Clubbing, by Andi Watson
-3 StarsRecommended by: DebyeBasic plot: Lottie is a London pop-goth who gets sent to live with her grandparents in the country for awhile after getting caught with a fake ID. The book starts almost as a growing-up sort of style, where Lottie has to realize her own shallowness and become a bit more self-conscious. It then switches gears and becomes a semi-romance bet

Lock and Key, by Sarah Dessen
-4 StarsRecommended by: While no one specifically recommended this book, Debye first recommended I read Sarah Dessen in general, so for my first Dessen book, I will give her credit.When Ruby's mother abandons her, Ruby is sent to live with her older sister Cora, who she hasn't seen in ten years. Life changes for her so drastically she feels like she must be dreaming.

The Housekeeper and the Professor, by Yoko Ogawa
-5 StarsRecommended by: KerriThe Professor was once a brilliant mathematician, but an accident in 1975 left his short-term memory damaged. While he is able to clearly remember events prior to the accident, his memories since then are limited to the past 80 minutes. The Housekeeper is the tenth housekeeper the Professor's sister-in-law has hired to care for him. Sh

Life As We Knew It, by Susan Beth Pfeffer
-3.5 StarsRecommended by: NymethWhen an asteroid knocks the moon out of orbit, the world goes crazy. The tides change. Volcanoes erupt that had never been active before. Electricity is no longer dependable. All commerce ceases. One family's struggle to rem

Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins
-4 StarsRecommended by: MorriganBefore I describe the plot of this book, I want to say that it sounds really, really cheesy when summarized. Please bear with me. I'll keep it short.Gregor and his two year old sister, Boots (nickname), are doing laundry in their apartment complex's basement when they inve