Reader: Grant D.
Age: 14
Title: The Alamo (I, Q #4)
Author: Michael P. Spradlin, Roland Smith
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Pub Date: 07/01/13
Galley: Yes
Top 25: No
Convince us to read the book: I think this book was an average adventure spy book. I would recommend this to people who have read the books before this because this is book four of the series. It seemed like there was barely any character development.
Memorable or Forgettable: I'm sure that by next year I will have forgotten about this book, It had a boring, kind of expected story line.
Cover: Yes, I like the cover. That was one of the reasons I picked it up for the first time. It gave a feel of a mystery book but, it wasn't.
Age Range: 12 through 13
Quality: 3Q Readable
Popularity: 3P Some teen appeal
tags: mystery / spy thriller / I, Q / ya lit
Reader: Grant D
Age: 13
Title: Monument 14: Sky On Fire
Author: Emma Laybourne
Publisher: Feiwel And Friends
Pub Date: 05/28/13
Galley: Yes
Top 25: No
Convince us to read the book: I would not recommend this book because of a few reasons: I felt that there was little character development and almost all the dialogue was predictable and not grabbing my attention.
Memorable or Forgettable: I found this book forgettable because it felt like just another action book trying to be the next big thing. The writing felt as though it was trying too hard.
Cover: I didn't like the cover that much because it made the book look like another zombie apocalypse book with all the blood and gloom.
Age Range: 12 through 13
Quality: 2Q Needs more work
Popularity: 4P Broad general teen appeal
Annotation: In this action filled adventure, fourteen kids are trying to escape madness and horror. They are faced with the crucial decision of whether to stay or go.
tags: dystopia / apocalypse / Monument 14 series / ya lit
Reader: Grant D
Age: 13
Title: Ask The Passengers
Author: A.S. King
Publisher: Little, Brown and company
Pub Date: 10/23/12
Galley: No
Top 25: Yes
Convince us to read the book: Everyone should definitely read this book because of the amazing writing by King. She takes this great story and somehow brings it to another level. The story seems so real and every moment the characters are learning and progressing. By the end you can see the teenagers mature and learn about themselves.
Memorable or Forgettable: This book was very memorable because it is one of the first books that has really changed the way I think in many ways and I would guess it would do the same for a lot of people.
Cover: I liked the cover a bit but not a lot. I guess it shows Astrid watching the planes and thinking, that is a lot of the book.
Age Range: 14 through 18 and up
Quality: 5Q Hard to imagine a better book
Popularity: 4P Broad general teen appeal
Annotation: In this wonderful book called Ask The Passengers is a story of a girl named Astrid Jones who is a young adult trying to find her true sexuality.
tags: GLBTQ / coming of age / ya lit
Reader: Grant D
Age: 13
Title: Pandemonium
Author: Chris Wooding and Cassandra Diaz
Publisher: Scholastic
Pub Date: 02/01/12
Galley: No
Top 25: No
Convince us to read the book: Pandemonium is an interesting book. The authors' humor shows through in the pictures and dialogue and the book is perfectly set up for a sequel. The problem was that the plot was predictable. I thought the characters were very well thought out and you could see them develop and grow.
Memorable or Forgettable: I enjoyed this book because the sinister characters are shrouded in mystery and I hope that there is an interesting back story that goes with them.
Cover: I love the cover, adventure is my drug and the cover captured me right away. The picture might be a tad bit dark for the over all story.
Age Range: Not provided
Quality: 3Q Readable
Popularity: 3P Some teen appeal
tags: graphic novel / fantasy / adventure / ya lit
