Friday, April 15, 2011

Stealing Heaven

Title: Stealing Heaven 
By: Elizabeth Scott
Publisher: Harper Teen
Pages: 320


GoodReads Summary:

My name is Danielle. I'm eighteen. I've been stealing things for as long as I can remember.
Dani has been trained as a thief by the best there is—her mother. They never stay in one place long enough for Dani to have real connections, real friends—a real life.
But in the town of Heaven, everything changes. Suddenly, Dani must question where her loyalties lie: with the life she's always known—or the one she's always wanted.

My Review: I loved the book! 5 out of 5 stars, and the cover gets 4 out of 5 stars.
Imagine living your whole life just for stealing silver. You make friends just so you can steal from them, you date a guy just to see the layout of his house for your mom. What if it was the only thing you knew in life? What if you had a chance in life, for true friendship, for love. Would you give it all up? What if the guy you're falling for is a police officer? What if the girl you had a chance to be friends with was soon to be a victim of your crime? What if?

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President


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I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President

Author: Josh Lieb
Publisher: Penguin Group
Pages: 302
GoodReads  Summary: Twelve-year-old Oliver Watson’s got the IQ of a grilled cheese sandwich. Or so everyone in Omaha thinks. In reality, Oliver’s a mad evil genius on his way to world domination, and he’s used his great brain to make himself the third-richest person on earth! Then Oliver’s father—and archnemesis—makes a crack about the upcoming middle school election, and Oliver takes it as a personal challenge. He’ll run, and he’ll win! Turns out, though, that overthrowing foreign dictators is actually way easier than getting kids to like you. . . Can this evil genius win the class presidency and keep his true identity a secret, all in time to impress his dad?


My Review:  OMG! Yes! Finally, I have proof that I'm not the only kid with a evil empire under their belt.
Ok, ok, ok, maybe I don't have an evil empire but it sure seems fun. This book was amazingly funny, smart, and everything else. Did I like it? It was ok, I'm not much of a fan of footnotes though. The cover deserves a 4/5  and the book over all a 3/5. Should you read it? That totally depends on you and your book preference,  but it's worth a try!