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Banks, Katie
Friends of the Heart: Amini del Cuore
During a summer at her grandparents' Italian seaside home, thirteen-year-old Lucrezia faces a changing relationship with her best friend Oliver and great personal tragedy.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
1
 This book had a super sad ending. - BMS
2
 I really enjoyed this book. - BMS
2
 It was filled with jealousy, love, and hate. Lucky wants the answers to questions of life. I hate the way this ends. - BMS
1
 In some parts of the book, it repeated "and" too much, which made it boring. Otherwise, the book was really good - KMS
2
 The book was really sad at the end. - MNHS
2
 This story grew with a great friendship and explained their last summer together making new friends and experiences. The ending really pulled the entire book together. I couldn't stop crying. - MNHS
Baptiste, Tracey
Angel's Grace
While visiting her grandmother in Trinidad, thirteen-year-old Grace sees a photograph of a stranger with a birthmark identical to hers, and begins to wonder if the reason she feels different from the rest of her family is that he is her real father.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
1
 The main character, Grace, feels disconnected from her dad. It was a bit slow at times. - BMS
2
 This book kept me turning the pages. I could not stop. The author did a good job at keeping you wondering. - BMS
2
 This was one of the best books I've ever read, It was a really moving story which made me realize that everyone in my life is important to me. It was awesome! - CMS
1
 This book was somewhat hard to get into. The ending wass interesting though, and I liked how everything fell into place at the end - KMS
2
 I could really connect with the main character because she had a lot of of the same morals and thoughts as me. - MNHS
2
 This was a great book that created suspense and kept me reading. This story shows how much a family pulls together to discover a great truth and reveal friendships. MNHS
2
 I think there should be a sequel because of what happens at the end. - MNHS
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
Hitler Youth: growing up in Hitler's shadow
A photo-illustrated look at the youth organizations Adolf Hitler founded and used to meet his sociopolitical and military ends; includes profiles of individual Hitler Youth members as well as young people who opposed the Nazis, such as Hans and Sophie Scholl.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 It had a great plot and good interviews. I could feel like I was there. Great photographs! - KMS
2
 It had a lot of information, and it's a good selection for the Kiewit library. It talks about how hard it was to be a kid in the Hitler youth. I would recommend it to anyone who needs information on World War II - KMS
2
 This book was a very good book. It had a lot of information and is a good selection for the Kiewit library. It talks about how hard it ws to be a kid in the Hitler Youth and I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to learn about World War II history. - KMS
2
 I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS
Bateson, Catherine
Stranded in Boringsville
Following her parents separation, twelve-year-old Rain moves with her mother to the country, where she befriends the unpopular boy who lives next door and also seeks a way to cope with her feelings toward her father and his new girlfriend
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 The book was fun, and it kind of sounds like my life. Her life, the boy next door, and her divorced parents, and stepmom Julia made it the best book I've read all year - CMS
2
 The book was great.; it could happen to any child in real life. Her parent divorce and she has to move and make new friends. It is a short, enjoyable book - KMS
2
 It was funny and wierd, but I liked it - KMS
1
 It was slow starting, and I stopped half way through.- KMS
2
 The book taught me a lot about what kids my age go through - KMS
2
 It was good. - KMS
2
 This book was both sad and happy - whoever reads this is probably never going to get tired of it. - MNHS
0
 I got halfway through the book and hated it. It was sooooo boring. - MNHS
2
 I really loved the friendship in this book - MNHS
0
 The book lived up to its name; it was very boring. There was no action; it wasn't funny; characters talked funny - MNHS
Bauer, Joan
Best Foot Forward
Between school and Al-Anon meetings, Jenna helps Mrs. Gladstone cope with escalating problems that result from the merger of Gladstone Shoes with Shoe Warehouse Corporation, while managing a new employee with a shoplifting record.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
1
 It was an okay book, but it's boring at the beginning so you don't really want to keep on reading it. But other than that it's okay. - KMS
