Word Out 2011

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Sarah  reviewed: Aquamarine – By: Alice Hoffman

The book was very interesting. If you have seen the movie you will realize that the story is completely different.  I found the novel more interesting than the movie because the novel went through scene's really fast and the movie went through the scene's with a lot of description. The novel was only 105 pages and very easy to read. So if you want an easy read I would definetly recommend this book. The book was about 3 teenage girls. There names are Claire, Hailey and Aquamarine. Throughout the novel you will discover that Aqua is not completely human and she is part.. You will find out.  The other main character in the novel is Raymond. He works at the snack bar at the capri beach club which is soon to be abandoned.  Raymond worked at the snack bar even tho not many people came by after the storm that washed the beach away. So just read this book.

Aaruran reviewed: Paper Towns– By: John Green

The book I am going to review is titled Paper Towns. This book was written by John Green. The book's plot begins with the introduction of a young man, Quentin Jacobsen, who is about to graduate from high school, along with his good friends: Ben, and Radar. However, the book takes an interesting turn when Quentin is forced to go on a one-night only revenge spree with the girl he's been admiring from afar his entire life: Margo Roth Spiegelman. After this night of pure awesome is put to rest, Quentin can only imagine what the next day at school will be like. Confusingly, Quentin discovers that Margo hasn't gone to school that day. He soon learns, that Margo has run away from her home. But Quentin doesn't think it's as simple as that. This intuitive guess is assured when he discovers that Margo has left clues for him, clues to find her. Quentin becomes absorbed in solving the puzzles Margo has left for him, determined to find her.

Angela reviewed: Angela's Ashes – By: Frank McCourt

I have just read Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt, and what an AMAZING book.
It is a book about Frank McCourt's real life in Ireland. It is a book about his family's struggles. As a child, Frank is deprived of a regular childhood as his paren'ts struggle financially to even put bread on the table. Frank goes to a strict Catholic school in Ireland where he begins to pray to saints to help his life get better. Frank's dad named Malachy is an alcoholic and spends all his wages on alcohol, but when work gets tough the family rely's on the dole to get by, but then Malachy starts to take the dole and run off to the pubs for all hours of the night. Frank started to grow hatred for his father through the years and when his father leaves for England for work, Frank realizes that his dad won't send his wages home so he gets a job to support his family.

This book was a wonderful eye opener to see how many people's lives were like back in Ireland during the 1930's and 40's. It was also very inspirational seeing how Frank grew and overcame the struggles he faced in the situations he was put in. This book is a MUST READ book! A definite five star book!  

 Kujaany reviewed: The First Patient – By: Michael Palmer

Gable Singleton and Andrew Stoddard were once roommates at Naval Academy. After some time, Gabe became a physician while Andrew became the President of United States. During his presidential campaign, Andrew's personal physician vanished without a trace. Andrew being suspicious of everyone around him calls up his old pal, Gabe, and requests he be his personal physician until the presidential campaign is over. However, the moment Gable Singleton arrives, he realizes that he's in for a big surprise. Gabe realizes that his friend, Andrew, is not the same person he's known since his academy days. He's acting very differently. Andrew keeps getting seizures, and keeps talking like a lunatic. Gabe realizes that his friend's conditions may not be due to normal causes. Having no medical reason to explain his friends condition, Gable's only other option is to hunt down the president's physician who he succeeded for answers. However, in order to do this, Gabe must put his own life at stake.

Shivangi reviewed Lure – By: Deborah Kerbel

For Max Green nothing is going right. His paren'ts have moved their family from Vancouver to the suburbs of Toronto, where he has no friends, and everyone is ignoring him. Worse, he's in love with a girl 2 years older than him. When Max discovers that the local library is haunted he is drawn to it and wants to find out more about it and the story behind it. When he starts recieving messages in books, he finds out the hauntings that have been happening for years are real. He begins to piece together the identity of the ghost and the chain of events that have connected its spirit to the building.

Shivangi reviewed: The Body at the Tower – By: Y.S. Lee

Mary Quinn is an under-cover secret agent for Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls. At the age of seventeen, she is asked to uncover the truth behind a suspiciuos death at St Stephen's Tower, better known as the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. The accident occurred after hours in a highly public part of town and despite the presence of night watchmen. Mary, disguised as Mark Quinn, becomes a builder's assistant to find out the truth about the body at the tower. She finds its a little hard to be desquised as a boy, especially after a run-in with an old friend- who recognized her as Mary.