Tone Deaf, by Olivia Rivers

The book Tone Deaf by Olivia Rivers is about a girl named Ali who has a abusive father, and her attempt at running away. She meets a band member named Jace and they fall in love and realize how similar they are. When Jace suddenly gets a seizure because someone drugged his punch, she knows she has to call 9-1-1, even if it means getting caught. When paramedics arrive, she realizes that she is in deep trouble. They clearly recognize her and fly her back to her dad. Everything just seems to go downhill from there. I would recommend this book to anyone. It will hook you from beginning to end, and sadly, may even show the darker parts of life.

~ Posted by Chloe P., Homestead freshman

P.S. I Still Love You, by Jenny Han

Lara Jean and Peter are officially a couple but when her old friend John Ambrose McClaren comes back to town receiving the letter, drama between the 2 occur making the choice for Lara Jean hard to choose. In the end she chooses Peter. I'm Team John, he sounds like a much better guy to date and really likable. I rate this book a 4/5.

~ Posted by Thien-Nhi V., Homestead freshman

Encyclopedia of Genetics

The genetics book is awesome. It is very interesting and easy to understand. It will be useful for everybody, especially for those who are taking biology now because the big test is based on DNA to protein unit test. I suggest everybody to read that book and use the other genetics book, that is genetics encyclopedia as a reference book if they can't understand something from the genetics book. The genetics encyclopaedia book is a very good reference book. I suggest my fellow students to read those two books.

~ Posted by Monjima, HHS sophomore

The Prince and the Dressmaker, by Jen Wang

This book tells the story of a girl called Frances who is pulled into the world of royalty when Crown Prince Sebastian of Belgium hires her to be his dressmaker. Her sense of fashion allow her to make creations for Sebastian that come alive to all who view them. However, Sebastian's secret is that he loves to dress like a girl. I love this book because of the heartwarming dialogue between the two characters, and how a chance occurrence turns into a beautiful friendship.

~ Posted by a Homestead senior 

Review of Puddin' by Julie Murphy

The book Puddin' by Julie Murphy is the second book in a two part series, the first book being Dumplin'. It is written in a dual perspective. The book is about two girls, Millie Michalchuk and Callie Reyes. They are complete opposites, with Millie being the optimistic nice girl who used to go to fat camp every year and Callie being the popular mean girl who is part of the dance team and next in line to become captain. Despite them being polar opposites, a certain turn of events brought the two together. This led to the girls spending a lot of time together and really getting to know one another and realizing they had more in common than they thought which led to an uplifting friendship between them. Throughout the story the girl's friendship brought out the best in them and changed them both for the better.

~ Posted by Jessica F., HHS freshman

Beowuf, translated by John McNamara

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