Makayla

Marked
by P.C Cast and Christine Cast

Marked is the first book in the House of Night series. It's about a 16 year old girl, Zoey Redbird, who gets turned into a vampire. Her life gets turned upside down and she has to leave her home to live at the House of Night, a school for vampires. After learning she has more powers than a normal fledgling she is thrust into the Dark Daughters, the schools most elite club. She is not the only one with special powers though. What will Zoey do when she discovers that the Dark Daughters leader is misusing her powers? Will Zoey draw enough courage to stop her?

This book is entertaining. It jumps right into the story and leaves you hanging on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next.

Makayla

Guardian by Heather Burch

 Nikki Youngblood's life continues in the second book Guardian of the Halflings Trilogy. Nikki's faith is put to the test when everyone's life depends on her. Her two protectors, Mace and Raven, is in love with her but can't do anything about it. Tension is high and everyone's internal battle is waging when they all go into hiding. They should not get too comfortable though because a battle is coming their way.  Will Mace or Raven choose the dark side so they can be with Nikki? Which one holds Nikki's heart? Nikki needs to believe fast because Vessler is coming for her and he has a secret that could potentially destroy her.

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Crescendo
Becca Fitzpatrick

The sequel to Hush, Hush is full of excitement and questions. It starts out in Summer. everything falls apart when Nora and Patch breakup due to Patches sudden interest in Nora's archenemy Marcie.  Nora starts hanging out with an old friend, Scott to find answers about her dad's death. Nora's life is in danger again when getting mysterious threatening notes. She feels like she is being watched. Will Nora survive? Will someone save her or will she save herself? Will our favorite couple-Patch and Nora-make up and get back together?

Profile Essay Review

I interviewed my grandpa for my profile essay. My grandpa and I are very close. We have lived under the same roof together since I was three years old but I don't know much about his past. So this essay was very interesting to say the least. We did the interview in our living room. At first it was hard to get information out of him but once he started talking about his life he couldn't stop. I got a lot of information out of him and when I got down to writing my paper I didn't know where to start. I recorded the interview so I kept replaying the video while writing my paper. It took a while but eventually I got done. This paper was harder to write than the memoir. When I gave the profile back to my grandpa he hugged me and said "thank you". He appreciated the profile paper.

Makayla

MockingJay
by Suzanne Collins

MockingJay is the third book in the Hunger Games Trilogy.
District 13 saved Katniss from the arena but they forgot one important person. They didn't rescue Peeta. This upsets Katniss because he was supposed to live not her. She wanted to save him. Can she save the boy with the bread? District 13 wants Katniss to become a symbol for the rebels and encourage people to join the fight against the capital. Will Katniss get past her anger and distrust to help them? What happens to Peeta and where does Gale fit in all of this? Who will win the war Katniss or President Snow?