This summer Teen’s can earn entries into the prize drawing by submitting book reviews. Check back here often to see review’s that have been submitted!
2019 From a teen patron at the Warrenton branch:
“Jed and the Junkyard Rebellion” by Steven Bohls was a spot-and-grab book. I wasn’t entirely sure if there was going to be a sequel to “Junkyard War”, but when I noticed it, I grabbed it. Doing so was the correct choice. The book was just as awesome and hilarious as the first, renewing my love for Shay, who is my favorite. It was fast-paced, and had a wonderful ending, wrapping up loose ends readers wondered about. Even the style of writing fit the setting, making us remember a character Riggs in the first book who says, “Is there any left?”
2019 From a teen patron at the Warrenton branch:
“Refugee” by Alan Gratz – There are two different stories about two different kids. The first story is about Isabel, who is from Cuba but her and her family decide to escape (by boat) to Miami because Cuba is not doing well. They escape but Ivan, Isabel’s friend, is killed by a shark. Isabel’s mom has her baby boy on the ship too. They reach Miami and have a happy life there. Josef’s story is: him, his mother, and baby sister Ruth go on a ship to St. Louis to escape Nazis. They go and they make it to France. Two years later Hitler invades France and Josef and his mother dies to save Ruth. Ruth grows up and marries.
2018 From a teen patron at the Union branch:
“The Fairy Bad Day” is about a girl named Emma. If you like fantasy or romance novels I would recommend it to you. I give it a 4.5 out of 5 for stars. It was really hard for me to put down. Emma goes to Burtonwood Academy. Her best friends are Tyler and Loni. She gets put as a fairy slayer instead of a dragon slayer which she wanted to be. She might gain a crush on Curtis Green. She is the only person who can see the darkness. It wants to get through the gate of Linaria again. It is up to Emma to stop it. To find out if Emma stops it, read the book.
2018 From a teen patron at the Union branch:
“Moo” by Sharon Creech
Meet a widow names Mrs. Falala. She has a long silver braid, is from Italy, is interested in learning to draw, and loves animals. In fact, she lives with a pig, cat, cow, snake, and parrot. She is about to get new neighbors.
Wanting a change from big city living, Reena, her brother Luke, and their parents move to Maine. While on a bike ride, Renna and Luke see cows for the the first time ever, As they pass Mrs. Falala’s home, they hear her playing the flute.
After a chance meeting at the eye doctor between Mrs. Falala and the kids’ mother, Reena, Luke, and their dad are drawn in when they bring drawing books to Mrs. Falala. Soon, Reena and Luke’s parents volunteer them to help Mrs. Falala. They end up taking care of her cow Zora. Luke also helps Mrs. Falala learn to draw.
When Mrs. Falala wants Reena to show Zora at the fair, Reena realizes it is harder to connect with Zora than she expected. Zep and Beat, two locals with farm experience, train Reena to work with Zora and become her friends.
In the end, Mrs. Falala becomes a good artist. Zora wins a prize, Luke and Reena learn a few things too.
If you want to learn more about all the details, give “Moo” by Sharon Creech a try. I give this book 3 out of 5 beehives.
2018 From a teen patron at the Warrenton branch:
“It Couldn’t Just Happen” provides amazing evidence for how God created us and our universe instead of the Theory of Evolution’s millions of years of some thing from nothing. “It Couldn’t Just Happen” is a book that everyone should read because it describes The Theory of Evolution, displays how it’s wrong, offers the Bible’s fact, and proves that God made the earth. The book, “It Couldn’t Just Happen” gives proof about how God made the earth, how he made us, The Theory of Evolution’s faults, and so much more. This book provides the evidence for God’s creation.
