"Secrets Of My Hollywood Life On Location"

Written By Jen Calonita

Kaitlin is a comeback star with a complicated life. She got tired of the Hollywood life. She posed as an exchange student named Rachel and went to high school for a couple months. In those couple months she feel for Austin, A cute lacrosse player. Till the paparazzi realized who she was. Then she came back to Hollywood and tryed to get back on top. Austin decided to come with her to go on the crazy ride of Hollywood on one condition, she is totally truthful with him.

When Kaitlin scores a star role in the movie of a lifetime. She can't help but take it. Till she realizes her ex boyfriend, Drew, is her costar. He Is her ex from a year ago that used her to get on top. Along with him came Sky, Kaitlin's old costar that always tried to take her spotlight. But Kaitlin didn't care as long as she had Austin at her side.

Till Kaitlin comes up in the news with bad publicity. Someone she knew was giving the paparazzi her secrets. On top of that, Drew's publicise wants Drew and Kaitlin to act like they're dating to get publicity for the movie. She starts to lie to Austin about it all to keep his feeling from getting hurt. But is that really such a good idea?

My rating: 9/10. This was a really good book! it shows us how people in Hollywood go through dating and go through dealing with paparazzi. It shows us what we've always wanted to know. The real life of a star.

-Lynn

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"Fangirl"

Written by:  Ken Baker

Fourteen-year-old Josie Brant is your typical teenage girl. She attends a public high school, listens to music, and obsesses over a male pop star. What isn't typical about Josie? She just so happens to have a father with a dangerous secret, the gift of songwriting, and she just so happens to unknowingly win a contest hosted by her celebrity crush, Peter Maxx. 

Josie's BFF, Ashley, wins a contest hosted by Peter Maxx, but she enters with a song Josie wrote. Josie didn't know that Ashley entered her song as Ashley told her entering the contest would be childish. Josie finds out when Peter comes to congratulate Ashley who won because of the lyrics she sang. 

Peter isn't your typical teenager either. He's a mega-pop star who's known worldwide. But Peter is harboring his own set of secrets. What will happen when he walks into Josie's school and meets the one-and-only Josie Brant. Throw in a crazed opening singer and who knows what will happen? You'll have to read Fangirl by Ken Baker to find out.

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My rating:  8/10. This was a great book, but I found some of the events unrealistic for a fourteen year old. I can't tell you what scene was unrealistic because I would be giving away most of the plot. What I can tell you is that the book was otherwise well written. I loved the scenes where the characters communicated via Twitter and text. Also, I feel Josie could stack up to some of the more well known heroines in young adult romances today. She's strong when she faces her fears, her challenges, and the situations that put her in new troubling situations. Hopefully, we see more of Ken Baker in the young adult book scene.

-Louise

"Summer Love"

Written by Wendy Loggia

Meg and Noah have been friends forever. Ever since they were 5, their families spend their summers together at the beach. Megs always there for Noah. But this summer Noah realizes changes in Meg. Like how she's beautiful. But He would never let a little attraction get in between their strong friendship. Friends forever?

Noah gets a job at a restaurant were he meets Tara, a gorgeous server. He can't stop thinking about her. But is it b ad when he starts to think of Tara and Meg?

Meg also starts to realize that Noah has changed his looks, he's hot now! Till Meg starts to date Jeff. What will Noah do when he starts to get jealous? Will he pick Meg or Tara? How does Meg feel about Noah, just friends or more? Will they really be friends forever?

Mr rating: 8/10. This was definitely a good book. But i feel that the book didn't go on the story line enough. It didn't keep me interested for a long time.

-Lynn

 

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"Maine Squeeze"

Written by:  Catherine Clark

Colleen Templeton thought she had the opportunity of a lifetime; going to Europe with her parents for the summer. What she didn't realize was that her parents weren't taking her. At first she wasn't happy that she wasn't getting off "the island", but when her parents told her she would have the house to herself except for the four friends she was allowed to invite, she changed her mind. The catch was that her aunt and uncle would be dropping in unexpectedly to check up on the girls and the house to make sure they weren't disobeying the rules Colleen's parents left. 

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After her parents leave, Colleen goes back to work at Bobb's -- a seafood restaurant that's a favorite of the tourists for the summer. She's excited to go back because she knows that Evan won't be there this year. Evan was Colleen's summer love from last summer. She didn't expect it to end when summer did, but Evan stopped calling and emailing her back. This year she has Ben and there's been no talk at Bobb's of Evan returning to work this year. What could possibly go wrong? When she gets to work and finds Evan, what's this Maine-girl to do? 

