Ten By Gretchen McNeil

     Wow.  I just finished Ten by Gretchen McNeil, and I am literally shaking from how amazing, exciting, and terrifying it was.  It's one of those books that you just can't stop reading!
 
     Basically, ten teenagers (Meg, Minnie, T.J., Gunner, Kumiko, Lori, Vivian, Ben, Nathan, and Kenny) are invited to an exclusive party at a popular girl's house over President's Day weekend.  She lives on an isolated island in a beautiful house made of white stone.  The kids find a DVD labeled Do Not Watch, so naturally, they watch it.  It is full of sinister messages, promising death and revenge.  Then the deaths start happening, one by one.  Any one of the party guests could be the killer, or maybe even someone lurking outside.  The deaths are all linked to a mysterious girl's notebook.  And just when you know you know who the killer is, and you are freaking out because you can't believe it was him or her, well, another surprise comes along and takes your breath away.  Let me just say that the end is definitely unexpected.  I would recommend Ten to anyone who likes a scary (and usually I'm not a fan of scary novels, but this one is different!), well-written, super exciting book to read.  I would say you should probably be at least thirteen because there are lots and lots of creepy murders and scary situations.  My rating is five out of five stars for sure!  
   
     The next books on my to-read list are The One And Only Ivan, My Sister's Keeper, and Paper Towns.  Comment below and tell me if they're any good!  And I just finished Flowers For Algernon, which is a very unique and interesting book!  Thanks for reading, guys! :)

                                                           ✕    Rosalind    ✕  

Uglies

Hey y'all! So it's been a really long time since I blogged last... and I guess I've been reading a little... So lately the books I am most attracted to when I go to the public library are all those futuristic dystopian novels that everyone is talking about, like, of course, The Hunger Games and Divergent, etc. So I read this book called Uglies - yeah I really want to call it The Uglies - for a book report a couple weeks ago. I really liked it.

So the main character is an almost 16 year old girl named Tally Youngblood. According to Wikipedia and a few other sites (because you should never trust Wikipedia, kids!) it takes place in California, about 300 years from now (I know, I hate it when they say what year it's in, too). So in Tally's society, when you turn 16 you turn "pretty". Basically you have plastic surgery that turns you from normal looking(today) to all fake and perfect. Like those people who turn themselves into live barbie dolls (they're so messed up!!!) So most people on this planet would be considered ugly. Yes, that means you. No offense or anything.

So after the operation you will go live in New Pretty town and live a very "Bubbly!" life where you party all night and drink a lot and then wake up with a hangover. Most people have tons of "surges" (operations) to change little things such as the way your eyes look or to get a moving tattoo. But I am getting ahead of myself.

Anyways, Tally is anxiously waiting to become a pretty. All her friends have left, and she has nothing to do in boring old Uglyville. Then she meets Shay. Shay is a rebel. She knows things that other uglies don't, little secrets that have been passed along from older, wiser uglies who escaped from the city to go to the mysterious Smoke. The Smoke is where, every once and a while, some uglies will run away to before their 16th birthday. Duh duh duh DUH......

Anyways, y'all should definitely read it, it's super duper good and I think everyone should read it... yeah! Bye y'all! (Y'ALL! Y'ALL! Y'ALL! I LOVE THAT WORD!)

The Mysterious Howling

        The Mysterious Howling (in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series) by Maryrose Wood is a very interesting book.  It starts off when 15 year-old Penelope Lumley leaves her boarding school to interview for the mysterious job of being a governess for three children at a huge estate.

       

It turns out that the young children are wild things that were found in the woods one day when the master, Sir Fredrick, was out hunting.  They are dirty and loud and don't speak English.  They are really sweet, but the problem is that Sir Fredrick and his wife, Lady Constance, think the children are nasty beasts.

     

And the real trouble happens at the holiday ball.  Read this exciting, unique book to see what happens! I rate it four out of five stars.

✬ Rosalind ✬

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SOLO

A memoir of Hope:

 This book is the first time that I have read a book about a persons life wanting to and with interest. This is a story of Hope Solo! The amazing goal keeper of the USWNT soccer team.Hearing the story of her life and who she is off of the soccer field, I seem to see her in a different way. I had no clue of what her life included and what she has experienced in her life. Also I learned how she was a phenomenal player who was asked to join teams  from all over the state. Not only was she a phenomenal goal keeper but also a goal scoring machine who ended the season with 109 goals that her team relied on. I recommend this book if you play or enjoy soccer, are into the USWNT (United States Women National Team), or like (or LOVE) Hope Solo!

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Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead

     Liar & Spy, by Rebecca Stead, is about a boy named Georges (pronounced George). He moves to an apartment with his dad and his mom (who isn't around much because she works lots of hours as a nurse) and meets a strange boy named Safer and his little sister Candy.
   
Georges gets bullied in school by some mean boys who call him Gorgeous.
       
Then Safer makes Georges his apprentice, and they have a mission to spy on Mr. X, a man whom Safer tells Georges he suspects of being a murderer. The missions get scarier, and Georges starts to wonder what he would do for his only friend.
   
At the end of the book, a few surprising things are revealed. It's hard to write anything more without giving something away, so let me just say that Liar & Spy is very different, unpredictable, and totally worth reading. I rate it five out of five stars in its own unique way.

                                                                   ~Rosalind~