by Natsuki Takaya
Tohru Honda, a female orphan with a boy’s name, has just lost her mother and is currently living in a tent in the woods on the Sohma estate. She is discovered by two Sohma cousins, Yuki and Kyo, who take her in after an avalanche destroys her tent. The Sohmas are nice, but they have a dark secret. . . but I won’t tell you that! HA! Come along on a 19-part (and still growing) adventure with Tohru and the Sohmas.
*This series is printed in Japanese manga style, which means that it is a graphic novel that is read from right to left.
Reviewer Leslie
Unlikely characters meet, duel, and fall in love in this phone-book-sized French classic. The story begins in 1815 as the reader meets-in great detail- the Bishop of Digne (or, in some versions, D–). Soon after, the Bishop gives shelter to a convict on parole, Jean Valjean, who is inspired by the bishop to start his life anew. Meanwhile, the obsessive police inspector Javert is closely tailing Valjean. Elsewhere, a destitute young woman, Fantine, is trying to make money to support her daughter, cosette, who is living with a despicable innkeeper and his family.
The novel skips ten years, and the reader meets Marius Pontmercy, a young man in the midst of the French Revolution. His group of comrades, including Enjolras, Combeferre, Grantaire, and others, is preparing to battle with the French National Guard. Cosette-now a young woman herself, and living with Jean Valjean- sights Marius while walking one day, and falls in love. Marius acts likewise, and soon the two have met and are enchanted by each other. Another love situation arises: Eponine Thernardier, daughter of a certain despicable innkeeper, has fallen irrevocably in love with Marius. All too soon, the French students have built a barricade and are fighting the National Guard. Will the students survive their revolt? Who will Marius choose? Read Les Misérables (or see the musical!) to find out.
The book is over 1,000 pages long. ;D enjoy!
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By: Caroline Cooney
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Summary
An eleven year old named Billy is killed by a package bomb on a London subway station. Now, his sister Laura is setting out to find his killer and everyone is a suspect. The answer will surprise you.
It is a mystery that you can relate to as long as you go to school and have a sibling. This book is probably more liked by girls because the main character is a girly-girl and she even goes to an all girl slumber party with lavish perfumes and jewels.
Reviewer Ian, Age 14, Grade 8
Scrambled Eggs at Midnight
By: Brad Barkley
Genre: fiction
Summary
Calliope – or Cal as she prefers to be called – is sick of traveling. Her mother, Delores, moves frequently around the country, working at different Renaissance fairs. All Cal wants is a place to call home. And a boyfriend would be nice too.
Then there’s Eliot, the firework-creating son of a Christian-fat-camp manager. Eliot’s getting tired of his father’s all religious all-the-time attitude and, in truth, so is his mother.
Shortly after Cal moves to Eliot’s town, the two meet and hit it off, Will their relationship withstand a Jewish barbecue expert, their parents, arsenic and black powder, green lips, beaches, and – of course – scrambled eggs?
Reviewer Hannah, Grade 9, Age 14
By: Alice Hoffman
Genre: fantasy
Trevor and Eli McGill are from the small, hydrophobic town of Oak Grove. Ever since a flood devastated the town years ago, the people have been terrified of water – with the exception of Trevor and Eli (Trout and Eel).
With the help of their fierce, loyal friend, Martha Glimmer, the boys run away to solve the mystery of their cryptic past. Little do they know that their journey will reveal much more than just their biological defects.
Reviewer Hannah, Grade 9, Age 14
