Twilight Book Review Twilight (2005) Author: Stephenie Meyer Genre: Best-seller Point of View: 1st Person Pages: 498 Age Recommendations: 16 and up Main Characters: Isabella “Bella” Swan, Edward Cullen Plot: Isabella Swan moves from sunny Phoenix, AZ to rainy Forks, WA where she finds that she is the center of attention at her new school. Her first day of school, she meets the gorgeous, mysterious Edward Cullen. While sitting [...]
To Kill A Mockingbird (1960) Author: Harper Lee Genre: Classic Point of View: Lee tells the story through Scout’s point of view. Pages: 279 Age Recommendations: Excellent book, but does have adult theme’s; no one younger than 13. Main Characters: Scout (told through her eyes), Jem (Scout’s older brother), Atticus (father of Scout and Jem), Calpurnia (the Finch’s cook), Dill (Friend of Scout and Jem who visits in the [...]
The Secret (2006) Author: Rhonda Byrne Genre: Self-help, Instructional Point of View: 2nd Person Pages: 198 Age Recommendations: 16 +: Because some concepts, like the law of attraction, are hard to grasp. Anybody under 16 might not get the message the author is trying to convey. Main Characters: The author, Rhonda Byrne and a panel of 24 expert teachers of the law of attraction. Message: The law of attraction [...]
The Peacegiver (2004) Author: James L. Ferrell Genre: Non-Fiction Point of View: 3rd Person Pages: 199 Age Recommendations: 16 and up Main Characters: Rick Carson, Grandpa Carson, and Carol Carson Plot: Rick is a believer in Christ and father of four, but his marriage is locked in a miserable death spiral of petty arguments and wounded pride, until his Grandpa Carson visits him in a dream and shows him [...]
The Once and Future King (1958) Author: T. H. White Genre: Fantasy Point of View: 3rd Person Pages: 639 Age Recommendations: 15 and up. The story and the text can get rather detailed and slow paced. It may be difficult for younger children to understand and keep their interest. Main Characters: King Arthur, Merlyn, Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, Mordred. Plots: From boyhood, Arthur is destined to change the governing of [...]
The Giver (1993) Author: Lois Lowry Genre: Contemporary Young Adult Point of View: 3rd Person Pages: 179 pages Age Recommendations: 8 and up Main Characters: Jonas, Lily, Mother, Father, Gabriel, and The Giver Plot: Jonas lives in a utopian society where “Sameness” abounds. Upon attending the Ceremony of Twelve, where all the twelve year olds receive their assignments and begin their formal training, Jonas is skipped over and later, [...]
The Dangerous Book for Boys Author: Gonn and Hal Iggulden Genre: Instructional Point of View: Conversational Pages: 270 Age Recommendations: 8 and up Message: There are dozens of short chapters that cover a wide range of topics in a conversational prose. The book covers making paper airplanes, to historic battles to ancient wonders of the world. All the information is appropriate and concise. It celebrates the secret of boyhood [...]
The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Point of View: 3rd Person Pages: 223 pages Age Recommendations: 8 and up Main Characters: King Caspian, Lucy and Edmund Pevensie, Eustace Scrubb, Reepicheep, and Aslan Plot: The two youngest Pevensies, Lucy and Edmund, are sent to the house of their obnoxious cousin Eustace Scrubb for a holiday. They are unexpectedly drawn into Narnia [...]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (1950) Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Point of View: 3rd Person Age Recommendations: 8 and up Main Characters: Pevensie Children (Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy), Aslan, The White Witch Plot: World War II has just begun and four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, are evacuated from London in 1940 to escape the Blitz. They are [...]
New Moon (2006) Author: Stephenie Meyer Genre: Best-seller Point of View: 1st Person Pages: 563 pages Age Recommendations: 16 and up Main Characters: Isabella Swan, Edward Cullen, Jacob Black Plot: During Bella’s 18th birthday, she gets a paper cut and Edward’s brother Jasper smells the blood and tries to attack her. Trying to protect Bella, Edward grows increasingly distant with Bella. Finally, he drops a bombshell — he is [...]
