Party Games

Jose Ortega


Book Summary:
This book starts off with a group of girls. One of these girls, Rachel, gets an invitation to go to a birthday party. This birthday party is on a different Island which is owned by the guy that is inviting her. All of her friends advice her to not attend because the person who invited Rachel is not trusted by many people. However, Rachel has a crush on him and decides to go. Later in the story, she realizes that she made a big mistake.

Critical Evaluation: 
Overall, I would give this book a 8.5 out of 10. It is a really good book and it always makes you want to read more. People that like mystery and suspense should read this book because this book represents a lot those aspects.

Doneisha Flemming

Plot summary 

This book is about a 11 year old girl named Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped while on her way to the school bus. Jaycee was taken by a man named Phillip and his wife Nancy Garrido. They both kept Jaycee hidden away at their house in Antioch for 18 years where she endured a lot of pain and had no choice but to grow up fast and take care of her responsibilities.

Critical Evaluation 

This book is a good book to consider if you like books that talk about the real life experiences people go through. This book keeps the reader suspenseful wanting to know whats going to happen next, when reading this book you may never want to put it down. Also this book helps you imagine what the main character went through.Overall i rate this book a solid 10/10.

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Yoon Lee

 Plot Summary This book is about the history of illustration art. J.C Leyendecker, who was born in Germany moved to the United States with their family in 1870s. They lived in Chicago and the two brothers (Leyendecker's big bro) went to the art academy which they could create and paint the artwork whatever they wanted. J.C Leyendecker was the best painter there and later became famous in Chicago. While he was enjoying his established painter, The Saturday Evening Post Magazine company offered him a job as a Magazine cover painter.  Between 1896 and 1950, Leyendecker painted more than 400 magazine covers. During the Golden Age of American Illustration, for The Saturday Evening Post alone, J. C. Leyendecker produced 322 covers, as well as many advertisement illustrations for its interior pages. Leyendecker invented the whole idea of modern magazine design. 

Critical Evaluation I give this book an 8/10 because even though I loved the paintings and explanation in the book, this book might be very boring to the people who are not interested in the art, but still it is a great book. 

Flyboys by James Bradley

Amando Cumagun

Plot Summary
James Bradley is a fighter pilot for the U.S airforce and he and his crew was assigned to a mission to attack Japan island Chichi Jima. James squad gets ready as they wear their gear and get inside the plane. Sixteen hours later, your plane gets taken down by Japanese forces and you get taken to a concentration camp in Chichi Jima. If you were in Chichi Jima and end up in a situation where they beat and torture POW's, what would you do ?

Critical Evaluation
For this book, I give it a 8/10 because it inspired me to believe that giving up is not the answer. In this book, you will see a lot of beating and torture but will also inspire how these POW's never gave up for their own survival.

Finding Fisher by Antwone Fisher

Brendan Lai

Plot Summary:

This book is basically the journal from Antwone Fisher throughout his life until he gets into the Navy. Fisher is born in prison. His dad was shot by a girlfriend, so he has to live with a foster family. All his "brothers" and "sisters" are not really related. He is treated brutally and blamed for his own misfortunes. He is sexually abused by one of his babysitters when he is about 7 years old. There are also a lot of interesting stories that he writes before becoming a part of the US navy.

Critical Evaluation:  

This book really makes me to think about my life, because since I was little I always want new things, like I want to have new toys, bikes, now I want things even more expensive things like a new computer, play station even though I already have all these things, but I just want new ones so keep up with my friends. But from this book I learn that I should appreciate for the things that I already have. I would give this book about 10/10. 

Forever My Lady by Jeff Rivera

Alexia Gonzalez 

Book Summary:
In this book, a gangster gets sent to a correctional facility, while his girlfriend is being held at a hospital for an injury that occurred. Later the couple finds out that they're expecting a baby. However, their parents are not accepting of their relationship at all. This causes many problems for their future. But will they put their differences aside for this new baby coming into the world?

Critical Evaluation: 
I give this book a a 9/10 because it was very interesting, it wasn't just a book where they say something, and don't give a good background on it, its not a book where something like this never happens because there is people that are in jail and that have an unsupportive family. It gives a taste of what its like to have a loved one in jail and what its like to be in jail and have family on the outside that doesn't support you.

