Deep Down Popular
Phoebe Stone
280 pages
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6th-grader Jessie Lou is deeply, madly, passionately in love with Conrad Parker Smith. Too bad she's a tomboy with only one on-again, off-again friend, and hair so short you can't spit on it. Too bad he's the most popular boy in their small-town school.
But then Conrad hurts his leg and suddenly can't keep up with his old pursuits anymore. Jessie Lou and Conrad start spending a lot more time together, but she can't help wonder -- is she just a substitute friend? And will Conrad forget her when his leg brace comes off and he's king of the school once again?
My Opinion:
This is for ages 14 and under. It is a cute book.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
J.K Rowling (Illustrated by Jim Kay)
247 pages
My Opinion:
I have never read any of the Harry Potter books, but I have seen all of the movies. The movies did a great job of following the book, as many movie adaptations do not. This book was wonderful. I am so glad I finally read it. The drawings brought a smile to my face.
Invisible Monsters
Chuck Palahniuk
297 pages
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Love, betrayal, petty larceny, and high fashion fuel this deliciously comic novel from the author of Fight Club.
She's a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway "accident" leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful center of attention to being an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge that she exists. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from becoming a real woman, who will teach her that reinventing yourself means erasing your past and making up something better. And that salvation hides in the last places you'll ever want to look.
My Opinion:
Plot twist after plot twist. Never expected any of it. Everyone should read this book.
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
418 pages
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On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?
My Opinion:
Everyone in this world was crazy and went hard. Amy has deep psychological issues. Ironically, her parents were psychologists. They are both pathological liars. Somehow Nick and Amy are perfect for each other since they are both heavily messed up. It was such a wild book. I wish someone would write a closed ending for it, possibly Amy and Nick with their child. A little snapshot in fanfiction would be nice.
The perks of being a wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
212 pages
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Read the cult-favorite coming of age story that takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. Now a major motion picture starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a funny, touching, and haunting modern classic.
The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky, Perks follows observant “wallflower” Charlie as he charts a course through the strange world between adolescence and adulthood. First dates, family drama, and new friends. Sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Devastating loss, young love, and life on the fringes. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie must learn to navigate those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.
A #1 New York Times best seller for more than a year, an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults (2000) and Best Book for Reluctant Readers (2000), and with millions of copies in print, this novel for teen readers (or “wallflowers” of more-advanced age) will make you laugh, cry, and perhaps feel nostalgic for those moments when you, too, tiptoed onto the dance floor of life.
My Opinion:
I really liked how the reader could see Charlie's growth throughout the story through his writing. It was an interesting book. I can see why people like it.
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