Written for junior high/high school students, this short read teaches the consequences of following the "in" crowd. Molly struggles in her relationship with the most popular girl in school and questio…
Tamera Alexander transports readers to the heart of the Colorado Rockies with her vivid and realistic descriptions. This second book in the Timber Ridge Reflections series masterfully contrasts incre…
This year's Newbery Award Winner is a strange, quirky adventure in the sleepy 1960s town of Norvelt, Pensylvannia—a dying "Eleanor Roosevelt" town created decades before by the former First Lady as a …
Haven Kimmel comes as close to being a real-life Scout Finch as anyone I can imagine. She was a precocious, strong-willed child, and as an adult she has a wonderful sense of humor and the ability to w…
After reading and really enjoying Austenland, I was anxious to read Midnight in Austenland, whichtook place in the same location as Austenland, but with different characters. It proved to be another f…
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is more than a World War II story. Although a large portion of the book focuses on events during World War II, this book is really a biography of Louis Zamperini and his…
I fell in love with Ellis Island after finishing just the first chapter. In fact, I often had to remind myself that I was reading historical fiction and not a true account. Author …
Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary is a classic for a reason. Ralph, the protaganist, may be a mouse, but he has sentiments and feelings that young children can easily relate to. Under that mouse skin,…
New York Times Bestselling author Markus Zusak delivers another touching and powerful work in I am the Messenger. Set in suburban Australia, readers are instantly introduced to nineteen year-old …
This book held my interest from page one. The main character, Jason Gouvas, lives a very normal life until one day everything familiar comes to an abrupt halt and he discovers his true calling in life…
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With the posting of the book review and content analysis of Crossed by Ally Condie, Compass Book Ratings now has 300 books in our database. We fired-up the website on March 19, 2012 with 228 reviews …
