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.