Ed Gein, Psycho

Ed Gein, Psycho is a book about one of the most legendary, psychotic, serial cannibalistic killers in Wisconsin that has inspired many books and films(Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)which created his ghoulish legacy of becoming the most hated and most loved killers of all America. Ed Gein, Psycho, starts out with his family history of being farmers and eventually gets too Ed Gein. The book at this part describes his personality as a kid and how his personality changes as he grows up and lives through his hard and lonely life. His father was a Big farmer and a very abusive parent and never stooped down to his level while his mother was very caring and really was the only person that loved Ed at the time.
One night Ed sneaked out toward the outhouse, which is out limits to Ed, out of suspicion because of weird and awful noise's. He slightly and gently cracks the door open and witnesses his ma and pa cutting and slicing open a pig for food. Ed felt faint and had a warm tingling feeling deep down below inside of him. This was the event that turned Ed's mind upside down and created the psycho that is Ed Gein.
This book is a very Graphically gory book and creates the wrong images in your mind which for some people makes them want too read on and learn and see more and for others would just want to drop the book and leave. for this reason i give this book a 6 out of 10. But i feel that this book is very intriguing and made me want too learn and read more about Ed Gein.


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Street Pharm

Street Pharm, written by Allison van Diepen takes place in inner-city Brooklyn. Tyrone is the main character of Street pharm. Orlando, his father was put in jail for getting caught drug dealing. It's only right that Ty should take up the 'family' business. Right? Well, that's what he did. Ty knows what he needs to do.

His mom dosn't suspect anything in the beginning, but when he started getting kicked out of schools, she knew something was up. Especially when she found out he was hanging with Sonny, one of Orlandos buds.

"Darkman's in town and he's shutting us down" (page 107)

This Darkman guy is trying to take over Ty's customers, and more importantly, his business. Ty isn't going to stand there and let it happen. He's going to do something about it. Two questions, how is he going to do it, and does he succeed?

Ty learns his responsibilities as a teenager. He shouldn't have to worry about what his fathers done, or what his father wants him to do. There's a reason that Orlandos in jail.

Friends, enemies, everyones got them. Ty tries to stay away from friends outside of the business, and that means girls too. He dosn't want to get distracted and he dosn't want to put them in danger.

Ty is very smart and has a lot of common sense. I like this quote from him, "I DIDN'T OWN NO GUN. Having a gun wasn't gonna change my chances of getting shot. You don't hear about people saving themselves from drive-bys by shooting back. If you shoot back and you lucky enough to survive the drive-by, you still got the cops charging your..(butt)" (page 15).

Throughout this story, Ty goes through many emotions about life, and he wants to find out if his life is what he wants it to be. Does he want to deal the rest of his life, and possibly get thrown in jail right alongside his father, or does he want to make that one step forward on a new path?

Ty figures out what he needs to do, whether that be following his dads footsteps, or making his own.

Band of Brothers

The book, Band of Brothers, is set in World War II and is about the different experiences the soldiers in Easy company, 101st Airborne Division and the U.S Army all had endured throughout the war in Europe. Stephen E. Ambrose, the author of Band of Brothers, describes with full detail on how certain lives and experiences of the heroic soldiers changed from fighting through, D-Day, Operation Market-Garden, fighting in Bastogne and attacking there way too Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Band of Brothers starts out in Camp Toccoa, Georgia and it begins with describing the general backgrounds, the lifestyles and changes the men went through and showing the rigorous, extreme training the men of the Easy company, 506Th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and the U.s Army had to go through to get ready for the assault on Normandy or most likely known as D-day. As the brutal training went on and jump school ended, the fully powered, disciplined parachute soldiers were ready for action. As the book goes on, Easy Company parachutes into normandy and begins too slowly progress throughout Germany and German powered countries. Stephen does a great job of showing the battle scenes and the gory images that make you feel like your in the battlefield with Easy Company. What really makes this a great book is how he interviewed alot of the living soldiers that participated in Easy Company and 101st Airborne Division and there perspectives and expierences they had while fighting in that gruesome war. I give this book a 9 out of 10 because of the great detail and is a great book for readers that like to read about Military History.
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Hit Squad

In the book Hit Squad, by James Heneghan, we have mikey a transfer student from a bad school or atleast he thought that the school was bad. He starts at a new school grandview high school and he feels that it is just the same he gets into fights over his lunch money an his lunch. When mikey meets up with bridget and peter and whisper they form a kind of hit squad and start going after kids at the school that hurt other people when mikey gets his buddy heck involed in it things start getting really bad and people get hurt. I give this book a 5 out of 10 because i read it in two days i think that the book was good but it was very short and probly the fastest book that i have ever read.

