Jacks New Power – Jack Gantos

Jack’s family has left Florida and now is living in the Caribbean. Just when the family arrives on a beach a couple is drowning so Jack’s dad jumps into the water and saves them. Jack and his family move into there home and hire a maid. The maid lets Jack and his little brother chase a headless chicken and since Jack chased the chicken he gets blood poisoning. But that is the least of Jack’s worries because he gets into a pepper eating contest with his dad and loses after eating 7 hot peppers. Then when his sister makes a friend Jack falls in love with his sisters friend and does everything to get her to like him. This book is really funny.

By: Jupinder p.

Jack on the Tracks Four Seasons of 5th grade – Jack Gantos

In this very funny book Jack and his family have moved to Miami. Jack hopes that this will be a good a normal year but boy is he wrong. In this year his fifth grade teacher is obsessed with french and his house is near a railroad track where a train goes everyday. But thats not all he made a friend which gave him a cat but the cat isn’t normal it is a pyhsco killer cat it kills mice day and night. If  you want to find out what are the new adventures Jack is having read this book.

By:Jupinder P.

Tempted – P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Zoey and Stevie Ray’s friendship is hanging by a thread but that is the least of their worries right now. Zoey has just banished Kalona and Nefret. Zoey has to re unite the fledglings after Nefrets’s time of terror and Zoey is getting dreams about A-ya that she should let Kalona back into the world but Zoey is fighting against it.

Stevie Ray has kept a lot of things from Zoey but she thought she could handle it. Turns out she can’t. She doesn’t want to tell Zoey that she is helping one of Kalona’s sons. Stevie Ray is starting to act weirder around Zoey so Zoey is starting to question Stevie Ray. If you want to see what happens to Zoey and Stevie Ray read this book.

By: Jupinder P.

Hero – Mike Lupica

Billy Harriman’s dad died during a government operation and Billy wants to find out how he died. During his research about his dad Billy finds out his dad had superpowers and he has inherited them. Billy asks “Uncle” John , a long time friend of Billy’s dad, what he should do but John says he doesn’t know what he should do. Billy then meets Mr. Herbert who guides him how to use his powers and to use them for good and to fight against crime. Billy then learns that John is in the group that killed his dad. If you want to know what is going to happen next READ this book.

By: Jupinder p.

Nerds 2 – Michael Buckley

Jackson and the NERDS have completed the mission and stopped Dr. Jigsaw but now there is another evil person called Simon who wants to take over the world. Jackson and NERDS find out who Simon is and it is actual one of their very own members who ran away. Jackson and the NERDS try to stop him but he was to strong and put them in a cell where their powers don’t work. If you want to find out what happens to Jackson and the NERDS read this book.

By: Jupinder P.

Jack Adrift 4th Grade Without a Clue – Jack Gantos

Jack just arrived on a naval base in Cape Hatteras, NC and his first of his home is a bad one. His home is a camouflaged trailer in the middle of a swamp. The best place to live if your a 10 year old boy. When school starts he knows he is going to love this year of school because he is completely in love with his teacher Miss Noelle. When things seem to be going right for Jack the principal gives him the job of “Respect Detective” which is just another name for snitch but that is the least of Jack’s worries because the local vet asks Jack to rehabilitate a backwards footed duck in time for the pet parade. If you want to find out what happens to Jack read this book. It is really funny.

By: Jupinder P.

Twelfth Grade Kills – Heather Brewer – Vladimir Tod Series book #5

In the final book of the series D’ablo mysteriously dies. Vlad thinks he saw his father when he was about to kill Joss but he thinks he is going crazy from drinking Dorian’s blood. Joss is in the hospital and has very bad injures. Vlad, Henry, and Otis start a search to find Vlad’s dad and they eventually find him. Vlad is happy his dad is back but Nelly and Otis don’t like it because they saw that he abandoned Vlad. Otis and Nelly eventually get to good terms with Vlad’s dad. One day Vlad over hears his dad and Vikas talking and hears some very surprising stuff and now knows his dad isn’t who he thinks he is. If you wan’t to find out what Vlad learned about his dad READ this book. I highly recommend it.

By: Jupinder P.

Eleventh Grade Burns – Heather Brewer – Vladimir Tod Series book #4

Things have taken a bad turn for Vlad not only does he want more blood he wants to feed on people.  Joss, a vampire slayer and Vlad’s former friend, has moved back to Bathory to hunt him down.  A mysterious and powerful new vampire named Dorian appears with a mysterious secret and an overwhelming desire to drink Vlad’s blood. D’ablo has come up with a plan to kill Vlad. The only good thing is that Otis has come back. Henry has told Vlad that if Joss doesn’t kill him the vampire slayer society will kill everybody in Bathroy. Vlad has to be extra careful because every where Vlad goes death follows him. One day when Joss and Vlad were fighting Vlad was about to kill Joss but he thought he saw his thought to be dead dad and hear him say that he shouldn’t kill Joss. If you want to find out if Vlad’s Dad is really not dead read this book.

By: Jupinder p.

Tenth Grade Bleeds – Heather Brewer – Vladimir Tod Series book #3

It’s another sucky year at Bathory High for Vladimir Tod. Vlad hasn’t from Otis in months and an evil vampire named D’ablo is hunting Vlad down and looking for a ritual that will make Vlad kill able because right now with the prophecy protecting him the prophecy says that Vlad is invincible. D’ablo is one of the leaders in the Elysian council and if having D’ablo hunting him down isn’t bad enough Henry doesn’t want to be Vlad’s friend anymore but the worst part is that Vlad is getting hungrier for fresh blood and can barely control himself from feeding on people. The only good thing is that Merideth, the girl Vlad has been crushing on for years, finally wants to be his girlfriend. One day D’ablo shows up at Vlad’s house demanding his dad’s journal Vlad realizes that he won’t have a regular high school year. Vlad doesn’t give D’ablo the journal but D’ablo said he WILL be back. Oh yeah, did I mention that Vlad found out Joss was a vampire slayer. Without any help from Otis Vlad doesn’t know what to do. If you wan’t to see if Vlad will survive read this book.

By: Jupinder p.

Ninth Grade Slays – Heather Brewer – Vladimir Tod series Book #2

Freshman year sucks for Vlad. Bullies still harass him. The photographer from the school newspaper is not letting him out of his sights and Vlad is failing in school. Elysia is still try to kill him and that sub that Vlad got the note from was actually his uncle Otis who is also a Vampire. Otis is helping Vlad to get stronger in his Vampire abilities to fight Elysia but can’t do it all by himself so Otis and Vlad go to Siberia to train with Otis’ teacher/uncle Vikas. While in Siberia Vlad learns to control minds, fight, move so fast that humans can’t see him, and to be able to spot a vampire slayer. Vlad still doesn’t know of the prophecy about him until he hears Otis and Vikas talking about him and then makes them tell him the prophecy. Vlad first thinks it is absurd and that he’ll never enslave humans. Vlad and Otis leave within a couple of days and head back to Bathroy, the place where Vlad lives, and Vlad meets Henry’s cousin Joss and he starts hanging around with Joss. While talking with Henry one day Vlad gets attacked by a Vampire but Otis saves him. Read this book if you want to find out what happens next.

By: Jupinder P.