Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

It makes you think about the irony of Patriots fighting for their freedom from England yet not having a problem with owning slaves who didn't have their freedom. I wonder how many things we believe as Americans are a result of the time period we live in. How would we feel if we lived in 1776? What things do we do now that future generations would be shocked by?

Skinned by Robin Wasserman

LIa Kahn had the perfect life. A great boyfriend, rich family, and a bad attitude to wrap it all up. Now the tables have turned. Downloaded into a mechanical body that only looks human. Lia struggles with the fact that nothing will ever be the same again. Turning to others like her Lia trys to find answers about who she is and what to do. There are people out there that see her as a threat, and say that she is an abomination to all LIVING things. Lia can not feel, she can not die, but could she still have a soul?
Grade 9

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks was the best ook I have read in a
while. It was told from the point of view of three characters:

Logan Thibault- walked to Hampton, North Carolina in search of a girl
in a picture.


Beth- a 29 years old woman and the girl in the picture.


Keith Clayton- Beth's ex-husband. His family owns almost every
business in town.


Thibault walk to Hampton, North Carolina from Colorado after his third
tour in Iraq for one reason-a single picture of a girl that he found
buried in the sand. His best friend Victor convinces him that it is
lucky and that he owes the girl something, but he doesn't know what.
After he arrives in Hampton, he beings working at Beth grandmother's
dog training school and falls in love with Beth. Through all of this,
he keeps the picture a secret. Beth knows that he is keeping something
from her. Will this make or break their relationship and what does
Keith Clayton have to do with the story? Read and find out!
Collin