The Contender

In the book The Contender, by Robert Lipsyte, Alfred Brooks a teenage boy that is living in brooklyn new york. When alfreds friend James starts running with a gang and gets in deep with them Alfred has no choice but to leave James as a friend and move on. When Alfred tells James that the store he works at has alot of money in it but forgets to mention that there is a new secerity system. James gets caught and arrested. The gang is out looking to get back at Alfred and do. They find him walking one day and beat the heck out of him. Henrey and his father find Alfred in an ally and help him home when Alfred and Henrey start hanging out he starts going to Donatelli's gym Alfred wants to become a boxer. He gives up for about a month and then gets into it with no more looking back. Alfred gets his chance and wins when he wants to find out if he is a contender or not he faces his biggest challenge yet. i give this book a 7 out of 10 because the book was a fast and easy read but was still interesting.

Raiders Night

In the book Raiders Night, by Robert Lipsyte, Matt, a seinor football player and his buddies from the team are into steriods. They have been for a few years. He has everything lined up for him and is a great football star. When Chris comes to town from another school and tries to take away the starting tight end spot from another captain things get rough. At raiders camp Chris gets hurt and ends up making it very hard for the team and the "back pack" to stick together. When you start getting into the book and really start thinking it throws a big right hook at you and you are left speechless. I give this book a 7 or 8 out of 10 because it has some very interesting parts in it. There are some down sides to the book but you will have to read to find them out.

Everest book one: the contest

The book Everest by Gordon Korman is the first in a three series book where there are 20 contestants and only 4 could be brought up the tallest point of the world. The main characters were Tilt, Chris, Dominic, Sami, Perry and Ethan. Ethan and Chris were the two best climbers, under the age of 18, out there. When Ethan decides that he doesn't want to climb for summit Everest anymore, there is a big jolt in the team. Before it was Chris, Sami, Perry and Jessica. When Sami starts to sleep walk it creates a very bad environment for the others on the team. When the last four make it up Lucifer’s Claw and the sleepwalker happens to fall down and get very hurt, two people step up and take control. You can bet that one person is Cap but who is the other? Read to find out. I give the book a 9/10 because it has alot of good parts in it but is a smaller book and I wish it could of had alittle more.

Son of the Mob

In the book Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman, Vince is a senior in high school. On the outside it looks like he is a normal kid in school when really his dad runs the mob with his family. This book has many twists and turns in it. We have Alex, Vince's bestfriend since forever. Alex is one of the kids that's "all about us" or "what about our love life" or "you're ruining our football fame". When Vince meets Kendra that's when it really gets heated up. Things starts in the football locker room and never end. I give the book 9/10 because I think that there were parts that could of been better but it was an over all good book.

SOLD

Patirica McCormick wrote SOLD and was awarded as one of the best selling authors. This book was also the finalist for the National Book Award. If I would say one word about this book it would be "survival." A young thirteen year old girl named Lakshmi lives in Nepal in a shack on a mountain with her mother, step father, younger brother, and older sister. Lakshmi is just a regular young girl that goes to school and enjoys doing things like playing with her best friend, raising her goat, and just simple pleasures in life. Lakshmi and her family struggle to make ends meet and so Lakshmi is willing to go work in the city, which is a place with gold top roofs and happy and rich people that don't have to worry about life. She is going to have to be a maid for some rich white family or that is what she thinks at least. Her mother doesn't want her to go but her step father says this has to be done, so one day he takes her to the city and she is taken to the "Happiness House" where there are a bunch of little girls in pretty dresses with their hair and make up all done. Lakshmi soon realises that her step father has sold her into prostitution. Not only is she having to be brought into prostitution but she is also beaten almost daily, starved, and mistreated. In order for her to come home she must pay off her debt to Mumtaz, the boss at the house. She will never be able to do this under this evil lady's power so read this book to know what happens to Lakshmi!

