13 Reasons Why
by Jay Asher
- Fiction, Realistic Fiction, YA
- 13+ for complex themes and mature content
- Trigger Warning: suicide, sexual assault, rape, self-harm, bullying, adult content
- Published October 18th, 2007 by Razorbill
- ★★★★★
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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Diary of a Teenage Zombie by Kristy Berridge
by Kristy Berridge
- Fiction, Horror, Dystopian, Mature YA
- 15+ for mature content, violence, and cussing
- published September 8, 2014 by Shadow Ink Press
- available on Amazon, MineEye, Barnes & Noble, AbeBooks, etc.
- ★★★★★
"Dear Diary. Today I ate the mailman. My bad.Strengths
Being seventeen is hard―Katie Palmer has to deal with school, pimples, hormonal boys, and malicious cheerleaders. After the Zombie Apocalypse, though, she no longer sweats the usual teenage drama.
Athletics star by day and flesh-eater by night, Katie’s done well to hide her transformation from friends and Zone-sanctioned security, but now someone or something’s onto her secret and if she doesn’t feed soon she’ll start falling apart.
Dead bodies are piling up and all the evidence points to Katie’s blood-stained hands. Will she end up killing the competition before security discovers she’s rotten underneath?"-Kristy Berrige's Blog
Characters
The characters are strongly built and realistic. (Besides the whole zombie thing!) Katie acts like a normal teenage girl struggling to fit in. Haven't we all had rumors spread about us? Or been teased? I know I have! Berridge brings these fictional characters to life.
Intensity
Diary of a Teenage Zombie is the perfect blend of action and description! Berridge knows when to keep the action going and when to slow down and describe the scene a little more. This is a quality that more authors should use in their writing.
Originality
I've never read anything like this book! A soda infecting a whole race, almost to extinction. Who could've guessed that? Not to mention the way that the zombies live among them unknown!
Writing
The writing is good throughout the whole book. I did find a couple of errors, but they were barely noticeable. The reading level changes as Katie goes along, I believe this is to show how she ages and her knowledge expands.
Weaknesses
The Ending
The ending was MY weakness! It had nothing to do with Berridge. She completed a great book with a perfect ending. A cliffhanger again! Why do these authors keep doing this? I really hope there's a next book. If there isn't, I might cry!
Author Bio
"Born in Perth, Western Australia in 1982, Kristy Berridge was ushered into the world in a decade of bad hair, parachute pants, and blue eye shadow. Fortunately, she managed to avoid all three influences by immersing herself in the business of growing up, and hitched a ride with her fun-loving and adventure-filled parents to the sunny state of Queensland. Here she completed most of her education.
Besides learning that boys don't have cooties, and that algebra wouldn't kill her, she pointedly set
the path of her high school career towards success in Art and English-based subjects, and won numerous awards for her efforts.After high school she went on to study Graphic Design and Illustration at James Cook University, and then furthered her studies at the local TAFE College with an Interior Design course. With this knowledge under her belt, she also decided to undertake a three year Design course at Rhodec International in London, to complete her education and propel her towards the successful career she now enjoys.
She currently resides in Cairns, procrastinates constantly, and tries desperately to avoid the delicious temptation that is the peanut butter aisle at the supermarket."-Amazon
Also by Kristy Berridge
Dragon of the Month Club
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Dragon of the Month Club
by Iain Reading
- First book in the Dragon of the Month Club series
- Age 8-12 interest level
- Independently published through Create-Space December 18, 2014
- 236 pages
- Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Adventure
Summary
"The very unlikely friendship of Ayana Fall and Tyler Travers began on a
Tuesday afternoon in the maze of bookshelves at the back of the old
library."-First sentence of the Dragon of the Month Club
Every month on the thirteenth there's a new dragon to conjure. This dragon ranges in difficulty and rarity of materials. Each dragon takes two people to "conjure" it through a step of precise steps. However, one mistake while conjuring a steam dragon leads to disaster. Ayana and Tyler find themselves fighting for their lives and they need all the help they can get. Along with five dragons, a few new friends, and even more enemies, will the diverse group survive their journey home?
Larger-Than-Life Lara
"She's the kind of person you never forget..." -front cover
This book takes place in Paris elementary school. Paris Elementary is like any other school in the world. It has the same classrooms, the same desks, the same walls. All except for Mrs.Smiths class room which had a chair and a fold table as Lara's desk.
The protagonist of the story is Lara Phelps, the new girl in Mrs. Smith's 4th grade classroom. Lara changes the whole class with her attitude and outlook on life. The antagonist of the story is Joey Gilbert, the mean kid who decides to pull a trick on Lara.
I liked Larger-Than-Life Lara because it was a good book. I would recommend this book to people who like realistic fiction.
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4.0
Blubber
Blubber is a young readers choice award winner by Judy Blume that was first published in 1974. The story is about the complicated life of fifth-grader Jill Brenner. Jill and everybody else in her class are always bullying Linda Fischer because she is fat. They even go as far as to nickname Linda "Blubber" and force her to eat a chocolate-covered ant while she cries instead of stand up for herself.
The main theme of Blubber is bullying and how it can hurt peoples feelings. Instead of bullying Linda physically they bully her with words. Being bullied with words is more hurtful because a broken bone can heal but mean words go to your head and they mess with your mind.
This book takes place in Hidden Valley, Radnor, Pennsylvania. Hidden Valley is where a bunch of Jill's classmates live including Jill and her best friend Tracy Wu. Hidden Valley is a very woodsy place therefore there are two signs at the front one says Welcome to Hidden Valley-Speed Limit 25 Miles Per Hour and on the other side a sign that says Watch Our Children. These signs are there to insure the safety of the children. This shows the parents care about their children physically but don't pay close enough attention to see that they are being bullied mentally.
Characters
- Jill Brenner - protagonist and best friend of Tracy Wu
- Linda Fischer - kid that everybody bullies because she's fat
- Wendy - mean girl in class who everyone is afraid of
- Mrs.Minish - Jill's teacher for fifth-grade
I Liked Blubber because it was a good book with characters real kids might be able to relate to. This book teaches kids a good lesson about how bullying can hurt peoples feelings. I recommend this book to people who like realistic fiction.
Judy Blume has written many books among them are Freckle Juice, Superfudge, Deenie, Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself and many more. Over 80 million copies of her books have been sold and she has been translated into 31 different languages.
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4.0
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