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Zombie Blondes by Brian James |
Hannah and her dad move around a lot. He's running from creditors and can't seem to hold a job. When they arrive in Maplecrest, Dad says it's going to be different this time. On Hannah's first day of high school she sees how very different it's going to be. The popular girls are way prettier than normal. The jocks are more brutal. Everyone has blonde hair and blue eyes. The only kid who will talk to her is one of the freaks and she soon realizes what a freak he is when he starts trying to convince her that everyone in school is a zombie except for him. That's ridiculous! Or is it? As Hannah starts to fit in with the popular girls, she sees first hand that that popularity will come with a price.
-Review by Gwen |
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Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci |
March, 2002. The United States is still reeling from the September 11 attacks, but hasn't gone to war yet. Are the terrorists still out there? Two mothers on the same street in New Jersey die of brain aneurysms on the same night. Coincidence? Maybe, but then some of their children, Cora Holman and Owen & Scott Eberman, come down with strange symptoms, too. Could this be another terrorist attack? Could it be something in the water? Halfway around the world in Pakistan, Shahzad Hamdani is helping United States Intelligence officers as a v-spy, capturing and translating computer chatter into leads that they can follow up on. Lately, everyone's been talking about the Red Vinegar, which will kill people in "Colony One." Will the connections between Cora, Owen, and Scott's symptoms and the terrorist plot be made in time to save them? Shahzad wants to track down the terrorists at all costs, but what if that cost is his life? This story, told from multiple points of view, will keep you wondering what is going to happen next, and if all of the characters will survive the terrorist plots.
-Review by Becker |
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Geek Magnet by Kieran Scott |
KJ is a geek magnet. She has always been a geek magnet. Everywhere she goes creey guys, dorky guys, smart guys, clumsy guys are all drawn to her - they can't leave her alone. But normal guys? Cute, popular guys? No way. Take her high school's spring musical, Grease. KJ is the stage manager and she's super excited, except for the lighting guy, the assistant stage manager, and her oldest friend (all geeks) are also doing the play. Why can't these guys give her any space? The most popular girl in school (who's also playing Sandy) decides to give KJ some lessons in being NOT NICE and setting some boundaries. KJ can't believe her luck - she's getting attention from someone popular and the other, popular, normal guys are starting to notice! But when pushing the geeks away results in becoming a jerk to your other friends and your family, is it worth it?
-Review by Gwen |
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SideScrollers by Matthew Loux |
If you giggled at the title of this comic, you already know you should read it. Bonus points if you can tell which video game the cover is adapted from. For the rest of you: this is a (bad) day in the life comic about 3 slacker guys who just want to spend their summer in peace with their videogames. Unfortunately, there's a mean jock, a crazed evil cat, and a very angry band of girl scouts in the way. Super cute, super funny.
-Review by Chach |
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Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway |
Have you ever listened to the radio and heard some guy singing about some girl who hurt him? Well, this is the girl's side of the story. Audrey was dating Evan, who is in a band called the Do-Gooders. When they break up, Evan is inspired to write Audrey, Wait!, aka The Song, which changes Audrey's life forever. At first she thought they'd just play it at one live show in their small town, but then suddenly radio stations across the country have picked it up, the Do-Gooders are touring in Japan, and MTV is premiering their video. Audrey never wanted to be famous, but now she has people discussing her life on internet message boards and following her around with cameras. Singers from other bands want to date her, just for song inspiration. Audrey needs to learn to start making her own choices, and with the help of her best friend Victoria and that guy she works with at the Scooper Dooper, James (why did she never notice him before?), she just might make it through her more than 15 minutes of fame.
-Review by Becker |
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Airhead by Meg Cabot |
Emerson Watts is a tomboy, a brain, totally not fashion-conscious and all of that drives her little sister Frida crazy. How can you not read the tabloids, follow the stars, and care about what you wear? Especially, how can anyone not care about the mega-watt star Nikki Howard? Well, Em doesn't. But when she takes Frida to a media event to get Nikki's autograph, Em is forced to care about Nikki Howard in a very intimate way when a freak accident results in Em's brain being transplanted into Nikki Howard's perfect, media-worshiped, supermodel body!!! The transition is painful, awkward, (totally fun), and has to be kept top secreteven from her family and friends. Read more to discover how the NEW Nikki Howard lives and how Emerson Watts learns to cope with stardom. WARNING: If you don't like sequels, don't read this book, because it will leave you hanging.
-Review by Gwen |
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Saga by Conor Kostick |
Ghost lives on the streets with a gang of rebel airboarders. They all have status cards, but she doesn't. She doesn't even have memories of her childhood - who is she really? To survive she steals whatever she can. In the world that is Saga, status is determined at birth and only a few will ever advance. Lately, though, things have been changing. People appear and disappear without warning, the Guilds are getting dissatisfied with their immobility, and the Dark Queen is getting ready to change it all. You see, Saga is actually a virtual reality game where all the characters have now evolved into real people. The Dark Queen has tapped into another game, Epic, and the players have entered Saga, not realizing that it's real. What is the purpose? Who are these people? The Queen's dark purposes will change Saga forever. Can Ghost learn to harness her unique powers and persona in time to save her civilization? This is a compelling sequel to Epic.
-Review by Gwen |
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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow |
Have you ever felt like you're being watched all the time–by your parents, teachers, even the police? What if that were true? What if it was your government that was watching you, looking for evidence that you're a terrorist–or even creating that evidence–just so it can put you in jail? Marcus was caught by the Department of Homeland Security when the San Francisco Bay Bridge was blown up. He hadn't done anything, but he was held for questioning for days. Now that he's out, he's determined to bring down the DHS and expose their tactics. But how do you take on a government that has its eyes and ears everywhere? Hacker Marcus has some ideas, including the creation of the Xnet, an encrypted way for supporters of the cause to get online and communicate their ideas. How far will Marcus go, and will he get away with it, or get sent to a secret prison overseas? The Afterwords and Bibliography of this book also have some great suggestions for further reading on the various topics covered in this book, including hacking, the history of cryptography, and San Francisco history. You'll always be looking over your shoulder after reading this book!
-Review by Becker |
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How to be Bad by E. Lockhart |
Jesse, Vicks, and Mel all work at the Waffle House. Jesse and Vicks are best friends and Mel is the new girl. Jesse has just found out that her mom has cancer and doesn't know how to cope. Vicks' boyfriend has been gone to college for two weeks and she doesn't know how to cope. Mel's always in the middle and has low self-esteem and she doesn't know how to cope. What's the best way to cope? ROADTRIP! Join three badass girls as they hit the road for a Florida summer roadtrip to see cheesy tourist sites, find love, and solve life's problems. This is written in three different voices by three different popular teen authors. It's the perfect summer beach read.
-Review by Gwen |
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The Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia Galante |
Honey and Agnes are both 14 and live at Mount Blessing - a religious compound. That's where the similarities end. Agnes wants to live up to the examples of the saints and the perfection that Emmanuel, the group's leader, expects of them. Honey sneaks TV, swears, and thinks that even Emmanuel himself isn't perfect! They're best friends anyway, but are beginning to grow apart. When Agnes' grandma makes a surprise visit on the day the two girls have received a harsh punishment, their whole world is turned upside down. Is Emmanuel truly perfect? How do you decide what to believe?
-Review by Gwen |
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