~This book makes you realise what you have and that your life isn't so bad after all. It also shows a lot of inspiration due to the about of courage, strength, heart, etc. Lakshmi has. Lastly, this book makes you want to do something about this horrible issue that is still going on today!

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From Pieces To Weight

The book From Pieces To Weight is about how 50 cent got out of the hood and got rich. This book is very detailed about 50s life growing up in the hood. The book starts with the murder of 50s mom and then from there everything started to go downhill. 50 starts to deal drugs to make money to get shoes but then he decided that he was most likely never going to make it out of the hood. Thats what he was going to do to get out. Over the years he was dealing he went to rehab and jail many times. When he started his rap career that's when he started to settle down. He stopped dealing so he could record in the studio and take care of his son. Soon enough 50 met Dr. Dre and eminem then 50s career took off.

A Million Little Pieces

This story is about a 23-year-old drug addict and alcoholic and his struggle through rehab. When he arrives the rehabilitation center in Minnesota, driven by his fearful parents, he was already near death, some were even surprised he was still alive. Through his time recovering he breaks the rules and meets a girl named, Lilly. They both help eachother through their addictions and fall in love. He refuses to believe in the twelve steps, AA, or any higher power. Even though the counselors and doctors don't think James plan of just saying no will work out he figures out how to face his consequences and the terrible things he's done. He owns his bad decisions that he had made and never considers himself a victim of anything. I think A Million Little Pieces was a really good book and would recommend it to others.

Midnighters: Blue Noon

Blue Noon is the final book in the Midnighters trilogy by Scott Westerfeld. The title "Blue Noon" fits perfectly into the book, because the books are all about a "Blue Hour" at Midnight, on that in this book instead of Midnight the Blue Hour comes at random times in the day. And that completely throws off the Midnighters who thought they knew just about everything about Midnight. There is a lot of challenges in store for the five teens to figure out. Amongst themselves and together as a group. The book even ends with a big BANG. It is a very good series, I enjoyed the books a lot. I definitely recommend this book. It has lots of action and excitement.

Midnighters: Touching Darkness

Touching Darkness by Scott Westerfeld is the second book in the Midnighters series. The story continues with the five teenagers figuring out the mystery of The Secret Hour. They realize how the midnighters all disappeared around 50 years ago, and they start to figure out why and how. Now that they know the truth, their in danger. And not just by the evil that lies in The Secret Hour, but from some "normal" humans in the daylight time. So their in a race against time to figure everything they need to know about, before something happens to one of their own. Not to mention all the drama that happens between the teens. All with their own problems.

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins is a book about falling in love. But the "right kind of love" is another story. It's about five different teenagers all with a different background and story but they all end up in the same place by the end of the book. All five of them have it hard at home and look for ways to find the love they can't find at home, from someone else. But the people they go to isn't always the best to fall for. Sometimes looking for that love and care by someone, when you're not being picky about who it is, can be very dangerous. Like all of Ellen Hopkins' books, it is written in poem form and makes it a very easy read. It's a great book about finding love in all the wrong places and trying to survive without love or with the wrong kind.

Midnighters: The Secret Hour

"The Secret Hour" is the first book of the Midnighters trilogy by Scott Westerfeld. "The Secret Hour" is about a certain hour in the day that only specific people know about and can live in. It's at exactly midnight every night. The rest of the world is "asleep" but they actually just see it as a minute where nothing happens, but the few people that know about the secret hour of the night, well that's their own time to do what ever they want. And in a small town called Bixby, Oklahoma, there are five teenagers that know about this certain time. But it seems it might only be Bixby, because they don't know of any other town that has "The Secret Hour" but I'm sure they will figure it out soon enough. It's a very interesting book filled with adventure and mystery.

