I enjoyed the novel Wish you were Dead by Todd Strasser. It had a very unique story line. I recommend it for people in high school or middle school. It is about a popular group of high school students who disappear one by one and the main character, Madison, who is a part of the popular group, is...
Todd Strasser writes about a side of life that many people don't get to see, and the struggles and choices of a boy named DeShawn. This book was heartbreaking but surprisingly eye-opening. The ending was sad, but realistic. You can't expect anything different from Todd Strasser. After reading his...
After reading "If I grow up", what I feel the most is that our current lives are really blessed. People in the book don't really have choices, even they are smart enough to have a better life such as the main character. DeShawn tries different ways to get out of what seems like destiny for every ...
"Du kommst hier nicht raus, wenn du ihnen vorspielst, was sie haben wollen. Du kommst hier erst raus, wenn du bist, was sie haben wollen"Zum BuchinhaltDer 15jährige Conner hat keine Ahnung, wohin ihn die beiden Fremden bringen, die ihn entführt, mit Handschellen gefesselt und auf den Rücksitz ein...
Impact Zone: The most dangerous part of the wave You gotta beat it...or you'll eat it. Ever since he went up against the locals and broke into the lineup, Kai has had his own crew. Spazzy is a summer kid with a lot of fancy gear. He looks like a total shubee. But on the board he's good, really...
Alex is home with the chicken pox for the day when four mobsters, in pursuit of his toy car--which contains a secret microchip--attempt to break in. "Attempt" is the operative word here--because they are going to have to get through Alex and his amazing booby traps to do their dirty work!
A novelization of the sequel to the hugely popular Twentieth Century Fox motion picture, Home Alone, finds Kevin McCallister having the time of his life in Manhattan while his family is in Florida. Movie tie-in.
Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.comEvery person in the world should read this book. That being said, I'll admit right off that I hate guns. Absolutely abhor them. I'm the mother who refuses to let her children play with toy guns, even water pistols. Why? Why, indeed. Why let your children shoot t...
The events of "Star Wars Episode I," as seen through the eyes of its youngest hero, Anakin Skywalker, who must leave his home planet of Tatooine to join the Jedi ranks ... and start on the epic journey that will lead him to become Darth Vader.
An entire summer spent living it up on the Jersey shore; what could be more perfect? That's what the seven random teenagers to came together to share a rented beach house thought. But bringing 7 different teenagers with personalities and motives into 1 beach house? Things of course didn't go as p...
The cops cracked down on illegal races, and now the only street racing around is at the hottest casino on the strip. The casino owner is starting his own high-stakes, high-payoff drift team -- and there's little he wouldn't do to have Sin City's best drifter. Kennin's under pressure to quit the ...
Kevin was stretched out on the king-size bed, eating a large hot fudge sundae and watching a black-and-white gangster tape he'd rented from the hotel. Now this is a vacation! he thought with a big smile. On the TV screen a shapely woman let herself into a dimly lit room and tiptoed past the dark ...
The boat is yanked sideways with such force that Gwen is tossed out. Somehow Pip, Queequeg, and Ishmael hang on while the chase boat is dragged, skipping and skittering like a skimmed stone. The knotted line has caught on something in the bow, but Ishmael is being buffeted so hard he can’t focus....
For the first time in weeks we all have a meal together. The twins seem really happy to see me, and everyone is on their best behavior.Later, Ron drives us back to Dignityville. It’s silent in the car, as if no one can think of a safe topic to discuss. Not Ron’s business, not being homeless, not ...
Some took their seats, others stood around talking. Robert Billings was by the windows, tying knots in the blind cords. While he was doing that, Brad, his incessant tormentor, walked past and patted him on the back, sticking a small sign that said “kick me” to his shirt. It looked like just anoth...
Kevin stayed in the house. He was terrified that the police or old man Marley would get him. But there was nothing left to eat that was easily nukable or could be consumed straight from the box. And he was getting hungry. With about an hour of sunlight left, Kevin made a bold decision. There was ...
“Going out, Mom,” I called, then went out the door. I’d just gotten to my car when I heard, “Shels?” Her silhouette was in the doorway. “Where are you going?” “Just out.” I immediately regretted that I hadn’t been more specific. It sounded made up and feeble. “Out where?” “To Roman’s. I won’t sta...
(7 minutes earlier)“RICH BITCH,” TYLER Starling muttered as he steered with one hand and turned up the music with the other. It was something he called hard-style techno, which, he claimed, was very popular in Germany and the Netherlands.Next to him in the dark car, I winced. The loud thumping mu...
asked the burly guy with the round baby blue eyes behind the counter. He’d introduced himself as Joseph, and Claire was discovering that the ferocious scowl was probably an illusion caused by thick, jutting eyebrows that almost met over the bridge of what looked like a once-broken nose. He wiped ...
A plan? In it with someone else? What was Chief Jenkins talking about? What could Jerry have to do with this? And how could the knife have come from Katherine’s house?For the hundredth time I go over it in my head, replaying everything that’s happened. No, that’s not quite true. There’s one memor...
We’re under attack!” We were in the middle of learning ratios when Principal Sharp’s voice crackled over the PA system: “Follow your teacher’s instructions! Duck and cover! Duck and cover!” Puddin’ Belly Wright ran to the windows. A few weeks earlier, Principal Sharp had told each teacher to sele...
First we had to scrape together the entry fee to get into the Boonta Classic. We waited until the next morning and then returned to the junk shop where Qui-Gon tried to make a deal with Watto. That’s when I knew how serious Qui-Gon’s problems really were. To get the entry ...
BY Coolio BAD TO THE BONE The sound of Simon crying in another room woke me. The baby’s cries were like a little bird’s squawks. Sunlight pressed against the red and green curtains Tanisha had hung over the windows. Still half-asleep, I lay tangled in the deep blue sheets and listened to my son b...
She was wearing a white medical jacket, and a black stethoscope hung around her neck. Jillian jumped up to meet her, with Marta, Kai, Bean, and Booger close behind. “He’s awake and breathing on his own,” the doctor announced with a smile. Jillian breathed an audible sigh of relief, then collapsed...
THE SPEAKER OF THOSE WORDS WAS MY boyfriend, Nasim. It was the first time anyone ever said that to me, and I had to admit that it felt good. Right up there with “You’re pretty” or “You’re smart.” No, even better than “You’re smart.” “Thank you,” I replied. “You’re welcome.” Nasim was Persian and ...