Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez.

  The book i just finished is Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez. In Daisy's spooky hometown, Nightshade, there have been a couple deaths of high school girls. Nobody knows how these girls mysteriosy died. Everyone in Daisy's family are psychs except for her. Sometimes Daisy feels left out because the others in her family use their powers to solve crimes. But this time Daisy says shes gonna help solve the mystery whether she has powers or not.
   I would reccommend this book to anyone who likes mystery becuase you will be trying to see who killed the high school girls and what caused them to become ill. Also since the main character is a girl, girls may like this better then boys. But if your a boy you may still like it.  Once i started reading this book i just couldnt put it down. So give this book a try because you may really enjoy it.

Maithri G.
Mrs. Poulton

Anne Frank and Me by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld

Anne Frank and Me, by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld, is about Nicole, who hits her head and wakes up as a Jew in France during World War II. She realizes living there that, she had so much in the present that she had always taken advantatage of. Now she has to survive living in France and take care of her little sister and keep them safe from the Nazis. I would reccomend this book to girls who like historical fictions, because the main character is a girl and it takes place during World War II.

Cynthia C.


Mrs Pouton's language arts class

Eargon by Christopher Paolini

The book i just read is called Eargon by Christopher Paolini. This book is about a boy named Eargon who lives in a small town names Carvahall. One day he finds a mysterious stone in the woods while huntng and takes it back to his house. When know one will by it he decides to keep it, the stone hatches into a baby dragon. He names her Saphira for her color. The only other dragon out there is the evil kings. When monsters try to kidnap him but kill his uncle he decides to leave Carvahall. He is joined by a storyteller named Brom who knows a lot about dragons and magic and teaches him as they goes. The go hunting for the monsters that killed his uncle and travel long and far to find the fiends. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy and fiction.

Natalie K.-Mrs. Poulton

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

The book I just finished readaing is Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Melinda was at party and called the cops because something horrible happened. Now everyone at school hates her and she has no friends. They dont understand what really happened to Melinda. If only Melinda would tell them the secret. But it just won't come out of her, everytime she tries to tell them she just freezes.
  I mostly recommend this book to girls because the main character is a girl. I would also recommend this book to someone who likes mystery becuase throughout the book you're trying to find out Melinda's secret. When I started to read this book i couldnt stop. So give this book a try because you may really liked it.

Maithri Goud-7th grader
Mrs.Poulton

My Life in Pink and Green by Lisa Greenwald

The book I recently finished reading was My Life in Pink & Green by
Lisa Greenwald. She is also the author of Sweet Treats & Secret Crushes.
This book is about a girl named Lucy Desburg and how her family pharmacy might shut down. Fortunately, when a local homecoming queen shows up at Lucy’s family drugstore with a beauty disaster, Lucy manages to help. As a result, a line of customers come in to receive makeovers from Lucy. Even a whole bunch of customers won’t get the struggling town pharmacy back to the way it was. Suddenly, Lucy comes up with a solution to helping the business and environment. But will Lucy’s spacey mom and stubborn grandmother stop fighting long enough to listen to a seventh grader?
          I recommend this book to mostly girls and people who like to be helpful to others and their own environment.

          Cymberline O.
          7th Grader
          Mrs. Poulton    

Head Games by Keri Mikulski

I recently finished the book Head Games by Keri Mikulski. The genre of this book is realistic fiction. The main characters in this book are Hannah and Taylor. Taylor is tall, pretty and amazing at basketball. But she doesn’t believe any of it. Taylor’s best friend Hannah loves fashion and hates sports. Hannah is doing a fashion show and asked Taylor to be her model. Taylor thinks that she is too tall and not pretty enough to be in the fashion show. Taylor struggles with finding herself and tolerating herself. That’s not all, Taylor also has to decide between Zach, the super popular, super tall, basketball star and Matt, the sweet boy from her math class. Right now she just has too much going on that its hard to handle.

   I would recommend this book to girls because the characters in this book are girls. if you like realitic fiction books with drama this is the right book for you!
Marissa A.
7th grader
Mrs. Poulton

Unbelievable by Sara Shepard

The book I recently finished was Unbelievable by Sara Shepard.  It is the fourth book in the Pretty Little Liars book series. This book is about four girls named Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily. In this book the girls are trying to find out who is sending them weird text messages by the name of “A”.  All four girls are experiencing new problems and drama because of “A” and are having to pay the consequences the hard way. Emily is being shipped off to Iowa to live with her crazy cousins, Aria’s boyfriend is going to jail, because of her.  Spencer thinks she was involved in Ali’s murder and Hanna is clinging to a hospital bed after getting hit by a car the night that she thought she found out who is “A”. In this book there is lots of drama and secrets. Also in this book you will discover something that you will not expect.  You might even find out who killed Ali and why.  In Unbelievable you will also find out who “A” is and you would never suspect it.  If you want to find out who killed Ali and who “A” is you have to read the books.  I would recommend this book to anyone who likes drama and mystery.


