Student Saturday: The Last Thing I Remember - Andrew Klaven

Student Reviewer: Dale Y.
I read the book The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan. It's about a sixteen year old boy who is kidnapped from his room while sleeping, but he did not feel anything...And he wakes up in a chair with straps, strapping both of his feet and hands. There are torture tools on a tray next to him and blood all over his t-shirt. He hears three men talking outside and he hears the one thing he did not want to hear, "kill him", said the boss man. Two men walk through the big metal door, one picks up a needle and says that the poison is strong enough to kill an adult in hours. Luckily he is a black belt and he loosens the straps and hits the guy in the spot no man ever wants to get hit, and he makes the man loosen the rest of these traps, and it's freedom for him. But, he has to escape the compound and run.
I think this is a great book and has many parts where you just want to keep reading.

Student Saturday: Closed for the Season - Mary Downing Hahn

Student Reviewer: Riley E.

I recommend this book to anyone that is looking for a good mystery book to read. I loved this book because it's all about a murder mystery. So, if you are looking for a book that is exciting and reveals more interesting clues each chapter, then this is the book for you. the main character in this book is Logan, who is a young boy going into middle school. Logan and his family just moved into a new town and he does not know anybody.

The only friend he has is his next door neighbor Arthur which Logan's mom does not approve of. The house that Logan moved into was a murder house. There was an old woman that was murdered there three years ago and they still have not found the murderer, Throughout this book Arthur and Logan go on a never ending adventure all throughout town to try and find out who murdered the little old woman.

In my opinion this was a wonderful book because I loved the way the book was so interesting and explained everything so well. I can make a connection to this book because if I were Logan I would try to find out who murdered the little old lady because I am also very curious just like Logan.

Student Saturday: The Garden of Eve - K.L. Going

Student Reviewer: Nina A.

The Garden of Eve by K.L. Going is a fascinating book filled with adventure and magic. It all starts off when Eve's mother dies from cancer. I wondered how could a ten year old girl live without her mother? Especially for ten months! Soon enough, Evie and her father move to Beaumont, New York. And that is when all the adventures and the magic begins. Do you believe in ghosts? Even if you don't have you ever had a feeling like you've seen one? Well you're not alone. Evie has seen someone who died a week ago in the graveyard next to her house. Was that person really dead? Turns out the boy is dead but when he touches anything, it feels solid. His name is Alex and he is also ten. Evie and Alex go through the "dead " woods to find a grave to plant a seed. It's not an ordinary seed. I asked myself, if the seed is magical, what will happen once the plant grows? This seed was given to Evie the night before her birthday from someone she has never met. When Eve's mother dies, it made me appreciate more than I already do.

Before her mother died she always told her beloved daughter, "When I die, there will be a garden and I will meet you there." With the seed Evie has, she hopes this seed will bring her to the garden where her mother is waiting for her. Will Evie be able to finally see her mom again? Or will she have to wait when her time comes? I definitely recommend this book. It is probably one of my favorites.