A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard

Laiza Munoz

Plot Summary: 
Jaycee Dugard is kidnapped at the age of 11 and is held captive for 18 years by Phillip and Nancy Garrido. Jaycee has no freedom whatsoever she couldn't even say her own name. 18 years later Jaycee is able to escape and is now an author of a book, she wrote about what happened to her all those 18 years being held captive.

Critical Evaluation:
For, this book I give it a 8 out of 10 because it has a lot of suspense but towards the end the supsense decreases a bit but it turns more happy.

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Nathaly Ramirez

PLOT SUMMARY
Looking for Alaska is about a student who is looking for the adventure of his life. and is sent to a school like his father went to. He meets two people who end up being like family. Miles, also known as "Pudge", introduces him to a girl named Alaska who he falls in love with. In his journey for a "great perhaps" he starts to drink and smoke. He is faced with many challenges. the love of his life is in danger and soon she will no longer be scared, she will lose all the sadness but the decision she made was totally not okay. He is torn apart but continues on with life for her. But did he ever find his great perhaps?.

CRITICAL EVALUATION
For this book I give it a 9 out of 10. This book is totally shocking and suspenseful. There is a lot of inappropriate situations that we will all eventually face. A lot of lessons learned, and a lot of sadness throughout.

Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

Nathaly Ramirez


SUMMARY
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is about two outcasts in their senior year who are not looking forward to getting involved with any group in school to stay away from drama. Greg and Earl make films/movies out of their creativity and love for a movie they watched. No one is allowed to see those movies, but that is about to change when his mom steps in. Greg's mom notifies him that his old "girlfriend" Rachel from 6th grade, is sick with leukemia. Rachel is very shocked Greg was the one who visited her from school because after they "dated" he never spoke to her again. It was surprising to her that he wanted to help, but at the same time Greg didn't want to be there with her. After some time of him and Earl visiting her at the hospital it became a habit and also pressure for them to make her feel better before she died. It wasn't really a sure thing she would die it all depended on how strong the treatment was and how strong she was herself, but Greg and Earl decided they would make a film for Rachel for her to view in honor of her friendship with many at school. As time progressed, things became more complicated and we are left with the shocking decision on whether Rachel will stay on the treatment or will stop the treatment and eventually die. Earl's and Greg's future is about to change with this huge event and the fact that the entire school now know they are making a film for her because of one person, his mom.

CRITICAL EVALUATION
I rate this book a 10 out of 10. This book takes you through a funny, and sad adventure. You can't put the book down. It is very age appropriate, and super easy to read and comprehend. I have never read a book that I felt so attached to because of the concept. I learned so much from the book and how great it is to have friends to always be there with you.

It all started with a dare by Lindsay Faith Rech

Jasmin Cortez

Plot Summary:
This book is mainly about the life of a girl named CG that just moved to a new place and she's also gonna be new at her high school. She doesn't want to be the same person as she was before, she wants to fit in wit the 3 main popular girls and for that she does a lot of weird stuff, basically she becomes the savage one in the group. She is also not her true self, she becomes like really fake. Also, she has a crush on her teacher.Later on, when y'all read it if you want & you'll know what I'm talking bout.

Critical Evaluation:
Young people like us will like it because it's about how fake someone can become in order for them to fit in. There is no need to do that, you know?, you do you. Also, some scenes in the book leave you wit questions in your head like, What did they do together?, Why would she do that? and maybe more! So, for me it got 10/10. 

S. E. Hinton- The Outsiders Review by: Anthony Hansen

Anthony Hansen

Book Summary:

The books about racism and about gangs and back then when old cars used to be the thing. Have you ever watched the movie "Mi Famlia" it relates to it in a way but if you haven't your missing out as well, Ponyboy is a lower classman who is trying to live his life but the white rich kids aren't making it easy for him. So Ponyboy falls into the gang life for protection but a lot of violent acts happen.

Critical Evaluation:

I really enjoyed reading it i really don't read because I can't find good books hat engaged me but this book got me till the end. I would rate it a 100/10 to be honest i wish there was another book from it.