Kasey D. – Mrs. Poulton

Zach's Lie by Roland Smith

Zach's Lie, by Roland Smith, is about Jack, who has to go with his family, into the Witness Security Program, because his dad is caught smuggling drugs in the country and now the guys he worked for are threatening to kill the family if the dad talks.  They move to a small town in Colorado, changing they're eye color, and his sister and mom's hair color. They even changes they're names, Jack Osborne, became Zach Granger, and they thought they were safe. But, when Peter, Zach's new classmate who hates Zach, finds Zach's journel, while Zach's mom and sister go out of town, Zach doesn't know what to do. He can't contact his family, and Peter is threatening to tell everyone who Zach really is. But while all of this is going on, quietly, the worst thing possible happens, the drug dealers, have found their town. Now all they have to do left is track down Zach's family. I would recomend this book to anyone, boys or girls, who likes action books, or realistic fiction books.
Cynthia C. -Mrs. Poulton's class

"Flipped" By Wendelin Van Draaen

Flipped is about a girl name Juli Baker who falls in love with a boy  

name Bryce Loski ever since he moved into her neighborhood when they  

were little. Bryce never gives Juli any chances because he finds her a  little weird. He just doesn't think a girl who raises chickens and  

sits in trees for fun is for him, until 8th grade comes along.  In 8th  

grade Bryce starts to realize that he might have some interest in Juli  

and Juli realizes that Bryce's blue eyes are just as empty as the rest  

as him. "Flipped" is a funny book that always keeps you wanting to  

read more. It could be read by both girls and boys because every  

chapter is either from Juli's point of view or Bryce's. "Flipped" also  

is a book  that many  of us could relate to which makes it more  

interesting.

Gabrielle M. - Mrs. Poulton

7th grade

Holes by Louis Sachar

The book I read was Holes. The author of the book is Louis Sachar. This book is about a kid named Stanley Yelnats.Stanley is accused of stealing a pair of shoes that fell from the sky. Stanley has to go to court and the judge gives him two options. He can either go to jail, or go to Camp Green Lake. Stanley chooses the camp. At the camp the boys are forced to dig holes every day. Stanley realizes he is digging the wholes for a reason. He can’t figure out the reason though. The warden is looking for something. But what could be in a dried up lake. Stanley tries to dig up the truth of what there looking for. I would recommend this book to boys because the main characters are boys. Can Stanley break the chain of his family have bad luck because they were cursed? Will he find what the warden is looking for? Read the book and find out!

Hoops by Walter Dean Myers

I read Hoops by Walter Dean Myers. In this realistic fiction novel, seventeen year-old Lonnie Jacksonis the star of a city-wide basketball tournament.His coach, Cal, knows Lonnie can easily make it to the NBA because he used to play pro ball, until he got involved with the wrong people. Cal and his friends got caught betting on games while they were pro. Know, a couple of decades later, Cal's friends know they can make a lot of money by betting on Cal's game. Cal's friends want Lonnie to sit out the championship game, and know Cal has to make a choice whether or not to play Lonnie.
    I would recommend this book to mostly guys. This is because most of the characters are boys. However, if you're a girl and like basketball I would still suggest this book to you.

Ryan B.
Mrs. Poulton
7th grade

The Geography of Girlhood by Kirsten Smith

This book is about a fourteen year old girl named Penny Morrow her mother left her when she was little and now she lives with her older sister Tara and her dad  but her finds a new girl friend  and she has a son.The son and Penny don't get along well.The main focus about this book is Penny runs away from home with her older boy friend and in this story it tells you truly how Penny thinks about life and her problems.


