I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

Jodye Rivera

Plot Summary
Judy and Noah are inseparable from a young age. As they grow their relationship starts to drift until it's non-existent. They both go through a lot for their relationship to get to this point. This story is told from both Noah and Judy's perspective switching off every chapter, Noah in the younger teen years and Judy in the older teen years. Each chapter adds to the mystery of why the two stopped talking. Now the issue is: Will they get their relationship back?

Critical Evaluation 
I would give this an 8 out of 10. This is a very good book it gets dull at moments and it feels like it's dragging along. Regardless, it still gets you to keep reading because you want to know what is happpening or is going to happen.

Little brother

   

Daniel Bautista

Plot summary:
 Marcus and his friends play a game called Harajuku Fun Madness where they go out to look for clues in order to solve a puzzle. However, one day Marcus and his friends ditch school in order to look for some clues and then it happens: Loud noises are heard and the city is in chaos. Some bombs go off and kill thousands and Marcus and his friends are in the wrong place at the wrong time. They are arrested and blamed for the terrorist attack. Now Marcus wants revenge against the Department of Homeland Security.

Critical Evaluation:  
This book was pretty funny and intense and that's what kept me entertained.  However, I would have to rate this book a 7/10 because the plot wasn't all that original or creative. You mess with a guy and he now wants vengeance. Pretty common plot. But the book does have a pretty cool spin to this plot with America going from a free country to a heavily oppressed and patrolled country with cameras and trackers everywhere.

Paper Towns by John Green

Maria Ortega

Plot Summary
This book is about a series of mysterious adventures involving a boy,  Quentin Jacobsen, who is hopelessly in love with a girl named Margo Roth Spiegelman. They hang out one night for the first time since they were kids. They do a bunch of mischievous things to people who hurt Margo. The only problem is that the following morning Margo disappears leaving no trace behind. Or so they think. Soon Quentin starts finding clues that may or may not lead to Margo's whereabouts... Only one question runs through Q's mind... is she alive?

Critical Evaluation
I rate this book a 9/10.

                 

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Erick Arias

Plot Summary

In the world of Ender's Game, kids are taught differently to make them smarter. This book is about Andrew Wiggin, also known as Ender Wiggin is selected into a new form of military where they choose kids from all over the world to command a fleet to destroy an incoming attack by aliens, known as the Buggers. Even though Ender is the most gifted of them all, he faces hardships throughout battle school.

Critical Evaluation

I give this book a 9/10, what keeps from giving this book a ten out of ten is that the battle against the bugger fleet was not all that exciting. It ended in 5 pages. But the rest of the book is cool as it talks about kids training to becoming the best, a lot of competitive moments.

Where Futures End by Parker Peevyhouse

Gordon Jack

Plot Summary

Where Futures End starts out strange and gets stranger as you read. And that’s a great thing. In chapter one, a teen develops a sixth sense that allows him to see into another world, one so magical he wants to disappear into it. As the novel progresses we move forward in time to discover new characters and new information about this parallel universe and how it impacts our world.  

Critical Analysis
I'd rate this book a 10 out of 10. If you love stories like Winterblood by Marcus Sedgwick or Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, where the plot unfolds across multiple time spans and settings, then this is the book for you. Each chapter is filled with imaginative settings, social satire and great characters.

Undertow by Micheal Buckley

Plot Summary

Carlos Diaz

Plot Summary

Kids that go to the mixed school of Coney Island are constantly under surveillance and searched every school day. This book is about a girl named Lyric Walker who goes through an emotional and physical change when she meets the Alpha. She is drawn to the Alpha prince, Fathom, but she feels that they may not be able to be with each other, because she is human, and he is Alpha.

Critical Evaluation

This book would rate a 8 stars out of 10. This book is a solid book with a persistent mix in emotions and action. The changes in characters will keep you reading to uncover more about the characters past, and their true intentions.