tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43892236755704443872024-03-13T02:56:12.475-07:00Mr. Oncay's Student Book ReviewsFeel free to sort by genre, "star" rating, or other label.oncay_jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07909693221047278257noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-32635101561605911982021-12-16T18:48:00.005-08:002021-12-16T18:53:55.933-08:00Ready Player Oneby Ernest ClineReviewed by Akshat GargREVIEW: READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest ClineISBN#: 97080404190145THE STORY:Wade is introduced as a poor 18-year-old kid, living in a dystopian world filled with overpopulation, poverty, and drugs. The only escape from a crumbling reality is a computer simulation software called the OASIS, which is accessible to everyone. He goes to school on a free planet, Ludus,Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-11632936442181552472021-12-16T18:48:00.002-08:002021-12-16T18:51:02.102-08:00Ready Player Oneby Ernest ClineReviewed by Caleb ChangREVIEW: Ready Player One by Ernest ClineISBN#: 9780804190145THE STORY: Ready Player One takes place in the future where virtual reality has taken over everyone’s daily lives, called the OASIS. Halliday, one of the creators of the OASIS, has just passed away and has left no one inside his will. Instead, he started the “egg hunt” inside of the OASIS. The Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-8836278076926243592021-12-16T18:05:00.004-08:002021-12-16T18:05:26.392-08:00The House of the Scorpionby Nancy FarmerReviewed by Anshika YetchinaFall 2021REVIEW: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerISBN#: 978-0-689-85222-0 REVIEWED BY: Anshika YetchinaSUMMARY: Matteo Alacran was conceptualized in a glass plate, and birthed by a cow. He isn’t boy or machine, but he still is scorned on all the same. A clone of the twisted but great El Patron, Matt was raised in the Big House, in the Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-36028068905193995752021-12-16T11:15:00.005-08:002021-12-16T11:18:45.953-08:00Ready Player Oneby Ernest ClineReviewed by Harvy ChangFall 2021REVIEW: Ready Player One by Ernest ClineISBN#: 978-0-307-88743-6THE STORY:Wade Watts, a young man, lives with his aunt in the mid-southern United States in the mid-2040s. In this time period, Earth is trashed, and people turn to the OASIS, a massive multiplayer metaverse, for an escape from the Earth. After the death of James Halliday, the creator ofStudent Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-8506361387787347192016-12-02T12:47:00.001-08:002016-12-02T15:50:53.799-08:00Down the Rabbit Hole
by Peter Abrahams
Reviewed by Lily Chen
Fall 2016
REVIEW: Down The Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams
ISBN#: 0060737030
THE STORY:
Ingrid Levin-Hill , 13, recently moved to Echo Falls. She is a great soccer player and wants to be an actress. Her parents were late to pick her up at her orthodontist appointment, so she tries to find her way to soccer practice. She started to freak out Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-47710617015317602062016-12-02T11:38:00.002-08:002016-12-02T11:42:09.677-08:00Counting by 7s
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Reviewed by Jocelyn Chern
Fall 2016
REVIEW: Counting by 7s By Holly Goldberg Sloan
ISBN # : 978-0-14-242286-1
THE STORY:
Willow Chance, a African-American, twelve year old girl, is different than the rest of her school. She is a genius. She is interested in everything, but medical conditions and plants interest her even more. She was adopted by a set of parentsStudent Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-34756436193231355952016-12-02T11:35:00.004-08:002016-12-02T11:35:45.838-08:00Troubletwisters
by Garth Nix and Sean Williams
Reviewed by Richard Niu
Fall 2016
REVIEW: Troubletwisters by Garth Nix and Sean Williams
ISBN#: 0545259033
THE STORY:
The story Troubletwisters is a tale of magic at its best, where wielders of it must fight off abusers of it. Jack and Jaide Shield, twins, are leading normal lives until a mysterious explosion of their house and the evacuation Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-15361152855556301932016-12-02T10:13:00.000-08:002016-12-02T10:13:08.787-08:00I Am Number Four
By Pittacus Lore
Reviewed by Tommy Milutin
Review: I Am Number 4 by Pittacus Lore
The Story
