Molly’s Comments (group member since Nov 17, 2014)

Molly’s comments from the Open World Learning Community '14-'15 group.

Everyone has a tragedy waiting for them. Ezra Faulkner is, or was, everyone's dream boy. He was popular, captain of the tennis team, dating the hottest girl and drives a Bentley. But little did he know his tragedy was already here. As he was driving home one night, he got in a car crash and shattered his leg. It's been a year since the accident and now it's senior year of high school for Ezra. Because of his shattered leg, he can no longer play tennis. Which means he won't be hanging around his jock friends anymore. He loses his popularity and fame in school. Everything seems to be going downhill until he meets Cassidy Thorpe, who helps him find himself. As the two find love, they also find the truth. Ezra learns at the end that, "Oscar Wilde once said that to live is the rarest thing in the world, because most people just exist, and that’s all. I don’t know if he’s right, but I do know that I spent a long time existing, and now, I intend to live.

The beginning of everything by Robyn Schneider is not a story of love, but a story of self exploration. This made me love the book even more. I personally like romance books more but this story was able to take both love and self discovery and still create something worth reading. What I disliked about the book is the flashbacks that Ezra had because they took too long to finish that they just seemed pointless in the end. So overall, I give this book 4 out of 5 and would recommend this to anyone who likes books about self discovery or romance books or a little bit of both.

Julep Dupree is a great con artist. Of course, learning from the best, her dad. One afternoon, she came home to a horrific surprise. Her apartment was trashed and her father was gone. That was the start to a very long journey with dangerous risk and dangerous people. With her best friend Sam on her side, they go on an adventure to find clues her father has left behind. They are faced with barriers, Especially at St. Agatha's, where they attend. There is the dean who has a suspicion of Julep actions around the school. With more, Julep doesn't even know if her father is alive.

Trust me, I'm lying by Mary Elizabeth Summer is and amazing book about a girl who is in a difficult situation but gets through it with her best friend. The best thing about the book was how the author created the main character and how well she used details to describe her. I sometimes feel like I am her in ways. A downside for me is that I like romance books also, and this book didn't add that much. But it was still an awesome book. I would recommend it to whoever likes mystery or problem solving stories.

Soli and Lucy are best friends and have been since they were kids. Lucy was the light one in their friendship. She was always happy and popular. Soli was the dark one. She hid behind Lucy and never express herself. When two people are best friends, they most likely will make mistakes they later regret. This ended up happening to Soli and Lucy and something horrible happened.

There was a forest that the people was afraid to ever enter. In this forest, lived a kingdom ,called faerie grounds, that was magical and full of Faeries. Soli and Lucy always came through this forest after school because it was a short cut. One afternoon, they went to sit in the forest and had an argument. As they were arguing, soli made a wish for Lucy to disappear. A rule the forest had was, if you made a wish in this forest, it would come true. Then Lucy disappeared to Faerie grounds.

Wish by Beth Bracken and Kay Fraser is the first book in the series, Faerie Grounds. The book is about two best friends who go on an adventure to learn more about friendship. Something I loved about the book is how much illustrations there were. The pictures helped me a lot on understanding the story and they were also very realistic. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy type of books or anything about friendship.

Riley Williams is a sixteen-year-old girl who can see ghost. She began seeing them after her mom's death in the car accident. The car accident Riley was also in. The accident that happened because of her, in her belief at least. After a while, Riley's dad decides to move to Scotland and start over. That just made everything worse for Riley. She now lives in an old inn.

Riley likes to cut. One day, as she was cutting, the ghost of nine-teen-year-old, Ian Mackinnon, caught her. Ian knew she can see him, so he tries to get her attention. After Riley finally responds, they had start a conversation. Riley learns that Ian has a curse that was put on him when he died. She believes that she can help Ian with her powers. As they try to figure out how to break the curse, Riley is falling for Ian, hard. But that complicated everything. To make matters worse, the spirit that killed Ian, Laria, is trying to stop Riley from breaking the curse.

The Deepest Cut by J.A. Templeton is the first book in the series, The Mackinnon curse. I absolutely loved this book especially because I really like anything paranormal mixed with a little romance. This book would give me chills every time I turn the page. You never know what's going to happen. My favorite parts are when Laria comes and threatens Riley. I like how Riley fights her back. My only complaint is sometimes the book would slow down on scenes that I feel like are, not that important. And that the books leaves off on the biggest cliff hanger. Now, I can't wait to read the next book.

This book would be perfect for anyone who likes paranormal and/or romance novels, because this book has both combined. The book has equally enough of both genres which makes the story line even more great. If you choose to read the book, I hope you enjoy it.

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell is about a girl experiencing new things and finding her true self. Cath was a true Simon Snow fan. She loved him so much, she spent her high school years writing fan-fiction about him but, her high school years were over and she was now in college with her twin sister, Wren. Cath and Wren did everything together, even writing fan-fiction together. When they found out they didn't have the same dorm, everything fell apart. Wren had new friends and went to parties. Cath, however stayed in after classes and wrote fan-fiction, alone. To make things worst, Cath's new roommate Reagan, was horrible. She brings in a new guy every night. But there was one particular guy that was always there, Levi. Cath and Levi hung out a lot and then something happened that changed everything, it changed Cath. But as the year continued, many other situations happened and Cath just didn't know what to do with them all, so she doesn't do anything.

In the book, Rowell had a lot of flashbacks to when Cath was little. During these parts, I would get confused on what's happening. I couldn't tell the difference if she was telling something that happened in past or if it was something right then. Something I liked about the book is how the author made Cath the way she is. Rowell described every moment very clearly and added a lot of details. I feel like I can relate to everything Cath did in the story, like it was me in the story. The book is so good, when it ended I just wanted to know what happens next in Cath's crazy adventure in college.

I really loved this story. If you like any girly realistic fiction type of books, I highly recommend this one. It had me always wanting more and it'll probably have you too.

Wonderstruck is a beautiful story about two deaf kids who both want something in their lives. Ben's story, told in words, takes place in Minnesota in 1977. Rose's story, told in pictures, takes place in New Jersey in 1927. Both are trying to find their parents, so they take a journey to New York, at the same time, but 50 years apart. But being out in the big city all by yourself, is very dangerous and hard, especially when your a deaf child. On their journeys, a lot happens, ups and downs. But the as the story slowly unravels, the ending is amazingly shocking.

The book kept me at the edge of my seat, always wanting more whenever we would have to stop in class. The story is just amazing and how the author would switch off between each story is the best part. I had to switch off to the other story quickly and try to keep up with what's happening, which was what I found hard but it got easier as we went on. In the story, Selznick adds a lot of details and figurative language, so that added a lot more depth to every sentence I read. It's a great book in general, so you should just read it.