Teen Territory

Jenna and Lucas are pains at home.

Jenna is too silly and free-spirited for her prestigious and acadademic family. Her parents worry about her, and her younger sister doesn’t even want to be seen with her. Lucas, son of a single mom, gets horrible grades despite his intellect. Both teens and families are surprised when a representative from Camp Fielding visits their home to invite/recruit them.

Camp Fielding is weird.  There are no real teachers, only elaborate problems and scenarios for campers to decipher.  There also seems to be a problem with mysterious disappearances, strange dead baby birds, and campers who suddenly become eerily intelligent. As they race to figure out what is causing their fellow campers to cough up feathers, Jenna and Lucas realize that they aren’t sure what is more frightening; what they’re uncovering, or the fact that it’s too crazy to believe!

Discovering the secret of Camp Fielding is intense, and it unfolds at various points in the story.  This creepy and yet funny book made some realistic points about academic pressure, hormones and the benefits of not fitting in. Realism aside, there were mythical and political points that should engage any reader that loves a good mystery.

Good, quick read.

Sistrsic92 (Meg) by Cheryl Dellasega

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Written in text/blog, this second installment of the Bloggrls series grew on me.
When I first started reading, it began to sound like so many other after-school specials but the topic it addressed snuck up on me so quickly I was knocked back and had to finish it.

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The corny names Jack and Jill were the only boring things about this book.

Jill is a seventeen year-old girl. All GIRL, as she has to say to herself. She spends a lot of time reminding herself of this because instead of the normal menstrual cycle that other girls have, Jill endures something more painful than cramps. For her cycle, she becomes Jack, a hormone-fueled teenage boy.

She and her mother have been to all kinds of doctors over the past four years, trying to find a reason or solution but to no avail. So for now, when Jack arrives, Jill is confined to her home, and her friends at school all believe she’s getting stressful blood transfusions. She stocks up on supplies to entertain Jack with, and he pretty much keeps a low profile for the few days he’s around.

But things are changing. 

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