Book Review Examples for High School Students
Title:
Paper Towns
Author:
John Green
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
John Green’s amazing way of writing has not let us down yet. With his mesmerizing book, Paper Towns,
he has captured the interests of teens around the country. Paper Towns has a setting that corresponds to
our time and gives teens more reasons to drop their computers and pick up Paper Towns.
Quentin, also known as Q, fell
in love with his best friend, Margo from
the day she moved to his
neighborhood. Since they were little children they’ve have managed to get themselves into a great deal
of mischief. For Example, one spring afternoon they found an old dead man in the park they always visited.
Q is a charming, loveable boy who would do anything for Margo, and Margo, she’s something special.
She’s beautiful and outgoing. She doesn’t care what she does and if someone does anything bad to her
she will get revenge no matter what. Margo and Q are now in high school and it’s almost their graduation
day. A week before, Margo disappears, no one worries at first because she is known to disappear and
reappear at times-- except when Quentin gets worried and tries everything to find her.
Will Q ever find his love? And will she ever love him back? You will have to read this amazing book to find
out. Paper Town is an amazing love story that will leave you craving to turn the page; you will never know
what would be coming from Q or Margo. I recommend this amazing book to any girls or boys who like
Realistic Fiction and love.
Title:
Soldier X
Author:
Don L. Wulffson
Genre:
Historical Fiction/Action
My all time favorite book of the year was Soldier X. This historical fiction/action novel is a real page turner.
This story is about a teenager named Erik that was forced to join the German army during World War II.
Erik didn’t even have experience shooting a gun; he was learning new commands and enduring training
in order to defend himself and country. He was also forced learn and speak German. Erik was not only
German, he was also Russian which eventually affected his life later on in the book. Erik is the type of man
that doesn’t enjoy hurting others or destroying others’ belongings; he’s timid and has complex character
traits throughout the entire text.
This book is mesmerizing because the author has a clear plot. He wants the reader
to recognize the point
that in life there’s not always going to be great parts. Even the most terrible situations can have a positive
ending or a great resolution. This makes for an excellent story to read because not only is it engaging it
teaches a piece of history and how the Jews and Germans were treated and how World War II affected
many lives. Many soldiers died to defend their country from harm while Hitler planned to kill innocent
people for ridiculous reasons.