John Smith lives with his “father”, Henri. They have traveled all around the United States of America, and never stay in any place for very long. This is because John and Henri have a secret. They are both aliens from the planet Lorien, a planet from another solar system. John’s real Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-8012609533379290602016-12-02T10:07:00.003-08:002016-12-02T10:07:33.485-08:00Lord of the Flies
By William Golding
Reviewed by Chandan Somani
Fall 2016
REVIEW: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
ISBN#: 9781573226127
THE STORY:
A group of boys are left stranded on an island after surviving an airplane crash. Ralph, who is one of the oldest boys, is elected chief. Ralph tries to organize the boys to make it easier to become rescued. Piggy, a chubby boy with glasses, always Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-2954725298397872972016-12-02T10:02:00.004-08:002016-12-02T10:02:56.469-08:00Delirium
Erin Tsow
Period 2, Mr. Oncay
Book Review: Fall 2015
11/10/16
REVIEW: Delirium by Lauren Oliver
ISBN#: 9780061726835
THE STORY:
Lena Haloway lives in Portland, Maine, in a society that labels love as a dangerous disease called amor deliria nervosa. Everyone eighteen or older must take the Cure, which is a procedure that rids someone from feeling love. After witnessing how love Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-84905477524555994272016-12-02T08:21:00.000-08:002016-12-02T15:54:21.188-08:00The Darkest Minds
Alexandria Bracken
Reviewed by Richard Zhang
Fall 2016
REVIEW: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
THE STORY:
When a disease known as IANN hits America, many of the youth die, leaving only a small percentage of children as the next generation. These remaining children are not normal, as they seem to have been given freakishly powerful traits and abilities. Each group of Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-29029507708318286692016-12-02T08:20:00.001-08:002016-12-02T08:20:05.286-08:00Lord of the Flies
By William Golding
Review by Nathan Young
Fall 2016
REVIEW: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
ISBN#:0-571-05686-5
THE STORY:
A group of British children are stranded on an island and don’t know what to do or how to survive in this environment. The boys find each other and gather up to discuss what they have to do. Eventually, in order to recreate the society they lived in Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-71308081271725376292016-12-02T08:19:00.000-08:002016-12-02T08:19:03.236-08:00Farewell to Manazar
by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston
Farewell to Manzanar
Reviewed by: Vincent Deng
REVIEW: Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston
ISBN#: 0-553-277258
THE STORY:
The Japanese attacks Pearl Harbor, bringing the USA into the Second World War. The US government then issues an order to removeStudent Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-87750768749068067702016-12-02T08:12:00.000-08:002016-12-02T08:22:31.746-08:001984by George Orwell
Reviewed by Michael Zhao
Fall 2016
REVIEW: 1984 by George Orwell
ISBN#: 0451524934
THE STORY:
Winston Smith is a man who lives in London, now a city in Oceania, a new superstate formed when the United States absorbed the British empire. Oceania is ruled by a government with complete control over its citizens’ thoughts and actions, directed by the omnipresent Big BrotherStudent Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-29867906755238657402016-12-02T08:11:00.000-08:002016-12-02T08:18:03.840-08:00The Secret of the Sirens
By Julia Golding
Reviewed by Annie Hwang
Fall 2016
REVIEW: Secret of the Sirens by Julia Golding
THE STORY:
Connie, a girl with an unique heritage shown through her mismatched eyes, is sent to live with her aunt in Hescombe, a town near the sea. While living with her mysterious aunt who refuses to explain her strange behavior and her peculiar actions is at first frustrating, she laterStudent Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-81824942923277284812016-12-02T08:10:00.002-08:002016-12-02T08:10:36.360-08:00The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
Reviewed by Henry Hsieh
Fall 2016
Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
ISBN#: 1451696191
The Story:
A fifteen year old boy named Charlie begins high school with no friends because his best friend Michael, suicided. As a result, he becomes a wallflower who watches people from the sidelines. He lives inStudent Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-35383417494031371772016-12-01T11:40:00.003-08:002016-12-02T15:55:11.627-08:00Hollow City
by: Ransom Riggs
Reviewed by Bella Ishizaki
Fall 2016
REVIEW: Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