The child called it by David Pelzer review:jesus membrillo

     The book and autobiography “The Child Called It”by David Pelzer, focuses on the story about a boy who has lived his whole childhood with an abusive mother. His mother who not only made his life a living hell but even tortured  the poor kid  (David Pelzer) both 

 and mentally. In many cases his life has been at risk but his mother simply ignores the fact that he is a living being.

         In my opinion I believe that this book deserves an 11 out of 10. Yes you heard it,an 11 out of 10. This book is so good and inspiring that simply  reading it you'll become the character himself. You will not only live his life but suffer with him on the way. This book shows and gives one that idea that some of us live an easier life than others. This book gives us the example that others have been throughout more us and that we should feel lucky to live the way we do. Just ask yourself if you ever put yourself in someone's shoes before judging them.

Elsewhere By Gabrielle Zevin

Siyu Jiang

Plot Summary :

Elsewhere, a pretty place with great beaches, the weather is warm with a breeze. this is Elsewhere, a great place for a vacation, but unfortunately to go to Elsewhere, they only sale oneway tickets. because it is where the dead lives, and it is where 15 year old Liz now residences, Liz is the victim of a hit and run, and this got her a one way ticket on the SS Nile, the cruise to Elsewhere... 15 and yet, already a goner, Liz refuses to believe she is dead, how can Young liz let go of the life she had and embrace a new one?

Critical Evaluation: 
I would rate this book 10/10, the plot and writing is very interesting, the author carefully illustrated the death simply as a life reborn, this book have love, Romance and grief all smoothly mixed in as one.

All The Bright Places By Jennifer Niven

Francisco Lopez

Plot Summary:
 All The Bright Places, by Jennifer Niven, is a book which tells the story of a young couple. A boy named, Theodore Finch, who knows how to live but is fascinated by death, and a girl named, Violet Markey, who's scared to live, and move on. They meet at school, when Theodore Finch volunteers to be Violet's partner for a senior project. They go on adventures around their state and as he teaches her how to live she slowly falls for him. Out of nowhere Theodore disappears but leaves clues for Violet to follow.  

Critical Evaluation:
 This book kept me intrigued the whole time, and it made me want to keep reading. It is a new kind of love story, which just makes you want to find out what happens next. The book is also very relate-able. I give this book a 10/10.

Love Letters To The Dead by, Ava Dellaira

Galilea Garcia

Plot Summary 
All Laurel ever wanted was to be like her big sister May who she thought was just perfect. Until she passed away and Laurel's world started falling apart. In the struggle of trying to find herself she embarks a new journey that takes her into a real world all by herself where the truth is brought up and her whole perspective changes.

Critical Evaluation: 
I rate this book a 10/10 because it is an amazing story on the courage it takes on a person to keep living after their world falls apart.

The Lovely Bones By Alice Sebold

Stephanie Herrera

Plot Summary:
This book is about a 13 year old girl who has gone missing. However, she doesn't realize that she is dead; her spirit lives on but soon leaves earth into the spirit world. She gives her dad clues in the form of pictures from her camera that help track her killer. The question is: will her father ever find the killer ?

Critical Evaluation:
I give this book 8/10 . This book is full of mystery for those who enjoy finding clues that lead on to the truth. It's a plot twisting book for teenagers who like reading about spirit and picking up clues through out the whole book.

Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys

Mariana Solis

Book Summary :
When fifteen year old Lina is taken away from her house in 1941, she is departed from her family. Lina is deported to Siberia and is sentenced to life in a death camp. Even through all her suffering she manages to keep hold onto strength and hope. She uses her skills in art to communicate with her father and hopes that one day she will be able to feel his warm hugs again. Throughout Lina's life journey, she holds on to the strength and love she has left in order to keep her family alive. While in camp she meets a boy who will help her survive. Will her hope and love for her family and friend keep her alive long enough to see the day when she is freed?

Critical Evaluation:
I would rate this book a 9/10. This book has a perfect amount of suspense and drama. It shows how despite the condition you are in, family always sticks together. This book is great for people who like reading stories of those who were victims of the holocaust. It lets you feel what they felt while being captive.

