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On the Frontline, by Tom Neven, softcover, 215 pages, WaterBrook Press, List price: $14

On the Frontline, by Tom Neven, softcover, 235 pages, WaterBrook Press, List price: $14

On the Frontline by Tom Neven was a interesting true story about todays Military life and service. At no point did I want to put this book down. Tom Neven is a former Marine who served for seven years all over the world. He brought in all the true aspects of joining the military in any branch discussing the point of views from many servicemen and women who went through similar but very different events during their service. No story was the same from the people who he interviewed. Some of the issues he discussed were loneliness, debt, relationships and fear. All of theses had different views on them from many of the people who he interviewed and met with during his time in the service. Most of this book was written by him but some of it was writings from others which made it interesting and not just one sided.

Tom Nevens purpose of writing this book would be to educate and be a guide to anybody who wants to go into the military and what's to expect and what's most important what you can't expect. He definitely tried his best to give the most accurate view of what happen and did not leave anything out. This book was very throughout and descriptive. This book is written for both men and women of all ages particularly under 18 thinking of enlisting in the Military and serving the United States of America.    

Long Walk to Water

 

A review of a Long Walk to Water

 "A long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park  is a true story about  Salva and Nya who live in different countries in Africa.  It tells two separate stories.  One is about evacuating a village to another country.  That is the Salva’s  part of the story where a war happens and the boy and family have to leave the country.  He spends many years at the refugee camp after the country kicks him out.  He goes through many different challenges including crossing the Nile River which has crocodiles in it and over a thousand people shooting at the escaping refugees.  In the Nya’s  story, every day she has to go to get water in another village and it takes her all day to go there and come back with water.  When the water runs out, she and her family have to leave to go to a camp right next to a lake.  Salva gets evacuated to America by himself after getting lost from his family.  Then he returns to Africa to help other Africans.  At the end of the story Salva helps the girl’s village and they meet.  This is a really good book that I highly recommend.  It is set in a really interesting country.  I like that there are two stories because it makes it interesting.  The Salva works as hard as he can so that the Nya’s village wouldn’t fall apart.  People who like action adventure would like this book.  With this book, if you read the first word, you will read the last word.

Pretty Little Liars

                                  Pretty Little Liars

                                                         By Sara Shepard

"Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret." Junior high best friends, Aria, Hanna, Emily and Spencer's lives were turned upside down when one of their best friends, Alison, goes missing. Years later the girls are now in high school and have grown apart. But when Aria returns with her family from overseas, the question of what ever happened to Alison seems to grow stronger. They have also started to receive mysterious, threatening notes from 'A.' The very first one 'A' ever wrote was to Aria and it said, "Aria: Surprise! I wonder what your pig puppet will have to say about this...-A" The girls set out to find where Alison really went and who exactly is 'A'?

I really enjoyed this book it has a very gripping plot and is hard to put down. The characters all bring different qualities to the book. I would definitely recommend this book to young adults and people who like light reading!

The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Perks of being a Wallflower
The book Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is about a young boy named Charlie. Fifteen-year-old Charlie is coping with the suicide of his friend, Michael. To lessen the fear and anxiety of starting high school alone, Charlie starts writing letters to a stranger, someone he heard was nice but has never met in person.”I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn’t try to sleep with people even if they could have. I need to know that these people exist.” (pg 4) At school, Charlie finds a friend and mentor in his English teacher, Bill. He also overcomes his chronic shyness and approaches a classmate, Patrick, who, along with his step-sister Sam, become two of Charlie's best friends During the course of the school year, Charlie has his first date and his first kiss, he deals with bullies, he experiments with drugs and drinking, and he makes friends, loses them, and gains them back. I personally love this book because of the twist and turns that come up. It tells its readers that its okay to not be noticed and to stay strong.

Check out this great interveiw with author and director Stephen Chbosky!  

The Secret Life of Bees By Sue Monk Kidd

 

Lily Owens is a fourteen year old girl whose life has been shaped around the few memories she has of the afternoon her mother was killed.  Now she lives with her harsh and neglectful father, T. Ray on his peach farm just outside of Sylvan, South Carolina.  Thank goodness she has her nanny, Rosaleen, a strong, big-hearted black woman she calls her "stand in mother."  The story takes place during the 1960's.  At this time in history, African-Americans were no longer slaves but they still weren't treated fairly by the white people of the south.  Things just aren't right for Lily or Rosaleen.  Rosaleen has been targeted by three of the worst racists in town, she is jailed, and her life is in danger.  Lily, after finding a bag in the attic that contained the last traces of her mother - a pair of white gloves and a small wooden picture of a black Madonna with the words "Tiburon, S.C." handwritten on the back, wants nothing more than to try to find out more about the mother she lost.  Lily is determined to save Rosaleen and herself.  They escape and take off  on a journey headed to Tiburon, S.C., the only clue to the past.  Once Lily and Rosaleen reach their destination, they are taken in by three black beekeeping sisters who teach them about the world of bees and honey, and the mystery of the Black Madonna. 

            August said, "Listen to me now, Lily.  I'm going to tell you something I want you always to remember, all right?"

            Her face had grown serious.  Intent.  Her eyes did not blink.

            "All right," I said, and I felt something electric slide down my spine.

            "Our Lady is not some magical being out there somewhere, like a fairy godmother.  She's not the statue in the parlor.  She's something inside of you.  Do you understand what I'm telling you?"

            "Our lady is inside me," I repeated, not sure I did.

            "You have to find a mother inside yourself.  We all do.  Even if we already have a mother, we still have to find this part of ourselves inside."

The friendships that develop between the women will make your heart feel good and at times will make you laugh and cry.  Lily ends up forming relationships she would never expect, ultimately leading to secrets about her mom and herself.           Victoria