I love to read and when I found out that Twilight won the Flume:NH Teen Readers' Choice Award for best book, I figured I should read it. The main character's name is Isabella Swan, she is a junior in high school attending Forks High School in Forks, Washington State. In Bella's school there is a family of vampires, the Cullens. This family of vampires are very unlike other vampires because they dont drink human blood. In an attempt to be good, they only hunt animals. Bella falls in love with a vampire in the family named Edward. Even though the Cullens drink animal blood, they still have that natural temptation for humans. It it very tempting for Edward to take Bella's life, because it would be so easy too. But he loves her so much he never would. Bella fully realizes the dangers of dating a vampire when her life is on the line with another vampire outside of the Cullen family. The story turns from a love story between Bella and Edward to an intense novel where the Cullens are trying to save Bella's life. At first I thought that Twilight would not be very good because vampires and fantasy do not really interest me. But once I started reading it, what I thought would be boring was just the opposite. Stephenie Meyer writes the book so beautifully that once you pick it up, it is hard to put down. I could easly visualize certain scence in the novel. She is such a creative author and did and outstanding job with her first novel. The theme of Twilight is that decisions come with challenges and possible dangers. The book shows how the power of love can overshadow things, like safety. Bella needs to decide if it is worth being in danger to be with Edward. I definitely recommend this book for people to read. I learned from this book to not judge a book by its cover, because it turned out to be a thousand times better than I thought it would be. Twilight may be a book for fantasy lovers or people who like somewhat of a dark side, but it is also a fantastic book for the rest of people out there, like me.

"Jeremy Marsh is a writer for the magazine Scientific American who lives in New York. He's divorced and has a big family that lives in New York too. Lexie Darnell lives in the small town of Boone Creek, North Carolina and runs the local library there. Both of her parents died when she was a kid so her grandmother, Doris, took her in. So what happens when these two meet? Well first, Jeremy Marsh recieves a letter about ghostly lights that appear at night in a cemetery in Boone Creek. So he goes down to investigate so he can write an article about it later. Jeremy thought he would spend a quick week in the tiiny town but when he meets Lexie that all changes. This book is great for high schoolers. The story is continued with the book At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks which has the same characters.

Number of Pages: 322
Rating: 3
Reviewed by: Carina

Jeremy Marsh and Lexie Darnell get married and start settling down in Boone Creek, North Carolina to start their life together. They buy a run down house but do a lot of renovations so it is in tip top shape for them to move in. They find out Lexie is pregnant with a girl which is exciting for the young couple. Lexie always wanted to be a mother. But when Lexie goes in for a check-up one day to see how the baby is doing they learn that the baby could be in danger or worse, the baby could die. This puts Lexie and Jeremy in a constant state of worry and fear. All they can do is wait and see what happens. This book is a must read for those who read True Believer by Nicolas Sparks. Nicholas Sparks is a really good author and his stories always make you want to keep reading.

Number of Pages: 277
Rating: 4
Reviewed by: Carina

The story centers around a 35 year old man, named Jack Lafferty. He’s a successful banker in New York and currently finds his love life lacking. The book starts out with him falling out of bed very hung over and he is hit with the realization that his friend from college Tim is getting married. Today was just the wedding party but still it was happening. He finds this weird because his friends seem to be getting married in reverse order, the people less likely to tie the knot are going first. He himself had been close to tying the knot with a girl named Kim, but before they got the chance she ends up cheating on him. He hasn’t seen her in months now his friends are trying to set him up with anybody and everybody. Most of these dates haven’t ended well, but maybe this party will help him get his feet and meet somebody new. I would recommend this for 8th grade up, it’s very funny in a sideways sort of way.

Number of Pages: 224
Rating:3
Reviewed by: Angela

Seventeen year old Veronica (A.K.A Ronnie) Miller's parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. After three years, Ronnie remains angry and withdrawn from her parents; conspicuously her father... that’s until her mother decides it would be to everyone's benefit if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him. Ronnie's father, formerly a concert pianist and teacher, is living peacefully, engrossed in creating a piece of art for a local church. In one short summer Ronnie falls for a blue-collar guy named Will Blakelee, has a run in with the law, and makes a few enemies; creating an interesting, romantic, and grief-stricken summer. My personal opinion on the book: I think that it was very interesting; it had many factors that worked for it (e.g. Will being wealthy, Ronnie having been in trouble with the law, not speaking to her dad for such a long time, etc.) everything combined just made the book that much better. I would defiantly recommend the book to anyone that enjoys romance, with a little twist of grief and drama.

Number of Pages: 400
Rating: 5
Reviewed by: Alondra

"Logan Thibault served in the marines in Iraq for a few years. He had survived many dangerous encounters while many other soliders died. The thing that kept him alive was his lucky charm: the picture of a woman he didn't even know. Logan Thibault found the picture in the dirt one day and almost threw it out before deciding to keep it. He carried it around with him everywhere and it somehow kept him safe. When Thibault got back to his hometown in Colorado his best friend, and fellow solider, Victor persuaded hime to go look for the woman in the picture. So Thibault set out to look for the woman and he finally found her in a small town in North Carolina. The woman's name is Elizabeth and the two started to fall for each other. But what happens when Elizabeth finds out the real reason Thibault randomly shows up in North Carolina?

Nicholas Sparks is a really good author. I honestly could not put this book down."

Number of Pages: 326
Rating: 5
Reviewed by: Carina

Thibault is in the marines fighting for his life when he finds a picture that is then known as his lucky charm by his friend Victor. It then becomes his destiny to find this girl and owe himself to her. When he finally finds her he falls in love with her, but comes across complications with her ex husband. Thibault finds himself fighting for her just as much as he fought in the marines. He grows fond of her son and learns to love everything about her. Along their journey they learn more about each other and become the center of each others lives. I loved this book and would recommend it to anybody and everybody. I love this author.

Number of Pages: 326
Rating: 5
Reviewed by: Marissa

I really enjoyed this book because I can relate to it in mnay ways. My parents got divorced when I was about 14. I also lived with my mom and rarely saw my dad. The book also got turned into a movie in late march. I thought it was really closely related to the book. I liked the book better than the movie because the movie didn't have all the details in it.

Number of Pages: 400
Rating: 3
Reviewed by: Diana

"Miles Ryan has never recovered the death of his wife missy, by a hit-and-run accident. When he meets Sarah Andrews at his sons parent teacher conference, he becomes interested in a woman for the first time since his wifes death. This story is about both of them finding solace in one anothers but, it is also about the anonymouse person that accidently killed Missy. But both of them will never believe how closely linked they are to a shocking secret, one that will force them to question everything they ever believed in. As a result if this secret a choice will have to be made that could change their lives forever.
Other books by the Best-Selling-Author Nicholas Sparks are The Last Song, The Notebook, Dear John, and Message in a Bottle."

Number of Pages: 384
Rating: 3
Reviewed by: Betty