Troubletwisters

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 of their father leads to displacement and eventually living with their grandmother, which they do not know much about. To the twins, the whole thing reeks of magic, and the blank white eyes that they saw in the room when the house exploded only confirms their suspicions.

I 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 name is Four, because he is the fourth of the Garde. An evil race called the Mogadorians, having destroyed their own planet because of greed and power, attacked Lorien hoping to make it their home. Although Lorians have incredible powers such as invisibility and

Lord 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 concurs with Ralph when it comes to keeping a lit fire to attract ships and is also the most sensible one out of all the boys. Ralph’s most substantial problem is Jack, a strong and powerful boy who competed with Ralph to become chief. In one incident, instead of keeping the fire lit like

Delirium

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 destroyed her sister and mother, Lena spent most of her life believing in the government and Cure, and cursing the deliria. Her thoughts and beliefs start to change when she meets an Invalid named Alex. Past the border of Portland, Maine, is where the Wilds lay. Invalids, or people who are not cured, are said to live there. Lena meets Alex, a boy from the Wilds, when she and

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