The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez by Judy Goldschmidt

Raisin's parents have gotten a divorce and her mom gets remarried and moves Raisin and her younger sister to her new husband's house. Raisin has to start a new school in the middle of the school year and tries to get people to like her. She keeps a blog that is very personal and eventually someone finds it...I would recommend this book to 7th and 8th grade girls.

Madison P., grade 6

Numbers by Rachel Ward

This action packed book is about a 15 year-old girl named Jem. Now Jem is no ordinary girl, she can tell the date you will die just by looking you in the eye. When she and her friend Spider go on a wild adventure together, they end up witnessing something terrible. This story is about trust, friendship, and loyalty. It is filled with action as well as romance. I'd recommend this book for teens.

Emily S., grade 8

NERDS National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley

Jackson Jones was an all-star football player and a very popular kid. But all that changed when he got braces. All of his friends deserted him and he couldn't play football anymore. Then, he decides to join NERDS, a group of crime-fighting kids that were, well, nerds. Soon he is traveling all over the world in attempt to foil Dr. Jigsaw's evil plan. I liked this book because it was funny and interesting. Recommended for 6th to 8th graders.

Scott K., grade 8

Theodore Boon: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham

In a town by the name of Strattenburg was a kid named Theodore Boone. A criminal, Pete Duffy, was accused of killing Myra Duffy, his wife. Theo Boone helps out the judge by telling what happened. Find out what happens! I recommend it to people who like thrillers and are between the ages 9 and 12.

Jared G., grade 6

Stuck on Earth by David Klass

Ketchuar III is sent from his home planet to Earth to see if humans are worth preserving, or if they should be killed. He takes the form of Tom Filbur, an average 14 year-old boy, but is surprised with unexpected troubles of bullying at school, while his family is falling apart at home. As he searches for hope in the world, he falls in love with his next-door neighbor and decides to fight for what he believes is right. I liked this book because it was realistic. I would recommend this book for 7th to 9th graders.

Scott K., grade 8

The Twits by Roald Dahl

Mr. Twit is a very horrid and foul man who has a face full of hair that is spikey and full of old food. Mrs. Twit is very ugly because she has ugly thoughts ever day. She gets uglier and uglier every day. She has a stick that she hit pets and small kids with and a glass eye. Mr. and Mrs. Twit play mean tricks on each other for fun. They have pet monkeys and eat birds but one day the monkeys and the birds get revenge. I would recommend this book to 5th graders.

Madison P., grade 6

Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman

The book Stuck in Neutral is about a boy named Shawn McDaniel who is 14 years old. Shawn has cerebral palsy. He can't control his muscles, is stuck in a wheel chair, and can't do anything. Shawn thinks that his dad might kill him to end Shawn's pain and his seizures. I would recommend this book to anybody and at any age.

Jocelyn J., grade 8