Reviews by Category: Fiction

Teen Review
Message Not Found by Dante Medema

Message Not Found

By Dante Medema
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
t.willow
Jul 2, 2022

A chat bot, created to keep Vanessa's memory alive. The secrets Bailey finds in the depths of chatting. What really happened to Vanessa? Were there secrets kept, not shared between the two best friends? Vanessa had died that night, but what had caused her car to slide off the bridge? Message Not Found by Dante Medema shares the story of Bailey and Vanessa, two teenagers living in Alaska, that were inseparable best friends. That is, until one dies after swerving and sliding off a cliff driving home.

Teen Review
Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil

Life in Outer Space

By Melissa Keil
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Fawzan S.
Jul 2, 2022

In the book that I have read by the name, Life in Outer Space, a movie geek kid named Sam Kinnison is set in Australia living with his mom and dad. His dad lives with them but has a very distant relationship. Sam also has a few friends but they are mainly at the bottom of the social hierarchy. A girl by the name of, Camilla, moves in and is super popular with a lot of the “A-list” kids but is also comfortable with the chess club and people such as Sam.

Teen Review
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Outsiders

By S.E. Hinton
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 30, 2022

The Outsiders is a book about a 14 year old boy and his 6 friends. They live in an era where two groups are divided by economic and social status. Ponyboy and his friends fall into the “greasers” side, which is the less rich and more tough side. Ponyboy has two brothers, Soda and Darry, and they all hangout with their other friends, Dally, Johnny & Steve. Ponyboy grows close to Johnny but when he commits a crime, their lives all fall down and a series of events that even leads to death happens after.

Teen Review
Into the Wild by Erin Hunter

Into the Wild

By Erin Hunter
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Sophie G.
Jun 28, 2022

Into the Wild, by Erin Hunter, is about a house cat named Rusty who lives with “Twolegs”, or humans, but longs for something more. One day, Rusty discovers four clans of wild cats, called Thunderclan, Shadowclan, Riverclan, and Windclan. Rusty decides to join them, becoming Firepaw. Along the way, he makes new friends like Greypaw and Spottedleaf.

Teen Review
So Not Happening by Jenny B. Jones

So Not Happening

By Jenny B. Jones
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anna S.
Jun 28, 2022

Bella Kirkwood is living the big life in NYC. She shops on her dad's credit card, goes to a school with great friends, and she has a good boyfriend. What more could she ask for? Then life takes a terrible turn. Bella is moving to Truman, Oklahoma, a city of farming, no fashion, and mean step brothers. Bella is having trouble settling into her new school when she joins the school newspaper. Bella’s editor, Luke, gives her some not so appealing articles, until her big break comes.

Teen Review
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

By Stephen Chbosky
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nihanth D.
Jun 25, 2022

There’s a certain stage in life where an individual starts to experience things that they’ve never seen before. Bodies change, brains develop, passions emerge, and new friendships are made. At the edge of all the chaos is Charlie, a boy who has just entered the strange world of high school. The Perks of Being a Wallflower follows Charlie’s expedition through the awkward teenage years, as he battles the fight between living his life and running away from it.

Teen Review
Lia and Beckett's Abracadabra by Amy Noelle Parks

Lia and Beckett's Abracadabra

By Amy Noelle Parks
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Saanvi
Jun 25, 2022

Lia and Beckett's Abracadabra is a fictional novel written by Amy Noelle Parks. Lia Sawyer is a 17-year-old that loves magic. She struggles to get approval from her parents, who would prefer for her to go into environmental science, or at least something more sophisticated like playing piano (as her sister does). On top of all that, Lia needs to find a way to prove to society that girls can be more than just pretty assistants.

Teen Review
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

The Summer I Turned Pretty

By Jenny Han
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Saraphina
Jun 23, 2022

To Belly, everything good and magical happens during the summer. During the summer she stays in a beach house in the town of Cousins with her mom, brother, Susannah, and most importantly Jeremiah and Conrad. They’re the boys Belly has known since her very first summer in Cousins and she’s experienced almost everything with them. However, this summer everything keeps changing, and the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should’ve been all along.

Teen Review
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire

By Suzanne Collins
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nihanth D.
Jun 23, 2022

Catching Fire is the sequel to The Hunger Games and is written by Suzanne Collins. Katniss and Peeta have survived the Hunger Games and arrive to District 12 safely. However, they must now participate in the Victory Tour and travel throughout the districts. While they do so, Katniss and Peeta start to sense a rebellion stirring within the uneasy district people of Panem.

Teen Review
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

By Suzanne Collins
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nihanth D.
Jun 23, 2022

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a prequel to The Hunger Games series. Suzanne Collins returns to write the origin story of an 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow, who finds himself shooting for the stars by mentoring a tribute in the 10th annual Hunger Games. However, the odds are against him; the once-magnificent Snow family has fallen on hard times, and Coriolanus has been assigned the humiliating assignment of the girl tribute from District 12.

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