Word Out 2011

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Steffi reviewed Bloomability – By: Sharon Creech

     I found this book adorable in every way <3 The main character, Domenica Santolina Doone (Dinne for short), is a very observant girl who tries her best to get by in her circumstances. The story is about her having an "oppurtunity". Due to her home circumstances, she is sent to live with her aunt and uncle in Switzerland. She is then enrolled in a boarding school in Lugano for a year. The cast of characters are original and unique in every way.
     First there's Guthrie, the first friend she met in Lugano. He is an optimist in every ense of the word. He loves going to new places, meeting new people, trying new things. Guthrie is the guy to go to if you ever feel down. He'll tell you the truth, no holds barred.
     Then there's Lila. Honestly? Her character annoys me. But I find her amusing. She's pretty much a loose canon. She is super emotional, super snobby, super annoying, super opinionated and she thinks everything she does is right. No questions asked. One minute she's your best friend, the next she hates you. She thinks everyone's out to get her but she thinks everyone loves her *sigh* She's…unique. I see why Dinnie sticks around.
     Belen is the latina of the group. She was first assigned a room with Lila (could you imagine?) and hated every minute of it. Lila the dramatic made her dorm life a living hell. Eventually she tuned her out, but throughout the story, she was just kinda there. She teaches Dinnie a whole bunch of things and is just generally nice. Her character is refreshing in this (..is the word dramatic?) story.
     Keisuke is the Japanese boy. I find his character adorable. I wish I could have him for a little brother. He's new to the school (obviously) so his english isn't that great. His accent is amusing to the reader AND the students. (i.e Stupid = stew-pod)
     I could go on and on about the characters and story but I think it would be best for you guys to read it for yourself. It's a heartfelt story about a girl who's given an oppurtunity to do something great. She doesn't like it at first, but meeting all her friends and experiencing things with them has changed her outlook on life. Everything is "bloomable" if you give it a chance :]

Phatima reviewed I 'd Tell You I Love You But ThEN i would Have To Kill You – By: Ally Carter

this book is about a girl name cammie who is a spy. she knows 14 different languages, she is on a mission when she meets this guy who she seems to like dearly, after a while they start to talk a lot and they get to know each other. his name is josh and his father owns a pharmacy. it is a family buisness. his father expects him to own it one day. one day his friend dillon saw camie with her friends and see her heading back to her spy school. she lied to josh and told him that she is home school josh finds out that she is a spy and they kiss and say goodbye.

Alecia reviewed Twilight– By: Stephanie Myers

this bookmis about a human girl, name isabella swan. she falls in love with a vampire name, Edward Collin. she is the new girl at the school he attends. he is scared of her, because he feels that he might kill her, so he leaves for a few months. when he comes back she asks him were he was. he said that he was out of town.  after a while he started begin to stalk her, she did not feel that it was weird, because she gained feelings for him. the first time they really had a conversation, was when a couple of guys were trying to sexualy assult her. he came to her rescue,, and scared away the boys.  shelearned that he could read mines, but not hers. she learns he is a vampire and she told him that she is not acared of him. a few bad ass vampires try to kill her mostly a guy named james. edward comes to her rescus when james was trying to kill her. the next day was her prom and she had a wonderful time .

Gail reviewed Toriko vol. 1 by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
This graphic novel has become really popular in Shonen Jump but the main character's scary look detered me from ever reading it.  After a while i decided it was about time i read it so my first opinion was, well, the story is really funny.  The main character's name is Toriko, who is a gourmet hunter.  Now in this world, there are all sorts of food, animals and vegetables. They have bacon leaves, giant cray fish cods, five-tailed eagles, golden caviar and banana cucumbers, just to name a few in the first volume.  A gourmet hunter's job is to seek out all the gourmet food in the world and create their "life menu" which consists of eight courses.   Each gourmet hunter will find something that they believe is the best and deserves to be on their life menu.  Toriko is one of the best and throughout the first volume, you see his some of his extreme adventures to hunt down some rare delicacies.  What i really liked about this story was the humour in.  It's been a while since i've read a manga that has made me laugh at every chapter.  The art in this series though is more shonen jump style.  Toriko himself is very musculeur and large and the animals in this series are also quite scary.  I do applaud Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro's imagination.  The story line is very original and you can'tell the author puts much thought in to his story.  If you're a manga fan, especially a Shonen fan (mainly action, such as naruto, bleach and one piece) then you're sure to love this manga too and you should definitely read this.

