Best Friends by Jacqueline Wilson

If you have ever had or have a best friend who you love spending time with and been though so much together, you can relate to this book very well.
The book I picked to write about is called Best Friends. I picked up this book when a friend recommended it. The characters all have very distinctive personalities, and the author describes the characters in a way where you know exactly what they like and what they are like. This book is about two girls named Gemma and Alice. They have been best friends forever, despite their differences. Gemma is a tomboy, and Alice is sort of a girly girl. But when Alice has to move to Scotland, the girls try to run away. They put on disguises and try to get a train fare to London. Since they have known each other since they were born, they cannot stand being apart and not seeing each other every day. There are many ups and downs in this book, so I would recommend this to anyone who likes books that have conflicts here and there. Also, if you like books with really interesting and intruiging characters, definietely read this. I loved it from the first chapter, and it kept pulling me in with many cliff hangers, really good characters, and a well-written and thought out plot. I have not read any other books by Jacqueline Wilson, but I will since I read this book and a bunch of people have recommended books by her. Read it!!
~Margot H.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Right now I am reading the Hunger Games. It has been pulling me in since the beginning of the book and is very descriptive. I think the characters all have very interesting personality traits. Panem, the only country left in the world, is what is left of the ruins of North America. The 12 Districts aren't very nice, and mostly everybody is poor. Katniss Everdeen is the main character, and she has a sister named Primrose. They go to the annual Reaping Day, which is where all of the people in all 12 Districts (the country is divided into 12 districts) go to their district's square and each kid puts a slip of paper with their name on it in a glass ball.

Depending on each kid's age, they put in a certain amount of paper slips. Reaping Day is to see who will fight in the Hunger Games, the annual fight to the death between 1 boy and 1 girl from each district. If you read this book, you will see who gets picked. So far, this book has been perfectly paced, meaning no slow parts or too fast parts. I think the plot is very creative and well thought out. I have not read any other books by Suzanne Collins, but I definitely will because she is an amazing author. There are many puzzle pieces you have to put together along the way, and so far I have been doing that (even though I recently picked up this book). This genre is sort of mystery-action, a favorite genre of mine (another reason I love this book so far!)

I would recommend this to anyone who loves a greatly plotted and well written book. The Hunger Games is part of a trilogy, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Read them!!!!