Summer Promise, Christy Miller Series By: Robin Jones Gunn

In the first book Summer Promise by Robin Jones Gunn's Christy Miller Series. Is about a 14 year old girl named Christy who is stoked for her summer vacation to California with her Aunt and Uncle. Upon arriving to the place of New Port Beach California things appear great, but as time goes by things Christy realizes that she doesn't fit in with the crowd that lives in the town. After tons of embarrasment as well as rejection Christy's Aunt decides that if she undergoes a makeover things will be better. As Christy undergoes her transformation, she thinks that it will help gain the respect of Todd, Spencer, and Alissa who all seem to live different lives than she does. As things progress, and promises are broken. Christy not only realizes that beauty is skin deep, but fitting in is not always the best thing. Although Christy's friends have treated her different, there are still those who are there when you can't see. All promises are meant to be kept, and hopefully Christy will keep her summer promise. The other two books of the Volume inclue A Whisper and a Wish, as well as Yours Forever! I really enjoyed this book, and I hope you shall too!

The rating of this book would be a 4, because I enjoyed it very much.

The popularity of this book would be a 2 because it appeals to some teens, but not all.

Demonata Book 7 By Darren Shan

Ultimate gore master Darren Shan has done it again!

In book seven of his Demonata series, the story is told by, once more, none other than Bec. After being brought back to life by stealing Bill-E's body, Bec is at a loss of how to deal with the new world when her soul has been locked within a cave for thousands of years. After the death of Uncle Dervish's nephew, the man presses Bec harshly for the boy's memories, making her feel very much like a mistreated young girl, but this soon becomes the least of her problems. The notorious miser of misery, Lord Loss, has returned, only to be found working for an even more powerful force that even Beranabus cannot torture information about out of other demons. The only thing they seem to know is that it has been nicknamed, 'The Shadow." After many trials of blood, guts and pus, Bec manages to fight her way, along with her companions, to face off against the new foe. But they may have discovered something more than they ever could have bargained for. Will this finally be the end of humanity as we know it?

*Quality- 4Q (Better than most)

*Popularity- 3P (Some teen appeal, certainly not for the faint of heart)

Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me

Wonderful Tonight, by 60's model Pattie Boyd, is a wonderfully eloquent autobiography about the icon's personal experiences and adventures in the exciting era of the 60's and 70's. Pattie Boyd grew up in Kenya, Africa and after moving to England began a stunning career as a model. She even worked many times with the model legend Twiggy. In 1964 she was offered a small part in the Beatles first movie, A Hard Day's Night as one of many lovestruck school girls. She however, actually got to be in the same scenes as the Beatles. The connection was instant and the chemistry was undeniable George Harrison (the Beatles' guitarist) and Pattie Boyd fell in love. They soon were married, and being married to a Beatle would obviously not be an exactly normal life. However rough times were ahead and George's and Pattie's marriage began to fall apart. Enter: Eric Clapton. One of George's closest friends and hopelessly in love with Pattie. What began then was a confusing triangle which eventually led to the divorce of George and Pattie and the not so great relationship between her and Eric. Wonderful Tonight reads like a fictional love story rather than a biography. It is an excellent and fast paced read that any Beatles fan or 60's and 70's fan is sure to adore. It contains several pages of rare photographs from Pattie Boyd's personal collection and is a fascinating insight into the behind the scenes life of the 60's Rock N' Roll lifestyle. Sure to be a great read for any Rock N' Roll buff.

P:4 Q:5

Black and White by Paul Volponi

What does it mean to be a good friend? Does it mean you look beyond the color of someone’s skin? Does it mean you stick by them through thick and thin? Does it mean risking your life and taking the fall in order to protect them?
Marcus and Eddie are best friends. They do everything together including being the stars of the basketball team and have earned the nicknames “Black and White”, just like the color of their skin. While they have broken stereotypes and claim to have each other’s backs, one bad choice—one mistake—will change the course of their lives and their friendship forever. Can friendship have shades of gray or is everything just Black and White?

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Charlie Gordon is 32 years old and has an IQ of 68. He holds a job at Donners bakery as a delivery boy and attends Beekman College Center for Retarded Adults, where he is learning to read and write. Charlie has been picked to have a special operation that may allow him to be the first person to their intelligence increased. The researchers have performed this same operation on a special mouse named Algernon and it has been extremely successful. Charlie has always wanted to be smart and this is his chance.

Charlie is asked to document his journey, his thoughts, feelings, and memories as progress reports or journal entries. It isn’t long before Charlie is reading multiple languages and acquiring knowledge that far surpasses that of the doctors responsible for his success. But have they done enough research into the side effects and lasting potential of the experiment? Will Charlie forever be a new man or is he only a flower, which will bloom and then fade away?

Review by Chanda L: Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

This book is the conclusion to the Inkheart trilogy. It is full of twists, turns, and unsuspected surprises. This would be one of those books that if you have a lot of time on your hands it would be great. Its action packed and very hard to put down believe me.