The Dark and Deadly Pool

Nixon, Joan Lowey. The Dark and Deadly Pool. NY: Random’s House, 1987. 179 pages. (Horror / Mystery)

This book, The Dark and Deadly Pool, is great because it is written by a very good author, Joan Lowery Nixon; I love her books. This book is about a girl named Liz. Who finally gets a great job at Ridley Hotel, Until dark shadows keep pulling her under the water when she goes swimming. Strange and creepy things are coming out of the water and no one believes her. Well Liz is going to find out who is underneath the pool one way or another. I liked this book because it is filled with adventure. And romance as well as horror. If you like scary books or movies I recommend this book.

Reviewed by: DolphinGirl76

The Manny

Thomson, Sarah. The Manny. New York: Dutten Children’s Books, 2005. 181 pages. (Humor / Romance)

The book The Manny is about a 16 year old boy,Justin, who works as a nanny. He lives in Queens with his mom in an apartment. This summer he is going to work as a nanny in the Hamptons. When he goes to his interview, the parents hire him right there. Then a week later he moves in with them for the summer. The kid he is taking care of is four and is named Aspen. After few weeks pass and of taking Aspen to the beach, to the play ground they go to the beach one day Justin meets a girl, Serfina, who lives in the Hamptons with her dad. Justin really likes her and takes her out on a date.

I would read another book by this author because it was interesting to see what would happen in the next paragraph. In some parts I coudn’t put the book down.

Reviewd by: MarshmellowPeople

Hatchet

Paulson, Gary. Hatchet. New York: Aladdin Paperback, 1987. 195 pages. (Survival Series)

Hatchet first began when a thirteen-year-old boy named Brian Roberson was on a plane to see his dad when the plane crashed. The pilot died, but Brian survived. He was in the Canadian wilderness. He had nothing but clothes, ripped windbreaker, and a hatchet he got from his mother. He also had a dreadful secret: he knows since his parents got a divorce. He couldn’t keep that in his mind for too long because he needed all of the determination and courage he could get to survive the challenge he had in front of him.

I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to read a fabulous book. I would do this because all the details. For example how the ice on the trees breaking made a sound like a gunshot. It was so good I read one quarter of the book in one night. This book also shows if that you want to do something, you can just have to stick your mind to it.

Reviewed by: Dimwitt

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Brashares, Ann. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. New York: Random House, 2001. 294 pages. (Fiction Series)

Once there were four girls, one pair of pants, and a summer apart. Bridget, Carmen, Tibby, and Lena had been best friends ever since they were born, and they had never been apart; except for this summer. Carmen had once gone thrift shopping with Lena, her mom, and her sister, and she bought a pair of ordinary jeans, or so she thought, just to annoy Len’s mom. She didn’t even try them on. A couple days before the girls went their separate ways, all four girls tried on the pants, and, miraculously, they fit all of them. The girls couldn’t believe this, especially since they were all built differently. They decided that the pants were very special. Since the girls were all going different places, they decided to rotate the pants between them. This is how they came up with the name the Traveling Pants. Lena was going to Greece, Carmen was visiting her dad in South Carolina, Bridget was going to soccer camp in Baja, California, which is really in Mexico, and Tibby was staying home. The girls all experienced different events throughout the summer: love, friendship, and trust. In the end, they realized that they didn’t need a pair of pants for something to happen, they just needed to believe in themselves, and each other.

When I read this book, I couldn’t put it down. Now it is one of my favorite series, and I have managed to read all four of the books in less than three weeks. This book is sad, exciting, and addictive. One of my friends recommended it to me, and I thought ah, I guess I’ll read it. Then I actually picked up the book, and it was amazing! I would absolutely tell any of my friends to read this.

Reviewed By: LESH

Peak

Smith, Roland. Peak. Orlando: Florida, Harcourt Books, 2007. 246 pages. (Survival Fiction)

This story is about Peak Marcello, a 14 year old boy, trying to summit Mount Everest. He and his friend Sun-jo, a 14 year old Nepalese boy, are on a mission to be the youngest people to summit Everest. While they are climbing, however, Captain Shek, a Chinese captain that tries to catch climbers without a climbing permit or a valid ID, finds out that Sun-jo is actually illegal. He is searching for him and meanwhile, Peak, Sun-jo, Yogi and Yash (two climbing sherpas helping them to summit Everest) are climbing up Everest on a different route. Since Sun-jo is trying to get away from Captain Shek, if he gets to the top, he will cross over into Nepal where Shek and his men aren’t allowed to arrest him. Will Peak and Sun-jo make it in time? Or will they die in the thin air?

I liked this book because it really kept you on the edge. It was hard for me to put this book down because I always wanted to know what would happen next. I would definitely recommend this book to someone that likes thrilling adventures.

Reviewed by: Jazzy G