Red Blazer Girls: The Vanishing Violin

By Michael D. Beil

     They're back!  Sophie, Margaret, Rebecca, and LeighAnn now have a detective agency!  But what will this bring them?  A mysterious letter leading them to an oh-so-famous violin.  Oh, and a violin is stolen from Mr. C's shop. AND some one's been cleaning the school.  Three mysteries rolled into one, with a surprise ending.

Reviewer: Carla Ramirez

The Red Blazer Girls: The Ring of Rocamadour

By Michael D. Beil

     No, this is not a book like Scooby-Doo or Nancy Drew.  These are just 3 nice girls who decide to help an old lady find a magical ring reputed to grant wishes.  This leads them to solve super hard puzzles and hiding in the church.  It also involves spies, a good-then-turns-out -to-be-bad priest, and reuniting a daughter and a mother.  Yep, a big difference!

Red Blazer Girls

http://www.redblazergirls.com/

Reviewer: Carla Ramirez

Brain Camp

By Susan Kim, Laurence Klavan, and Faith Erin Hicks

     Is there a camp out there that promises to make you a definite genius?  Yes, it's called, "Camp Fielding". . .But how far will they go, what will they do, to make sure they are successful?  I'll tell you one thing, it involves birds, injections, lies, and nasty food.

Reviewer: Carla Ramirez



Never Have I Ever

By Sara Shepard

     In this sequel to "The Lying Game," Emma finds out that her twin, Sutton's, friends play "the lying game," a game where they prank each other or other people and decide who plays the best prank.  Everyone thinks that Emma is Sutton, and she plays along, trying to dig up Sutton's past to find clues that will lead to her assasin.  Emma is careful though, because she knows that whoever it is that killed her twin is also capable of killing her.  Later on a disturbing video grabs her attention and Emma might just find out the murderer.  But who is it?  Read and find out!

Sara Shepard

http://sarashepardbooks.com/

Reviewer: Rosa Zuniga

Zebrafish

By Peter H. Reynolds

     This graphic novel is funny and random, but it also has a very important message (I won't tell you!).  It revolves around a girl named Vita, a punk-ish girl who plays guitar.  She decides to form a band, but the people who show up don't play any instruments!  Instead Vita ends up making friends and helping a friend in need.

Make Your Mark: Peter H. Reynolds

http://www.peterhreynolds.com/

Reviewer: Carla Ramirez

One Crazy Summer

By Rita Williams-Garcia

      A crazy summer?  Definitely!  Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern fly across the country to meet their long-lost mother.  They expect to be showered by kisses and hugs.  Instead, they meet a woman dressed in dark clothes and sunglasses who receives visits from mysterious men, won't let a single soul in her kitchen, and makes the girls go for take-out every day.  How bad can things get?

Rita Williams-Garcia

http://www.ritawg.com/

Reviewer: Rosa Zuniga

I am Number Four

By Pittacus Lore

     They blend in, they walk among us, they look like us, but they are not our kind.  There were nine of them.  They escaped as babies from an unanticipated war.  They have powers we only dream about.  They protect us, but they are being hunted by fierce enemies.  They train and grow stronger every day, though they must live in shadows.  If they are careless, they will DIE.  They caught Numer One in Malaysia, Number Two in England, and Number Three in Kenya.  Number Four is next.

I Am Number Four

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Reviewer: Raquel Carey



The Lying Game

By Sara Shepard

     Emma Paxton hasn't always had the best life, with her mom dying and getting kicked out of her only home.  Emma is a foster child but she decides to end that life when she finds a profile of a girl who looks exactly like her.  Later, Emma finds out that she has a long lost twin and they arrange to meet.  Little does she know that Sutton, her twin, is dead and the killer is on the loose.  Later on, Emma finds out about Sutton's death and is determined to find the killer.  Who's the killer?  Will the killer finish Emma?  Find out and read the book!

Sara Shepard

http://sarashepardbooks.com/

Reviewer: Rosa Zuniga

Spilling Ink

By Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter

     Are you tired of wasting paper and spilling ink?  Then this is the book for you!  Filled with humerous examples, awesome techniques, and useful tips from real authors.  This book is sure to transform you from a beginning into an expert writer!

The Official Website of Spilling Ink: The Book

http://www.spillinginkthebook.com/the-book/

Reviewer: Carla Ramirez

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

By Jeff Kinney

     It's just in time for the holiday season, and Greg is nervous about it.  This is the season where you have to be good to get presents and the pressure is too much to bear.  When Greg sees a school-wide scam, he decides to earn a little money by selling the same product at a lesser price.  So as a promotion, Rowley and Greg make posters and hang them at school.  As they hang them, it starts to rain and their posters leak on the wall.  Later Greg is punished because someone tattled on him.  Greg serves his punishment, but when he arrives home, there is a note that the police came!  The same day, the whole town gets snowed-in.  Greg begins to wonder if his vandalism punishment could be as bad as spending the winter holidays stuck inside with his family!

Dairy of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

http://www.wimpykid.com/

Reviewer: Raquel Carey