My rating:  9.5/10. The book was on the predictable side and that's why I didn't give it a perfect 10. Other than that small detail, Maine Squeeze is the perfect read for the dead of winter when you want to escape to the beach, or in the middle of summer when you just want that summer romance. I find myself reading and re-reading this novel once or twice every year, and I've had it for 4 years. 

-Louise

"Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys"

Written by:  Kate Brian


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Megan Meade is not in your typical living sitution. Megan is the daughter of two military personnel. For as long as she can remember she's moved to every military base her parents are assigned to. This time it's different. Her parents have been reassigned overseas and she doesn't want to go along. Her only options though are to stay in the U.S. with the McGowans or move overseas with her parents. Megan decides to stay with the McGowans-old family friends who she hasn't seen in years.

Megan has always been an only child, but living with the McGowans means she's acquired 7 new siblings, all of them are male. Megan just wants to be treated like a human being while staying there, but she finds herself ostracized from nearly all the boys because she's a girl.

Sean, Evan, and Finn are the three boys closest to her own age. Sean is already out of high school, Evan is a year older and extremely good looking in the traditional sense, and Finn is the same age and just plain adorable. Evan is charged with driving her to school everyday so she gets to spend loads of time with him and get to know him.

Going to new school always poses challenges, but for Megan, it's even worse. Living with two of the most popular guys in the school doesn't help and neither does the fact that she's a soccer star. How will Megan deal with her new life? Is their love blooming in the McGowan household? And how will the McGowans change because of Megan? You can find all the answers in Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys, written by bestselling author Kate Brian.

My rating:  10/10. I absolutely loved this book. Megan is truly an inspirational character. She handles the hardships she faces extraordinarily. Kate Brian dishes out a perfect summer read that any romance fan would love.

-Louise

"Catching Jordan"

Written by:  Miranda Kenneally

Jordan Woods is not your typical teenage girl. She's the daughter of Tennessee Titans quarterback Donovan Woods, all of her friends are male, and she's the quarterback and captain of her high school football team. Jordan is treated like 'one of the guys' by everyone on her team and the coach. But when Ty Green moves to town, Jordan isn't so sure she wants to be just 'one of the guys'. Jordan has always feared having a boyfriend, especially one on the football team, because she doesn't want to lose her status as a respected member of the football team. She thinks showing even the tiniest bit of girliness would automatically make the team disrespect her. As the plot develops, a love triangle forms and Jordan realizes who actually has her back in the crazy world she lives in.

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My rating:  10/10. Kenneally kept me on my toes with her debut. There was a certain aspect of predictability at some parts, but all the good outweighs these slips. Jordan is a likeable and relateable character that any tomboy can relate to. The detail she provides of the football games shows the Kenneally really did her homework, or is herself an avid fan of the game. The romance is believable as well, which makes the book that much better. I can't wait to read Stealing Parker, Keneally's second book!

-Louise

"Summer Boys"

Written By Hailey Abbott

This book focuses on three main girls; Ella, Beth and Jamie. Each one of them is suffering from the thought of "summer boys".

Ella Is a girl who has had her far share of boyfriends. They were more like her servants, she never really liked any of them. Till this summer she starts to like Peter, a cute singer, too bad he's her sisters boyfriend...

Beth and George have been best friends for two years. George gets a girlfriend over the summer. Will Beth finally start to realize that she really does like George, as more then a friend? will it be too late?

Jamie and Ethan feel for each other last summer and have been doing the long distance relationship. She can't wait to see him this summer! But what will she do when the boy she had her first time with dumps her?

My favorite part of this book is the ending when everything falls into place the way it should be.

My rating: 8/10. I liked this book. But it was sometimes hard to follow when they jumped from girl to girl.

-Lynn

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"Anna and the French Kiss"

Written by:  Stephanie Perkins


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If you had the chance to go to the City of Lights, would you take it? Anna's father gives her the chance of a lifetime, but she doesn't want it. However, she doesn't have a choice as the decision has been made for her; she's going to Paris. Anna has her own pre-formed opinions of Parisians and they aren't flattering.

When she arrives at her new boarding school, she meets St. Clair and is instantly attracted to him. St. Clair shows her what life in Paris can truly be like.When she gets to know him and his friends better, will she find something to like about her new life, or will she continue to yearn for her old one in Atlanta?

My rating:  8/10. I enjoyed this book because of the setting, Etienne St. Clair, and the storyline itself. However, I can't give this a perfect 10 because I don't feel like it was fresh, new, or exciting. It was predictable of a romance book, and there wasn't anything that stood out from other books in its genre. It's definitely a good summer read or just a book to read when you're in the mood for romance.

-Louise