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I just read Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.  I finished it in September of 2010 and it has 390 pages.  It is the third and final book of the Hunger Games.  After the Quarter Quell and after District 12 gets destroyed, Katniss Everdeen, a victor in the Hunger Games, gets shipped off to District 13 which had just recently been discovered.  Now the districts are at war with the capitol.  Will Katniss get revenge of President Snow?  And will her love and best friend Peeta ever be the same?
I think the author wrote this book and this series because she wanted to show kids how you can't give up.  It gets boring for a really long chunk of time sometimes, but once it gets exciting, it's really exciting and suspenseful.  For example, when Katniss and her friends were running through the underground tunnel, it was just telling about how they found their hiding spot.  But eventually, some mutations started calling Katniss's name and you wondered how she was gonna get out.
I would recommend this book to 9 year olds and up and anyone who has a lot of time...because you won't be putting this book down!

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I just read the second book in the Red Rock Mysteries called Stolen Secrets by Jerry B. Jenkins and Chris Fabry.  It has 202 pages in it and I finished it in October of 2010.  It is about Bryce and Ashley as they try to uncover a mystery about two girls.  They say that they were attacked, but is this man that "attacked" them innocent?
I think the author wrote this book because she wanted to show the readers the consequences of lying.  For example, when the two girls lyed they had to go to the detention center.
I would recommend this book to anybody who loved mysteries.

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I just finished reading the third book in the Red Rock Mysteries called Missing Pieces.  It's written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Chris Fabry.  It has 206 pages in it and I finished it in October of 2010.  It has three different stories going on.  One is about a bunch of teenagers bashing mailboxes and Bryce is trying to catch the thief...but the worst part is, he thinks it's his sister's boyfriend!  The other story is about Ashley.  She has seizures and her doctors keep having to switch her medicine.  Ashley doesn't know if she'll ever not have seizures.  The last one is about the Lunch Lady.  The fireman said that her daughter was killed in a fire.  But Mrs. Garcia, the Lunch Lady, thinks someone stole her baby! And Ashley is determined to find out what story is true.
I think the authors wrote this book because they wanted to teach kids to never give up.  For example, Bryce didn't give up on the idea the his sister's boyfriend is the thief even though people were telling him it wasn't true.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has trouble believing someone.

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I just finished reading the 148 paged book A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck on October 13, 2010.  It is about two siblings named Joey and Mary Alice who visit their Grandma each summer and their adventures with her.
I think the author wrote this book because he wanted to make kids laugh and have a lot of fun writing.  For example, it was really funny when Grandma went fishing illegally.
I would recommend this book to anybody.

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I finished the 250 paged book The Melting of Maggie Bean by Tricia Rayburn on October 16, 2010.  It is about a girl named Maggie who just can't stop gaining weight.  She wants to impress Peter Applewood and make the Water Wings swim team.  But that involves losing most of her 186 pounds.  Can she do it?
I think the author wrote this book to show people that you can't make fun of overweight people because they all have a personality of their own.  For example, Anabel and Julia laughed at Maggie when they saw her in a swimsuit and that made Maggie really self conscious.
I would recommend this book to any girl who has a lot of time to read...because you won't be putting this book down!