Counting 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 parents and never met her blood parents. Willow was a exuberant girl, living her own happy life, and taking care of her garden, with her new parents, but one day, when her school counselor, Dell, brings her home, after some ice-cream with her new friends, Mai and Quang-Ha, she realizes that her

The 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 children is organized into red, green, orange, yellow, or blue, some being more dangerous than others. To control the remaining youth population, rehabilitation camps have been created, but the public doesn’t know the truth

The 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 friend's house. When they arrive at the house, Summer decides to go look for something and chooses to check the woods. All of a sudden, a big, tall man, later to