Jackass 3D (Rated R)

Hi I'm Esteban Mena and the Jackass 3D!! If your a fan of the original Jackass series than believe me the guys don't get any better than this. I went to the movies opening night and believe me I was lucky to get a ticket. But what do you expect from the movie that gained the most most money in October movie History. Every second of the movie is filled with extreme, over the top and might I say very stupid and idiotic stunts. But be warned, if you do go to see this movie come prepared with an empty stomach and a barf bag because you will see some pretty sick things. So if you have the stomach to see a the whole Jackass Crew, and a ton of midgets (haha), duke it out on their greatest movie than go grab a 20 and head to the theater to get your ticket for the funniest movie of your life.

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Name: Caitlin

Grade: 12

Title: Fight Club

Author: Chuck Palahniuk

There are times in everyone's life when you just want to punch someone in the face. It's unavoidable- especially when you have insomnia so bad that the only way to get a good night's sleep is to delve into the world of the terminally ill. In Fight Club, this is exactly how the narrator's life plays out. Our narrator, who is sometimes referred to as "Joe," but is otherwise unnamed, has been having trouble getting to sleep lately. Joe finds that the only nights he can fall asleep are the nights when he attends his testicular cancer meetings. Fortunately for Joe, he doesn't have testicular cancer; the only way he can fall asleep is if he encounters people who's lives are even less significant than his own. At one of his cancer meetings, he meets the twisted, dark, Marla. Along with Marla comes Tyler. Tyler is everything Joe wishes he was. Tyler has Marla, Tyler knows how to make soap, nitroglycerin, bombs, and how to lead a crowd.

Joe's world warps and changes as Tyler shapes and forms a club- a Fight Club. They meet in the basements of bars. The rules are short, simple, and not to be broken. Two men at a time fight in silence. The fight will not stop until one of the competitors asks or goes limp. The number one rule of Fight Club is not to talk about fight club.

As Fight Club's popularity spreads, Joe's sense of reality and society are warped and twisted until there is no path in front of him. Every day is ruled by Tyler, but Tyler is never around. Joe still has insomnia and everything around him is crumbling. That is what Fight Club can do.

Fight Club was an amazing novel. Palahniuk writes like he's in a movie. It's action-packed, ironic and so very twisted. The twists left me shocked and the ending left me feeling melancholy, but at the same time was perfect.

I picked this book up because I've heard amazing things about Palahinuk and everyone is always teasing me about never having seen Fight Club. Now I can tease them because they haven't read it.

I finished it because I couldn't put it down.

I'd give this book to anyone that loves books written in different ways or fast-paced plots with fascinating characters. Or, anyone that likes reading about cults causing havoc in society. :)

Just remember, kids. The first rule of Fight Club is: Don't talk about Fight Club.

Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin

Name: Krystiana Graham

Grade: 12th

Title: Low Red Moon

Author: Ivy Devlin

Werewolves, murder, romance; who can’t help but pick up this type of book? Avery Hood is a teenage girl living in a small town utterly surrounded by woods. Having recently lost her parents in a murder which left their hacked into pieces leaves her with no memory of that night, except flashes of silver. Now forced to live with a grandmother she barely knows, she feels lost in a world she can’t control, and has no desire to be a part of. She goes back to school only to have whispers following her around. And when she wakes up one morning, with a part of her hair suddenly blood red, word gets about that she’s cursed.

Cue entrance of Ben, the new kid in town. And despite all the gossip circulating about Avery, he goes to her, and tries to talk to her. You soon see a sort of relationship developing between Avery and Ben, as they tell each other more about what they’re like, what they’ve been through. Everything is going fine, until another family, who lived deep in the woods like Avery and her parents did, were murdered. Once again the blood red streak showed up in Avery’s hair, and Ben’s uncle sees it, and realizes what Avery is.

After discovering that she has a connection to the forest, Avery soon starts attempting to put two and two together to figure out who her parents were murdered by. However, the conclusion she comes too couldn’t be farther from the truth, and when the real murderer steps forward, it’ll take all Avery has just to survive.

Ivy Devlin has created a masterpiece that takes you on a journey into a world of mystery, of danger, murder, love, and that always constant connection of the supernatural. It's an excellent example of a book that leaves you frozen in your seat. With a conclusion that keeps you guessing, and yet completely satisfied, you can't help but find yourself wishing, and hoping for a sequel. Ivy Devlin-defiantly an author worth reading.