ISBN#: 978-1-59474-805-9
THE STORY:
Jacob Portman and his peculiar friends are fleeing with their headmistress to London. Attempting to find a ymbryne to help their headmistress, who is trapped in the body of a bird. Besides having to find a cure, they are also being hunted down by monsters Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-33858556396556181612016-12-01T11:39:00.001-08:002016-12-01T11:39:35.551-08:00Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ---Parts One and Two---
by J.K. Rowling
Reviewed by Paul Daniel
Book Review: Fall 2016
11 November 2016
REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
THE STORY:
Albus Potter, son of Harry potter starts his wizarding adventure in Hogwarts. He befriends a boy named Scorpius Malfoy who is the son of Draco Malfoy. Albus is not in a good relationship with his dad. The only person he Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-51407087614059099962016-12-01T11:37:00.000-08:002016-12-01T11:38:58.977-08:00To Kill a Mockingbird
by: Harper Lee
reviewed by: Ameya Joshi
REVIEW: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee &Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-60127605695675674172016-12-01T11:33:00.011-08:002016-12-02T11:33:09.136-08:00The Dark Frigate
by Charles Boardman Hawes
Reviewed by Ryan Tai
Fall 2016
REVIEW:The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes
ISBN# 0-316-35009-5
THE STORY:
Philip Marsham, a 19 year old England boy, decides to flee to the sea after accidentally shooting a gun and destroying Moll Steven’s shop. While running to the sea, he encounters two sailors with alcohol, one named Martin and the other called theStudent Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-89479424340663753782016-12-01T11:23:00.000-08:002016-12-01T11:23:16.196-08:00The Cellar
by Natasha Preston
Reviewed by Aaron Jew
Fall 2016
REVIEW: The Cellar by Natasha Preston
ISBN#: 1492600970
THE STORY:
Summer Robinson, a teenage girl, lives with her mother, father, and her younger brother named Henry. Her boyfriend, Lewis, comes over to Summer’s house often and they like to go to parties. However, one night, Lewis and Summer leave to go to a party at Summer’s Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-38716857448253689292016-12-01T11:22:00.007-08:002016-12-01T11:22:31.293-08:00An Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir
Reviewed by Anastasia
Fall 2016
REVIEW: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
ISBN#: 9781595148032
THE STORY:
Laia lives a normal life with her grandparents and brother in an ordinary village. Then one night, they get raided by the Empire due to an act of treason committed by Darin. The grandparents are killed outright, and Darin is sent to prison. However, Laia manages Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-11165049349941307782016-12-01T11:21:00.003-08:002016-12-01T11:34:21.547-08:00Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
Reviewed by Michael Hu
Fall 2016
REVIEW: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
ISBN#: 978-0-14-240876-6
THE STORY:
Amy, Beth, Jo, and Meg are four sisters that live with their mother while their father is at war. The family has lost lots of their money and because of this, the girls struggle greatly to take care of themselves. The sisters become close friends Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-87412170398268199122016-12-01T11:20:00.001-08:002016-12-01T11:35:34.180-08:00Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Reviewed by Jennifer Cai
Fall 2016
REVIEW: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
ISBN#: 9781451673319
THE STORY:
Guy Montag is a fireman, a man who burns books. He lives in a setting that shows a desolate, bleak future where books are outlawed. He is a fireman, expected to burn illegal works along with the houses in which the books are found. When his quaint and youthful Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389223675570444387.post-30324820661694499392016-12-01T11:19:00.010-08:002016-12-01T11:19:39.282-08:00The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
reviewed by Anthony Chan
Fall 2016
REVIEW: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
ISBN#: 9780439701679
THE STORY:
A mouse, a princess, a rat, and a servant girl living in a castle from the medieval times in the nineteenth century. All of them are tied together by fate and destined to meet each other. Despereaux, the mouse, was born the same day Chiaroscuro, the Student Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828437771993109174noreply@blogger.com0