It's Kind Of A Funny Story By: Ned Vizzini

"It's Kind Of A Funny Story" is a book about a boy named Greg who is depressed. Greg isn't exactly sure what to do about it and tries to ignore it. He has trouble Keeping food down, has trouble keeping up with his school work, and is constantly fantasizes about his best friends girl friend. When He finally does check himself into a psychiatric ward at a nearby hospital, He finds himself in a whole new world. Everyone there is suffering from some sort of mental illness just like him, except something makes them all seem "extra special". Later he realizes that everyone in there is just like him, they all have normal lives and they all have normal feelings just like him. In the end it's the message of ward not seeming so different from the rest of the world that makes it so interesting. I would give this book a 4/5 stars because although a good book it sometimes seemed a little boring. But it was a very cute and funny book!

The Carrie Diaries Chapter 22

Carrie and the gang attend a school dance, where they meet Mouses boyfriend named Danny. While at the dance Lali catches Sebastian dancing with Donna Ladonna and tells Carrie of this. Carrie tells Sebastian "Fuck you" and then leaves to visit Walt at work. She tells Walt that she and mouse know about his sexuality, but not that Maggie knows too. He says he and Randy (his boyfriend) are going out, and asks if Carrie wants to come along. Carrie agrees, in the car they tell her they are going to Provincetown, which is over an hour away, but then Carrie thinks about how her life can't get much worse and goes along with it.

The Carrie Diaries Chapter 21

Carrie messes up all her dives at her swim meet and when the meets over goes into the locker room to change but only to find that Donna La donna has stolen her clothes out of her gym locker. She gets Maggie to help her find some other clothes but Maggie tells her that somebody has got to tell Donna to stop, and that somebody should be Sebastian. On the way home from the meet Sebastian and Lali are anything but supportive, in fact they laugh at her thinking it was so funny that Carries clothes were taken. Then she storms in her house and talked to her sister about it who said "I think Lali is trying to undermine your relationship with Sebastian."

Wonder by: R.J. Palacio

Wonder is about a 10 year old boy named auggie (August) who was born with a rare birth defect giving him a "deformed" face. Auggie has never been to a real school before, he's been homeschooled all of his life, but his parents think it's time for him to learn in a real classroom with a real teacher. At first auggie doesn't want to go to school, but after taking a private tour of the school and meeting some kids that would be in his class, he decideds to give it a shot. Not long after starting school he starts to make encounters with Jullian, a boy who bullies him. But thankfully he has his group of trusty friends to back him up. At the end of the year the principal informs auggie that Jullian will not be returning to school next year. A tale of growing up and dealing with a different set of struggles is shown within the story. However the book seemed a little dumed down, It also seemed to go on and on about one subject for awhile. I'd have to give it a 2/5 stars. 

The Hunger Games by: Suzann Collins

Set in the future The Hunger Games is about Katniss Everdeen and her sister Prim. When Prim is picked for mandatory game of life or death Katniss can not bear to see her 12 year old sister die so young, so she herself volunteers to take her place. She and a boy her age named Peeta must compete against each other and 22 other tributes from the surrounding districts of Panam for their lives. The entire game will be broadcast to all of Panam. Before really going into the competition Peeta admits he has a bit of a crush on Katniss, giving the story a twist and adding some romance to it. Although the two must compete against each other, the rules change not long after being in the arena where only 2 tributes from the same district can compete. A beautiful novel including it all, "The Hunger Games" will keep you on the edge of your seat watching and waiting for what's going to happen next. Such a great book it's difficult to put down once you pick it up, The Hunger Games gets a 5 start rating.

The Fault In our stars By: John Green

The faults in our stars is about Hazel, a teenage girl living with lung cancer. Hazel Grace is just an average girl, aside from the lung cancer part. But when she meets Augustus Waters her life is changed for good. Augustus Waters is also a cancer survivor, together they fall in love. When Hazel shares her favorite book with Gus they really connect. When they get to the end of the book there is no conclusion, the book literally ends mid-sentence. Together they set out to Amsterdam to meet the author of their favorite book and get their own private conclusion. When they finally meet the author he shares no such thing with them leaving them completely disappointed. Later when they get back from their displeasing trip to Amsterdam Gus tells Hazel that he has been diagnosed with cancer again, he doesn't have much time before... Hazel stays with him everyday and helps his mom and sisters take care of him in his final days. One day his mom calls Hazel to tell her Gus has perished. Hazel finally sees the good in the author of her favorite author when he surprisingly shows his face at Gus's funeral. Later when talking to a close friend of her's and Gus's he mentions that Gus was writing his own ending of their favorite book, just for Hazel. Hazel searches near and far for this special ending. I must say John Green has out done himself with "The Faults in our Stars" it is a phenomenal book that I would recommend to anyone! It by far deserves a 5 star rating!  

The Carrie Diaries chapter 20

in chapter 20 Carrie goes on another date with George, this time they go to a ski lodge. While there, they run into one of Georges old friends. Carrie recgonizes her, but can't put a name to her face. Low and behold it turns out to be Amelia Kydd, Sebastian's sister. When they finally recognize each other Amelia says something about Carrie and her relationship with Sebastian. This surprises George, since Carrie never told him about Sebastian. On the ride home Carrie apoligizes to George, but he quickly comes back with the fact that he to is seeing someone else. When he tells Carrie to be careful with Sebastian, Carrie decides George isn't worth it anymore. For she told Dorrit just after that conversation "I don't think we'll be seeing much more of George Carr"