Alecia reviewed Kiss Me Kill Me – By: Lauren Henderson

This book is about a young girl name scarlett Wakerfeild. She transfers schools  from St.Tabby- a snobby private school outside London'to Wakefeild Hall Collegiate, the world known prep school her grandma runs in England , but she is relieved no one knows her dark secret. One day she was invited to the most popular girl in school's elit party, with a guest list full of the hottest names in their society., including her crush- Dan McAndrew. she has always imagined her first kissed to be with Dan, but at the party Dan leans in to give her that kiss. his kiss to her was the best she ever had, but then he died in her arms. no one knows how or why dan passed away, but everyone one at school think its beause of Scarlett- she was the last to see him. but then she moved away. but later on people found out what really happened  that night.

Alecia reviewed Sleepless – By: Terri Clark

This book is a mystery, horror, romance book. A book that I am drawn to. it is about a girl name trinity and a boy name Dan. Trinity is a girl who has dreams, and her latest dream was about a killer who killed this young girl. Now she is after this killer, while he is trying to kill her while she sleeps.  While trying her best to stay away and not get killed she falls for Dan who has the blue eyes and great features.dan is trying to help her find rafe (the kiiler) before he hurts anyone else in there dreams.  rafe is stalking trinity in her dreams. and if it is up to him she will never wake up again.   She tries to find away to get him before he gets her.

Alecia reviewed New Moon – By: Stephanie Meyers

Edward leaves, thinking it's too risky to be around Bella after she cuts herself opening a birthday present  after Jasper had gone to attack her, and Edward didn't want her to get hurt. He thinks if he and his family leave without a trace then Bella can get over him and have a shot at a normal life. He leaves after making her promise to do nothing reckless or stupid.
 It has the opposite effect and Bella goes into depression. After Edward leaving her, she sees no reason in keeping the promise she made to him, and is searching for new ways to be reckless and stupid. She comes across two motorbikes, and takes them to be fixed up by Jacob. They become really good friends, and Bella feels that Jacob is like an antidote to her depression. She begins to hang out with him more and more.
When the bikes are fixed up, Jacob teaches Bella to ride. She is shocked when she hears Edward's voice telling her to stop, that she'll get hurt. She realises that the way to create the illusion of Edward in her mind is to be reckless and stupid.
However, Jacob stops returning her calls and meeting up with her for a few weeks. She learns that he is a werewolf, and after they make up they begin to hang out again.
After becoming confident with a motorbike, Edward's voice begins to fade. Bella starts to go crazy and tries to find a new sport to hear him again. She comes across cliff diving, and Jacob promises to take her one day.
Bella gets impatient and goes herself. She makes up a perfect image of Edward in her head, and is happy. She can't escape the strong current though, and starts to suffocate. Jacob comes to her rescue.
Jacob drives Bella home, only to discover a vampire in her house. They realise that it is only Alice. Jacob is a werewolf and the natural enemy of the vampire, so he can't hang around. He and Bella go through another rough patch when she chooses Alice over him. Bella is delighted to see Alice, and makes her promise to stay overnight. Alice tells Bella that she saw her jump off the cliff, and thought of it as a suicide attempt. Alice had told Rosalie, who then told Edward. Edward promised Bella that if she ever died, he would follow her soon. Alice has a vision of Edward going to the Vulture and asking to die.
Bella and Alice go on a plane to stop Edward. Alice sees the Volturi tell him no, because his powers are of great use to them,then decides to do something bad so the Volturi will have to kill him. He decides to step into the sun at midday, while the humans are celebrating.
Bella does get there in time though and saves Edward. They plan to go home right away, but the Volturi still manage to get them back to the castle, where Edward, Alice and Bella are each offered a place on the Volturi's guard. They each say nothe invitation and are able to leave… on one condition. They have to turn Bella into a vampire or they will come after her and kill her.

