omhs media Book Review Blog

5 out of 5 stars:

Broken China is about a 14 year old girl who had a baby when she was 12 years old. China’s uncle moved in to raise her and her daughter Amina. Amina was at the baby sitter’s one day when China was in school. Somehow, 2 year old Amina was rushed to the hospital because she stopped breathing. China did not have enough insurance to cover Amina’s funeral so she took a job at Obsidians, a local strip club. Her job was to check bags, etc. She begins to realize that the deadline to pay off the debt is approaching and the tips aren’t good enough. So she agrees to dance, but renegs because she was nervous. She realizes that there is a connection between the strip club and the funeral parlor.

Reviewed by: kiki022594

4 out of 5 stars:

It was a good book, not what I expected at all. At first one would think that the book is about a guy who wants to be in a band (just by looking at the title), but then it’s a type of love story and what not to do to your friends as well as your significant other.

Reviewed by: kwash92

3 out of 5 stars:

The book was okay, it took a long time for the plot to actually arise, the author’s use of language is great because its very descriptive. Other than that it was a pretty okay book.

Reviewed by: kwash92

The Read Across America Read ‘n Review Contest is back!

How many books can you read between now and March 2?

Read a book. Review it. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 readers.

The Rules:
1. Read as many books as you can before March 1, 2010. (Sorry, no graphic novels or manga.)

2. Fill out the review form here on the Book Review Blog. Your review should include enough information that we know you read the book. But NO SPOILERS PLEASE!!

3. The books you review should be books you have NOT read before. Stop by the Media Center to check out our Hot Corner (some of the more popular books) to get you started.

1 out of 5 stars:

In the book Skinned, a young girl is in a car accident and based off her parents judgment, they decide to turn her into a skinner. A skinner is a robot with a human brain. Being a skinner has many challenges and to find out those challenges you should read the book.

Reviewed by: omxc_runner215

4 out of 5 stars:

This book was very interesting. It portrayed the government as the bad guys who tried to use the human race as a lab experiment. I think that David Moody did a very good job of writing this book. If you decide to read this, I promise you would never guess the ending.

Reviewed by: OM Read-a-holic

4 out of 5 stars:

Ever seen the movie Gettysburg? Well, this is the book that movie is based on. (And the movie follows the book quite closely.) Follow Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet for the Confederacy, and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and John Buford for the Union in the epic Civil War battle at Gettysburg, PA. Shaara paints a fairly realistic picture of what these men faced, as well as giving the reader some insights into what they may have been thinking prior to, during, and after the battle. A great read for anyone interested in the Civil War.

Reviewed by: MsT

5 out of 5 stars:

The war is over. The human race has been destroyed. All except for the hosts. The invaders, the souls, take over the minds and bodies of their human hosts, and control them. Now that the rest of humanity is extinct, the souls can enjoy a peaceful, quiet, friendly life. The same as on every other planet they’ve dominated.

Then they catch Melanie Stryder, one of the last surviving humans. They put in her a soul called Wanderer, who has wandered far through the solar system, and has not yet found a home. But Melanie refuses to be erased. A talking presence in the back of Wanderer’s mind, she hides from the intruding soul information that would destroy the ones she loves.

Wanderer has lived on many planets, and has quite a reputation among the other souls. But never before has she come across a resistant host, a mind that refuses to be erased. Through Melanie’s thoughts and dreams, she begins to see the wrongs of her people, and begins to fall in love with the man Melanie loves…

This is an amazing book. I absolutely loved it, and I read it over and over and over. This is way better then Twilight.

Reviewed by: Jayie

4 out of 5 stars:

I thought this book was well written. The journal format allows for sympathy to pour out. But that is also kind of a bad thing. This book is extremely sad if you get too invested in the storyline. Saying that, I probably wouldn’t read the twin novel that was written in a different point of view called The Dead and Gone.
If you enjoy books about overcoming obstacles, growing up and maturing, or dire situations, this is the book for you.

Reviewed by: McJayde

5 out of 5 stars:

Chris Crutcher has an amazing ability to create a story that uses the challenges athletes face in their chosen sport, and the challenges people face in their everyday lives. Bo Brewster was on the football team. That is until he decided not to play anymore because of how the coach treated him (and others) in practice. Of course, neither the coach nor Bo’s father is very happy about this, and Bo is drawn into an angry confrontation with his coach. His punishment? Anger management class before school. It’s there that Bo discovers in own personal strength, which he taps into to survive his senior year and the local Ironman competition.

Reviewed by: MsT