It's Kind of a Funny Story

I just read the book It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini. I really enjoyed this book. It is about a fifteen year old boy named Craig who is living with clinical depression. Craig begins to see a therapist when he realizes he is depressed and she puts him on anti-depressants. Craig decides to stop taking the medication without consulting with his therapist. Soon, Craig starts having suicidal thoughts and decides one night that he is going to kill himself. The night that he is going to kill himself he decides instead to call a suicide hotline. The people there direct him to go to the mental hospital that is down the street from Craig's house. Craig goes there and admits himself. During his 5 day stay he meets very interesting characters that help him get through his depression. I found this book relevent to my life because I am around Craig's age and am going through the same things as Craig. I would recommend this book to anyone that is around the ages of 15-16 and older.

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

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

It takes place in the Victorian Age in England. A girl named Gemma
just recently lost her mother. She was mysteriously killed in India,
their home town. Now Gemma must now go to Spence Academy for ladies,
and learn how a proper english lady must act. She discovers new things
about herself and discovers a realm where all her wildest dreams can
come true. Gemma also gets an insite to how her mother died. This is a
very exciting book that will keep you wanting more, you wont want to
set it down.

Britney Grade 10

The Demons Lexicon by: Sarah Rees Brennan Options

This book is in my opinion a great read...a little dark but well put
together. This boy Nick and his brother Alan live together with their
insane mother. They are being chased by demon controlling magicians.
They want the one thing that can keep nick and Alan's mother
alive...But as the brothers keep running away the past starts to bleed
into the presant. Old wounds are ripped open and nick starts doubting
who he really is.
Anna grade 9

Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher

In Calderon Valley, everyone is born with a powerful spirit called a
fury. There are furies of earth, wood, wind, fire, water, and metal.
Tavi an orphan has been cared for his whole life by his uncle Bernard.
There is one thing that is different about Tavi-he has no furies.While
tracking some lost sheep, Tavi and his uncle stumble upon all of their
dead sheep. They have all been slaughtered by a warbird called a
herdbane from the plains to the south. Tavi and his uncle both become
vary scared because herdbanes do not leave the plains-unless they are
commanded by there masters called the Marat. Afraid that they have
seen something they should not have they try to run and they spark an
exciting and fast-paced adventure. Peter