Reading Corner: What's New, Reviews, & More!

 

 

Recommended Reading Lists

Outstanding Books for the College Bound: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/outstandingbooks/outstandingbooks.cfm

American Library Association's Youth Media Awards: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm

Wisconsin's Battle of the Books: http://www.wemta.org/programs/battle_of_the_books.cfm

 

 

What Should I Read Next?

 

Check out the following websites for more information on upcoming books and tools to help you find your next book!
 

 

 Early Word (for info on upcoming books, books-to-movies, and

 Book Seer:  http://bookseer.com/

 
What Should I Read Next: www.whatshouldireadnext.com
  
Find Out What's Next in a Series: http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp
  
A Book and a Hug: http://www.abookandahug.com/

 

Young Adult Book Review Websites

Fantastic Fiction: www.fantasticfiction.co.uk 

Teen Ink: http://teenink.com/

Teen Reads: http://teenreads.com/

 

The Story Siren YA blog: http://www.thestorysiren.com

Teens Read Too: http://www.teensreadtoo.com/

 

 

Author Websites & Blogs

Sarah Dessen: http://writergrl.livejournal.com/

Maggie Stiefvater: http://m-stiefvater.livejournal.com/

Michelle Zink: http://michellezinkbooks.wordpress.com

 

 

BHS Book Reviews 

 The BHS Book Review format was modified from the Books for Young Adult (BFYA) evaluation form.  Each review was submitted by a member of the BHS community and represents the opinion of the individual reviewer.   

If you would like to contribute a review, please see Ms. Gietzel for more information!  Review sheets are available on the circulation desk

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Click here to submit yours today!

 

First Name, Age, Gender: Ms. Gietzel, Librarian
 
Book title:Brain Jack
Author: Brian Falkner
Please rate the book on the following (on a scale from 1-10, 10=excellent)
 
Analyze
How well designed was the plot? 8
How vivid was the setting? 8
How well did the book hold your interest? 7
How well did the author’s language add to the book? 9
How well did the writing match the book’s intended audience? 10
 
Worldwide
Rank this book’s mass appeal: 7
How readable was this book? 9
How well written was this book? 9
How believable were the characters and the dialog? 9
How pleasurable will this reading this book be to most teens? 7
 
Personal
How highly would you recommend this book? 8
How likely are you to read something else by this author? 8
How memorable was this book? 9
How did you feel about the ending? 8
How creative was this book? 9
 
Marketing
Rank the cover: 8
How well does the cover match the story? 9
Rank the jacket blip: 10
Rank the title: 10
How well does the title match the story? 10
 
Total popularity (Average of above): 86%
Tell us what you really thought of this book overall:
 
Finally—another book for fans of Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother! This futuristic-but-not-so-far-away-book is filled with action, but I felt like some of the technology descriptions went right over my head. 
 
Tell us what you really did not like about this book:
 
I was disappointed that one of the main characters was injured…and then basically just disappeared altogether from the story. 
 
Pick 5 words to describe this book:
 
Computers ? Take ? Over ? The ? World
First Name, Age, Gender: Misti Rose, Jr. Female
 
Book title:Hush, Hush
Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
Please rate the book on the following (on a scale from 1-10, 10=excellent)
 
Analyze
How well designed was the plot? 10
How vivid was the setting? 8
How well did the book hold your interest? 10
How well did the author’s language add to the book? 10
How well did the writing match the book’s intended audience? 10
 
Worldwide
Rank this book’s mass appeal: 10
How readable was this book? 10
How well written was this book? 10
How believable were the characters and the dialog? 9
How pleasurable will this reading this book be to most teens? 10
 
Personal
How highly would you recommend this book? 10
How likely are you to read something else by this author? 10
How memorable was this book? 10
How did you feel about the ending? 9
How creative was this book? 10
 
Marketing
Rank the cover: 8
How well does the cover match the story? 10
Rank the jacket blip: 10
Rank the title: 7
How well does the title match the story? 7
 
Total popularity (Average of above): 94%
Tell us what you really thought of this book overall:
 
It was extremely good. Once I picked it up I didn’t want to put it down.

Tell us what you really did not like about this book:
 
Nothing. Everything was great!
 
Pick 5 words to describe this book:
 
Dark ? Mysterious ? Romantical ? Dangerous ? Spellbound
 
First Name, Age, Gender: Rachel, Sr., Female
 
Book title:Leaving Paradise
Author: Simone Elkeles
Please rate the book on the following (on a scale from 1-10, 10=excellent)
 
Analyze
How well designed was the plot? 8
How vivid was the setting? 8
How well did the book hold your interest? 9
How well did the author’s language add to the book? 8
How well did the writing match the book’s intended audience? 9
 
Worldwide
Rank this book’s mass appeal: 7
How readable was this book? 10
How well written was this book? 10
How believable were the characters and the dialog? 10
How pleasurable will this reading this book be to most teens? 9
 
Personal
How highly would you recommend this book? 10
How likely are you to read something else by this author? 10
How memorable was this book? 10
How did you feel about the ending? 10
How creative was this book? 8
 
Marketing
Rank the cover: 7
How well does the cover match the story? 8
Rank the jacket blip: 8
Rank the title: 8
How well does the title match the story? 8
 
Total popularity (Average of above): 87.5%
Tell us what you really thought of this book overall:
 
I loved it. It is an awesome chick flick book.
 
