A girl goes and to visit her dad, when she gets there she stars to get involved with meth. When returning back to her moms she has to face the truth and in her eyes 'face the monster."

Liked it a lot- would recommend it!




~ By student

Fade is about a twelve year old boy who lives in Canada in 1943. He has the the power to fade, or become invisible.

This book explains some very heavy subjects and is a good read. I recommend it, but it is not a "feel good" book. :)



~BY student

When sixteen year old Tessa gets hit in the head by a dodge ball, she ends up in heaven. The mall she grew up in, she must go through moments on her life which are connected to things she brought in the mall.

This book is great and I would suggest it to anyone!

~ submitted by student

Maximum Ride - James Patterson

Maximum Ride is a book full of twists and suspense.

The characters seem like they step out of real life and you can relate to them just like they are your real real friends!

4 out of 5 votes!

~Student Submission

Agnes and the Hitman - Jennifer Cruise & Bob Mayer

This is a hilarious, fast paced read with great characters and surprising twists. Agnes is a food columnist who's gotten into some trouble with the law because of her tendency to hit men in the head with frying pans.

Shane is a cynical hitman with a past even he doesn't know the half of it. Shane has to protect Agnes from unsavory criminals, flamingos, and an irate mother-of-the-bride. There's many shenan iggis, awesomeness, and...

everyone should read it!

~Student Submission

City of Glass - Cassandra Clare

Just amazing! With the werewolves, vampires, demons, sexy people and love interests that make you want to scream!

Just read it!

~Student Submission

This is a great story!

How do you study like a scholar?

Great spin off of the current commercial trends...use the databases and resources
@ your library! :)

Slaughterhouse - Five of the Children's Crusade: Kuro Vonnegut, Jr.

The book is about the story of a man who has lost a grip on reality (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder-PTSD) after World War II. Rapidly jumping from moments in the war to present day, our main charecter has found unhappiness in life because he experienced so much horror as a child (age 18). The book does not glorify war so taht many young men won't be inspired to fight in the war and live a more fulfilling life.

~Student

Post Office: Charles Bukowski

This book tells the story of the blue collar, an all-American pessimist known as Henry Chinaski. He works for the post office where he is the victim of cruel tasks assigned by cruel men. In his free time, he writes and develops relationships with many intriguing people.

~Student

Whirligig: Paul Fleischman

Such a touching story of one man's attempt to atonement from killing a girl in an accident. Five out of five stars in my world!

~Student

Queen of the Damned: Anne Rice

AMAZING. the series is just getting better and better so far. It's the story of how the Queen Mother or all Vampires awaken due to the Lestat's awesome, amazing music, and tells it from the point of views of many different characters and then from Lestat's point of view. And it is AWESOME.

~Student

Teen Literature Conference

Students had a great opportunity to meet authors Matt de la Pena and Ellen Hopkins plus hear about great books at this year's Teen Literature Conference. What a huge success!

Small God By: Terry Pratchett

The book was a comedy of measure. I do think that one of the gods is a turtle (the one eyed turtle).

~Student

Blue is for Nightmares By: Laurie Faria Stolarz

This book is a mystery that keeps you thinking. What do the dreams mean? Who is going to kill her friend? Why do they want to kill her? You will find out if you read.

~Student

Ham on Rye By: Charles Bukowski

Ham on Rye is all about Charles Bukowski's alter-ego. "Henry Chinast," who grows up druing the Great Depression, has an abusive father. Very sad, but with a good ending. Read it.

~Student

Uglies By: Scott Westerfield

Set in a future where everyone is pretty ,but as Tally is discovering that does not mean on the inside. And when everyone is pretty, no one is.

~Student

Interview with a Vampire By: Anna Rice

Awesome plot. Like a talentined Stephanie Rice! But very slow and very heavy, emotional stuff so taht if you read for too long, you'll feel emo for a while. About a vampire's struggle with his own killing nature, and he's trying to reconcile himself with it. Good book, great plot, totally recommended!

~Student

My Sister's Keeper By: Jodi Picoult

Anna is a "designer baby" made to be genetically the same as her older sister who has Leukemia. When she's 13, she chooses to be medically emancipated from her parents. The plot is so intriguing and makes it really interesting. The author makes it that you cannot stop reading because you're constantly asking more questions. Great read!

~Student

Lord Loss By: Darren Shan

This is about a boy who's family is murdered and he must go live with his uncle and discovers that a curse was placed on his family causing a child of every generation to become a werewolf. This boy learns of the demon world and a demon lord, Lord Loss. Lord Loss is the only creature obtaining the ability to lift the family curse. Very gory and descriptive.

~student

The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll

If you can not handle graphic description this book is not for you. it is all true and it is simply Jim Carroll's diaries between the ages of 13 years old and 16 years old. He tells about growing up in the 1960's in New York City, his addiction to heroin, and his time spent selling his body for drugs and money. Still, the book is very inspiring.

Submitted by a student

The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson

This book is nothing like the movie, but that is not a bad thing.
The book will teach you more than you ever want to know about
the United States torture tactics. If you do not have a weak stomach,
read it!

~student

The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith

The Vampire Diaries was about a girl that was in high school and lived with her aunt because her parents died. The girl ends up liking a new kid. No one in the school knows anything about the new kid or where he is from. You will have to read it to find out the answer!

~student

The Idiot by Fyodor Destoevsky

The Idiot is regarded as the philosopher Dostoevsky's greatest work. It is the story of a Russian prince trying to stay pure in a dark corrupt world. It is long, but the ending is worth the wait... maybe.

~student submission