It by Stephen King

Ashley Salgado

Book Summary 
It by Stephen King focuses on a small town in Maine named Derry. On the outside, Derry seems like a small, well-reserved town; but beneath the exterior glance, Derry is full of many unexplained horrors and mysteries. Seeking answers and wanting to stifle curiosity, a group of young kids look into the mystery of a vivid serial killer who has been haunting and killing children for decades. What this young group doesn't realize is that this horror will follow them beyond their childhood and prevent them from ever having a normal life.

Critical evaluation 
When combining the aspects of intense horror, graphic detail, a great plot and well developed characters, It earns a well deserved 10/10. This book will inevitably keep you up at night, whether that be by reading it or by igniting a intense paranoid feeling of creatures lurking in your bedroom... when reading it prepare for the worst.

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

Wendy Nieves

Book Summary:
A girl named Remy just graduated from high school. 2 weeks into her summer vacation, she had to help her mom plan her fifth marriage. Remy her self wasn't good with relationships either, she was never really good with serious relationships, because she has a checklist in what she wants her perfect boyfriend to be like. But Soon enough she met Dexter  who doesn't follow her list but She cant stop thinking about him. Is Dexter the one ? Is she falling in love with him?


Critical Evaluation:
I would rate this book a 10/10 because it really grabs you attention from the beginning, and keeps you hooked throughout the whole book. It has a lot of drama that a lot of teenagers can relate to. There is a lot of romance and famliy conflicts, you will not be able to put the book down. There is also a little of suspense, and a lot of plot twist.

Divergent By Veronica Roth

Haotian Jiang

Plot Summary
Tris Prior who lives in a future generation where the human society have been divided into five factions, Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), Erudite (the intelligent), Abnegation (the selfless), and Candor (the honest). When Tris turned into an adult, she will have to choose which factions that she will live in for the rest of her life, Tris wanted stay in Abnegation in order to stay with her family. The day of the choosing ceremony, something huge changed during Tris's life, the tester did not tell Tris which faction is the best fit for her, instead, she deletes all Tris's test scores and hand wrote what happened. When the truth is starting to floating into surface, Tris discovers she is a divergent, and she must keep in secret in order to protect herself and her family.

Critical Evaluation
I would rate this book a 10/10. This book is good for people who likes actions, mystery, and adventure. It's a really engaging book, once you start to read the book, it's hard to put down, and it makes your mind keep imagining what the place looks like, keeps you on track of what's going on, and it seems real to you, once you are engaged, it feels like you are part of the book. This book is also part of a series, and each book gets more interesting, there's also movies for each of the book, so you can look forward to watch the movie after reading the book. 

Blackest Night by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis

Brandon Sanchez


Book Summary
Blackest Night is a comic book that explains how Batman died and the aftermath of that happening. Also, a great evil rises from the dark and leads an army of the dead as the black lanterns. Their mission is to make every superhero dead and make them join the black lanterns. The main characters of the story is Green Lantern, Flash, Batman and the Black Lantern Leader.

Critical Evaluation
I would rate this book 10/10. It´s a very good comic book and its very interesting- there´s a lot of plot twists. This book is very good because it has action, romance, tragedy and zombies.

The Third Twin by CJ Omololu

Carlos Diaz

Plot Summary

This book is about a girl named Lexi, and her identical twin named Ava whom persist messing with their childhood made up sister. They named the third sister Alicia, and when Lexi and Ava cause trouble, they point to Alicia. Now they're in high school, and the girls use Alicia for dating guys and do things they would never think of doing otherwise. It's all fun and games until one of the guys that Lexi and Ava go out with using the identity of Alicia winds up murdered, and the DNA evidence found by the police leads to Alicia. The made up third twin. Both girls claim that they have done nothing wrong, but the investigators believe otherwise. Lexi and Ava decide to keep using Alicia identity when the cops arrive at their door hoping that it will pass away soon, and someone is simply pulling a sick joke, or it was a mistaken identity to whom the traffic ticket to a car that neither of them own is issued to. Who could the killer be? Is there a chance that the triplet does exist?

Critical Evaluation

I would rate this book a 10/10. This book would be deserving of this rating, because this book has a perfect amount of suspense and mystery, and has a great pace for a mystery. This book will have any mystery book lover wanting to read faster in order to figure out along with the character "who done it." This book will keep any reader intregued, because of the many plot twist, and unpredictable ending. This book uses lots of efficient techniques such as foreshadowing and builds up suspence, without giving away too much. It also has a great balance of funny moments and romance on the side.

