Alice in Zombieland blogged by Callista M.

Hours Read: 38hrs
The book I would like to report on: Alice in Zombieland
Author: Gena Showalter
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Rating: Five Stars

Summary:

“You see anything in the shadows, anything at all, you pick up your sister and run” Alice’s dad warns. These words make up the last bits of conversation Alice shares with her family before the accident. In Gena Showalter’s Alice in Zombieland, the protagonist, Alice Bell, fights for her life as she learns that her dad’s paranoia that she has dismissed as long as she can remember came with good reason.
Alice leads a sheltered life where she is not allowed to go to any parties, hang out with friend, or do anything outside her house after sunset. These strict rules, imposed by her father, are all she has ever known. While she holds resentment towards her father, these rules have kept her family alive.
After convincing her family to go out after dark, to watch her sister’s recital, Alice’s entire family dies at the hands of monsters hungry for human flesh.
Now, Alice is set on avenging her family, but to do so she must plunge into a world she never knew existed, and trust an intimidating group of social outcasts who seem to know more about the “monsters” and who Alice really is than they let on.
From there, Alice discovers a world inhabited by evil, soulless creatures that she, as well as a few others, was born to fight.

Review:
Gena Showalter spins a unique story that combines elements of the famous Alice in Wonderland, and also the ever-popular tales of zombies. Showalter not only provides a plot that compels the reader to continue to the conclusion, but also she writes characters who have a lasting effect. Alice and her friends have a strong sense of humor and know individually who they are instead of being wishy-washy.
Anyway, I had never heard of Gena Showalter’s work before, so this read was a pleasant surprise! Overall, the book earns 5 stars for all of the “really, I have to wait for the next book?” moments that lie beyond the cover.

The Ranger's Apprentice blogged by Nick M.

Reporting 13 hours on books 1,2,3,8,9,10 in the Ranger's Apprentice Series

So, the books are basically about a boy who lives in a fief, and is choosen to become a Ranger's apprentice. The Rangers are the protectors of a kingdom, and the books show you the boy (Will)'s growth and his adventures and battles as a Ranger's apprentice, and later, as a Ranger himself. I personally enjoyed them thoroughly, and would recommend them to anyone 10+. 

Lord of the Flies blogged by Claire K.

I have read 3 hours since I last reported. I've read Lord of the Flies and The Help. I talked about The Help in my last email, but Lord of the Flies is about a group of boys who's plane crashed on a deserted island and the pilot was killed, so they have to create their own "government."

Stunning blogged by Brittany C.

I've read Stunning by Sara Shepard for 4 hours.

In the Pretty Little Liars book, there is the third A torturing Hanna, Aria, Spencer, and Emily with new secrets. They all were involved with pushing an innocent girl, Tabitha, off the roof of a building and killing her, but no one knows except for them and A. They also have secrets of their own. Hanna took scandalous pictures with a photographer and is going to desperate levels to get her ex-boyfriend back. Aria and Noel are back together and using Noel's parents as an example, but Aria caught his dad in a dress. Spencer framed her roommate when they were both taking drugs and now people at Princeton think she turned in someone for drugs again. And Emily had a baby that she said would give to a crazy lady, Gayle, for money but ended up giving her baby to someone from an adoption agency and Gayle found Emily. I think all of the pretty little liars books are great and gripping and u cannot wait to finish the book!

The Help Blogged by Claire K.

I've read 7 hours since I last reported. (I think the total is 21 hours, if that's helpful.) I read a book called The Help by Kathryn Stockett. It's about African-American maids working in the early 60's.