GJSHS book reviews » Love Stories

What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones

Christina Brownell — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:03:48 +0000

All junior high school girls will like this book because it
Involves crushes, bestfriends, and secrets. These are all
things that us girls have to deal with. It was very easy to
get into the mood of the book and to just loose track of
time while reading it. I sure did!

-7th grader

Where the Kissing Never Stops by Ron Koertge

Christina Brownell — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:04:07 +0000

I absolutely loved this book. It was extremely entertaining. It is about a boy named walker, his dad just died. About a year later his mom announces that she has got a new job, as a stripper. He is absolutely shocked and angry. He does not want anyone to know about this, maybe not even his best friend Sully, who is a year older. His girlfriend moved away and he is lonely. Sully and Peggy introduce him to a new girl; Rachel who he does not realize will be the person he can’t stop thinking about. He will later lose his innocence to her, and go to where the kissing never stops.

Nate B. – 8th grade

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Christina Brownell — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:56:31 +0000

“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that’s what you’ve give me. That’s what I’d hope to give to you forever.” This is a story that many of you may have seen in the movies but it is nothing compared to the book. It is a story of true love and how no matter what happens in your life, your dreams will come true if you go after them. Noah Calhoun and Ally Hamilton are the two dreamers in this story who suffer many hard times and troubles in their life. They realize that not everything can be perfect like you want it to be. This is an amazing book, very poetic, and very romantic. For those of you who aren’t into gushy love stories, maybe this isnt the one for you. It is a book for more the adult like mind as there is some sexual references. Even still, there are many wonderful parts to this story that lead up to a wonderful ending. Of course, I cried as I always do when I read good books and I believe many of you will to. There are some chapters in the book that make the story come alive that weren’t in the movie. I do recommend reading the book first if you haven’t seen the movie yet. It will give you a whole new insight of the story and how wonderful a writer Sparks is. I do love to read but this story is exeptional! Absolutely the best!

Carly C. – 8th grade

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

Christina Brownell — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:45:54 +0000

Why would a family of extremely good-looking, amazingly brilliant, and shockingly pale people live in a small and rainy town in Oregon? Maybe because they are vampires; sun hurts and they don’t want people to pay much attention to them.Bella Swan moves in with her father for her senior year because her mother has gotten remarried to a man who travels too much. She meets Edward and they are instantly drawn to each other…until Edward becomes hostile. Bella can’t figure him out. Sometimes sweet and kind, sometimes powerfully rude, Edward is trying to prevent himself from falling for Bella. He can’t promise she will be safe with him. He is part of a group of humanitarian vampires who survive on animals instead of humans, but it takes real restraint and Bella tempts him. Once they decide to give it a go anyway, Bella is threatened by a brutal group of vampires passing through town and Edward and his family must defend her.

Three parts love story and one part thrilling vampire story, this book was unique and captivating. I especially liked the side plot about the local Native American tribe lore about this group of humanitarian vampires.

-M. Funke, Librarian