Everyday by David Levithan

Jodye Rivera

Plot Summary

What makes my main character special is that it changes bodies everyday. One day it is Leslie Wang helping her brother convince their parents he is not a drug dealer. Another day it is a drug addict trying to not give in to what the body needs. But when it is in Justin’s body, he meets Rhiannon, takes her to the beach for lunch and spends all day with her falling in love. This causes a problem because Rhiannon does not know anything about it, not even that it was in Justin’s body. Later it shares everything with her and sees her almost everyday. The main question the author poses is if it and Rhiannon will ever be together.

Critical evaluation

I rate this book a 8 out of 10 because it makes you think and once you start reading you won't want to stop reading.

Scowler by Daniel Kraus

Carlos Diaz          

Plot Summary

Nineteen year old named Ry uses characters from his childhood years in order to help him with his troublesome life on a dying farm. The characters include Scowler, Mr. Furrington, and The Wise Jesus. He uses these characters to symbolize his anger (Scowler), happiness (Mr. Furrington), and knowledge (Jesus) to help him advance with critical thinking, and aggressiveness if necessary. The trouble starts once his family finds a mysterious prison escapee alongside the road with a questionable backstory. Throughout the book Ry faces the dilemmas of having an aggressive and abusive father while at the same time a blood thirsty monster out to get him once a meteoroid hits. It's hard to tell if he will survive the wrath of both brutal monsters out to get him.
                                                                  
Critical Evaluation 

I would rate this book a 8 out of 10. This book would receive this because of the amount of gore (if you’re into that) , and because of the many mysterious moments that will leave readers in a suspenseful moment of awe.

The Only Thing To Fear by Clair Tung Richmond

                 


                       






Daniel Bautista

Plot summary
The Only Thing To Fear by Clair Tung Richmond is a book that takes place in a fictional universe where the Nazis won World War II. The main character Zara has the ability to control wind and lightning. Her unique problem is that she has to deal with a life full of oppression from the Fuhrer and his Nazi empire. The alliance plans to assassinate the Fuhrer, but will it work out as planned?

Critical information
I rate this book a 6 out of 10 because the beginning was very slow paced. It told some background of Zara and how the Nazis won the war with their anomalies. Also the ending was very dull, after the main event there was around 10 pages left of uninteresting talking.





  

Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum

Erick Arias

Plot Summary

The main characters, Nick, Kevin, and Cass fight against bots that hunt down people trying to rebel against bots.   Their village or Freepost has been attacked by the robots after one of the main characters, Kevin, gives away their position.   The Freepost is destroyed, people are scattered, and the main character’s parents are gone.  The main characters try to find their parents, but the robots always get in their way, which poses the question, “Will they ever see their parents again?”

Critical evaluation

I rate this book a 8 out of 10.  It reminds me of a video game with killer robots wanting to stop the human rebels fighting against them.  That thought kept me from not reading the book, it’s a very cool book.   There are a lot of likable characters in the book, I hope they appear again in the sequel.  It also reminds of I Robot and the Terminator series.

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Maria Ortega

Plot Summary
The Fault in Our Stars is about two cancer survivors, 16 year old Hazel Grace Lancaster and 17 year old Augustus Waters. Hazel has thyroid cancer and Augustus has been cancer free for a couple of years now. Hazel has let the cancer kill her quality of life while she is still living. Augustus is so full of life and living life to the fullest while Hazel is just so mature that she doesn't know how to have fun. Augustus goes on adventures that Hazel wouldn't have ever dreamed of ever since she got sick. Hazel soon worries about whether of not their relationship is going to last forever because of her sickness.

Critical Overview
I rate this book 10 out of 10 because its a real page turner and gives you hope that people like Augustus actually exist in the world. Despite everything Hazel is going through, he sticks by her side and truly loves and cares for her not matter what.

Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes

Gordon Jack

Plot Summary

Max Cantrell's lies never got him into this much trouble before, even when he started a small business at school selling forged parent permission slips and excuses for absences. But then his best friend goes missing and everyone blames him. Suddenly it appears that someone is framing him for murder, which means he's either got to get to the truth or face prison.

Critical Evaluation

I rate this book an 8 out of 10.  At first, I thought it was obvious who was framing Max for his friend's murder, but as the story develops, I found my assumptions challenged again and again until I had no idea who was responsible. This made this mystery a real page turner for me. The author also does a great job making you care about what happens to the central character, a foster child who has few advantages, except knowledge of how to survive on the streets.