Lemony Snicket's The Bad Beginning: A Review by Adriana!

The main characters in this story are Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. They are trying to keep their life happy. One of the most important events is that their parents die in a horrible fire and now they're living with their horrible uncle. I liked this book because it is very interesting and you could read it fast. You should read this book because it has a lot of mystery and horror.

Rick Riordan's The Son of Neptune: A Review by Taylan!

There is a boy named Percy Jackson. Somehow he travels to the Romans. He is trying to get his memory back. When he is trying to get back home he finds a homeless person on a street because someone is chasing Percy. Then Percy asks for her name and it is Juno. They find Roman cabins after that they meet people named Frank and Hazel. They notice Juno is a goddess (they actually said her name is Jupiter but Percy did not know that). Later in the story Percy makes a bet with with his uncle to see which Gorgon’s blood was bad so they drink it. Percy's uncle died; the only good reason because his uncle kept on whacking the harpies with a whacking stick. So Percy has to save them with the bet of drinking the Gorgon’s blood. I like this book because it has action, fighting and the bad guys get disintegrated. You should read this book because they are different series. Another reason why is you won’t be bored since there is lots of action and mystery.

Dave Pelzer's A Child Called "It": A Review by Christopher O.!

A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer is about one child's courage to survive. The child's name is Dave. Dave takes beatings, his mother tries burning him, he sleeps in the basement, he eats nothing, he gets poop thrown in his face, and he gets no respect for his chores. Can Dave survive through his pain and his mother's not trusting him? I liked this book because a child goes through pain, but he still may survive through all the suffering that his mother makes him go through.

Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules: A Review by Christian W.!

The book is about Greg who is bullied by his older brother Rodrick. Rodrick always does stuff wrong at his parents' house. He's rude, messy, and not smart. But Greg is smart and doesn't get in trouble. He has a friend named Rowely who sometimes messes up and embarrasses Greg. This book brought me happiness. I like this book because it has action and it is always funny. Someone should read this book because they should read new books. And I suggest you always read.

William Golding's Lord of the Flies: A Review by Cecilia!

The book Lord of the Flies is about a boy called Ralph who finds himself on an island with a chubby boy with asthma and glasses called Piggy, when a wave washes a fancy conch shell onto Ralph’s feet, Piggy encourages Ralph to blow the conch … so he does. Minutes later a bunch of boys come, but no adults. Without rules or authority they all started arguing and fighting, and then a boy gets murdered. After a while Ralph and Piggy gave up. I loved this book because it was not predictable. I recommend this book to people who like surprises.

J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: A Review by Ahmed!

The main character is Harry Potter and it takes place at both Hogwarts, a school for wizards, and his uncle’s and aunt’s house. When he was a little baby a person called Lord Voldemort killed his mom and dad and tried to kill Harry, but failed, leaving him with a scar and fame. Once he discovered his own magic powers, Harry gets accepted to Hogwarts where they teach you magic. At Hogwarts there is another guy named Malfoy and he is always jealous of Harry. Can Harry find the Sorcerer's Stone?

I liked this book because there’s horror and it has adventure which I love. Also I like to learn about magic. I recommend this book to people who love magic, horror and adventure.

H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds: A Review by Sam H., edited by Ms. Hernandez!

H.G Wells’s The War of The Worlds starts with the writer telling the reader how clueless we were to the martians watching us from their planet. They watched us grow while their planet died and they eventually come to Earth to exterminate us for their survival, although they say we have done the same thing to the Dodo, the Native Americans, and etc. (but not for our own survival). Then the writer kicks into a first person view of the night him and his friend Ogilvy, an astronomer, saw the shots from Mars and flaming spouts "like flaming gas rushing out of the barrel of a gun," while in Ogilvy’s attic looking through a telescope. This happened ten times. A few days after, one shot struck near them, and Ogilvy found the first cylinder. This book is a good one because the writer is writing as if it really happened and he was a witness to these events, and is not the main character, because there is no main character, like anything would happen. He also switches to his brother’s view for two chapters, and writes very, well, scientifically, and I would suggest you read it.