The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Now, when we were all forced to read "Tom Sawyer" in middle school, i thought 'Oh, great, we get to read a book about some dumb hillbilly who paid a bunch of stupid kids to do his work for him...' And, while most people found themselves hating every second of the story, i found myself drawn in. The story of Tom Sawyer worked its way into my brain and twisted around and around. How could one about-twelve-year-old kid be so brave? I wore my hair in braids to be like Bekcy Thatcher and sometimes unconisously found myself speaking like a Southern Belle.
I was so engrossed that I made my mom buy me the sequal to Tom's adventure- "Huckleberry Finn," the tale of Tom's best friend and partner in crime.

Thirteen-year-old Huck is taken in by the Widow Douglas and eventually stolen back by his drunken father, Pap. Now, old Pap Finn wants Huck's money he found with Tom. And he wants it bad.
So HUck, naturally, runs away. Until he meets Jim, the Widow's sister, Mrs. Watson's runaway slave. He didn't want to be "sold down the river," so he and Huck run away together. (These kids seem to do a lot of running away, huh?)
HUck and Jim make their way down the river and meet "all kinds of folks"- from two conmen that wish nothing mroe than to get as much money as possible to Tom Sawyer's very own Aunt Sally who mistakes Huck for Tom and Tom for Sid.
With his trusty ally Tom back at his side, Huck Finn plans to help Jim escape prison, but not before a whole lot of trouble and more of Tom's elaborate schemes.
In the end, back to "learning to be civilized like other folks," Huck wonders how that'll work out. After all, look what happened the last time!

Though this book was a bit hard to read because of the different dialects, my seventh-grade brain found a way to process it. My friends eventually made my sign a contract to drop Tom Sawyer the day after my birthday and find something else. Little do they know I sneak bits of these books into everyday conversation with them and still read the books before bed. ;)
if you think you're up to the challenge, pick this book up right away. Huck Finn awaits.

"I never seen anybody but lied, one time or another, without it was Aunt Polly, or the widow, or maybe Mary. Aunt POlly- Tom's Aunt Polly, she is- and Mary, and the Widow Douglas, is all told about in that [Tom's] book- which is mostly a true book; with some stretchers, as i said before."

Crystal Doors

Enter cousins Vic and Gwen Peirce. The "twin cousins" that aren't completely normal.

Book 1: Land Realm
Enter Lyssandra. A petite, telepathic, elfin girl to guide Vic and Gwen through their thrilling experiences in this new world.
Enter Prince Ali el Sharif, aka Sharif. The ego-centeric, yet kind prince of the flying city of Irrakesh to help Vic and Gwen through the troubles they face.
Enter Tiaret. A warrior girl from pride lands across the waters and through the crystal door to help Vic and Gwen find their strength.

Book2: Water Realm
Caputered by the evil sage, the five friends are drug under the water to the city of the merlins. Separated, out of reach of help, scared, they must fight for their lives.

Book3: Sky Realm
The final battle draws near as they friends fight in the sky as they defend Sharif's flying city. Will they be able to save the world? Or will everything collapse?

A Walk to Remember

We've all seen the heart-wrenching movie staring Shane West and Mandy Moore.
Well, if you loved that movie, you have to read the book it was based on.
Written by Nicholos Sparks, this story follows seventeen-year-old Landon Carter. Landon was heading nowhere, fast. Jamie Sullivan, the preacher's daughter, didn't care what people thought about her. Jamie must teach Landon his purpose in life, guide him with her gentle hands to a better path.
"Love is always patient and kind. it is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited..."

The Demigod Files!

We all totally luh-v the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, riiiight?

Well, welcome an excuslive book with interveiws with the characters, three short stories of some of Percy's wildest never-heard-of quests, and special demigod activities: The Demigod Files!!!!!

Set between The Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian, this books promises much more Percy-mania.