Playing with the Boys

What would you do if you suddenly had to move, leaving the life you loved behind? How would you take it if you didn't make the team of the sport you were crazy about? Could you stand to learn an entirely new sport and be on a team of people you wouldn't normally play with? Playing with the Boys by Liz Tigelaar is the perfect combination of high school drama and determination.

Fifteen-year-old Lucy Malone is being moved. Her father gave her no time to make decisions after her mother died, he just up and decided to move the two of them to sunny California, where he had a better job. Lucy's not ready to leave her friends, her school, her LIFE behind. Everything is new, the house, the school, the people, and it's not going the way she wants until she sees the sign up for the school soccer team. She makes new friends and begins to get back into something of what her life used to be like until the soccer team is posted-- and Lucy isn't on it. Despair sneaks its way into her head, but she doesn't lose her new friends. When her English teacher tells her about the boys football team needing a kicker, Lucy is amazed that she'd even be considered to join. The only problem is, even though she's a great kicker and makes the team, no one's really happy that there's a girl on the football team, and prejudice along with a few pranks and some comments make sure that Lucy's time on the field isn't easy. To make matters worse, her dad won't even let her play. Can Lucy keep her spot on the team while keeping the biggest secret from her dad?

This book shows that girls always have the determination to make it through the hard times, when they want to use it of course. What ever you guys decide to think about us and our girly needs, that's your problem. When we show you how far a little determination will go, you'll be speechless. Tigelarr puts the A in amazing through her writing, and nothing stops her or her character of Lucy.

Will Lucy survive the issues with her football teammates? Is it possible for her to become injured enough for her dad to find out her secret? Could there be everyday highschool drama that will make Lucy's life harder? Read Playing with the Boys by Liz Tigelaar and you'll be believing in girl power in no time.

Heist Society

When you wake up in the morning, do you immediately locate four different escape routes for that room? Do you worry about being connected to your family? Are you ever concerned that if you don't make the deadline that you may lose someone you love? Heist Society by Ally Carter could never be complete without the plans, mystery, and all of the action that revolves around a good heist.

Katarina Bishob is ready to be done with her life of stealing. What she thought would be her final crime was conning a way into the most respected boarding school in the country, but in all fifteen years of her life, she wouldn't have expected to be framed and kicked out of school- for another heist. This assignment isn't one that Kat can pass up though, the stakes are much higher. Someone has stolen a powerful figurehead's collection of priceless paintings, and unless they're returned he plans to get revenge on the only person who could have committed the crime- Kat's father. Unfortunately for Kat, no one will believe the truth: that Kat's father didn't steal the paintings. Now, with her team of skilled and underage con artists, Kat begins to plan her greatest and most dangerous crime of all, wiht her target being none other than one of the most highly guarded museums ever, the Henley. Can Kat rescue the paintings before the deadline, or will she get caught int he process?

This book is by one of my all-time favorite authors. Who wouldn't love an author who writes such detailed schemes? Carter creates the perfect balance between danger, romance, and mystery in every one of her stories. If you ever need a book about girl pwer, Carter can easily provide one, always keeping you interested with surprising twists.

Will Kat be able to make her deadline? Is there someone she can't trust on her team? Can she save her dad from certain death or jail? Read Heist Society by Ally Carter and you'll be planning your own mini (and hopefully not illegal) heist as soon as you're finished.

CHERUB: The Recruit

How do you usually spend your school days? Do you memorize an entire new language? Are karate sessions part of your cirriculum? What about learning how to diable and create a bomb? CHERUB: The Recruit by Robert Muchamore is a fast-paced, danger-filled thrill of a story that will have you imagining the best way to escape from the dangers yourself.

Twelve-year-old James Choke is sick of kids teasing him about his mum. WHen a remark from a girl in his class sets him off the edge, he gets into a fight and instantly regrets it. Less than a week later his mum dies, sending Jame's little sister to live with her evil father and James to foster care, where's he's almost instantly in trouble. After an attempted robbery leaves James to the police, he's brought to the Cherub campus and given five tests to determine if Cherub, the secret organization of spies all under the age of 17, is right for James. If he's accepted he'll have to pass basic training, 100 days of tortorous classas and physical training. Can he make it through even day one?

Cherub: The Recruit is an awesome book if you're up for adventure and the trouble-making of a twelve-year-old. Muchamore seems to reach back to all of the details of his childhood along with his investigative past, making sure to rhow in a few extra details and excitement along the way. This story is pure genius, and Muchamore makes the words almost float off of the page as you absorb its story.

Will James accept the challenge? Can he survive 100 days of training or will he drop out early? Is there even a mission waiting for him at the end? Look out for Cherub: The Recruit the next time you go story-searching and it's sure to interest you in some aspect.