Through to You by Emily Hainsworth

Through to You thoroughly captures the essence of a science fiction romance. Hainsworth tells her story through the character of high schooler, Camden Pike. His girlfriend had just died from a car crash that was actually caused by him. And as he becomes more haunted by the issue, he revisits the site of her death. He then encounters a transparent apparition named Nina Larson who comes from a different dimension than Camden. She accidentally stumbled through a portal and into his dimension. She actually comes from a world completely opposite of his, where his girlfriend is still alive. He travels to Nina’s dimension, and the novel encompasses their journey and the difficulties they face. I loved the concept of the plot but in the end found that it was a little disappointing. The book is incredibly slow paced. The actual plot begins barely before the fifty percent mark. And the beginning of the book consists of the repetitive depressing attitude. Cam consistently blames himself for her death. But overall, the book was a pretty good read if you have nothing else to do.

~Anne, Teen Book Reviewer

Miracle by Elizabeth Scott

In the book Miracle by Elizabeth Scott this girl named Megan goes to a soccer camp away from where she lives. When she is coming back from this camp on her plane with all her friends the plane crashes. She was the only survivor in this plane crash. When she wakes up again she is in a hospital with all her family and friends but doesn’t remember a thing. At first she has problems with going back to school but when she gets better she tries a therapist later on in the book, which helps her and her family understand her. Everyone she knows thinks of her as “Miracle Megan” but she doesn’t want to be known like that. She doesn’t even feel anything at all. When all her memories come back she is scared and doesn’t know whom to turn to so she can tell them what she remembers. I would recommend this book to anyone my age! It’s a really great book because it encourages people that when you at your lowest point, you should never give up.

~Cayla, Teen Book Reviewer

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

The novel written by Paolo Bacigalupi called Ship Breaker talks about different obstacles the main character, Nailer, faces in his life as a ship breaker. During the time the book takes place there is an economic crisis occurring and money is scarce. Nailer, the main character is a ship breaker with the occupation of crawling through tight spaces looking for valuable metals and wiring for a living. He basically goes aboard broken or abandon ships and scavenges any monetary items in sight. After a storm occurs on Bright Sands Beach Nailer and his coworkers are out of work and live each day for their own survival. Resulting from this storm, a Clipper ship only owned by the wealthy beached and was left there. Nailer and his coworkers in need of money for survival started to break this new project apart. While they were finding pieces of metal, copper wires and other valuables they came across a girl trapped under some debris. The girl was a part of the family who owned the boat and was dressed properly with elegant jewelry on. At this point in the book Nailer had to decide whether he should let the girl die and take her jewelry or save her life and bring her to a hospital and surviving relatives.

Throughout the whole book, I was very interested in knowing what was going to happen next and what paths the characters would take in certain dilemmas. This book did a great job of describing exactly the circumstance was and it allowed you to visualize exactly what was happening in the book at a specific time. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading science fiction novels with loads of excitement. This novel can teach you valuable life lessons about helping others and choosing the right path in your life. This book is an easy read that is filled with vast detail and excitement.