Reviews by Category: Fiction

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

By Jeff Kinney
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nithin
Aug 9, 2024

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney is the third book in the widely loved series, continuing the misadventures of Greg Heffley. This time, Greg's father, Frank Heffley, becomes more involved in his life, determined to toughen Greg up and make him more active. The story revolves around Frank's attempts to push Greg into becoming more "manly," whether through sports or military school threats.

Teen Review
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

The Wild Robot

By Peter Brown
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 9, 2024

Roz is a robot who finds herself stranded on an island, with no memory of how she got there and no idea how to survive. She takes to observing the wildlife around her, camouflaging herself in order to learn from the locals. Over time, she is able to understand the creatures, and begins to acclimate them to her robotic form. When it becomes clear that her makers are looking for her, and not kindly, Roz must convince the animals to help her evade the newer robots.

Teen Review
Exile From ShadowClan by Dan Jolly

Exile From ShadowClan

By Dan Jolly
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 9, 2024

Exile from ShadowClan by Dan Jolly is a graphic novel extra of the Warriors series. This book explores what was happening in ShadowClan near the beginning of the first series. Following Firestar from when he was still an apprentice to when he became a young warrior. This book is from Nightpelt’s (Brokenstar’s previous mentor) perspective. Nightpelt has always had a bad cough, which caused him to eventually retire to the elders' den since he couldn’t hunt or fight.

Teen Review
Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey

Dog Man and Cat Kid

By Dav Pilkey

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 9, 2024

Dog Man and Cat Kid is a graphic novel by Dav Pilkey, the fourth book of the Dog Man series. George and Harold start off by saying that they were reading a classic called East of Eden. In this book, there are people planning to make a movie about Dog Man. Dog Man is in charge of guarding a famous actress in the movie. Petey escapes jail again and takes Li'l Petey.

Teen Review
Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey

Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties

By Dav Pilkey
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 9, 2024

Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey is the third book of the Dog Man series. At the end of the last book, the evil fish Flippy was defeated. In this book, Petey buys a clone machine and intends to make a servant, but instead of an identical cat coming out, a kid pops out- named Li'l Petey. He meets Dog Man at one point and they become friends. Meanwhile, some scientists are doing research on Flippy’s brain and Dog Man is in charge of guarding them.

Teen Review
Dog Man: Lord of Fleas by Dav Pilkey

Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas

By Dav Pilkey
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 9, 2024

Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pileky is a graphic novel in the Dog Man series. George and Harold are reading the book Lord of the Flies. In this book, Petey escapes jail again and takes Li’l Petey from Dog Man. He explains to Li’l Petey that he had made some enemies in his childhood. To get revenge, they were coming for Li’l Petey, so he needed to escape town.

Teen Review
Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild by Dav Pilkey

Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild

By Dav Pilkey
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 9, 2024

Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild, is the sixth graphic novel of the Dog Man series. George and Harold are reading a classic called The Call of the Wild. The book starts out with all the cops being invited to watch the Dog Man movie. However, Dog Man eats the tickets which makes everyone angry. One morning, Dog Man wakes up to find that someone framed him for robbing a bank!

Teen Review
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Red Queen

By Victoria Aveyard
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 9, 2024

Mare is a seventeen year old Red with a spark. Uncommon for the low-level Reds who live to serve their higher Silver blooded counterparts, ones gifted with supernatural powers. When Mare discovers the supposed impossible existence of her own power, she must lay low in order to keep her life. When the king finds her out during a rebel operation, he betroths her to his son in order to cover up her ability. As Mare battles with her growing feelings for the prince and the cunning king, she also must assist the Scarlet Guard in their rebellion against the kingdom from the inside.

Teen Review
Life as We Knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Life As We Knew It

By Susan Beth Pfeffer
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Theresa Korte
Aug 9, 2024

Life As We Knew It follows Miranda, a high school girl, as she lives through a world without the moon. As the world discovers a meteor is on a collision course with the moon, everyone watches with interest, but little concern. In a split second everything falls apart as the moon is unpredictably knocked out of orbit. When the world falls into chaos and the planet begins to crumble, Miranda struggles with guilt, responsibility, and hope as she navigates the new world she must survive in.

Teen Review
The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern

The Meaning of Maggie

By Megan Jean Sovern
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Theresa Korte
Aug 9, 2024

The Meaning Of Maggie follows 11 year old gifted child Maggie as she discovers the meaning of growing up and the struggle that comes with it. Maggie knows almost everything, but can’t seem to figure out why her cool dad’s legs are falling asleep, or why her mom is working double shifts. Maggie is a science fair winner, novice stock investor and future president, so she’s sure she can fix whatever is wrong. Maggie has to fight her middle school fears and work harder than ever to keep her family one loving unit.

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