Alecia reviewed Eclipse – By: Stephaine Meyers

As you s know Edward Cullen returns to Bella Swan in New Moon, so in eclipse they are together. Bella reads the newspaper to find out there is a string of mysterious killings in Seattle but Edward tells her its a group if newborn vampires.
Alice *kidnaps* Bella while Edward is hunting but when she gets home she finds a few things in her room are missing .All while this is going on her friendship with Jacob Black ((her best friend)) is still as Strong as ever, but changes slightly when Jacob kisses Bella and she punches him; breaking her hand
But they figure out that the newborns in Seattle and her missing things are connecting so the newborns want Bella.
But Bella  does not want Edward to fight along side with hes family against the newborns so he and her camp in the forest in a tent but Bella is so cold, Jacob joins because hi body tempeature is really burning hot, which Edward isn't very happy about.
Jacob trick Bella into kissing him again so he would stay and not fight but he still goes not wanting to miss the fight, but while kissing him she kisses back finding out she loves him too but she still wants Edward.
When Edward finds out that it was Victoria who made the newborns him and Seth fight with her and Riley, her companion; they win
Edward forgives Bella for what she did, he just wants her too be happy but she wants him, so once again the danger is gone for Edward and Bella so they can continue with their life.

Alecia reviewed Breaking Dawn – By: Stephaine Meyers

Breaking Dawn is put into three separate books. The first book is about  Bella's marriage and honeymoon with Edward, which they spend on a private island off the coast of Brazil. Edward grants Bella's wish and makes love to her. Later on, Bella realizes that she is pregnant. After contacting Carlisle, who confirms her pregnancy, she and Edward plan to return home. Edward, concerned for her well-being as the fetus develops with unnatural rapidity, urges her to get an abortion. However, Bella wants to keep the child and so contacts Rosalie for support, knowing that Rosalie has always wanted children.
 The second book  is written from Jacob's point of view, and lasts throughout Bella's pregnancy and childbirth. The pack of werewolves, not knowing what danger the unborn child may pose, make plans to destroy it, even though they must kill Bella to do so. Jacob strongly  disagrees with this decision and revolts, leaving the pack to form his own with Seth and Leah Clearwater. Bella soon gives birth, but the baby breaks many of her bones and she loses massive amounts of blood. In order to save her life, Edward changes her into a vampire. Jacob, who was present for the birth, immediately imprints – an involuntary response in which a werewolf finds his soul mate – on Edward and Bella's newborn daughter, Renesmee.
 
The third book of Breaking Dawn goes back to Bella's perspective, finding her changed into a vampire and enjoying her new life and abilities. However, the vampire Irina misidentifies Renesmee as an "immortal child", a child who has been turned into a vampire. The creation of "immortal children" was previously outlawed by the Volturi. After Irina presents her allegation to the Volturi, they plan to destroy Renesmee and the Cullens. In an attempt to save her, the Cullens gather vampires from around the world to stand as witnesses and prove to the Volturi that Renesmee is not an immortal child. Upon confronting the gathered Cullen friends and witnesses, the Volturi discover that they have been misinformed and immediately execute Irina for her mistake. However, they remain undecided on whether Renesmee should be viewed as a threat to the secret existence of vampires. At that time, Alice and Jasper, who had left prior to the confrontation, return with Nahuel, a 150-year-old vampire-human crossbreed like Renesmee. He demonstrates that the crossbreeds pose no threat, and the Volturi leave. Bella, Edward and Renesmee return to their home in peace.

Alecia reviewed Infinite Days – By: Rebecca Maizel

Lenah Beaudon'te is, in many ways, your average teen: the new girl at Wickham Boarding School, she struggles to fit in enough to survive and stand out enough to catch the eye of the  lacrosse captain. But Lenah also just happens to be a recovering five-hundred-year-old vampire queen. After centuries of terrorizing Europe, Lenah is able to realize the dream all vampires have — to be human again. After performing a dangerous ritual to restore her humanity, Lenah entered a century-long hibernation, leaving behind the wicked coven she ruled over and the eternal love who has helped grant her deep-seated wish.
 
 Lenah draws her first natural breath in centuries at Wickham and rediscovers a human life that bears little resemblance to the one she had known. As if suddenly becoming a teenager weren't stressful enough, each passing hour brings Lenah closer to the moment when her abandoned coven will open the crypt where she should be sleeping and find her gone. As her borrowed days slip by, Lenah resolves to live her newfound life as fully as she can. But, to do so, she must answer ominous questions: Can an ex-vampire survive in an alien time and place? What can Lenah do to protect her new friends from the bloodthirsty menace about to descend upon them? And how is she ever going to pass her biology midterm?