Gravitation is a graphic novel about Shuichi Shindo trying to break into the music business with his band , "Bad Luck". Shuichi loses the lyrics to his song and, bumps into Eiri Yuki, a romance novelist. Eiri tells him that he didn't like his song and Shuichi becomes upset and tries to prove his talent to Eiri and there destinies become entwine.~Kale

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula is about the interactions with, and the hunt for, Count Dracula. The writing style is vary distinct. It is mostly letters and journal entries of different people in the story.~Kale

Before We Were Free by Julia Alverez

This is a great story to read. Anita de la Torre who lived in the Dominican Republic began to question her freedom. At first, Tio Toni had disappeared and the SIM began to terrorize them asking where he may be. Their dictator was in desperate need of finding him. Anita had to crack codes that her family was keeping and soon found out what she knew wasn't something she should have known. As the months go by, her family members go one by one to the United States. Majority of her family are living in New York waiting for the rest of Anita's family to come.
During the story Anita becomes a young lady. She struggles through many things and uses her family's courage and the strength to make it through tough times in the Dominican Republic.

The Fallen Man by Tony Hillerman

A mysterious/investigative story that will make your mind think. Jim Chee is a Navajo Policemen who is investigating a mysterious accident...or murder; the fallen man was on top of Ship Rock mountain and somehow his body is at the bottom. Its very curious on how the man got up on top alone, he had to have had some help, leading Chee to investigate if it actually was an accident or not.
I personally like to read a mystery or investigative story, I'd recommend to those who love to has imagination, patience and someone who likes to solve a mystery.

A Walk to Remember

A sweet story of true love and having faith in other people. A Walk to Remember is the story of a boy named Landon and the unexpecting love that he finds in a small town, where everybody knows everybody. Landon is a rebel and is class president of his high school. He usually hangs out with the popular crowd, but when choosing between a cooking class and drama he decides to take drama. If you take this class then it means that you have to participate in the annual christmas play, which according to him is completely lame. What he doesn't know is that the play that he doesn't even want to do, is the same play that will make him fall in love with the pastor's daughter, an unpopular, shy girl. Nicholas Sparks takes you in many turns as you read about the growing love of two unexpecting people. I really liked this book, because it was romantic and it teaches the reader about how life needs to be lived to the fullest.

Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Edest is the second book to Eragon.
In this book our hero finds himself incapacitated by a wound that the Shade Durza inflicted. Although Eragon killed Durza his left with a reminder that his encounter with Durza shall never be forgotten . Now with his back crippled Eragon flies to Ellesmera the Elven city in the forest Du Weldenvarden Eragon goes forth to finish his training. But alas, his back pains him so much that he is rendered incapable of many strenuous activities that his training requires to complete.

While Eragon is in Ellesmera Galbatorix gaters his forces for a great war against the Varden and Surda.

Will Eragon beat Galbatorix?

Find out in the exciting book Eldest!

Check L.H.S. library for details.~Jerry

Eragon by Cristopher Paolini

Eragon is about a boy who finds a mysterious stone in the middle of mountain range called the spine. when Eragon finds out it is not a stone but a dragon egg his whole life starts to fall apart.

Now Alagaisea's most feared person, King Galbatorix, is after young Eragon to either recruit him or kill him. But Brom the old storyteller in Carvahall (Eragons home village) helps Eragon escape from the clutches of the most vile assassins the Ra'zac. Now that Eragons home has been destroyed and his uncle killed, he believes he has nothing to lose so he goes forth to seek out and destroy the Ra'zac with the aid of Brom the storyteller.

Will Eragon succeed or will his story end in tragedy?

Find out in Eragon!

Check L.H.S Library for details.

The Famished Road by Ben Okri

The Famished Road is the amazing story of the journey of a spirit child through the poverty and suffering of modern day Africa. In the pseudo-reality where the book is set, there is a spirit, as well as a physical world. A spirit child is one who only wants to be in the spirit world, so they kill themselves whenever they reincarnate in the physical world. The writing in this book is, in my opinion, some of the best. Throughout the book, the child has brushes with the spirit world. These passages where he sees "the other side of things" have some of the most descriptive, imaginative and crazy writing I have ever read. The Famished Road also addresses the many concerns of modern day Africa. In the book, violence and other terrible things flow through the village where the spirit child lives like waves in the ocean. In my opinion, The Famished Road is one of the best books ever written. I recommend this to anyone who wants something different. I, also recommend this to anyone who can read. It's that good.~Daniel

Red Azalea by Anchee Min

This book is about the struggles of Anchee Min in Communist China during the dreaded "Cultural Revolution." In the book, Min goes from slum dweller, to peasent, to actor, to janitor, to movie star, to politial refugee all in the space of a few years! I don't want to give too much away, but much of the book focuses on Min's slow realization of the falseness of the propaganda drilled into her head since she was a child. She realizes in the end, what kind of a situation China is really in, and how the many can be brainwashed into anything. Ultimately, the Red Azalea is a tale of the ability of the human spirit to burst out in defience against the weight of an entire country. Book-wise, the novel is a relatively short being 336 pages, but in a somewhat large font. It is written in a very deceptively simple manner, even though it provides a large emotional punch. Think of it as a beautiful haiku. Even though these short poems are simple, they can be better than some poems many pages long. All in all, the Red Azalea is wonderfully simple and amazing book that anyone who believes in the spirit can enjoy. ~Daniel
4/4/07

When the Wind Blows by: James Patterson

When the Wind Blows is about a girl named Max who has been geneticly enhanced and given wings. Frannie, a small Colorado town vet, is tangled up in plots that she herself doesn't even understand. She meets an FBI agent of the name Kit and together they seek out Max hoping to unlock the mystery behind the recent murders/deaths of important key doctors of genetics.~Patrick