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This post was written by johntg on May 27, 2008
Twilight: A Review by Margeaux
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Twilight is the story of Bella Swan, the seventeen-year-old daughter of divorced parents. She leaves her mother and her home-town, Phoenix, and moves to rainy Forks, Washington, to live with her father.
There, she meets Edward Cullen, a mysterious and beautiful boy who she soon falls in love with. Too late, she discovers he’s a vampire. The book details their relationship and and adventures.
The concept of this book was both intriguing and original. I was drawn in immediately by the author’s well-written, first-person narrative. However, the beginning is the high point. The middle lags, bogged down by Bella’s worshipful infatuation with Edward’s physical beauty, poorly supplemented by plot or realistic character development. I had difficulty visualizing Edward and Bella and understanding their attraction to each other.
Before I could fully relate to the characters, the book ended in a whirl of activity. Even though the sudden blurb of action was refreshing, it came across as thrown together instead of well thought out.
With better editing, Twilight could have fulfilled the starry-eyed reviews I’ve heard from my friends.
Unfortunately, it will remain a lightweight fantasy romance high on emotion but low on content.
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This post was written by johntg on April 22, 2008
Skim by Tamaki, Mariko
This graphic novel takes you inside to a REAL high school wiccan teenager who experiences a weird kind of love for the first time. If you are into weird, gothic, or both you should check this out.
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This post was written by teensbpl on April 5, 2008
Twilight Series: A Review by Destany, Age 13
The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
This book deserves 5 stars
I definitely loved all three of the books. It’s so passionate and shows how involved the two main characters are. As for Bella (the human), her being so `plain’ just shows the readers that even someone as beautiful as Edward can fall in love with anyone. So basically it’s just proving that it depends on your character and I think that’s a good message to send out to people. So, if you like romances, this book is defiantly for you!
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This post was written by johntg on March 31, 2008
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood: Reviewed by Kayla K., age 11
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
This book deserves 4 stars.
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood was very good. But sometimes it dragged on too long about one topic. But overall it was a fantastic book!
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This post was written by johntg on February 13, 2008
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: Reviewed by Kayla K. , age 12
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
This book deserves 5 stars.
I absolutely loved this book, I thought that this book deserves 5 stars because the book tells about a teenage friendship and how strong it is. I thought that this book was very good.
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This post was written by johntg on February 13, 2008
Teen Idol: Reviewed by Liz G., age 12
Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
This book deserves 5 stars.
It really shows how a girl being “everyone’s best friend” can change how people are treated. Not even the “everyone’s best friend girl” can change how people are being treated. (A VERY ROMANTIC BOOK ALSO)
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This post was written by johntg on February 13, 2008