Thirst NO. 2

Thirst NO. 2 books; Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever, are the last books in the Thirst series. The character, Alisa/Sita (more commonly know as Sita) has many different adventures in these books. It's all very action pact and a very easy/fun read. With almost 600 pages it's a really fast read. It's just so interesting. She is the last vampire on earth and goes through many different challenges. With different 'non-humans' and some of her friends. But in this story, rather than in Thirst NO. 1, Sita is wanting her old life back. Her old human life, she hasn't been human in over 5,000 years. She misses things such as motherhood and human feelings and growing old. But she has a lot of things in the way and many things she loves about being a vampire, it is all she's ever really known. Who knows how she ends up in the end? I definitely recommend you read these books.

No More Pranks by Monique Polak

In the book No More Pranks by Monique Polak, Pete the protagonist likes to play pranks on innocent people. Pete decides he wants to play a prank on his vice-principal Mr. Quincy; more people in his school starts to figure out that Pete pretends to be Mr. Quincy and calls a radio hot line, Pete talks about how Mr. Quincy has a fetish for young teenage girls shoes. Pete gets caught for what he does, his parents sends him to an island called Todoussac, it was about five hours from Montreal, where Pete lives. Pete's Uncle Jean and Aunt Daisy own a kayaking business, Pete gets stuck with all the bad jobs such as cleaning the life jackets off at the end of the night. He decides to play a few pranks while he's in Todoussac, he meets a girl whose name is Rosalie. Rosalie is a french girl, the two of them plan out a "prank" to catch a guy who owns a zodiac company. I would rate this book a 3 out of 5 star because this book kept me interested, but the beginning of the book was hard to get into.

Thirst NO. 1

Thirst NO. 1 by Christopher Pike is a vampire book about a 5,000 year old vampire by the name of Sita. It is a trilogy-in-one with the books; Last Vampire, Black Blood, and Red Dice. But the story doesn't end there, there is another. Called Thirst NO. 2. But it was a very interesting story. It didn't quiet fit the "normal" category for vampire books these days. The main character of the story, Sita/Alisa, is actually not that great of a character. She is a killer and just out right cold at times. Which makes for an interesting read. But she's not all evil, you learn to love her because she does have reasons behind every move she makes. She goes through many battles and fights in this book. I can't wait for the story to continue. I defiantly recommend this book to anyone that likes fantasy stories, and a little blood and gore.

CRANK

This book is based on a true story written by Ellen Hopkins. This book is about Ellen Hopkin's daughter Kristina Snow who is a great daughter that does very well in school, has a lot of positive friends, she stays out of trouble, etc. Kristina decides to go and see her dad who she never gets to see because hes out of her life but she now has Scott, her new step dad which she doesn't seem the happiest about. While Kristina is visting her father she meets a boy that is troubled and a lot different then Kristina. This is when Kristina meets her new self, Bree someone that wants to fit in so badly that she lets the "monster" in her life...CRANK. Will she be able to stop or will this become an issue? Read CRANK by Ellen Hopkins to find out.

****If I were to rate this book I would rate it a 5 out of 5 because this book made me want to keep reading about Kristina's journey through life and it's a great book for young adults to read because they are facing these types of peer pressure just like Kristina.

In the Woods

In the book In the Woods by Robin Stevenson, the protagonist Cameron helps his twin sister Katie with a problem he never thought would happen. Their mom considers Katie as perfect; straight A student and never get in trouble, while Cameron on the other hand can barely manage to get a C or D to pass his classes. He has a learning disability which explains some of his problems in school. Their mom also worries about Katie every day because of her lack of self confidence. I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars because I like how I didn’t want to put the book down. I enjoyed how this book was written, but I didn’t like how the book ended also, this book was somewhat predictable. I was hoping to figure out more of what Cameron wanted. If you read this book I'm sure you will enjoy it just as much I did.

