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Hold Tight

Title:  Hold Tight
Author:  Harlan Coben
Book Category/Genre:  Fiction, Adventure, Humor, Fantasy, Sports, Mystery, Suspense/Thriller
Summary:  Hold Tight is a story that takes place in Livingston, NJ. A 17 year old boy named Adam goes missing. His family suspects that there may be a connection to this and Adam"s friend Spencer who recently commited suicide. Adam"s dad, Mike, fights his way through gangs and drug addicts to find his son. Meanwhile, Nash is trying to avenge his recently deceased wife by killing people. The people he kills are all related in a way, but you will have to read it to find out how.
Rating:  Super book, one of the best books I've read.
Reviewer:  S. L., student

Big Slick

Title:  Big Slick
Author:  Eric Luper
Book Category/Genre:  Fiction
Summary:  Andrew Lang, a 16-year-old boy who works at the dry cleaners with his father, gets hooked on poker.  He ends up losing a lot of money, and he then steals from his father by taking money out of the cash register at work.  Andrew is losing his mind, and he also loses his best friend, Scott.  He has to get his life back, but he has to go through many obstacles.  While trying to fix his problem, he runs into to a girl, Jasmine, who he ends up going out with.  Jasmine helps Andrew with fixing what he had done.  They end up taking a lot of risks and decisions to do what they have to do.
Rating:  Good book, I enjoyed reading it.
Reviewer:  J. F., student

Twilight

Title:  Twilight

Author:  Stephenie Meyer

Book Category/Genre:  Fiction, Adventure, Romance, Suspense/Thriller

Summary:  Isabella Swan, lonely and looking for love, moves out to Forks, Washington. She thought it was a plain town with nothing out there to hurt her, but she thought wrong. Bella's world gets flipped upside down when she meets the love of her life, Edward Cullen. Chaos strikes their relationship and the world around them as they vow to be with each other forever and spend every second together. Will their love be disturbed by the fact that Edward is a...?  The suspense keeps you flipping the pages. This is a must-read!

Rating:  Super book, one of the best books I've read.

Reviewer:  C. A., student

My Sister's Keeper

Title:  My Sister's Keeper
Author:  Jodi Picoult
Book Category/Genre:  Fiction, Problem Novel, Relationships, Romance
Summary:  This book is about a thirteen-year-old girl, Anna, who has been donating blood, bone marrow, cells, and other things to her sister, Kate. Since age three, Kate has had a rare and severe form of leukemia. When asked by her parents to donate a major part of her body, Anna decides that she is through donating her body parts to her sister. She hires a lawyer and sues her parents for rights to her body.
Rating:  Super book, one of the best books I've read.
Reviewer:  L. D., student

Last Modified on August 3, 2010