Eve and Adam by Michael Grant
Evening Spiker almost died in
a horrible accident. But then Solo rushed her to her mother’s research facility.
When she thinks she will die of boredom, her mother tells her to start building
a boy. Using her mother’s sophisticated
simulation system, she begins to design Adam. He will be perfect … right?
This short novel has you
stumbling across an intriguing story line which touches on genetics and secrets.
The fast pace story is entertaining with the many twists and details involved. Solo
and Aislin are great characters with their own story line to keep things
interesting. If you are reading for a quick read and an ending full of
surprises, this is the book for you.
Dark Lord by Jamie Thomson
Aimed toward the middle
school crowd, yet readable by anyone, this book takes the reader on a ride
through the sudden life of the Dark Lord and problems of being a lone child in world
full of rules and adults. This book is ideal for readers looking for a book
with a hilarious story line full of those awkward moments in a pre-teen’s life.
Through to You by Emily
Hainsworth
When Viv dies, Camden Pike
has no idea what to do with his life.
She was his rock that helped him through the end of his football career,
the medication wearing off from the injury, and the changes in his family’s
home life. Without her, he does not know what to do. When he decides to visit the scene of the
accidents, he meets Nina, a girl from parallel world where Viv is still
alive. But this Viv is different and
Nina has her own secretes. Camden has some serious choices to make before the
window between their worlds closes forever.
This surprisingly sci-fi novel
has its own set of twist and turns that many readers can relate to. The main character, Camden, is dealing with
death, divorce and changes to his future. Now there is a chance for a change he
can choose, something he will decide.
The science fiction behind the novel is actually not a major point, so
there is little detail on the subject.
What gets readers the most is not Camden’s inner monologue, but rather
the changing world around him. Through to You is a highly relatable
book for readers of all ages with hope and grief all mixed together.
I’ll Be There by Holly
Goldberg Sloan
Sam Border was constantly on
the move because of his father. Never allowed
to go to school or connect with anyone in the outside world, Sam knows he has
to leave, but he could never leave his little brother, Riddle, behind. Riddle Border draws all day and will not
talk. He knows they have to leave, but where would they go? All things start to
change when they meet Emily Bell. While
singing, not so well, a solo at church, Emily sees Sam and knows they are
destined for something, because there is no such thing as a coincidence. All
their lives are about to change forever and do not forget the snowball effect.
Sloan takes readers on a fairytale
with all the emotions experiences of a modern day story. Starting with an unsettling description of
Sam and Riddles early life, readers are captivated by the sudden twists and
turns the boys take to achieve their greatest desire, a normal life. Sure to
reach a variety of readers, this book is well written, dark at times and
colorful in rare moments.
