Book Review – Who I Was With Her

Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Section: YA
Reviewer: Charlotte

Summary Review:
The main character Corrine Parker is a runner and has been secretly dating Maggie Bailey, the captain of the rival high school running team for a year. Suddenly Maggie dies and Corrine is left all alone with her grief and no one she can confide in. Then she meets Elissa, Maggie’s ex-girlfriend (who Corrine never knew existed) and the only person who can understand what Corrine is going through.

Book Review: Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay

 

 

 

 

 

This book is about a depressed mother who has recently gone through a divorce. She has escaped with her daughter to New Hampshire for a “summer vacation.” While there, her daughter finds out she can’t take care of her mother and herself. Thsi book is very well written and keeps the pages turning and keeps you guessing. There was nothing I didn’t like about it. The format is a poem style, which is perfect because it makes you turn page after page. Great book!

Reviewed by Jessica, age 14

Book Review: How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr

This book is about two teens, Mandy and Jill. They each have their own perspective. Jill is a senior in high school who lives with her mom and her dad has dies in a car accident. Mandy is a 19 year old who has recently become pregnant. She was raised by her mother and has had a rough childhood. Jill’s mother wants to adopt Mandy’s baby.

There is a lot of conflict throughout the book to keep you interested. Though I don’t find that the cover design directly related to the book, there was nothing I didn’t like about it — amazing book!

Reviewed by Jessica, age 14