Books and Reading
Deschutes Co. Teen Recommendations
What are the teens from La Pine, Sisters, Bend, Sunriver and Redmond
reading and watching? Have a look at the books and movies local teens recommend:
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Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer |
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Clockstoppers by Rob Hedden Summary:This is a great action-packed adventure and it has a good use of humor in it! I highly recommend this book to everyone! Recommended by Rob Hedden, Redmond
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Do-Over by Christine Hurley Deriso
Recommended by Nicole, Redmond |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling Calvin, La Pine HS
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The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley Summary: This book is about the princess Aerin
of Damar, who, while recovering from a very strong hallucinogen, stumbled
upon a recipe for an ointment that could repel fire. It wasn’t long after
her discovery that she was off fighting dragons and almost died in a battle
with the Black Dragon, Maur. With the help of a wizard named Luth, and a
sword called Gonuran, she recovered from her injuries and faced the evil
mage, Agsded; to recover the Hero’s Crown and save her people. |
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Impulse by Ellen Hopkins Summary: Impulse is a book in poetry form of how three troubled teens meet in a mental hospital and help each other to better understand their troubled lives and help overcome the challenges Deanne, Redmond High School
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My Father the Werewolf by Henry Garfield Summary: This book is about a father and his two kids who go camping and their father gets bit by a werewolf. He then has to turn his life upside down to protect his kids and other people from himself...An amazing, adventurous book! Maura, Elton Gregory MS, Redmond
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Night by Elie Wiesel Summary: Night is about the Holocaust. There is this Jewish family that gets forced out of their home and put into a concentration camp. It is very realistic. It’s crazy to think about being in a concentration camp and going through many horrible experiences. Jessica, La Pine HS
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The Notebook (movie) Summary: The movie focuses on an old man reading
a story to an old woman in a nursing home. The story he reads follows two
young lovers named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun. They are separated by
Allie’s parents who disapprove of Noah’s unwealthy family. They move Allie
away. She waits for Noah to write to her for several years but Allie meets
and becomes engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. Allie stops by
Noah’s home that he restored to see “if he is okay.” It is evident they
still have feelings for each other, and Allie has to choose between her
fiancé and her first love. |
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The Princess Diary Books
by Meg Cabot Summary: The Princess Diary books are about a five-foot-nine, flat-chested New York, freshman girl, named Mia Thermopolis. On top of failing her algebra class, getting hassled by her enemy and crushing over Lana’s boyfriend Josh, she finds out that she is the princess, and future ruler of the country of Genovia. Unlike in the movie, her father is still alive, and quite the eligible bachelor; she doesn’t get the luxury of deciding whether or not she wants the job and responsibilities of being a princess; and her grandmother is not only stubborn and bossy, but also kind of scary and mean as well. As the books go on, Mia, while being forced to attend princess lessons with grandmére everyday after school, gets older, her family gets bigger, her friends change, and she even gets a really hot senior boyfriend who takes her to prom. Jessica, La Pine HS |
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Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz
If you're looking for a teenage superhero story where the Good Guys always win, then don't read this book. Raven's Gate is a chilling tale of a boy named Matt, who starts his adventure when he is caught in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong people. Instead of going to jail, he is sent to the newly founded "Leaf Project", where he is relocated from a populated city in England, to a rural area not know by anyone. But is everything as it seem? Matt finds himself in strange and unnatural situations. The people around him are unlike anyone he has ever met. Even the cat looks at him with a suspicious eye...coincidence? Of course not. Read it. Clare, Redmond High School
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Saving Hollywood by Katherine Adair
This Christian fiction
book is about a girl named Hollywood who has
a rich father and an actress for a mother,
so she has always been spoiled. She has
something dramatic happen to her and it changes
her life forever. It is mainly about a girl who has no one and
then someone comes to save her
from herself. It is a wonderful and dramatic book.
Maura, Elton Gregory MS, Redmond
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