Cooked

This book was about Jeff Henderson who started out as a good kid, did good in school and wasn't involved in any bad things. When his mom split up with his dad and moved him and his sister to a pretty run down neighborhood in San Diego, things started to go bad for him. When Jeff was sixteen he started wanting to hang out with the guys in his neighborhood. He met his neighbor 'T', who dresses in the newest gear and had the cars and women. Jeff looked up to him and started hanging with 'T' and his crew. Jeff asked him how he gets all his stuff and 'T' brought him to one of his stash spots and showed him some crack. Jeff wanted to start making money and having the cars and women like 'T' did. He started selling a little weed. Then eventually he moved to selling crack. He was making money and pick up a lot at a time. Jeff had the girls and the cars now but he wasn't keeping a very low profile. People were on to him and he knew it. He makes it about another 6 months and then he and a friend that he was going to hook up were crossing a border and the friend got in trouble and was arrested. He lay low and got rid of everything. Jeff gets arrested and goes through a trial and gets 19 1/2 years. He serves his time at a few different prisons. He was offered to sell some people out to get his time reduced to half. He did it. While in prison he got jobs in the kitchen anytime he could. He developed a love for cooking. He is now out and works for a very good restaurant.

Venomous by Christopher Krovatin

Venomous is a book about a teenager, Locke Vinetti who has a serious anger issue that he addresses as "The Venom". Now, we're talking anger such as beating in a kids face in under two minutes for simply pushing aside somebody Locke loves. He deals with his anger by thinking of it as a different person, a completely different side of him that he wants nothing to do with. It's sad to read how hard it is for him to keep relationships with people just because he can't handle his anger. He lives at home with his single mother who adores him and he loves her just as much as well, and a little brother, Lon, who he absolutely loves, there is nothing Locke wouldn't do for his little brother. It's so hard on him when he does disappoint Lon because Lon is everything to Locke. But soon Locke starts making new friends and letting people in, in his world and things might just be getting a little better. I mean if he's happy in life "The Venom" is sure to go away, right? ... I think is was an excellent book and I recommend it to just about anybody.

The Lost Boy

The Lost Boy is the inspiring sequel to the bestseller A Child Called "It." The Lost Boy is continuing the story of David Pelzer's life from the age of a teenager all the way to the time when he turns eighteen and becomes an adult. In A Child Called "It" we learn that David is extremely physically and mentally abused by his "mother" and in the sequel The Lost Boy David is having to deal with moving to foster homes numerous times along with learning about life and dealing with his past traumas. David starts doing things for himself like getting a job, taking some responsibility for himself, etc. Will David ever find the loving family hes looking for or will he always feel alone and as if hes an "outcast?" Will he ever find the home he's looking for? I would encourage people that like Dave Pelzer to read this book. I would also encourage those who want to be inspired to read this book because it is a true life experience and it makes you feel like if David can overcome his struggles, then so can you.

• If I were to rate this book I would rate it a 4 out of 5 because I usually don't like reading but Dave Pelzer's story is so inspirational and the story makes you want to keep reading because its so real and you really understand how children dealing with any form of abuse are being affected but changing there life for the better.

Fallen by Lauren Kate

Fallen by Lauren Kate is a fantasy book about fallen angels. Finally, something different from the vampire books. :) But this is a really interesting read about a girl, Luce and her troubles and new life in her new reform school, Sword and Cross. Luce had gotten in trouble in her past, she was involved in a fire that killed a boy but wasn't able to explain anything about what happened, the cops and doctors and a courtroom full of people didn't know what to do with that, so they sent her to Sword and Cross. The book starts off with her first day at the school, and brings you back periodically to learn about her past. There is a lot about friendships, and love, a lot of love in this book. It's about how to deal when you think you're crazy. Because Luce sees these "shadows" that have followed her around since she was a kid and she believes that is what killed the boy in the fire. Readers will be intrigued as she tries to hide her "shadow" secret and her so very interesting love life at her new school. I thought this was an excellent book, and if you enjoy fantasy stories this will be perfect to get into. The second book comes out next September, and I can't wait!

Brutal by Kevin Weeks

In the book Brutal, Kevin Weeks and his friends are violent killers. But they never killed the innocent. They just tried to clean up their neighborhoods by taking out the the people that they thought didn't deserve to live. They went after people that beat their wives and children. They also went after drug dealers and people who just had no respect. But they don't get away with killing these people for too long and they end up getting caught. This would be a good book for people that are intrested in crime and suspense. I would give this book a 4 out of 5.