Showing posts with label Book Reviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book Reviews. Show all posts

Thursday, May 25, 2017

All The Bright Places by Jenifer Niven

All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
A boy fascinated by death and a girl who dreams of her future.
Every day he wonders "Is today a good day to die?" and she crosses off the days till she can go off to college away from the place she lives. If you liked The Fault in Our Stars, you are very likely to like this one as well (And vise-versa) It's an international best-seller, good reads choice 2015 winner and soon to major motion picture, this book has an amazing story. As they save each other from their slow deaths of monotony. When they have to work on a project to discover Indiana they fall in love and discover more than they though they would. It is a beautiful story from anyone who is looking for a new book to read. I don't want to spoil it but I definatly recommend it! Be sure to check it out at the Tremonton Library! Just as soon as I return it 😉
New schedule coming soon!
Have a great day!
-Z.G.

Thursday, May 11, 2017

So You Want to be a Jedi - Adam Giowitz

Hello! Tomorrow is Friday and what better way for book lovers to start the day before the weekend than with a great new book review for a new book to read. This one is contributed by one of our Teen Board members, Emmanuel G.
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Have you ever wanted to be a Jedi? well, here's your chance! "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back So You Want to Be a Jedi?" A book by "New York Times" best-selling author Adam Godwits re-tells the epic story of the Star Wars movie "The Empire Strikes Back" while helping you take you first steps to becoming a Jedi with fast and easy exercises such as concentration and meditation. Last seen at the Tremonton City Library. Hurry before some one else checks it out!
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We are so excited for the new Star Wars movies, and we hope you are too! Have a wonderful rest of your day!
-Z.G.
& E.G.
                                                                                                                

Thursday, April 20, 2017

GONE by Michael Grant

Without so much as a *POOF* all grown-ups and everyone above the age 15, disappear. Completely. No parents. No teachers. No policemen or firefighters. No phones, internet or TV. No contact to anyone else outside of the sphere shape that appears around the town. Is there anyone out there? What starts out as a fun game, starts to turn dark as bullies begin to rule and people start to develop un-human-like powers. People start to take sides against others. Hunger threatens and time starts to run out.
'On your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else...' Rated at a 4.6/5 stars on Amazon, this is a great dystopian book series by Michael Grant. It is a 6 book series and GONE is only the beginning.
-Z.G.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

STARGIRL by Jerry Spinelli

What do you do with a girl that is different from everyone in every way? Wears crazy outfits, caries a rat and sings happy birthday with her ukulele in the cafeteria, sends cards to people she doesn't know and brings flowers to her desk at school everyday. What do you do with a girl different in every way? The students at Mica High face this very problem. The halls that  murmur the name Stargirl soon begin to praise her every move and Leo Borlock is enchanted (and in love) with her; but when things go south, some tough decisions need to be made. This book by Jerry Spinelli celebrates nonconformity  and is a medal winner and New York Times bestseller. You can find book at the Tremonton Library! Happy Thursday!
-Z.G.
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Thursday, April 6, 2017

WONDER by R.J. Palacio


Yay for Thursday! Tomorrow is Friday! Well, for most of you Spring break started today (Mine is next week!) But either way today is book review time and just yesterday I finished reading Wonder, so here you have it!
WONDER by RJ Palacio





August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial abnormality that made his over protective parents homeschool him, until now. Auggie considers himself a completely normal kid, but can he convince others of that? Middle school is hard enough, and if you've ever been the new kid in school, you know it can be hard. In this beautiful story we discover different peoples points of view of August and follow Auggie through the new challenges of middle school. R.J. Palacio has written a modern must read classic. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I think you will too! You can find it at the Tremonton Library
Happy  reading and happy Thursday!
-Z.G.

Thursday, March 30, 2017

The Selection by Kierra Cass

The Thursday Book Review! Yay! Todays book review is about a love story
The Selection by Kierra Cass
America Singer. Average girl who thinks she has her life planned out alongside the love of her life, Aspen. In a future separated by castes marrying someone lower than you, is considered wrong. Even so, America has her heart set on marrying Aspen but when she gets pressured to enter a selection competition for  becoming the future queen, she gives in and her life gets turned upside-down. When the prince turns out to not be as horrid as she though he was she questions, what if her life wasn't meant for Aspens? From living the life of a lower caste to suddenly being expected to fit right in with royalty, it comes with troubles one could hardly imagine. Competing with other girls for a crown is hard enough (Even if you don't want the crown!), and what if royalty wasn't as picture perfect as it was made out to be? In this 6 book series follow America through the many things of the Selection.
Try reading the book and tell me what you think! 😀
Wonderful Thursday to you guys!
-Z.G.

Thursday, March 23, 2017

MAZE RUNNER

If you have seen the Maze Runner (2014) movie... disregard it. Completely. This New York Times bestseller by James Dashner is a truly thrilling book. It is very descriptive and helps you visualize the details. You wake up in a colder, dark box. You have no prior knowledge of your past associations. You don't know where you grew up and have no idea how you came to know the things you know. The only thing you know is your name, what would you do? Well, that is exactly what happened to Thomas. He wakes up in a dark, musty box, which he later find out it's name is literally The Box, once it comes up and it opens, he is surrounded by other boys enclosed in the maze. Being the "Greenie"  can be tough in the spiraling confusion of The Maze. Is there an exit to the maze? The plot of this book (THE BOOK! NOT THE MOVIE!)  Will keep you reading and wanting more. If you haven't yet read this book series, add it to your read-list! (The 2 prequels are good ones too!)

- Z.G.

Thursday, March 16, 2017

The End of Feeling Cindy C Bennet

On Thursdays, as you probably guessed from the title, Book Reviews! Are you in a book hole? Need something to cure your book hangover? Read a new book! Although I might have not read quite as many books as others, I have read my fair share. It was kinda hard choosing one to pick for the first review, so I chose one that's still on my mind.
The End of Feeling by Cindy C Bennett.

Benjamin Nefer. The perfect guy. Star quarterback, grades near the highest of his class and he can get almost every girl he wants. Charlie Austin. New girl in town, forced to live with her bitter aunt. When she doesn't swoon over Benjamin, like most girls, Benjamin considers her as a challenge. She had been warned against him and she had walls to keep him out but, will that always work? When Benjamin took her on as a challenge, he thought he would use her and let her go; same as he does to every other girl, could he really?  Little do they know about the other, the secrets they hold inside. This novel by Cindy C Bennett shows how carefully constructed lies, may not always hold.
Find this book (And other great ones!) At the Tremonton Library!😀