Teen Reviews
Attention Homer Township teens! Let the world know what you’re reading and your opinion of the book! Steps: 1.Choose a topic. 2.Click on the topic’s reviews link. 3.Leave your review! Reviews are monitored for appropriateness.
Teen Reviews
Attention Homer Township teens! Let the world know what you’re reading and your opinion of the book! Steps: 1.Choose a topic. 2.Click on the topic’s reviews link. 3.Leave your review! Reviews are monitored for appropriateness.
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Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Young Adult
Westerfeld puts a new spin on the classic vampire story in Peeps. Peeps are people who are "parasite positive" or vampires. Cal is a carrier for the parasite, someone who has it, but isn't effected by it, besides increased strength and heightened senses. It's Cal's job to find other peeps and capture them before they cause any more harm or spread the disease farther.
If you've read Westerfeld's So Yesterday, then you'll love Peeps. I loved the plot and suspense of the novel, and can't wait for the next installment coming this September. But if you're squeamish you probably shouldn't read this book because all the even numbered chapters are information on real life parasites.
A Wrinkle in Time is a fantastic science fiction book. It is fast-pasted, easy to follow and has many different and exciting characters. I recomend this book to anyone who has read other books by Madeline L'Engle.
Dirk Gently's holistic detective agency by Douglas Adams
Adult Science Fiction
Dirk Gently runs up quite a bill finding a missing cat. This is partly because missing cats along wit messy divorces are his specialty, but the main reason is because he solves the "whole" crime. 249 pages of bookety goodness worth reading if you enjoy science fiction/comedy
Last of the Jedi (series) by Jude Watson
The Last of the Jedi series takes place a few months after Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The series starts with Obi-Wan in exhile on Tatooine, when he gets called to help a fellow jedi in need. This is a GREAT series, Jude Watson is an amazing author! I recommend that you read the two series that come before this one. (Jedi Apprentice and Jedi Quest, both series by Jude Watson)If you liked Star Wars, you will like these!
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Adult fiction
Hitchhiker is classic. Adams has a great sense of humour and loves to poke fun at life here on earth from an alien's point of view.
Earth has been destroyed to make way for an intergalactic highway. Ford Prefect has been stranded on Earth for fifteen years now, and finds his way out just before the planet is blown up by hitching a ride on the construction ships sent to destroy it. And he decides to take with him Earthling Arthur Dent. Together they travel the galaxy looking for the mythical planet Magrathea on the ship Heart of Gold, home of the improbability drive. This book is definately worth reading (and much better than the movie too).
The book also includes entries from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide about how to travel the galaxy cheaply. You never know when you'll need that sort of information.
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
This is part of a new series. I've only read Uglies but plan on reading the other books as well. Uglies takes place in the future. You are lead to believe that something has happened in the world as we know it that changes how societies live in the future. It maybe something devestating or it may just be new technologies. Anyways, the younger teens of this society are the "Uglies." When they reach a certain age they are turned into "Pretties." It takes surgeries to make the uglies pretty. While most of the kids want to be pretties, there are a few that don't want to follow the strict set of rules. They think that maybe it is not necessary to become pretty. This is the story of one girl who isn't sure if she wants to be pretty.
This book may be in the fantasy section also?
The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld (sequel to Peeps)
YA/Science Fiction
In Peeps we were first introduced to the parasite that turns people into modern day vampires, and we know a lot about the world in which they live from the main character, Cal. The Last Days is a different story. These five don't know much about the parasite, except for their singer who has experienced the effects, but doesn't know the cause. They just want to start up a band, but will they be able to do that in this world with more and more people contracting the parasite everyday and the apocalypse waiting just around the corner?
The characters in this book were great, all very original and interesting. And their slang made them sound like any other teenager. The book is set up so that each chapter is told from one of the band member's point of view, which constantly changes, making it a fun and different read. This is also the first band book I've ever read that I didn't hate, in fact, I loved it. I admit that I liked Peeps better, but this book was loved in a much different way, and is, like most of Westerfeld's books, one of my favorites. Although I also have to admit that I think it could have used a better ending, something with slightly more closure on the characters themselves, though it did bring things full circle.
Overall, a great read that teens will love, especially those teens who like vampire or band stories.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Young Adult
This is a thrilling, orginal take on a horror read. It starts out with Bella Swan, the new girl in town, who is already dreading her new high school. What she doesn't imagine is that she'll meet the Cullens, the oddity of the town. The Cullens are all very pale, extraordinarily beautiful, and keep to themselves. What disturbs Bella the most is that Edward Cullen, the youngest of the Cullens, is overcome with rage whenever he sees her, even though she's never bothered him. When Bella figures out the Cullens' disturbing secret, she thrust into a battle to protect herself, her family, and the monster she's fallen in love with.
This book is truly a must read, as well are its sequels, New Moon and Eclipse.
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