The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd

I read this book for summer reading in 9th grade, Honors English. It was an amazing book about a white girl who has lost her mother and finds a home with a family of black women. She learns that there are many women who love her and will act as her mother. I highly recommend this book to all people who love to read.

My Rating: 5/5

Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex, by Eoin Colfer

If you want to finish the famous Artemis Fowl series, this is a great way to end it. Just kidding! It's not the last book in the series-----but it's the second to last! A bunch of explosions, a bunch of weird alien comments, and old friends save the world over and over again.

My Rating: 5/5

The Castings Trilogy, by Pamela Freeman

The trilogy is made up of the books Blood Ties, Deep Water, and Full Circle. The books are centered on three main characters: Bramble, a small-town girl who has to run away from her village for a murder she didn't commit; Ash, a "safeguarder," someone who protects rich people from magical beings, who must run away from his evil master; and Saker, an enchanter who wants to raise a ghost army to bring revenge for his people. Follow these three characters as they race to find the Well of Secrets, a prophet who can tell them their future. Epic fantasy + action = a great read!

My Rating: 4/5

102 Minutes - The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers by Jim Dwyer

For a non-fiction novel, this was really interesting. It took you inside the World Trade Centers and gave you an inside look on what happened on September 11th, 2001.

My Rating: 4/5

The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group, by Catherine Jinks

It was a good variation on werewolf and vampire lore. It took on a darker tone and is slightly grisly but a good one nonetheless. Being a werewolf is genetic and vampirism is a disease or a plague. It's very good; you should read it.

My Rating: 4/5

The Penderwicks at Point Mouette, by Jeanne Birdsall

It was an excellent book. It had an amazing, stupendous, and very gratifying ending.

My Rating: 5/5

Divergent, by Veronica Roth

Divergent was a very good book. It was interesting to see how the families were divided into different class structures. Once the person choses a faction, s/he is stuck in it for life. I think that Veronica Roth did a great job of writing this book. This book truly left a lasting impression on my life.

My Rating: 4/5