2
 It was awesome. I loved it! - KMS
2
 This was a good story about multi generational values. MNHS
1
 It's more of a story about everyday life. It was a fast read, but not very exciting. Overall, it was a good book - MNHS
2
 The book was really good; it kept me entertained the entire time, even though it jumped around some. - MNHS
1
 The book was very interesting as I rad on but the beginning was kind of dull. - MNHS
Bebris, Carrie
Suspense and Sensibility
Newlyweds Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy take on the responsibility of shepherding her sister Kitty through the London season, but Elizabeth's hopes that she has found a perfect match for Kitty are dashed when seemingly upstanding Harry Dashwood begins behaving in a totally mystifying and unacceptable manner.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
1
 Although not the best I've ever read, the book held my attention throughout the entire story. - MNHS
2
 It was really good to hear about the Darcys again. But don't read this unless you read Pride and Prejudice first - MNHS
2
 I truly recommend this great historical fiction. - MWHS
2
 I enjoyed the mystery and details in the book, but there were words I didn't understand - MWHS
.5
 At first, I was very pleased with this book because it had all the qualities of a Jane Austen masterpiece. However, toward the end , I became angry at the author for twisting it into a spiritualistic voodoo story. It lost everything that made it a cool blend of an Agatha Christie mystery with a Jane Austen twist. Don't mix mystery with spiritualism. - MWHS
Bell, Hilari
The Rise of a Hero: the Farsala Trilogy, Book 2
Although the Hrum believe their war against Farsala is nearly over, Soraya has strategic information that will help if she can reach Jiaan and Kavi and their separate resistance movements, but discord and Time's Wheel seem destined to keep them apart.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 This sequel to Flame is all you'd expect, and more. - KMS
2
 This book is really enjoyable. - KMS
2
 This book kept you waiting for the next chapter. Great read! - KMS
1
 It was slow and not very interesting. - KMS
2
 I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS
2
 It wasn't deep, but it had a good story. I liked it enough to read the sequel - MNHS
1
 It is good, and it did have action. MNHS
2
 This was a good book. I believe that the Hrum empire is simliar to Rome, and I liked how it has a chapter of the legend in italics, and then shows what really happened. - MNHS
Bennett, Holly
The Bonemaker

In this fantasy, Gabrielle is a bonemender, a healer, who falls in love with a man whom fate seems to have forbidden her, but they must both think about war before they can think about love.

 
Student Rating:
Student Review:
1
 Princess Gabrielle could mend bones; she wants to marry the elvish King's son; a little cliche. - BMS
2
 I liked the way one little thing changed her life dramatically. It was interesting. - BMS
2
 Great book! I liked how the author showed great character personalities at the beginning of the book - KMS
2
 It had romance and action enough to keep it interesting - MNHS
2
 I really liked this book. I enjoyed how the elves were were thrown into the war - KMS
Bernstein, Nina
Magic by the Book
After returning from a trip to the library, eleven-year-old Anne and her younger brother and sister discover a magic book which sends them on adventures in which they meet Robin Hood, giant bugs, and a dark, sinister man with a wolfish face.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 This book was one of the best I've read. The mystery was so exciting! - BMS
2
 I like how she wove in other books to make the story. The characters were vivid.- BMS
0
 I didn't enjoy this so much. I couldn't get into the plot. - CMS
1
 The book was pretty good, however there were only 3 stories, which is OK because it's a quick read and easy to carry around - KMS
2
 Great read! Kept you waiting for the next chapter - KMS
1
 It was okay. Your imagination is stimulated but, it seems to drag on toward the end. The idea is good, but it could be written a little better. - MNHS
Biesty, Stephen
Egypt in Spectacular Cross-Section
Presents a full-color cross-section of major monuments and buildings in ancient Egypt, and describes how they were built, the construction of the pyramids, excavation of a pharaoh's tomb, how ancient Egyptians lived
Student Rating:
Student Review:
1
 I learned a lot about Egypt, but the drawings were very small to see - BMS
2
 I really liked the very detailed cross-sections of the Egyptian monuments. - BMS
Bitton-Jackson, Livia Hello, America
The author tells the story of how she and her mother came to New York City in 1951 to try to leave the horrors of the Holocaust behind, but found it harder than they expected to fit into this "new world."
