 | H.I.V.E:
Higher Institute for Villainous Education
by Mark Walden – In H.I.V.E., students attend the Higher Institute of Villainous Education, where they learn about stealth, programming and weapons. But Otto, Wing, Shelby and Laura want to get out of the school. The four attempt to escape the institute and leave a life of being a villain behind forever. I liked the plot and all of the action in this amazing book.
Bridgette – 7th grade |
 | Bad Girls Don’t Die
by Katie Alender – A dysfunctional high school girl named Alexis starts finding weird things going on with her sister: she doesn’t remember things; she is now obsessed with dolls; and her blue eyes turn green. Alexis is worried something is wrong, only to find out her sister is possessed by an evil ghost that is dead set on killing the children and grandchildren of the people that killed her. Can Alexis stop what’s going on and save her sister before it’s too late or is she already out of time?
Aubrie – 8th grade |
 | Hush, Hush
by Becca Fitzpatrick – This book is about a girl named Nora Gray, who has never really been interested in boys. Now she has to choose between the openhearted Elliot and the mysterious Patch who seems to know everything about her, not to mention someone is out to hurt her. Now she is caught in an ancient battle and the wrong choice could cost Nora her life.
Aubrie – 8th grade |
 | Close to Famous
by Joan Bauer – This book was about a girl named Foster who has a dream to become a famous chef on T.V. She has had this dream for a long time. Now she has to move because her Mama’s boyfriend becomes violent. Foster, her Mama and Miss Charleena, a retired actress, all have dreams they want to live out. They just have to figure out how.
Seleste – 7th grade |
 | Beautiful Americans
by Lucy Silag – I enjoyed this book because it is romantic and has a lot to do with friendship, love and family. Not only that, but it takes place in the most romantic place in the world – Paris.
Abigail – grade 8 |
 | The Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan -Carter Kane and his sister Sadie go on a trip that they take twice a year with their father to the British Museum. Then the Rosetta Stone explodes and their father is lost. They have to learn about Egyptian gods and magic before the god of chaos destroys North America.
Colin– 7th grade |
 | Blue Moon
by Allison Noel -This book is about a girl named Ever that has just become immortal. Ever has a chance to bring her family back from the dead, but it means she must sacrifice the guy she loves more than life itself, Damen. As Ever grows stronger in her powers, Damen grows weaker. It is the story of the choices Ever must make and how she deals with her new abilities.
Aubrie– 7th grade |
 | The Six Rules of Maybe
by Deb Caletti -This book is about a girl named Scarlet who was always looking out for and helping everyone but herself until her sister unexpectedly comes home married and pregnant. Scarlet starts to fall for her sister’s husband and instead of fixing a problem, she is at the center of one.
Kelly– 11th grade |
 | Hate List
by Jennifer Brown -Hate List is a fictitious book that tells how a girl and her classmates deal with a school shooting. I like this book because kids can relate to it and it has different styles of writing: newspaper articles, flashbacks, and present, that contribute to the whole picture. Hate List gives the reality of the effects a school shooting has on students and brings attention to it.
Nancy– 8th grade |
 | Nightrise
by Anthony Horowitz -Nightrise is the third book in The Gatekeepers series. It is about two telepathic twins named Scott and Jamie who learn that they are gatekeepers and are two of the five who are meant to join together and stop an ancient evil as old as time itself. I enjoyed this book because it had lots of action and suspense that made it hard for me to stop reading.
Bryan – 8th grade |