Tell us what you really did not like about this book:
 
N/A
 
Pick 5 words to describe this book:
 
Touching ? Flattering ? Romance ? Amazing ? Speechless
First Name, Age, Gender: Ms. Gietzel, Librarian
 
Book title:Revolution
Author: Jennifer Donnelly
Please rate the book on the following (on a scale from 1-10, 10=excellent)
 
Analyze
How well designed was the plot? 9
How vivid was the setting? 10
How well did the book hold your interest? 9
How well did the author’s language add to the book? 9
How well did the writing match the book’s intended audience? 10
 
Worldwide
Rank this book’s mass appeal: 7
How readable was this book? 9
How well written was this book? 10
How believable were the characters and the dialog? 8
How pleasurable will this reading this book be to most teens? 7
 
Personal
How highly would you recommend this book? 10
How likely are you to read something else by this author? 9
How memorable was this book? 9
How did you feel about the ending? 8
How creative was this book? 10
 
Marketing
Rank the cover: 9
How well does the cover match the story? 10
Rank the jacket blip: 10
Rank the title: 10
How well does the title match the story?  10
 
Total popularity (Average of above): 91.5%
Tell us what you really thought of this book overall:
 
This is a great read. It is easy to become immersed in the time period of this book and the diary entry-format worked well. Fans of the French Revolution will eat this one up!

Tell us what you really did not like about this book:
 
It bothered me that Alex mis-uses her medications so much and that her father was so out of the picture. The ending also did not work for me as much as the rest of the book did. 
 
Pick 5 words to describe this book:
 
Two ? Girls ? Centuries ? Apart ? Collide
 
First Name, Age, Gender: Misti Rose, Jr., Female
 
Book title:Wings
Author: Aprilynne Pike
Please rate the book on the following (on a scale from 1-10, 10=excellent)
 
Analyze
How well designed was the plot? 10
How vivid was the setting? 8
How well did the book hold your interest? 10
How well did the author’s language add to the book? 5
How well did the writing match the book’s intended audience? 10
 
Worldwide
Rank this book’s mass appeal: 5
How readable was this book? 10
How well written was this book? 10
How believable were the characters and the dialog? 10
How pleasurable will this reading this book be to most teens? 5…(depends if you’re male or female)
Personal
How highly would you recommend this book? 10
How likely are you to read something else by this author? 10
How memorable was this book? 10
How did you feel about the ending? 9
How creative was this book? 10
 
Marketing
Rank the cover: 4
How well does the cover match the story? 7
Rank the jacket blip: 10
Rank the title: 8
How well does the title match the story? 8
 
Total popularity (Average of above): 84.5%
Tell us what you really thought of this book overall:
 
An amazing love story, magical and intriguing. This is a total twist on fairies—it held my attention to the very last word.
 

Tell us what you really did not like about this book:
 
****POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING****
 
 
 
I did not like how Laurel is town between two guys and kinda cheats on both. Plus, I think she took the fairy thing and Tamani a little too easy.
 
 
 
Pick 5 words to describe this book:
 
Amazing ? Magical ? Intriguing ? Mysterious ? Mythical
 
First Name: Billy
Grade: Senior
 
Book title: The Rivalry
Author: John Feinstein
 
Please rate the book on the following (on a scale from 1-10, 10=excellent)
 
Analyze
How well designed was the plot? 9
How vivid was the setting? 8
How well did the book hold your interest? 10
How well did the author’s language add to the book? 7
How well did the writing match the book’s intended audience? 9
 
Worldwide
Rank this book’s mass appeal: 10
How readable was this book? 10
How well written was this book? 9
How believable were the characters and the dialog? 10
How pleasurable will this reading this book be to most teens? 9
 
Personal
How highly would you recommend this book? 10
How likely are you to read something else by this author? 10
How memorable was this book? 8
How did you feel about the ending?
How creative was this book? 9
 
Marketing
Rank the cover: 6
How well does the cover match the story? 7
Rank the jacket blip: 8
Rank the title: 10
How well does the title match the story? 10
 
Total popularity (Average of above): 177/20-= 88.5%
Tell us what you really thought of this book overall:
  
 I thought this book was really good, and that it explained in detail on how the system works.
 
 Tell us what you really did not like about this book:
 
 This book skipped from place to place without much notice.
 
Pick 5 words to describe this book:
 
Mysterious, Sporty, College, Addicting,Corruption.

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