The Last Confederate Battle by John J. Cline (Summary taken from the back of the book.) “The Last Confederate Battle is a fictional take of how the Civil War affected the lives of three brothers who were raised and who fought for the South in an unconventional war. Meanwhile, President Lincoln, vexed by war-profiteering and …
Young Adult
Book Reviews for books that are age appropriate for young adults (13-18).
Velwythe: Resurrection of the Mind by Bonn Turkington (Summary taken from the back of the book) “His mother vanished. His father killed himself. Vaan, now 21, has no friends, no money, no family, and no hope. All his dreams have vanished. Unable to escape the horror of his own memories, his life has been in …
Book Review of Gotcha Gas by Banak and Weimer
Gotcha Gas: Debacle Near Roswell by M.A. Banak and Bill Weimer (Summary from the Introduction page) “For some people, the simplest explanation will never do. In July of 1947, a top-secret US Army weather balloon crashed near the town of Roswell, New Mexico. To locals arriving at the crash site, the flower-like designs on the …
City of Glass
City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments Book Three) by Cassandra Clare (Summary taken from inside the book jacket) “To save her mother’s life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters–never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. …
The Ruin
The Ruin by Kenneth Fenter (Summary taken from the last page of the book) “Kenneth Fenter’s The Ruin is part coming-of-age novel, part Robinson Crusoe, part history lesson, and wholly deserving of an audience of both adults and teenagers. The novel follows Clifton Kelly, a bullied 8th grader in the early 50’s, and him as an …
Matched
Matched by Ally Condie (Summary taken from the inside book jacket)”Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one…until she sees another face …
City of Ashes
City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments Book Two) by Cassandra Clare (Summary taken from the inside book jacket) “Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what’s normal when you’re a demon-slaying shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, …
City of Bones
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments Book One) by Cassandra Clare (Summary taken from the back book cover) “When Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder. Much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with odd markings. This is Clary’s first meeting with …
Unbelievable Adventures of a WWII German War Bride
Unbelievable Adventures of a WWII German War Bride: Collection of Acts of Kindness in War and Peace by Ingeborg M. Johnston (Summary taken from the back book cover) “‘Unbelievable Adventures of a WWII German War Bride’ by Ingeborg M. Johnston is a gripping, heroic, and at times humorous memoir of one girl’s survival in war-torn …
Alice I Have Been
Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin (Summary taken from the inside book jacket) “Alice Liddell Hargreaves’s life has been a richly woven tapestry: As a young woman, wife, mother, and widow, she’s experienced intense passion, great privilege, and greater tragedy. but as she nears her eighty-first birthday, she knows that, to the world around …
