This page is for anyone who would like to recommend a book for others. I rely heavily on recommendations from others, so I am constantly asking "what's good?". If you read a book that you like, put it here along with a basic idea of what it's about!

-Olivia

• The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

This book was absolutely amazing! I had heard of "Phantom" a long time ago, but I never saw the play or the movie, and I never heard the soundtrack. I first saw the movie this past September and got a copy of the soundtrack because I loved it so much. I heard somewhere that it had originally been a book, so I turned to google and found that it was true! Of course, I immediately got a copy. How could I pass up something like this? I read it in just one day (though I read extraordinarily quickly) because I just could not put it away! I am the kind of person who always believes that the book is much better than the movie (or play - I read Wicked too), and this is no exception. Anybody who loves Phantom of the Opera and has not read the book must read it immediately! There are parts that are very different from what we know "Phantom" to be, but that makes it so much better!
- Olivia

• I recently read The Society of S, by Susan Hubbard and loved it. Vampires set in contemporary life with a 14 yr. old girl who's searching for the truth about her father, mother, and herself. Here's a book review that I found on Amazon:

Think of a jigsaw puzzle, Ariella Montero writes in her journal. Even when it isn't assembled, the pieces scattered in the box contain the picture. Ariella is 13 and very sheltered. She is homeschooled by her father, a scientist, and lives in a large Victorian house. Ariella wants to know all about her mother, who disappeared when the girl was born, and about the world and where she fits into it. Through Mrs. McGarrit, the housekeeper, she meets other teens and starts questioning her own lifestyle. Going to the library with Mrs. McGarrit's daughter, Ariella finds the Internet, and the answers to her questions lead her into danger. It seems that the Monteros are vampires. At least Mr. Montero is, and now it is more important than ever to Ariella to find her mother. How she solves the mystery of her family's unhappiness, as well as how to cope with her own feelings and problems, form the plot. This is a solid story of a girl coming of age, wanting her family to be together, and wishing to belong to something. The author doesn't use supernatural elements as a crutch, but instead they enhance an already strong narrative.–Dana Cobern-Kullman, Luther Burbank Middle School, Burbank, CA
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