Gone

by Michael Grant

Reviewed by Sydney Liu

Fall 2016

REVIEW: Gone by Michael Grant

ISBN#: 9780061448782

THE STORY:

Sam Temple is an ordinary fourteen year-old kid living in Perdido Beach, California, leading an unassuming life. That all changes though, when one day everybody fifteen and older in the town disappears and technology ceasing to work. Understandably, there is much chaos as first with the loss of authority. There is also a dash of some horror with the depiction of how many young children are at risk without their parents and the limited supply of food.

Pirates!

by Celia Rees

Reviewed by Sean Lee

Fall 2017

REVIEW: Pirates! by Celia Rees

ISBN#: 9780605013322

THE STORY:

Based on a true story, Pirates! by Celia Rees, is about a woman named Nancy Kington. Her lifestyle changed from a respectable upper class citizen, to a plundering pirate. When Nancy’s father passed away, Nancy moved to Jamaica where her father owned a plantation. There, Nancy met Minerva and Phillis, two of her house slaves. Nancy also met Duke, the slave manager. Duke was not kind to the slaves, he would whip them and insult them. Nancy grew a strong distaste for him. Later, Nancy discovered that she was to be married to a man named Bartholome. He had given her a pair of ruby earrings and a ruby necklace as a wedding present. Phillis urged Nancy to rid herself of the rubies immediately. One night, Nancy caught Duke with Minerva, and without thinking, she shot him in the head. That night, Nancy, and some slaves fled from the plantation, seeking shelter. They found a camp, and settled there. a pirate ship arrived on the coast to

Wonderful at the Edge of the World

by Nicole Helget

Reviewed by Ankit Lakkapragada

Fall 2016

REVIEW: Wonderful at the Edge of the World by Nicole Helget

ISBN#: 9780316245104

THE STORY:

Hallelujah Wonder or Lu lives with her mom and sister in a quiet town in Kansas in the nineteenth century. Her dad was an explorer and found many unique artifacts and elegant items throughout his trips but when he was hunted down and killed by one of his partners, Hallelujah has a burden to not let her dad’s partner, Captain Greeney, obtain the one artifact he desires the most. The artifact known as the Medicine Head will give a magical power to those who destroy it. Hallelujah

Dragonwings

Review: Dragonwings by Laurence Yep

• ISBN-10: 0064400859
• ISBN-13: 978-0064400855

Review by George Zheng

The story:

The main character Moonshadow was eight years old and he lives in China with his mother and grandmother. He never seen his father before. One day he got a letter from his father in San Francisco. The letter said about Moonshadow’s father miss him and wanted him to come to San Francisco, Windrider, Moonshadow’s father live in San Francisco and try to find golds in the great Gold Rush. Moonshadow was excited and his mom and grandmother didn’t let him go because they don’t want these “White Demons”( white man in America) to kill him. However Moonshadow decided to sailed to San Francisco and saw his father.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Mildred D. Taylor

Reviewed by Jane Doe

Fall 2016

REVIEW: Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

ISBN#: 0142401129

THE STORY:

Cassie Logan, an African American girl, lives with her three brothers, parents, and grandmother in a rural part of the Southeast United States during the early 1930s. The 1930s were a time of deep racial segregation and economic turmoil because of the Great Depression. Throughout the book, Cassie goes through a series of events, mostly with her brothers, and realizes that black people are not treated equally as white people. She finds this situation disturbing. One particular event, took