I Am Number Four

Have you ever had to constantly move homes to keep yourself safe? Would you be able to leave your life behind and create a new one without any regrets? Culd you manage to stay alive while being hunted by an entire army? I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore tells the exciting story of survival, love, and the endless chase.

15-year-old Daniel Jones is burning his life once again. He's an alien from the plantet of Lorien, the fourth one of nine to be hunted and killed by the Mogadorians. He and his guardian immediately change their names and move to Ohio, and John Smith is created. Blending in and staying hidden is what John's used to, but this year is different once he meets Mark, and suddenly he's standing out. On top of dealing with this unneeded attention, John's legacies are developing. These legacies are powers that will help him to defeat the evil aliens that are hunting the nine of his kind to extinction before they take over the world. Can John leave this life, along with his friends and girlfriend, behind to save his life?

This book is one worth reading. I was up past 9 (only until 930 Mom) reading this because it was just too good to put down! Lore does an exraordinary job of creating and explaining the story of how John copes with his life as he's being hunted. Nothing else can compare to a book like this one!

Will John be able to survive the wrath of the Mogadorians? Can he keep his small family of three alive with him? Are we living with the other five kids without our knowing? Read I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore and you could find out some interesting facts that may shock you and change the way you think about our world today.

Summer in the City

Are you a girl sports fan? Do you read romance novels? Would you (or have you) be able to survive a week of heartache? Summer in the City by Elizabeth Chandler is a perfect book full of romance, sports, and the daily account of how crazy one summer can be.

Eighteen-year-old Jamie Carvelli has never really been good at love. She's more into sports than guys, but she can't help noticing some of them. When her summer plans with her dad are ruined by his new girlfriend, Jamie decides to spend a summer up in Maryland with her mother, a new best-selling romance author. Arriving during the middle of the Baltimore "Hon Fest", Jamie may have just found the perfect guy for her, having absolutely no idea who he is because of his Baltimore Hon outfit. There's enough to think about now that she realizes she's been signed up for a summer lacrosse camp, with a coach named Josh who's about her age and undeniably hot, so there's not another thought about her Hon. Mistakes begin to work their way into ruling Jamie's life, and soon she's caught up in dangerous bets, a new boyfriend, and coaching a kids sport's summer camp. Confusion begins to grow inside of her as Josh sends mixed signals about his feelings. Can Jamie survive a whole summer in the city with her heart intact?

This book is one that I read during the sixth grade and just had to read again now. It's so full of mischeif and everyday life that you know it's going to be a good one. Chandler does a great job of explaining everything thorougly without saying too much,and gives such insight on her topic that you just can't put this book down. Creativity and origionality aren't a problem in this book!

Can Jamie learn to play lacrosse with a girl's stick? Can she continue to work her way through her confusing love life? Will she ever find out who her Baltimore Hon is? The only way to find out is to read Summer in the City by Elizabeth Chandler, because I'm sure not going to tell you :D

Girl in the Arena

Do you ever dream about being something big in life? Would you ever be able to face the fact that one of your parents were gone for good? Did you read the Hunger Games and find it completely awesome? If so, then Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines is a book you'll want to consider looking at.. and then reading! Filled with unimaginable action, scary prophesies, and unwanted press swarms, this book will keep you up all night!

Lyn has had it rough since the first gladiator husband her mother married. She's been forced to learn fighting, take care of her brother who has special needs, and stay strong after every one of her stepfathers is killed during a battle. But when her favorite and final stepfather is killed by Uber and he takes her dowry bracelet, Lyn's life is turned upside down, holding even more chaos than before. Soon paparazzi are swarming the house, which Lyn's family is going to lose if she doesn't marry Uber like she's supposed to. There's only one problem though: Lyn doesn't WANT to marry him. She wants to have a normal life, not one filled with the hectic moments of being a Glad Wife. After seeming like she's finally found some stability, another tragedy strikes, bringing even more trauma into her life. Lyn makes a decision- she's going to fight the person who killed her father. Can she live with the results of these decisions?

This book is one of my favorites because of all the action put into it. There's never a chapter that's missing either a heart-stopper or something that will get your pulse racing. It's one of those books you can't put down until you read to the very end. Haines does such a great job of putting details in just the right spots, so you actually feel what the character is feeling.

Will Lyn be able to survive her life before the fight? Are there more disastrous surprises waiting along the road? Can she live with the outcome of her choices? Read Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines and I can tell you, it's just as great as the Hunger Games.