Chinese Cinderella

Chinese Cinderella is written by Adeline Yen Mah is probably the most touching story in the world. It is a true story of an unwanted daughter. When Adeline Yen Mah was born her mother died two weeks afterwards. All her siblings blamed her. After that her father remarried to a terrible woman, whose kids always got so much more. This amazingly written book might even make you cry. The characters are very well-developed and are easy to connect to.

                         -Fishy

My Side of the Mountain

My Side of the Mountain is an excellent book written by Jean Craighead George. George has woven a thrilling tale of adventure, survival, and independence. This book would appeal to any nature lovers or city dwellers who longs to escape their  hectic lives and dive into the forest. The beginning and ending of this book are not quite as spectacular but once you get into the rhythm of the story you won't want to stop reading. Throughout this story the author keeps you interested by introducing new characters, however she always makes sure Sam is the main focus. Ink illustrations and detailed descriptions let you brush up on your survival skills while you read. Live with Sam in his tree hut and learn how he lives on "his side" of the mountain.

~Dr. Seuss

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Tuesdays With Morrie is an incredible story of an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson-how to live. It tells a story about the author's college sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz. Mitch, the author, loses contact with Morrie, who learns that he has been diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, a ruthless disease with no known cure. Mitch finds Morrie when Morrie is starred in an episode of 'Nightline,' and he flies across the country to visit Morrie every Tuesday, to discuss the meaning of life.

I learned a lot about life from this book, and it will forever be my all-time favorite memoir. The writing is simple but beautiful, and you will be blown away by the outstanding heartbreak and love in this book. This book is a wonderful contribution to literature for all ages.

Book review by Julio

the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

 

                     The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is  a series of adventures. This book follows the first book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, who happens to be Huck's best bud. It is mostly about Jim, an escaped slave, and Huck, the runaway boy, and their adventures together. Sometimes they run into unexpected trouble or company along the way (running into scallywags, old friends, kings and dukes!). It is a bit of a struggle to read, and it uses rude words that were okay to say when it was written, in 1850, but not today, to describe people's races. It is also hard to understand the slaves because they have heavy accents and are uneducated. I think it's worth reading, though, since it's a classic. Even if you don't like it, you are exposed to how things were in the 1850's.

~ Writer Geek

The Orange Houses by Paul Griffin

               The Orange Houses by Paul Griffin is an exciting book. It jumps from three people's perspectives- Tamika's, Fatima's, and Jimmi's. Tamika is the main character, and is a girl who blocks the world from getting to her, but with her hearing aids. Fatima is a girl who's from a different country, who moved trying to get a better life, and soon meets Tamika. Jimmi is a boy who's a street-poet, former drug addict and alcohalic who currently lives on the streets.

This book is an interesting book that is meant for an older audience (so, I recommend it to an older audience because of inappropriate language), but was still a read worth reading.

                   -Looneytunes