What Your Friends Are Reading #3

It's Friday and that means another installment of "What Your Friends Are Reading!"  I missed last week so we have a slew of them today.

Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Davitt Bell
Summary:  Changing from the 21st century to 1890 is hard for 13 year old Genevieve Welsh.  While trying to get used to the new lifestyle, she secretly texts her friends who have written the world's most viewed blog.
Review:  It was a really funny book.  I recommend it to all.





Countdown by Deborah Wiles
Summary:  Frannie is eleven and the Cuban Missile Crisis has started.  This story is accompanied with pages of Cuban Missile Crisis information and photographs.  Journey alongside Frannie as her world turns upside-down during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Review:  This book may be thick, but half of it is actually the story.  The other half is pictures, stories, quotes, and information regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis.  I think this is meant to fill you in on what's going on during the story.  I would recommend this book to almost anyone.  It's just that good.

The List by Siobhan Vivian
Summary:  The List is about 8 high school girls from Mount Washington High School.  Every single year The List comes out before homecoming naming the prettiest and ugliest girl in each grade.  Nobody knows who writes the list either.  This is a great book with every chapter told in each girl's point of view.
Review:  I really enjoyed reading The List.  I liked how the book was told from each girl's point of view which made the book more interesting.  I would definitely recommend this book to others.  This book is completely different from anything I have ever read and other people should read and experience this awesome book!

Chicks with Sticks (It's a Purl Thing) by Elizabeth Lenhard
Summary:  After Scottie's Aunt Roz dies, Scottie finds comfort in the world in the form of...knitting.  Scottie makes friends with a knitter and forms the knitting circle "Chicks with Sticks," in a yarn store called "KnitWit."
Review:  I liked this book because it was about a group of girls that did something that I wasn't that interested in (knitting).  I would recommend this book to people that are willing to read/try new things.


Weekend by Christopher Pike
Summary:  Some teenagers go to spend the weekend at a place in the middle of nowhere.  Bad things happen in the middle of the night.
Review:  I would recommend this to others.  It is a little scary but it is a very good book.  It will make you want to read Christopher Pike's other illustrated books.




A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole
Summary:  This book is about a mouse trying to find a nest.  But throughout the book, Celeste runs into problems with cars and mean mice.
Review:  I thought this book was very good.  Because there was always a twist so you wouldn't know what would happen next.  I would recommend this book to others because it will make you laugh and you will enjoy it very much.



My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Summary:  Sam doesn't like living in his apartment in the city.  He runs away to the mountains where he must rely on his wits to stay alive.
Review:  I would recommend this book to people who like adventure stories.  It shows you what living in the woods is like.





Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Summary:  Nora Grey is a sophomore and her best friend is Vee.  Nora was seated next to the new guy in Biology.  Patch always made her feel uncomfortable in a weird way.  He knew just about everything personal about her.  She played cello, listened to Baroque music even.  She wanted answers from him.  She also feels as if Patch is following her everywhere she goes.  What she doesn't know if that Patch wants to kill her.  If he kills her he will become human finally.  But after getting to know her, Patch falls in love with Nora.  And Nora doesn't know which side to take.
Review:  I liked the suspense in this book.  And how Nora (protagonist) thought Patch was trying to just get the best of her.  What I didn't like about the book is that some parts would just drag out into nothing.  I would recommend this to people who like supernatural books with a touch of mystery and suspense.

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II
Summary:  There's a bunch of short stories and poems written by teens and for teens.  It's all about things teens can relate to and learn from.
Review:  I loved this book.  At first I didn't really give it a chance.  One day I read a really sad story in the "Tough Stuff" section and I was hooked.  I would recommend this book to any teen.  You can relate to most of the stuff in the book and if you think your life is tough, you won't think that after some of the stories in this book.