I picked up this book because: It was a book my mother had found for me, and brought home for me. Always one for a good crime/supernatural story, I couldn’t wait to start it.

I finished this book because: Ivy Devlin managed to produce a book that not only caught me hook, line, and sinker, but a book that left me yearning to read more. I’m only surprised I didn’t manage to finish it sooner, considering I’m sure I didn’t even put it down in my sleep.

I'd give this book to: Anyone who loves to read about either the supernatural, crime, or romance stories.

Rating: ****

The Saga of Larten Crepsley

Name: Serina

Grade: 12+

Book title: The Saga of Larten Crepsley: Birth of a killer

Author: Darren Shan

Larten Crepsley and his cousin Vur Horsten stuck together like glue. Living in a poor family of many children is difficult, especially due to the time era. Because of their poverty, Larten and vur work as child labourers at a silk making factory. In the factory to tell where each child should be at which job, they die the children's hair. Larten and Vur both ended up with an unnatural shade of orange. While at their job, they are under the watful eye of a brutal man who likes to beat the children for doing anything out of line. On one particular day, he chooses to take his wrath out on Larten's cousin Vur. After holding Vur's head in a vat of water until he drowned, Larten became insane with rage and attacked the brute, slicing his throat clean open with an unknown object he found on the floor. Frightened by his bloody deed and labeled a murderer, Larten fled. He ran until he was no longer able to, and when a heavy rain washed over him in the cold of the night, he took shelter in a nearby cemetery inside a crypt, eating spiderwebs to fill his starving stomach. There, he meets Seba Nile, and elderly man that tells the boy he is a creature of the night, a vampire, and that Larten may join him as his apprentice if he wishes to. That night Larten would have to choose between an immortal life and his humanity. And there is no going back...

By now nearly everyone knows the story of Darren Shan, a young half vampire under the service of master Larten Crepsley. But readers do not know Mr. Crepsley's story. The author Darren Shan fixes this particular problem with his new set of books coming out, the first one being titled, "Birth of a Killer." The book was fast paced, not watered down, and exciting, following in Darren Shan's traditional style of writing. While there is not an incredible amount of action in the first book, the series is looking very promising.

I picked this book up because I read everything by Darren Shan.

I finished this book because it was a quick read and was also a great read!

I'd give this book to any Darren Shan fan or anyone who is a bit bored with pansy vampires.

**** Really liked it!

Hate List by Jennifer Brown

“Loser.” “You suck.” “Goin’ to a funeral, Sister Death?” “What’re you lookin’ at?”

Have you ever been bullied? Or perhaps you have been the bully? I think most of us would probably answer yes but why? Why is our world so full of hate? Why can’t we all just get along? How come some people get all the luck and all the friends and others seem to be magnets for pain? Why is it so easy to tease or taunt someone who is different and so hard to see them as human?

How can you stop the bullying? Do you stand up for yourself or do you retreat into your own private world? Is there a safe way to release your anger?

What if your release became known to the world and viewed as the motivation for another person’s crime? Are you a victim or a murderer?
Valerie and her boyfriend Nick were sick and tired of being picked on. Valerie began channeling her pain by writing the “Hate List”, a list of people and things she hated. On May 2nd Nick came to school with a gun and killed six people, wounded countless others including Valerie, and then committed suicide. Is it just a coincidence that the targets names appeared on the “Hate List”? Was Valerie involved in the shooting? Did she mean to get shot or was she a hero for interfering and saving others? Will Val ever be able to move forward with her life or will she always be the author of the Hate List?

Why I picked up the book: I've had an advanced reader copy sitting on my shelf for over a year but it just kept getting pushed to the bottom of the stack. Then the book was chosen as one of the 2011 Great Stories CLUB titles.

Why I finished it: Valerie. You can understand her pain and hope she will be able to forgive herself, continue on, and realize high school isn't forever. I also had to find out what happened with her family.

I'd give it to: everyone! Parents, teachers, and teens. Anyone who has ever felt like an outcast, been bullied, or been a bully. Nothing in life is black and white. Everyone needs someone to care about them.

Rating: 5 of 5 stars (AMAZING)