Looking for a good book? Check out these recommendations by fellow Farmington Community Library teens! Comments are welcome - or join our Teen Advisory Board to add reviews of your own!
Friday, February 28, 2020
The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
A decent twist on an Arthurian legend. The characters were good and had a nice amount of complexity. The setting and descriptions were fairly good. Overall, an enjoyable read.
Labels:
3,
Fantasy,
Retellings,
Romance,
Teen Book Reviews
Paper Things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Paper Things is about a boy and a girl who are unfortunately kicked out of their home. To cope with this unfortunate event the girl has paper things, which are cutouts from magazines or newspapers.
Labels:
3,
Family,
Realistic Fiction,
Teen Book Reviews,
Tough Topics
1st to Die by James Patterson
It's a very good book that I hundred percent recommend because it's comprehendible and has a very mysterious dramatic plot which is my favorite genre.
Labels:
5,
Mystery,
Teen Book Reviews,
Thriller
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Blended by Sharon M. Draper
Blended is an amazing book. Once you start you will not want to stop. :) Her mom is white and her dad is black. She faces many challenges growing up but the best is yet to come.
Labels:
4,
African Americans,
Family,
Identity,
Realistic Fiction,
Teen Book Reviews
Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
It's a great manga! Mostly about a kid who is a jinchuriki and how everyone hates him and he wants to be a hokage!
Labels:
5,
Action,
Adventure,
Fantasy,
Graphic Novels,
Teen Book Reviews
Saturday, February 22, 2020
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
It was a good book. It was about a girl that had a foot that was twisted. There was a war in England and she had to evacuate the city and went to a foster home. There she met a horse and her foster mom.
Labels:
4,
Disability,
Historical Fiction,
Teen Book Reviews,
War,
WWII
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Watsons are really funny and go through adventurous things every day. Most of the Watsons are kind or funny or else brave enough to go on dangerous adventures. When their oldest son behaves bad they go on a trip to Birmingham, Alabama. They go through bad events then (the church getting bombed).
Labels:
5,
African Americans,
Family,
Historical Fiction,
Humor,
Teen Book Reviews
45 Pounds (More or Less) by K.A. Barson
This story was very interesting and I really liked parts where she was at work and with her family. There were sad and very happy parts. There were also parts of revealing different things about people. This book was about bullying as well, which I could kind of connect to. I think this story was very interesting.
Labels:
5,
Bullying,
Realistic Fiction,
Romance,
Self-Image,
Teen Book Reviews
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (video game)
In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, you take the role of Byleth, a mercenary-turned-professor at Garreg Mach. You get to choose 3 houses, the Golden Deer, the Blue Lions, and the Black Eagles, each with their own people. I enjoy the gameplay and character interactions. The game is very fun and it deserves 6 out of 5 stars.
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
It is a very interesting book filled with action. It is about a girl who ends up having lightning powers. This book is one of my favorite books.
Labels:
5,
Fantasy,
Romance,
Science Fiction,
Teen Book Reviews
Friday, February 21, 2020
Blended by Sharon M. Draper
Blended shows how much racism goes through the world. Isabella’s parents are divorced. Her mom is white and her dad is black. This novel also shows what life is like for people with divorced parents. This book is a great representation of the difficulties that many people go through in everyday life. I highly recommend this book for many people struggling with the same difficulties.
Labels:
4,
African Americans,
Family,
Identity,
Realistic Fiction,
Teen Book Reviews
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