Author: Ann Haywood Leal

Meet Harper, an ordinary girl who loves to write poetry, which is kind of coincidental since she was named after Harper Lee, a famous writer. One year ago, her daddy left her and her family, leaving her, her mother, and her brother. Ever since Daddy left, Mama has had some tough times. Their family cannot pay all of the bills on their house, so they end up moving and living temporarily in a hotel. Harper hopes that one day, her family will be able to move back into the house that they have lived in for what seemed like forever. But still, her family still lives in the hotel. Luckily, she meets some new friends, Randall, Dorothy, andLorraine. Will Harper still be able to write after all of the horrible things that she has been through? Will her daddy ever come back? You will have to read the book to find out!

Review by Onecutepug Age 12

Attention everyone going into the 6th grade and up!  Trussville’s Summer Reading sign up begins June 6th.  The sooner you sign up, the more time you will have to earn prizes.  Free events are scheduled every week through July 24th.  When you sign up you will receive the schedule of events and other goodies.

This summer’s theme for teens is OWN THE NIGHT and dates for the program are June 6 – July 24.

Written By: Lauren Brooke

Chestnut Hill is an all-exclusive boarding school for girls only. They are top academics and also a horse school. Chestnut Hill has riding, jumping, and many more horse classes. Dylan, the main character, gets accepted into this school. She waited since 4^th grade, all the way to 7^th to go. Dylan went for the horses, like many other girls!

 Dylan is put in a room with two other girls; Honey and Lynsey. Lynsey is stuck up and mean to Dylan. She gets Dylan almost expelled and in a lot of trouble. Honey, is a sweet girl, just like her name. She is definitely one on the nicer girls at Chestnut Hill. Since Dylan is a first year, she has to try out for the Horse Team. Almost all of the first years (the 7^th graders) are trying out too, as well as some of the previous girls. 

Unfortunately, Lynsey gets Dylan in trouble right before tryouts. Dylan is prohibited from riding. Will Dylan be able to try out and star, or stop riding and fail?

 Review by OneCutePug   Age 13

Charlie is beginning his sophomore year in high school, when his best friend Michael commits suicide. Faced with this tragedy, Charlie tries to find himself by participating in life rather then watching like a wallflower. Over the course of the school year he has new experiences in life with new friends, and with those friends tries to over come some troubling things from his past. 

From the description above it might sound cheesy, but this was such a refreshing book after reading so many books that seem to have the same ending. I liked that because the book is Charlie’s journal it’s easy to connect to, and it’s able to connect to teens on different levels. This book is intended for mature, older teens due to the drug usage, language, and profanity. Even with these things being a part of the book don’t let it stop you from reading this great book.

Later this year The Perks of Being a Wallflower will be released as a movie! Emma Watson (Harry Potter movies) and Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson movies) will being staring in this film. Hopefully this movie will be good and follow the book closely (fingers crossed!). To find out more information about the movie please click here.

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
• A Separate Place by John Knowles

So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.

The Perks of  Being a Wallflower

The American Red Cross
Blue Bell Ice Cream
Coney Island
The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers, and Teachers of Handwriting
The Kentucky Derby
The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation
The World War II Museum.