REWIND BOOK REVIEW: NOW YOU SEE HER

NOW YOU SEE HER

Jacquelyn Mitchard

Harper Teen

2007

Available: hardcover & paperback

    In a journal chronicling her first year attending the elite Starwood Academy for Performing Arts, fifteen-year-old Bernadette Romano is obsessed with acting. And Fame. She even has a stage name, Hope Shay. Her emotions run up and down, hot and cold as she copes with the alienation of students jealous of her talent. Suddenly, all her dreams seem to come true when

BOOK REVIEW: REALITY CHECK

REALITY CHECK

Peter Abrahams

Harper Teen

2009

Available: paperback, Kindle, hardcopy, audio

    It seems like Cody has it all. He's the starting quarterback of the Varsity football team. He has a fantastic girlfriend. He has a great summer job. Life is awesome. But suddenly everything changes. His girlfriend Clea is sent off to boarding school out state. Good-bye girlfriend. Then he has a football accident and can't play. Good-bye foot scholarship. He drops out of school to work. All of his dreams of a bright future are gone. But then one afternoon he sees a newspaper headline: LOCAL GIRL MISSING. It's Clea. She's mysteriously

BOOK REVIEW: SAFE HOUSE

SAFE HOUSE
Meg Cabot
Simon Pulse
2002

Available: Paperback Kindle, audible, library binding

   Sixteen-year-old Jess Mastriani was on vacation when a classmate disappeared and later was found murdered. Even though Jess had nothing to do with it, her classmates seem to think she could have saved the girl. Why? Because even though Jess denies it, she has a gift. She has psychic visions and can find people. This brands her as a little strange to her peers, which is one of the reasons she claims to have lost the ability. She wants to fit in. But when a second cheerleader disappears, she has to act even if it means her cover is blown.
    This was a nice blend of mystery, suspense and romance. Jess's voice is strong. High school girls will especially love the story and the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU series. This is the third book.

Target audience: Grades 9-12

Mystery / Suspense: High

Kid appeal: Definate