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Klass, David. Whirlwind. 2008. (YA Science Fiction Klass.D)
Jack has found Firestorm and thinks he has saved the world's oceans. He goes back home to see P.J, but she is missing. Where is she? And who took her away? He gets in trouble and finds himself on another mission: to save P.J. Before he can really think, hes floating up in the sky, off to the Amazon. This sequel to Firestorm is even more suspenseful, and just as exciting. After I had read Firestorm, I thought, how can there be a sequel? He saved the oceans and now everything is better, right? Boy, was I wrong. I love this book, and I think anyone who likes adventure should read this book. (Alison S.)
Cabot, Meg. Jinx. 2007. (YA Fiction Cabot.M)
"Jinx you owe me a soda," was the first thing I thought of when I picked up this book. For all the witches in training you might like this book. I will not say that I hated it, but there was a strange sort of air about it. If you want modern witches, then read this book, if you want straight Harry Potter, maybe not. I'm somewhere in between. The romance of the book was mostly forced except for the two who really loved each other without witchcraft. This book proved that there are really scary people in the world that take bed time stories WAY to literally, but hey- what can you do. I did love this book for how the main character Jean, or the people who called her Jinx, was just so nice to everyone while there was an exact opposite in her family. So while being quiet about it, bring out your cauldron and cook up a spell to make you read for all eternity, but do be careful, your spell can backfire!!! (Clara L.)
Brashares, Ann. The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants. 2001. (YA Fiction Brash.A 2004) 
"They stand for promise we made to one and another, that no matter what happens, we stick together. They stand for challenge too...We promised one another that someday we'd get out in the world and figure some stuff out." The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a touching story of four young girls who spend their first summer apart. Carmen, one of the girls, found The Pants at a second hand store with Lena. Soon after, they became a symbol for the love, friendship, and feelings that the four share. The Pants became a way for the four of them, Lena, Carmen, Tibby, and Bridget, to connect over the summer and allow each of them to carry a part of the others with them no matter how far apart they were. Each girl triumphs over fighting her first battle in The Traveling Pants. The book continues on to tell each personal story of the four girls and how the coarse of their summer plays out until they finally return together at the end.
Cabot, Meg. How To Be Popular. 2006. (YA Fiction Cabot.M) 
Popular is a word that all of us have known since we started school. Well, at least I have. I think that everyone wants to be popular at one point or another in their school days. But this book really brings what you have to do to be popular. You have to be someone that you're not. Romance is a large part of being popular, you MUST date a popular person in order to stay popular. So I guess that How To Be Popular is really a book on how to completly dietroy your relationship with everyone else you are friends with. The real moral of the story is: Be yourself and everything will fall into place. (Clara L.)
Ralston, Aron. Between A Rock And A Hard Place. 2004. (YA 796.5223 Ralst.A & YA 796.5223 Ralst.A) 
The main character and narrator of this true story, Aron Ralston, describes the time he was in Blue John Canyon, Utah. He was solo hiking and was going to go on a long bike ride, when he descended a cliff. He was dangling from a ledge, and with the help of his mountain gear, pressed his back againdt the southern wall and his left foot against the northern wall of the canyon. With his right foot, he kicked the chockstone boulder underneath him to see how stuck it eas in the cliff. It was stuck tightly enough to hold Aron's weight-or so he thought. When he gripped it, the boulder quaked and Aron let go of the boulder to drop down on the rocks below, knowing that the moving rock was trouble. The boulder dropped, smashed Aron's left hand against the rock, then pinned Aron's right hand and wrist so his arm disappeared between the canyon wall and the boulder. His right hand and wrist were stuck. He tried to free himself with force, hoping that he would be able to lift the boulder because of adrenaline. He braced the boulder with his thighs and tried to lift the rock to no avail. He drank a third of his water supply, then assesed the situation. Aron's hand was helping hold the boulder off the wall. Aron decided to brainstorm all the ways he could try to get out of the horrible situation. Most options seemed impossible. He considered many things including chipping away the rock that held his wrist. Throughout the length of time in which Aron was pinned against the wall, he remembered all his other near-death experiences, like when he almost drowned, survived an avalanche, fell off a cliff onto a cactus and many other thrilling, daring adventures. By day three, Aron had tried sawing through his right arm to be released. However, the blade was not sharp enough to do much. He videotaped himself trapped. By day four, Aron was all out of food and water, and had resorted to drinking his urine. He tried again