"Sparrow Hawk Red" by Ben Mikaelsen

After the car crash that killed Ricky's mother his Ricky's father wont take any actions. in the book Sparrow Hawk Red by Ben Mikaelsen only ricky and his new friend Soledad are heading to Mexico to catch the man that kill his mother. Soledad is pretty much a hobo that is helping ricky through his journey. through this time of getting mexico Ricky learns a powerful lesson the lesson of courage. will he get to Mexico alive and back? if you want to find out read Sparrow hawk red.

i would recommend this book to anyone interested in a big adventure or wants to read a good book. i would rate this book 3-5. it wasnt one of my favorite books.

"Rescue Josh McGuire" by Ben Mikaelsen

in the book Rescue, Josh McGuire by Ben mickaelsen bring Josh McGuire a boy beaten by his overly drunken father,Sam, starts getting these beatings after the death of his older brother Tye. while hunting up in the mountain josh's dad Sam shoots a black bear, the law is over in his town is if it the bear has a cub it is illegal to shoot it. when josh is told to fetch a bag Josh swears he saw a bear cub. did his dad kill a mother bear. what if it her cub what will happen to the bear and his dad. will josh save the baby bear before it is to late? when Josh hears that this baby bear will be tested and killed josh takes his brothers motorcycle, the cub and his dog.

if you want to read a book with wondering whats going to happen next then i recommend this book to you. this book is really good and a must read. i rate this 5-5

"Ghost of Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

ghost of spirit bear by ben mikaelsen brings back Cole Matthews but he isnt living in alaska anymore now he is back home, and has to deal with the worst part of coming back... High School. Cole is living with his mom back at home and is now best friends with Peter ( the boy that cole beat up). in this book cole has to attend school and has to hold his anger back or he will be put behind bars. but when the jocks and bullies of the school start picking on peter and cole this doesnt help Cole com his anger. if you remember in touching spirit bear the 1st book in this series it says how cole was beaten, cole condors this fear and goes and sees his father again but doesnt get the welcoming feeling he should get.

i would recommend this book to someone who read the first book and likes to make a difference in someones life. this book is a 4-5 rating.

"Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult, is about a boy named Peter Houghton and Peters friend Josie Cormier. Peter is big trouble not for a fight not for swearing but for killing and injuring a number of people. Peter isnt your everyday picked on boy, he is injured and embarrassed twice as worse.he was getting picked on from the day he starting kindergarten to the day he had enough.Peter gets kick,hit,beat on and much more. He told everyone but a teacher giving a student a warning or whatever isnt going to help him through this. the only thing he wanted was to end it all. so peter took 2 shotguns and ammo and did what he thought was his only option,and that was to punish the ones who did this to him. Josie how ever is the daughter of Alex Cormier. Alex cares for josie more than anything. when Josie was young and before she got into that whole popular crowd she was best friends with people. they hung out like all the time. they played during and after school. they were close. but going into the popular crowd changed Josie and change the relationship between Josie and peter. they talked very little after the day Josie told him they shouldn't be friends. when it came time for Peter to go kill all those people he knew who he wanted to die and who he wanted to live. Nineteen Minutes is a sad but catching book. if you are a person that can sit down and read a book and understand what peter went through this book is for you. if i had to rate this book there is no rating it is going to be the best book you ever read and you are going want to read it over and over again.

"Al Capone Shines my Shoes" by Gennifer Choldenko

Al Capone Shines my Shoes brings back Moose Flanagan and his friends. in the former book Moose ask the one and only Al Capone for help. He writes a note to Al Capone if he could get his mental sister Natalie into the school that could bring her head into reality. the note that he got back from AL Capone said Done on it. when you ask someone for help you have to return the favor. that is what this book is mostly about.Moose got a note from Al Capone telling him "your turn". If i had to rate this book i would rate it 5 out of 5 stars. this is a really good book and it is a must read.

"Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse is about a girl named billy Jo who is living through the Dust Bowl. in this book Billy Jo is in love with the piano. her mom and her share the love of the piano. Billy Jo's, mother is expecting a baby and things go terribly wrong with that. Out of the Dust has many good short stories, the book itself was amazing. i would rate this higher than a 5 out of 5, i would give it a 10 out of 10. i would recommend this book to anyone that likes a really good book and loves to read attaching books.

"The Outsiders" by S.E.Hinton

In the book the Outsiders by S.E Hinton, a boy named Ponyboy travels in a gang called The Greasers. the Greasers have a fear of another gang called the Socs is short for the Socials. The Socs are a wealthy gang. Not like the greasers , they are really poor. not only are they poor but they all are parent less. they travel as a family. Ponyboy is different than all of them. he isn't the same. Ponyboy is 14 and likes to watch movies. the rest of the gang aren't quit into it like he is.if i had to rate this i would rate it 2 1/2 out of 5 starsi would recommend it mostly to boys, because it is more of a boy thing than a girl.

"Al Capone Does my Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

Alcapone Does My Shirt is all about a boy that moves to Alcatraz, because his dad got a job as a guard there. Moose moved to Alcatraz with his mom dad and little/big sister Natalie. Natalie had a problem with herself. every year she wouldn't get any older. on her birthday she turned 10 and 10 was the only number she turned. When moving to Alcatraz, Moose met some friends along the way. Moose had many friend Piper was a friend to him but wasn't a friend at the same time. Piper was the daughter of Moose's fathers boss. The one thing that Moose cant live with out is baseball. that is were he met another friend. On the first day of play a kid came up to him and asked him if he could get a ball that one of the prisoner played with. the rule was on alcatraz that if it went over you kept it. So Moose wanted on so bad.Rating 5-5 stars.it is a good book for everyone.

"Hanging on to Max" by Margaret Bechard

Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard is about a boy named Sam who is a senior and school is finally almost over for him. he is dealing with a lot, school, collage and a baby. Max is Sam's 11 month old son. Sam, his dad, his aunt and his uncle are all there to help Sam through everything. Later on in the book, Sam confronts another problem, a girl named Clarie, a girl Sam deeply has a crush on also has a child. Emily is Clarie's child and Sam and Clarie are working hard together to pass school and take care of their children.I would rate it 4 1/2 out of 5 starsi would recommend this to middle school and high school students.

"Crispin: at the Edge of the World" by Avi

Crispin and Bear are back in another one of Avis books. But, Crispin and Bear have a harder task this time. The group just left the kings place and now are setting a new journey. Along their journey Bear and Crispin met new friends along the way. Aude a healer and saver to bear sets out with her daughter Troth to help a lady who is having trouble giving birth to her child. Aude tried helping the lady before the baby died, but sadly it was to late and it was the end of Aude too. going back to Bear, Troth joined the boys in their journey. one really strong question that she asked bear catches Bear off guard but Bear doesn't tell her a lie, tell her she is now is his daughter.i rate this book a 5-5 starsi recommend this to who ever is into the past and loves a good story.