Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

“The day I realized that love is stronger than death and people you barely know can amaze you.” When Jeremy Fink receives a mysterious box on his thirteenth birthday with the words The Meaning of Life engraved on the lid, he and his best friend Lizzy can’t wait to find out what’s inside. But when he discovers that the box is locked, he and Lizzy set off on an adventure around Manhattan to find the keys to life’s biggest mystery. Will they find the keys? Or will the box remain locked forever?

This book is amazing. It changed my perspective on life, and the title says it, what’s the meaning of life? Does anyone know? As you’re reading this, you might not care one bit about thinking about it, but after you read this book, it’ll make you think deeper than you could imagine. I recommend this book from an age where you can read medium hard books to an age where you are very old. I am sure everyone will love and think about this book. No matter what genre you like, you will love this book.

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Glory Be

Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood is a good book, but not the kind of book you would say ‘wow’ to. The book is set in 1964, and even though it didn’t say it at first or write it on the back, Augusta Scattergood kept giving you hints. She wrote so many hints that it kept you wondering and wondering.
Though the first half of the book wasn’t that exciting, Augusta Scattergood constantly kept you wondering so that it was almost impossible to put the book down. I recommend this book to everyone, especially to people that enjoy historic fiction. From a sister who changed a lot, a weird girl from up north that wears black socks with sandals, to a queer boy that is a “negro” and likes Glory’s sister, this book will keep you thinking and wondering.

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Bigger than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder is the kind of book you would say “WOW! I want to read that again!” When I first finished reading this book, I wanted to look in the back for more words to read. Laurel Snyder tells the story from the main character, Rebecca’s, point of view. The book is really exciting and there are a lot of laughing and gasping moments that make you so surprised you want to read the book again. Everyone wants magic, but Rebecca never imagined she would actually find any. Then again, she also never imagined her entire life could change overnight.


I first looked at this book’s cover and it somehow pulled me into the book. I immediately thought, “What in the world would a breadbox have to do with magic?” When I read the book, it felt like I was Rebecca’s best friend and she was telling me a story. Bigger than a Bread Box is the kind of book I like to call the thief for your attention.

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13 Gifts

13 Gifts by Wendy Mass shouts, “Read me! Read me! Read me!” and steals your attention from the first sentence until the last sentence. Wendy Mass leads you to the answer and surprises you so much that you want to read it again and again. When I first read this book I couldn’t put it down. Wendy Mass describes the character’s personalities so well that you’ll think that you are one of the characters in the book.

Tara, the main character, is a girl I think that every girl that reads the book can relate to. I would recommend this book to girls because it is writing from a girl’s perspective. I guarantee whoever reads this will laugh out loud from the moment that twelve year old boys are forced to wear Sunshine uniforms to a really embarrassing moment that everyone can relate to. And mostly, I think that every person that reads the book will understand the the author's message: the sidelines may be safer, but life is played on the field.





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