Tonight street are ours

I do recommend this book to be read with your best friend.The book gives you examples of how not everyone you know can be a good influence in your live.It makes you realize that you shouldn't let a guys come in between your friend ship that has been together for so long. this book is about two girls who are best friends the have known each other since the were little the have always grown up thinking that they would buy a house and live together with their boyfriends.But they let a boy come between that thinking. When the boy came along the started describe ring little secrets they have been hiding a away,and also the have been noticing that they don't have similar interest as the thought the had.They struggle to find ways to make their friendship strong but the guy they are fighting for make it impossible.

Hit by Delilah S. Dawson

Alexis Torres Aguilar

Plot Summary

The book is about a girl whose mom owes a lot of money to the bank. The girl, Pasty, has two choices: to be loyal to Valor Savings or die at the hands Valor Savings. She takes the job of being a bounty hunter and goes down her “list” of names to assassinate because they are in debt just like her mother. Pasty encounters a boy, Wyatt and they become friends with benefits. They both go through the list together and become unstoppable until the list runs over. 

Critical Evaluation

I rate this book a 10 out of 10 because the story had a lot of action and a little bit of romance in it. There wasn’t really a plot to this book, but people on a “list” are related to the main character in some way. There were also a lot of mysteries that have to be solved to figure out if she's doing the right thing.

We Should Hang Out Sometime By: Josh Sunddquist

Maria Ortega

Plot Summary

In We Should Hang Out Sometime, by Josh Sundquist, the main character Josh is now 25 and realizes that he has never had a girlfriend. So he decides to get in contact with all his old crushes to figure out what went wrong. In seeking answers he hopes that they will say that his disability was the main reason why it didn't work out. But he soon realizes that he is the one who isn't OK with him being an amputee. After finally accepting the fact that he was the only one who couldn't handle this painful truth, he goes to a club with friends and then he sees her...The girl that may be the one who will own his heart forever.

Critical Evaluation
I rate this book a 10 out of 10. It was not only hilarious but also relatable. Since it is a true story, its even more fascinating how many true experiences he was open up to tell and share with us. There are times where all you want to do is just keep reading to find out what happened on his dates. Not to mention, all of us at one point in the book look back on our past experiences with our very own failed love interests and get to say "YES, I'm not the only one".  So I highly recommend this book to everyone.

Sergio Kun Aguero.

Daniel Bautista

Plot Summary: 
This book is about Sergio Aguero and how he rose to success. It tells the story from when his parents met to him arriving at Manchester City FC.

Critical Evaluation:
This book wasn't really that interesting because it's just the story of someone growing up. There isn't much excitement in it so I personally wouldn't recommend this book unless you like autobiographies. I give this book a 4/10 just because I got to learn some cool things about soccer.

She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick

Daniel Bautista

Plot Summary:
Laureth is a 16 year old girl from the U.K who is blind. She is looking for her dad in the city of New York with her brother. She essentially kidnaps him from her mom. Now she has to solve the clues in her father's book in order to find him.

Critical Evaluation: 
I liked this book but it wasn't too intriguing since the end is kind of predictable. It was still a good book that kept me entertained and gave me insight on how a blind person thinks about the world. This book also sheds light on how blind people feel when they are ignored or treated like little kids and the struggle they go through. I kept reading because this book changed my view on blind people.  I would rate this book a 7/10.

Pretty Girl 13 by Liz Coley

Daniel Bautista

Plot Summary:
This is a book about a girl that disappears during a girl scout trip and is missing for 3 years. She returns to her parents but doesn't remember anything about what happened to her. She then starts taking therapy to see if any of her memories can return in order to find out who kidnapped her. She discovers that she has different personalities in order to help her cope with her mind shock. However what she discovers later on is mind boggling.

Critical Evaluation:
This book was really good because it kept me wanting to discover what happened during her kidnapping and what the end result was. There were some boring parts where characters just talked but that doesn't happen too often. That is why I recommend this book with a bamboozling 8/10 on my scale.