An opportunity for Silver Creek High School...to view and discuss books of different genres. It is a forum for Raptor book lovers to share their ideas and stories!

Monday, October 1, 2012

A Farewell to Arms By: Ernest Hemingway

This book is about an American soldier in the Italian army named Henry. Henry falls in love with an English nurse named Catherine. The war tears them apart, but injuries bring them back together.  this is a great novel about love and war.

The perks of being a Wallflower By: Stephen Chbosky

Charlie is a very normal teenager, he doesn't participate in anything.  He is a wallflower.  The story is written in letters from Charlie to you, his friend.  As Charlie becomes more outgoing, you begin to understand him more.  While some of the book's content is mature, it is realistic and very well written.

What My Mother Doesn't Know by: Sonya Sones


This book is about Sophie; She's a teenage girl who is dealing with what every teen does, love.  She's with a "perfect" guy; but  then she realizes she doesn't love him.  She leaves him, and at her school dance she meets a stranger.  They fall in love, but soon she figures out who he is...  Its the biggest shock of her life.

Monday, April 30, 2012

The Incredible Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey


Alfred Kropp is the victim of life's angry side. After his other's death, he's stuck with his uncle who gambles the rent away with the little he makes as a security guard. When given an offer of a lot of money, Alfred's uncle takes the job of stealing an object from the company he works for, dragging Alfred along with him. Little do they know that the object they're stealing is none other than the Excalibur. The plot and excitement escalates as Alfred is tossed into the world of the Knights of the Round Table and the lore that comes with it.
-Submitted by Student

The Secret to Lying by Todd Mitchell


Until James transfers to a new private school, ASMA, it is easy for him to fade into the background. His first day at ASMA, James starts telling lies about how he was a street fighter, stole cars, and lived in the shadows of life. Soon, his life starts to spiral out of control as it becomes harder to separate lies from reality and his dreams haunt him in the daytime. In order to come back to reality, James must first conquer the demons inside his dreams.
-Submitted by Student

Forever by Maggie Stiefuater


It is the third book to a series. The main focus is trying to find a cure for the warewolf-ness. Also they try to relocate the wolves so they can't be hunted.
-Submitted by Student

Monday, April 2, 2012

Vampire Sheikh by Nina Bruhns

There are two main couples, or love interests in this book, and I only likes one of them. Seth and Josslyn are both idiots with very few redeeming qualities. I hate them both. Haru-Re, the other main "hero" is also an ass, but at least his evil villain dialogue is amusing. Nephtys stole my heart, and took no ones bullshit. Also the prose was terrible and I loved it.
-Submitted by Student