The River

Paulsen, Gary. The River, NY: Dell, 1991. 137 pages. (Survival Series / Poem Review)

Brian Robison
Is back in the woods again
Derek is with him

They land in the woods
Then again it’s going well
Then three days out good

Is hit by lighting
In need of medical help
Brian builds a raft

Tree hits him dead on
He is put in a coma
Will be close to death

Miles down the stream
The time is running out fast
Now will he make it?

The book The River I think is a great squeal to the book Hatchet because it continues at a great point after the Hatchet ended and continues it. The book is shorter then Hatchet but I think it was just as good. If I had to give it a score one though ten, I would give it an eight.

Reviewed by Flight of the Dodo

Far North

Hobbs, Will. Far North. New York: Harper Trophy, 2004. 278 pages. (Adventure / Survival)

Gabriel has finished high school in Texas while living with his grandparents. Now that Gabe is out of high school, he is moving to the North West Territories in Canada to be with his father. His father is now working on an oil rig in the cold waters of the north. Meanwhile, Gabe is attending a college in Yellow Knife. When Gabe is not in school, he and his father are able to spend time together. On one weekend Gabe, his friend Raymond, and an elder from the same town as Raymond, named Johnny Raven, decide to take a sight seeing tour from a plane, down on the Nahanni River.

When the planes engine fails on the river, with the plane rushing towards the falls, Gabe, Raymond, and Johnny make it safely to shore with only a little supplies. However, the plane and the pilot get swept swiftly down over the falls. From then on Gabe, Raymond, and Johnny Raven are forced to get by with minimal supplies. They are about to face the brutal subzero winter that is to come. All three have to work hard to stay warm and get enough to eat, while waiting to be rescued.

I believe Will Hobbs has done a great job with this book. He is an award winning author which can include many intricate details into this book. Most of all I liked reading about the north and how he describes it. I also liked reading about all the struggles that Gabe, Raymond, and Johnny go through. I really think this is a great book for anyone that wanted to read a thrilling novel on the wilderness.

Reviewed by Me

Girlhearts

Mazer, Norma Fox. Girlhearts. NY. New York. Scholastic, 2001. 210 pages. (Realistic Fiction / Poem Review)

Rain came down all night.
Morning light came and with it
A special feeling.

Under the pressure.
"What will we do now mom?"

"I don’t know, honey.
Dying and grieving.
Take the chance, just let go."

"I can't it’s too hard.
How can I live now?"

"It’s all a part of the life.
Come, don’t be sad."

"Living is harder.
The weeks ahead will be tough.
We will get through it."

All a part of girl hearts.

This book is packed with a roller coaster of emotion. The mother whose name is Jane is caught with a heart attack at 29. Her daughter Sarabeth is over whelmed with what has happened to her mother. Skipping school just to go see her doesn’t pay off in the long haul. After all the chaos in that matter, her mother dies. Read the book Girl hearts to see what has happened to Sarabeth after her mother’s death and the other mischief that she gets in. It would lead to a good sequel also to see what will come again.

Reviewed by: ReadingLight

Specials

Westerfeld, Scott. Specials. New York City: Scholastics Inc., 2006. 372 pages. (Sci-Fi Series)

Tally has taken on yet another form of human beings, but this time against her will. She is now a special… her senses amplified and given great speed and strength. But everything about her has changed. She once almost became a Smokie and now her goal is to find the New Smokies and turn them over to the city to be turned into bubbleheads. She also has to deal with her old true love from back when she was a pretty, who now disgusts her. When trying to make things right, can Tally yet again make a wrong turn and end up killing others, some who matter more than others?

This is a thrilling book that captures your attention and whisks you away into the future. It is action packed and you’ll find it hard to tear your eyes away from the pages. It is utterly disappointing when the pages start to run out.

Reviewed by: DancingPenguin96

Twilight

Myer, Stephanie. Twilight. New York N.Y. Little, Brown and Company 2005. 498 pages. (Vampire Romance Series / Poem Review)

Twilight is intense.
With Edward, Bella, Charlie, Emmet, Rosalie, Jasper, Alice, Carsile, and Esme.
Is it intense and passionate enough to make you cry?
Love between Edward and Bella will make you say wow.
It is a book to read in your spare time.
Good book
Have to read it
The most thought put into writing the book

I would recommend this book this book to any teenager looking for a book with love, intensity, compassion, and a little bit of drama in it. I would share this book with my parents because I think that they might enjoy reading what a lot of other teenagers are reading. Yes I would read another book by this author because Stephanie Myer is a fantastic book writer and she makes her stories interesting. I think the greatest scene from this story was when Edward and Bella met and another scene was when Edward jumped in front of a speeding car to save Bella’s life. One word label to describe Twilight would be Intense. I would describe this novel as intense, compassionate, and full of drama.

Reviewed by: RainyDayReader

The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod

Brewer, Heather. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. New York: Scholastic Inc. 2007. 180 pages. (Vampire Series / Poem Review)

Vlad Tod: Vampire,

Drinks blood and hovers in air.
Lots of Vampires
After him because of Tom.
Tom is Vlad’s father.
Vlad’s father is vampire.
His mother, human.
Vlad is human/vampire.

Otis, Vlad’s teacher,
Is mysterious and odd.
Does he know secret?
Only Henry knows secret.

Henry best friends,
With Vlad. Because of being,
Bitten, Henry = drudge.

The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod starts with Eighth Grade Bites then, next in the series is Ninth Grade Slays. This book is amazing. An eighth grader just starts to unscramble his questions about his father’s disappearance. I give this book a eight out of ten because some parts of the book are kind of cheesy.

Reviewed by: Max the Mighty

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood

Brashares, Ann. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood. New York: Delacrote, 2006. (Fiction Series)

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Two is about four girls that spilt up for the first time over the past two summers! First there’s Bridget who set off to Alabama. She goes there to find her mothers mother. She wants to know what her mother was like because she barely even met her. She wants to both confront and avoid her demons!! Then there is Carmen she is very concerned about her mother. The reason why is because she doesn’t want her to make a complete fool out of herself over a guy. Later she then finds out her mother borrows the pant without asking Carmen first. How bad is that? There is also Tibby! She wants to make a movie that she could be proud of. She wanted to make it with her friend Bailey but… Bailey died a summer ago but Tibby can still see the memory of her. Last but not least there is Lena! She has spent several months hiding from love. A summer ago she met a guy named Kostos. He had saved her last summer when she almost drowned. Now he is gonna get married to someone that’s not Lena! But when she puts on the pants she hopes they will lead her where they will.

I really liked this book because it went from to person. I love books that do that! If you are interested in things like that then you will love this book! If you like girls, pants, and guys this is the book for you! I think you like this book as much as I did! Have fun reading!

Reviewed by: KaseyAtBat