The Brothers Torres by Coert Voorhees

Brandon Sanchez

Summary
The book is about about a kid in high school named Frankie Torres Towers who lives in the shadows of his older brother who is better than him in mostly everything. His brother gets the girls and scholarships, is popular, and does whatever he wants without his parents bothering him. Frankie, on the other hand, has problems at school with a boy named Dalton, who is a rich kid whose parents own a tortilla company. Frankie's life becomes more miserable when Dalton gets the girl that Frankie likes. Things change for Frankie after an a incident in a golf park but is it for good or bad?

Critical Evaluation
This book is about karma and the different lifestyle a person can take. Frankie is a good kid and follows the rules but his brother pulls him into making crazy dumb decisions which end badly.  His brother is gang affiliated and his lifestyle is way different from Frankie's, but Frankie is getting involved into his older brother lifestyle as well and he is seeing how his brother is bit by bit destroying himself.

I give this book a 10/10 because its very suspenseful and it makes you want to read more and more.And also it's very interesting because it's got action, suspense, love and more.

Deadly little secret series by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Ruby Cecilia Herrera

Plot Summary:

Camelia Hammond has yet to understand and control her power of psychometry. While struggling with both her school and secret life she has to figure out where and how she got her powers. When she figures out that she is not the only one with these powers her life becomes even more challenging. Will she be able to overcome the struggle?

Critical Evaluation:

From 1-10 I give it a 10 because this series is so addicting. Once you read one book you can't help it but to reading the next one and so on. If you like secrets, drama, suspense, and love then this is the book for you.

Six Years by Harlan Coben

Maria Donlucas

Plot Summary

Six years ago Jake Fisher and Natalie broke up and Natalie married another man. When Jake showed up to Todd and Natalie's wedding. Natalie asked Jake to promise to never see her again. Unfortunately Todd died and Jake broke that promised. and went to Todd's memorial service.At Todd's memorial service his wife was there but it wasn't Natalie! Now Jake has to find the dark secret that is in Natalie's Family.

Critical Evaluation

I would give this book 8/10 because its suspenseful and it dark. It also about betray from your own family and friends. It can be dull but the book drags you with excitement and thriller.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.