Student Rating:
Student Review:
1
 It was OK- KMS
2
 I liked the history of the book, and it was very entertaining - KMS

2

 This is a really great book. Anyone who enjoys historical fiction will love it. - MNHS
2
 I loved how the book tied to the author's previous books such as: I Have Lived a Thousand Years. The book stressed the importance of loving all of life. To be thankful for what we have and I really loved how the author did this. I was disappointed in the end, I wanted to hear more. It stopped so suddenly. - MWHS
1
 The adventure is incredible. The ending is sad, but it makes me feel braver. - MWHS
Black, Holly
Valiant: a modern tale of faeries
Seventeen-year-old Valerie Russell runs away to New York City and befriends a group of very unusual characters who live in the city's subway tunnels and soon finds herself bound into service by a troll named Ravus.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 It held my attention throughout the whole book. It was a little strange at times, but still a good read. - MNHS
0
 It was too gothic and seemed like the entire book was negative. - MNHS
1
 It was a good book but I didn't like all of the faries and made up stuff. It was a good plot and very intersting with how she survived. - MNHS
1
 Even though I would never use drugs, the drugs they use seem cool.They can make people do whatever they want. - MNHS
1
 I enjoyed the book. It was a good story and had a good plot. I don't really like fantasy though. - MNHS
1
 It was OK, not a big page-turner though. I didn't like it a lot - MNHS
2
 It was a little rough around the edges, but that only adds to its appeal. - MNHS
2
 So awesome!!! It's got twists; it's got adventure; romance; something for everyone. - MWHS
Blacker, Terence
Boy2Girl
After the death of his mother, thirteen-year-old Sam comes to live with his cousin; and as a prank, he dresses up as a girl for school.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 It was funny. It was different. Not many books have a cross-dressing guy. - BMS
2
 It was interesting and funny and kept me wanting to see what would happen next. - BMS
2
 This was so good how Jake dressed like a girl, got a boyfriend and jow Jake's father was trying to find him because his mom left him a million dollars. When his true friend found out he was a boy, she kissed him. - BMS
2
 This book was great. A boy's mother died so he moved to his cousin's house. As a bet, he was going to school as a girl for one week, until his dad came and he had to stay undercover! - BMS
2
 I really enjoyed this book; I'd recommend this 100% to anyone who likes excitement. - BMS
2
 It was really funny. - BMS
1
 The book was OK because it did not have a lot of detail and there was some humor - CMS
2
 Slow beginning. Could have shortened it a bit; otherwise it was a pretty good story - CMS
2
 I loved the book; it was hilarious. - KMS
2
 This book was funny! My favorite part was when Sam told everyone he was a girl - KMS
2
 It's so funny! I loved it!!! - KMS
2
 A really fast read; I don't recommend it for boys - KMS
1
 It was hard to get into, but I read it anyway - MNHS
1
 This book was interesting. - KMS
Blackman, Malorie
Naughts and Crosses
Callum and Sephy played together as small children, and their love is forbidden, now he is a second class citizen, a member of the naughts, and she is a cross, a part of the ruling elite, but when Sephy and her mother are nearly caught in a terrorist bombing and Callum's father is the prime suspect, more than there love is tested.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 It was a great story of black and white relationships. - BMS
2
 It was cool. It was about race and taught me it didn't matter. I fell in love with the characters. - BMS
2
 I really enjoyed this book. - BMS
2
 This book is a modern age Romeo and Juliet, with love and action twists. - MNHS
2
 The book was really well-written and looking at the conflict between white and black was a god idea. The ending is sad but still leaves a little hope - MNHS
2
 This book was awesome. Very captivating. Good details. I liked the contrast and the fact she put the race fact, reversed. She kept me wanting to read more. Sephy & Callum were very well developed. - MNHS
Blackwood, Gary
Second Sight
In Washington, D.C., during the last days of the Civil War, a teenage boy who performs in a mind reading act befriends a clairvoyant girl whose frightening visions foreshadow an assassination plot.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
1
 Cass could read minds and saved Mr. Lincoln from being killed because she saw his death ahead of time. - BMS
2
 I liked Cassandra's visions. - BMS
2
 Joseph pretends to read minds, but Cassandra really can. She saves Abe Lincoln's life because she saw his assassination ahead of time. - BMS
1
 I liked the book when they were telling the story, but when the author would break in, it made no sense. I did't like the ending because it didn't happen that way, but it was an entertaining story. - KMS
2
 I loved this writing style - KMS
2
 Very exciting. - MNHS
Blumenthal, Karen
Let Me Play: the story of title IX
Examines Title IX, the 1972 legislation which mandated that schools receiving federal funds could not discriminate on the basis of gender. and focuses on its effects in schools, politics, sports and the culture as a whole.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 This book had some great information that helped me with my paper. - MNHS
1
 The book was eay to read - MWH
1
 OK as a reference, but few students would want to read it cover to cover - MWHS
Bowker, Tim