Victoria W.
7th grader
Mrs.Poulton

ttyl by Lauren Myracle

Ttyl is a story about three girls in high school going through their sophomore year. The author decided to use instant messaging form to write this book. The three girls in the book are Angela (Snow angel),  Maddie (Mad Maddie), and Zoe (Zoegirl).  These three girls promised stay true to each other even if they are going through tough times. Zoe and angela are have guy trouble and maddie did something that the whole school is talking about! Your going to have to read the book to find out what happens to these three best friends. I would recommend this book to mostly girls who like realistic fiction books.
                                                                                                       By: Katy H
                                                                                            Mrs. Poulton  7th grade 

A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass

Mia is a 14 year old girl just starting 8th and she’s a little different, when she hears thing, different colors flash across her vision and her letters and numbers have different colors too. In this book Mia is having trouble in school and with her friend Jenna and this is all because of her Synesthesia (that’s the name of her condition). In the book something bad happens that Mia doesn’t understand why it happened but then she realizes it only made her stronger and more appreciative of her Synesthesia. I would recommend this book to most girls but guys can read it too. I think girls will be able to relate to it more than boys because the main character is a girl.
                                                                                             By: Katy H
                                                                                              Mrs. Poulton
                                                                                              7th grade

"My Sister's Keeper" By Jodi Picoult

This book is about a girl named Kate who is an only child.  While young, Kate is diagnosed with leukemia.  Kate's parents must decide if they should have another child, in order to get the child's stem cells and help Kate live.  Kate's parents do have a little girl named, Anna.  The parents use Anna's cells to help Kate with the leukemia.  The book goes on and tells about the struggles between Kate's illness and Anna who as the younger sibling must give up a lot to take care of her older sister.

    If you would like to find out about the ups and downs of one families

struggle with their daughter's leukemia and how the younger sister must deal

with it I suggest you read this book.

Chyna Preston- 

Mrs. Poulton

"Anything but Typical". By Nora Raleigh Baskin

This book is about a nuetrotypical boy who gets emails from a girl who if you read the book you find out what her name is and and a lot more. This book was very interesting. It went into a lot of detail with everything that happens to him. One thing that happens to him is that he finds himself in many different situations.

I would recommend this book to anyone. It has a very short amount of

pages. It is very interesting, the teachers don't understand him but he

tries his best. He gets many different privileges. But what really made me

upset was the fact that nobody but one person understands him and his own

cousin calls him retarded.

Domingos B.

Mrs. Poulton

39 Clues: Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The book I read was The 39 Clues: Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix. This book is about Dan Cahill, who is 11, and Amy Cahill, who is 14, a brother and sister team who are searching for the 39 clues against their relatives. For generations, the Cahill family has been searching for the 39 clues needed to become the most powerful human on earth. In this book, Amy and Dan aren’t just trying to get all of the clues; they have also been given a mission to reunite the Cahill family. They have to team up with the good members of the family in order to take down the evil relative, Isabel Kabra.  There is a big twist at the end!

                  I would recommend this book to boys and girls, because even though the relatives try to kill each other, there’s not too much violence. Also, there are boy and girl characters that have equal skills and abilities.

Declan S.

Mrs. Poulton

Framed by Gordon Korman

The book I read was Framed by Gordon Korman. It’s about a boy named Griffin Bing who is trying to change his bad reputation. Griffin has recently been blamed for stealing a valuable Super Bowl ring from his school. Even though he didn’t take it, everyone else except his friends and parents think he did steal it. Throughout the story, Griffin tries to catch the real culprit, but instead, he keeps getting into more trouble. For instance, Griffin gets put under house arrest with an ankle bracelet. However, with the help of his friend Melissa, he hacks it off so he can leave the house. If you want to know who actually stole the ring, you will have to read the book.

                  I would recommend this book to both boys and girls, because it’s not too violent or boyish. The book has situations and experiences to which both boys and girls can relate.

Declan S.

Mrs. Poulton

7^th Grade

Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

The book I have read was Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. This book is about a man named Christian who has to leave his home town because God told him that He was going to destroy the city by the fire of heaven. Christian has to leave his family and go on a pilgrimage so he can get rid of the burden he carries. When Christian goes on this pilgrimage, he encounters many distractions. Christian makes many mistakes on this journey, but an angel is always there to whip him into the right direction. I would recommend this book to anyone. It is full of commitment and mistakes. This book will make you think twice about people who you meet.

Branden C.
Mrs. Poulton
7th Grade

"Flipped" Wendelin Van Draanen.

In the book Bryce moves into a town where a girl Julianna starts to like Bryce before he even moves there. While the years go on Juliana starts to raise chickens. She gives top of the line eggs to him. And what does he do he throws them out.

I would recommend this book to anyone. This book only has about two hundred ten pages. Anyone who wants a short read they would like this book. And this book isn't specifically for boys or girls. This book so far is a great book.

Domingos B.- 7th grade

Mrs. Poulton