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How To Be A Girly Girl In Just Ten Days (Candy Apple)
by Lisa Papademetriou
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This may have been the funniest Candy Apple Book that I have read so far. Anyone that has ever changed themselves to impress a boy could probably realte to this book.
Description:
Nicole "Nick" is a typical tomboy. She doesn't care about her hair, makeup, or clothes. Until she meets Ben. Ben is the cute new boy at school, that seems to have a crush on Nick's biggest rival and ultimate girly-girl Hannah. Nick agrees to a makeover in an attempt to win Ben's attention.
Boy Next Door (Candy Apple)
by Laura Dower
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This book was quick and fun. It would be a good book for girls who are developing their first crush.
Description:
Taryn and Jeff have been best friends their whole lives. But when they enter 6th grade everything changes. Jeff makes the school soccer team and Taryn joins the carnival committee. Can their friendship survive a new school, new friends, and boy-girl relationships?
Beastly
by Alex Finn
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This was a fun modern twist on beauty and the beast. The beast was mean, arrogant, and self-centered. And the beauty character was smart, kind, and kinda pretty. Even though the characters were young and had to deal with the typical high school problems, they also had to face life in the real world. I think lots of teenage girls would be able to relate to the characters. My main criticism of the book is once again the content. There were a few swear words in the book and a couple sexual innuendos. It would have been a really good book without it, and I just don't understand why it was necessary.
Description:
Most people considered Kyle to be the perfect boy with the perfect life. He was tall, blond, rich, and handsome and was dating the most popular girl in school. He had the potential to be smart 
but was too concerned with his looks and popularity to concern himself with anything else. But when he asks an ugly girl in school to the Prom as a joke, his life changes forever. The girl is really a witch in disguise, and she transforms him into a terrible beast. Ashamed of having an ugly son, Kyle's father hides him away from the world. Kyle must find true love in two years, or risk living the rest of his life as a beast.
Runemarks
by Joanne Harris
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This was an extremely detailed book, and it seemed like it would be very difficult to write. The writer created an in depth history and a whole new language and did it well. I liked the background story, but all of the detail was a little too much. I could only read a little bit of the book at a time, and it ended up taking me a week to read it. That might not seem very long to most people, but the last time it took me a week to read a book, I was reading the complete unabridged version of Les Miserables. The book also swore a few times and had some crude language.
Description:
Madi lived in a world where order ruled and anything strange was avoided. Because Madi was born with "the ash" ruinmark, she was always treated like an outsider in her town. The only person that treated Madi like an equal was One Eye, a nomadic traveler who also had a ruinmark. One Eye became Madi's only friend and he taught her about the old god's and the forbidden powers. As Madi 
grew in strength, hatred grew in the heart of the local parson. In time, Madi learned that she was really Modi, the first born god of the new age. And it had been prophesied that only she could save the world from Chaos. Madi must decide who she can trust and where her loyalties lie as she embarks on an epic journey through Hel and the Nine Worlds.
The Black Book of Secrets
by FE Higgins
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This book had a really good opening and grabbed my attention right away. The writing was good and the story was very original. The story was action packed and filled with murders, deceit, and thievery. My problem with the book was that it never stopped. It seemed like everyone in the book was bad and had terrible evil secrets haunting them. And although people in real life aren't perfect, not everyone is a lying murderer. It was an okay book and interesting enough to read once, but I could never read it again. (The book describes the evil deeds in detail, but it isn't graphic)
Description:
Ludlow Fitch was taught pickpocketing at an early age in order to support his parents' alcohol addiction. He would have done this forever if his parents hadn't held him hostage and tried to sell his teeth to a teeth surgeon named Barton Gumbroot. To save his life and his teeth, Ludlow fled the city on the back of a rich man's carriage. The carriage stopped in Pagus Parvus and Ludlow was taken in by the local pawnbroker Joe Zabbidou. Ludlow hadn't been in Parvus for long before he realized that something was not quite right with his pawn broker ben
efactor. Instead of pawning common goods, Joe dealt in trading secrets - deep dark secrets that could destroy a man's life. Ludlow quickly became swept up in a world of blackmail, murder, and lies. Ludlow must figure out the secret behind Joe Zabbidou and his Black Book of Secrets, before Ludlow's life is ruined forever.
The Princess and the Peabodys
by Betty G. Birney
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This book was fun and cute. It was a quick read and the story wasn't too involved. It would be a great book for younger girls who are just getting interested in reading.
Description:
Casey Peabody is a tomboy who loves soccer, running, and softball. The only time she is interested in shopping is when she goes to yard sales to spend time with her Grandma. At such a yard sale Casey and Gran find an antique box that has been rusted shut. On a whim, Gran buys the box and gives it to Casey. When they are finally able to pry open the box, a medieval princess appears in their living room. There is already a "Princess" at Casey's school and Casey is less than thrilled to have to share her home with ano
ther one. But until the royal wizard Alaric can reverse the spell, Princess Eglantine will be a permanent member of Casey's family. When Eglantine is enrolled in school, it becomes Casey's job to teach the princess how to survive in junior high and the rest of the modern world. In the process, Casey learns more about herself and discovers that being different isn't always a bad thing.
The Sword of Shannara
by
Terry Brooks or
Rating: I remember seeing and hearing about people reading this book, but I never really wanted to read it. It was always so large and the series seemed to have no end. I decided to finally give it a try. I had a pretty difficult time reading it. The descriptive writing was very long and a bit too much for me. I thought that the story line was very predictable as well. It was very clean and appropriate however. I think that if you really like fantasy and long, involved descriptions, then you'll really like this book.
Description:
Shea Ohmsford has always lived a simple life in the little valley where he grew up. When a mysterious traveler visits, he discovers things about his past that he never would have dreamed. Now, he is involved in a deadly search for the mythical Sword of Shanara which only he can wield in defense of humanity. Shea must learn and accept the truth about himself or risk dooming the entire world to destruction.
Nicole "Nick" is a typical tomboy. She doesn't care about her hair, makeup, or clothes. Until she meets Ben. Ben is the cute new boy at school, that seems to have a crush on Nick's biggest rival and ultimate girly-girl Hannah. Nick agrees to a makeover in an attempt to win Ben's attention. 