Apocalypse
Fifteen-year-old Kit and his parents must ground their sinking sailboat on a rocky island inhabited by a primitive sect who believe the stranded family has been sent by the devil.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 This was a really cool book. It would have been even better if the girl went with the boy - MNHS
2
 This book was wonderful. Emotional, moving and inspirational, but I wish I never read it. It was very sad, even though the ending was fairly happy. - MNHS
2
 I really enjoyed this story. MNHS
1
 Great base for a story, but left me confused and asking questions.Slow read with lots of action with twists and turns and extremely complex characters. - MNHS
2
 It was the best book I've ever read - MNHS
2
 I thought the book was an excellent combination of science fiction and mystery. - MWHS
1
 A bit strange, but refreshingly different. I loved the aura of uncertainty. I rather wish the ending didn't leave me hanging, but the story was well worth reading. Whoever designed the cover was a genius because it caught my eye right away. I really felt like I could understand the characters, but I felt sorry for Ula when Kim leaves - MWHS
2
 This was a fantastice book! I loved the mystery throughout and the shocking ending of the past life - MWHS
Brashares, Ann Girls in Pants: Third Summer of the Sisterhood
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants graduates from high school and spends their last summer before college learning about life and themselves.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 I really enjoyed this book. - BMS
2
 I really enjoyed this book. This is a great series. - MNHS
2
 I was able to relate to some things in this book - MNHS
2
 I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS
2
 I loved it. I hope the author will keep on writing. MNHS
2
 Great story. I could really relate to the characters. - MNHS
2
 I really enjoyed the book. - MNHS
2
 The book was a good sequel. I enjoyed reading it. At some points I could not put it down. It was a lot different from the first two because a lot of different things are changing. - MNHS
2
 It was a really god book. I don't usually like sequels, but it had a good, intricate plot - KMS
2
 Very easy to relate to. Not my favorite, but well-written - MNHS
2
 The book was great. The series is great: can't wait to read the next one - KMS
2
 This is my favorite series, and this edition was really good. I love how you can relate to at least one of the girls in the book. The girls' friendship is inspiring; I can't wait to read the next one. A real page turner - MNHs
Brian, Kate
Lucky T
Carrie Fitzgerald has always been the luckiest girl in school, but what no one realizes is that she is also the most superstitious, attributing all her good luck to a t-shirt, so when Carrie's mom accidentally donates her lucky shirt to charity, Carrie's luck starts to run out, forcing her to travel halfway around the world to get it back.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 This book was an adventure. Carrie actually went to India in search of her lucky t-shirt. It was sad how all the CCS kids missed her. BMS
2
 It reminded me of how I treated my dad. I love the feelings she tries to express. Carrie is crazy to go to India. Dee has got to be hot. I wish I could meet the hispanic equivalent. That would be awesome. - BMS
2
 This was funny. I can't believe she went all the way to India to find her lucky t-shirt. - BMS
2
 The girl lost her lucky t-shirt and went all the way to India to find it - BMS
2
 Dee sounds like a great guy - kind, caring, and a sense of humor. I loved how she traveled a long way to find a shirt and ended up finding true love! - BMS
2
 This book was slightly funny and really good. - KMS
2
 Lucky T is a great book for teenage girls. I liked it because it was about a girl who gets to explore a new country in search of her t-shirt. - MNHS
0
 The book was boring; I didn't even finish it. The girl was immersed in self-pity. - MNHS
2
 I really enjoyed this book. The main character really grew as a person throughout the story and began to care about others more than herself. - MNHS
2
 The story wasn't very believable - a girl THAT attached to a shirt that she pursuades her mother to send her to India, oh well, but it was well-written and an enjoyable read. - MNHS
1
 Not the best book ever, but okay for reading on a weekend with nothing else to do. I wonder if the author has ever REALLY been to India. I thought the characters were pretty shallow. - MNHS
1
 The cover was attractive, but the characters were shallow. The author could have done a lot more to make them multi-dimensional. Carrie was just flat-out hard to like for most of the book. An okay read, but certainly not the best on the shelf. - MNHS
1
 This book was just okay. - MNHS
2
 This book is very interesting and it opened my eyes to how great my life is compared to how it could be if I didn't live in America. - MNHS
2
 This is a great bok about finding your way back into the real world - KMS
2
 It's funny how the t-shirt is really lucky - KMS
2
 Good story about finding what really matters. What is lost is not really lost. - KMS
Brooks, Kevin
Candy
Joe, an English boy from the right side of the tracks, is poised to get everything he has ever wanted, but he risks it all when he falls for Candy, and is drawn into her seedy, dangerous world.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 A real page turner which will keep you on the edge of your seat. Kind of scary. - MNHS
2
 It was a super book! I didn't want to put it down. Even though it was long, it was worth reading. I really enjoyed it. - MNHS