to move the rock using his mountain gear and rigging. He also tried again to cut off his wrist. He managed to cut to the bone, but couldn't get through it. He prayed and videotaped himself talking about how he loved his sister and parents. At this time, Aron's friends were getting worried-especially when Aron didn't show up for work, as Aron never missed a day. Aron told the camera his funeral wishes, as he didn't think he would live. But later he had a change of heart and decided that he wouldn't die. Back in Colorado where Aron lived, his friends, manager, and parents were getting very worried. Aron had never gotten lost, so everyone figured he was hurt. In Utah, on day six of Aron's entrapment, the idea came to him that he could snap his arm by pressure and force. After he broke his bone, he sawed through the rest of his arm with his knife, took his pack, and managed to get out of his prison. He was stumbling across the canyon when he met a family of a man, woman, and son, named Eric, Monique, and Andy, from Holland. They saw how weak Aron was, and that he knew exactly what he needed: medical attention. So Monique and Andy ran for a rescue helicopter while Eric gave Aron a couple of Oreos and some water. The helicopter took Aron to a hospital where he was treated for bone infection from the knife and for his amputated arm. After officials with the help of mechanic machines moved the eight-hundred-pound boulder, Aron's hand was retrieved and cremated. Aron watched the news of his recovery on CNN. Aron was trapped by the boulder for six days without much food and water. The fact that he survived and was so brave is amazing. (Valentia S.)
Draper, Sharon. Tears Of A Tiger. 1994. (YA Fiction Drape.S) 
This book, "Tears Of A Tiger", was a very interesting yet sad book. It all starts when the Hazelwood High basketball team has won a game, four students agree to celebrate their victory. They decided to have a drink, and ended up in a terrible car crash. Robert Washington, the captain of the basketball team, gets pinned inside the car, then the car explodes and he ends up dead. The other three were able to get out. All three of the friends will never forget this tragic night. The driver, Andrew Jackson, blames the death of Robert on himself since he was the driver. After the accident, Andrew's life changed, he became very depressed. (Rools Henry J.)
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Found. 2008. (J Haddi.M) 
This book was so interesting because the prologue is so awesome. It starts off very boring but gets really good at the end. So it starts with a boy that goes to school and just got a friend, both him and his friend are adopted. Then he figure more about himself and then gets himself to a lot of trouble, like going to the FBI. Then he meets up with people from the future who have guns and stuff. This is an awesome book. I haven't read the sequel, but I think it's going to be really good. (Atul K.)
Flake, Sharon. Who Am I Without Him? : Short Stories About Girls And The Boys In Their Lives. 2004. (JrHigh Flake.S) 
This book was a great book. Its not an ordinary book; its a book with different life-like stories of relationships. For instance, one story was about a group of church girls that are not allowed to date. They're pretty much on lockdown from seeing boys and wearing provocative clothing. The pastor's daughter is the main leader of this group. She talks everybody into hanging out at the basketball court late at night. They run into trouble with another group of girls who like to fight. The parents of the church girls ended up being called and they were picked up, and they were reprimanded. They learned a valuable lesson from that situation. (Taylor J.)
Stewart, Trenton Lee. The Mysterious Benedict Society. 2007. (YA Fiction Stewa.T)
"The Mysterious Benedict Society" was a great book that truly was mysterious. There were many twists and turns which kept the book very interesting throughout. Reynard Mouldon, an orphan living in the city, was drinking tea with his tutor when an article in the newspaper caught his eye. The advertisement said that they were looking for young talented children. Reynard fit all of those descriptions. That morning Reynard reported to the cathedral like the article instructed. At the cathedral he was given a test. He passed this test with ease and then moved on to the next stage of the test, passing this as well. The third test was not a typical test, however Reynard passed again. Out of the hundreds of kids that started the test, it was only Reynard and three other children who passed all of them. These four kids were very curious by the end of the day as to what these tests were all about. It turns out that these are the only kids fit for a hard, dangerous, but essential mission. I strongly recommend this book in order to experience the suspenseful and exciting mission endured by the children. (John M.)
Kent, Rose. Kimchi & Calamari. 2007. (YA Fiction Kent.R)
"Kimchi and Calamari" is a book about an eighth grader named Joseph who is Korean but was adopted by an Italian family. During the book Joseph and his friend Nash try to look for Joseph's birth mother and when they get so close it turns it that the person they once thought was really not Joseph's birth mother. But even though Joseph did not find his birth mother he made a new friend. (Christopher)
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