Gwen Frost always thought she was an average girl, that is until she gets sent to Mythos Academy, a school for the descendants of great Greek and Roman warriors of the past.
Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices is an anthology centered around, as the title suggests, life between cultures. The collection includes everything from a young Asian-American trying to be "uber-asian" in order to fit in, to a geeky black student struggling against the negative image of affirmative action. The stories are written in prose and poetry, and the book even includes a comic. Throughout the ten stories, the various authors present a picture of modern race relations, stereotypes, and the art of fitting in.
Dance of Shadows, by Yelena Black, tells about Vanessa Adler's search for her sister, Margaret. Margaret who disappeared from an elite New York Ballet Academy three years before. Vanessa follows in Margaret's footsteps to try and solve her mysterious disappearance. When Vanessa arrives, she quickly bonds with several of the other freshman. However, soon after school begins, one of Vanessa's new friends disappears. They are told she ran away, but Vanessa has her doubts.
I believe this book is one of the best "vampire" books I have ever read. The book is a modern tale of vampirism. The main character has to come to turns that every thing she once knew is not true anymore, and that her life is forever changed. It's a faced pace book that will instantly draw you in. And leave you wanting more.
The book that I am reviewing is Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. I liked this book a lot. The maturity level is very high. I would say that a mature 7th grader might be able to read this book.
In the book North of Nowhere by Liz Kessler, Mia goes to stay with her grandmother in Porthaven because her grandfather has disappeared. In Porthaven, Mia has no friends and her mother is busy trying to comfort her grandmother. One day she wanders onto an old boat in the harbor. On the boat she finds a diary from a girl named Dee. She and Dee write to each other in the diary almost every day. They plan to meet but everytime they are supposed to meet something happens and they don't get to meet each other. Finally, Mia meets Peter and he becomes her friend.
Annie begins her summer with a lie. She writes her wishes for summer for a class assignment with three lies because she knows her real wishes can't come true. She really wants to get tall, have an adventure, and meet her dad. According to Gran, Annie and Rew's dad was killed by an angry man and their mom dumped them off when they were very young. They live in the small town of Sunshine with a population of 2,000. Adventures seem to be very hard to find in their small town.
Clara Wintermute loves the puppet show Grisini and his apprentices put on. As the only surviving child of a wealthy doctor, Clara usually gets her way. But when she asks her parents to have Grisini perform at her birthday party, she has to throw a fit to get them to say yes. After Clara's party, where Grisini performs, her mother gets mad at Clara for her actions during the party. After going to bed, Clara decides to sneak out as a result of her mother’s disappointment in her. When Clara ends up missing the next morning, Grisini is blamed for kidnapping her.
Straight-laced Anne Parsons lives a very strict life and is afraid of school bullies. Anne befriends the offbeat and fun Halloween Spavento, who seems to have magical powers for everything, including scaring the bullies away. Halloween starts to attend the public school with Anne, and together, they are free from the school bullies, at least for a while.
