The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum

You've never been kissed before. You have a boyfriend, although he wants to wait for the "perfect" time. Which is apparently your birthday. Also his. Then an Italian (and very hot) exchange student comes into the picture when he wants to join the school play(which you are the assistant director of). Remember how you've never been kissed? Not after the day the exchange student arrived. Oh, but he didn't kiss you. Your teacher did. On purpose. Out of nowhere. In front of (almost) everyone. Yup.

Grade: B

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Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

It starts out with a girl riding a bike to the mall. Her name is Lizzie, and she's going to help her friend pick out a prom dress. Which was exactly what was on her mind when the car hit her. You might think this is the end of her story, but it's only the beginning.

Grade: B

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Okay, I have to admit, I didn't read this book because I wanted to. Well, sort of. It was for a project at school. It was so amazing, I immediately read the rest of the series. Anyway, if you like adventure, then this is the book for you. What if one day you wake up, find your younger sibling missing, and when you look for her you enter a world you never knew existed. Oh, and did I mention you're supposed to save it from total chaos and destruction?

I give this book a B+.

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Switched by Amanda Hocking

I just finished this book last night. It was so good, I couldn't wait to borrow the next one from Girl #12 (a different friend) today. So, I went on Amazon.com, found the next book, and read the little "sneak peek" that was there. Okay, I'll tell you about the book now. You probably think trolls are short, multi-colored creatures but, really they look like us. The only difference is their magical powers. Wendy has never fit in to her family, and now there's actually a reason why.

I give this book an A-.

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Abandon by Meg Cabot

If you like fantasy, romance, and most of all, Ancient Greek myths, you'll love this book. Exactly as I have. Usually though, I would rather a bit more blood. At the beginning, I couldn't get through it because, well, (don't judge me when I say this) I actually feel the main character's feelings as their own. (Remember what I said in my first post about my friends ignoring me at lunch? Reading books like this makes up for my lack of a social life.)

I give this book a B+.


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A random list of amazing books I've read: (not in any particular order, I just type as I remember)

*Graceling Series- followed by Fire and Bitterblue
*Uglies series- followed by Pretties, Specials, and Extras
*The Fault In Our Stars
*The Hourglass Door- followed by The Golden Spiral and The Forgotten Locket
*Maximum Ride series- I'm too lazy to list them all
*Gregor the Overlander- followed by 4 more (p.s. if you beg and plead I will tell you a secret about what I'm doing with the last book)

I know, I know that's not a lot, only twenty-something titles. I'll give you some more later. Peace out!

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