2
 This book was awesome. It was very easy for me to relate to. The character played guitar too and was obsessed with girls. - MNHS
2
 The ending was very different, and I never knew what to expect. Great descriptions - MNHS
2
 It was very good; the was big, but I read it fast. I really enjoyed how his life moved so quickly, and things were not always the same - MNHS
1
 The book was really boring til page 250. I had wanted to get another book, but then it was really good, so you have to give the book a chance - MNHS
2
 Really good.- MNHS
2
 The library had a long waiting list for this book. The characters were strong - and the suspense - great. I will read more books by this author. - MNHS
2
 I really enjoyed this book. Gritty and a little edgy! - MNHS
1
 I had a difficult time relating to the characters and it took me quite a while to get into the story. It was difficult to imagine the setting for the story. - MNHS
2
 I really enjoyed this book. I just couldn't put it back down. That is like impossible for me to do because I hate reading unless they are like books like "A Child Called It," - MNHS
2
 I thought the book was very good. I literally stayed up all night because I could not rip myself away. - MNHS
2
 This book was unique. There aren't a lot of books like it. Also, it was very honest. It didn't sugar-coat anything. - MNHS
2
 I really liked it; a suspenseful page-turner - MNHS
1
 The beginning was confusing, and the characters were understandable, to a point. The ending leaves you hanging, but you can figure out what happens next - MWHS
2
 I enjoyed this book because the author used a good perspctive,and I liked how it always dept you guessing. It was very suspenseful; I wanted to keep reading - MWHS
Brown, Devin
Not Exactly Normal
A sixth-grader at St. Luke's Episcopal School sets out to have a mystical experience and learns valuable lessons about himself and the world along the way.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 This book talks about the kid's life and the not exactly normal things he does - KMS
2
 I really liked reading about Mr. Phillip's antics - KMS
1
 I am a really big soccer fan and I enjoyed this book. - KMS
1

The book was OK, but I've definitely read better. It was a little boring at times - KMS

Browne, N. M.
The Story of Stone
While researching her society's origins, Nela--an apprentice archaeologist--discovers a mysterious stone that reveals to her the true story of how her Bear-man and Night Hunter ancestors were united by a terrible magic.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
1
 For the first five chapters I was confused as the story jumped back and forth between past and present. I'm glad I read it all the way through because I liked the plot once I understood it. I love when they said we were both giants and faeries. - BMS
1
 This book just didn't capture my interest and was very difficult to get through. - MNHS
2
 I like the chants or poems that were in the book. It made me think more about a meaning behind them. Overall, the book kept my interest until the end. - MWHS
Bruchac, Joseph
Whisper in the Dark
An ancient and terrifying Narragansett Native American legend begins to come true for a teenage long-distance runner whose recovery from the accident that killed her parents has stunned everyone, including her guardian aunt in Providence, Rhode Island.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
2
 I like the Native Amerian horror in this story, especially the phone calls in the book. - BMS
1
 It was not a good as Skeleton, but I enjoyed it. I wish it would have been spookier. - CMS
2
 This book tells a good story about an Indian girl. Even though she's afraid of the "whisper in the dark, Maddy knows she can not run away because she can not avoid the problem. You must confront the problem in your life and then solve it - CMS
2
 This book was awesome - KMS
2
 Really good book. It kept me reading with the scary details. - KMS
1
 This book could have been better. Most of the time, they were talking about monster stories - KMS
2
 I liked the action. - KMS
2
 It was very interesting, but the ending came too quickly - MNHS
2
 This book was very exciting. Every chapter it had you on the edge of your seat. - KMS
Buckley, Michael Sisters Grimm: The Fairy Tale Detectives
Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead.
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Student Review:
2
 I think that other people should read this book. It makes you feel like you are on one big adventure. You just never want to stop reading it. It might just be me because I love fairy-tales and mysteries. - MNHS
2
 I really enjoyed this book! - MNHS
Butler, Dori Hillestad
Do You Know the Monkey Man?
While searching for the father who left her and her mother ten years ago, thirteen-year-old Samantha begins to believe that the twin sister who supposedly died when they were three years old is still alive.
Student Rating:
Student Review:
1
 This book was just okay. BMS
2
 I really liked the book, but it was too short. It got very good and then just ended. - CMS
2
 This was a really good read; I couldn't put it down - KMS
1
 It was very interesting , but you could tell what was going to happen next - KMS
2
 A good mystery involving a missing sister. - MNHS
2
 Really good book; an easy read. - MNHS
2
 I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS
1
 This book was just okay. - MNHS
2
 It was a good read. It didn't take me long to complete it. - MNHS

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