Reconstructing Amelia

Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
I loved this book.The characters are so strong and wicked you can't help but have a love-hate relationship with them. I started reading and didn't stop until I was done. 

Amelia is a 15 year old girl who just wants to fit in at her private school. This leads her to the "Magpies", a club of really mean girls who make her life miserable. Amelia is humiliated and bullied at the hands of the club leader, Zadie, but this is only part of her trouble. She's accused of plagiarizing and gets suspended. Kate, Amelia's mom is dealing with the suspension when she gets a phone call telling her Amelia has committed suicide. Kate is in shock and confused she thought she knew her daughter. Adding to her confusion is a text message she received: Amelia did not jump. The story is told in alternate voices. Amelia tells her story leading up to her death and Kate is in the present. We find out that both had secrets but are they worth dying over?

Caring is Creepy

Caring is Creepy by David Zimmerman
Lynn Sugrue is a 15 year old self-centered, manipulating, all around nasty teenager. I found myself really disliking her and her best friend, Dani, by the end of the book but it did not stop me from reading it. Lynn's mother is a nurse who works too much and is too busy with her pill popping boyfriend, Hayes, to notice that her daughter is playing a very dangerous game. Enter Logan, a 25 year old soldier in the Army, who meets Lynn on the internet. Logan has his own troubles. He is AWOL. I found this part of the story a little hard to believe, I would like to think that no matter how busy or distracted a parent might be they would notice their 15 year old daughter having a relationship with a 25 year old man. Everything comes together in the end and Lynn's world will never be the same.

Between the Lines

Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer First let me say this book is not written by Jodi Picoult. She co-writes it with her daughter Samantha Van Leer, who by the way is a junior in high school. This is a fairy tale with a modern day twist. It reminded me a lot of the book Inked.

Delilah is in high school and doesn't have time for the drama. She would rather go to the library then have to deal with it. One day while there she finds a fairy tale called Between the Lines but this is no ordinary book; the characters seem to come to life. Delilah is instantly drawn to the hero, Oliver. Oliver, it seems, also has feelings toward Delilah. The problem, they live in two different worlds. Together they must find a way to be together.

Taken

Taken  by Norah McClintock

Young girls in Stephanie's town are disappearing. She thinks it can't happen to her but she couldn't be more wrong.

This is a short read but it keeps you on the edge of your seat.