It's always been so hard to choose a favorite book. After a while, I chose a book by the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Nicholas Sparks. He has written four great books, "The Notebook", "A Walk to Remember" and "True Believer".  My favorite book of his, is "At First Sight".

"At First Sight" is about Jeremy Marsh moving from New York City, New York to a little town in North Carolina Called Boone Creek to live with his fiance, Lexi Darnell. He's not very excited to move down there and leave his big city life. When he got divorced from his first wife, he told himself that he was sure he would never leave New Your City, never give his heart away, and never become a parent. Yes, Jeremy and Lexi are getting married, but they are also going to have a baby. Everything is going fine until someone finds out some information. Someone starts sending Jeremy disturbing e-mails and they just keep coming and coming. It sets off the course of their marriage, because they never really fight and now they fight a lot. Also, it makes them question how well they know each other because they've only known each other for about a month or two and they already have a baby on the way, getting married, and living together. It also makes us question ourselves and how well we really know the ones we love! How do we handle everything that gets in the way between our friends and loved ones! How do we overcome our fears and learn to do not only what we want to do, but what other people want us to! If you want a good book to read, check out "At First Sight" by Nicholoas Sparks.

I've read many books in my entire educational career, but after several years of reading books, none stand out to me anymore. I tried and tried to find a nice one that I could read and actually enjoy, but I never found anything that grabbed me and hooked me in. Until now, from the National Bestselling Author, Jeanne DuPrau (writer of the Ember series) comes "Car Trouble". You can guess by just looking at the cover it is going to be a crazy yet enjoyable ride. The protagonist, Duff Pringle, is very interested and very talented in computers and technology. He has just landed a job in San Jose, California as a programmer for new technology and games. In order to get there, Duff must drive all over the country in his not-so-new Ford Escort. Unfortunatley, it breaks down and Duff is left with nothing to do. Will Duff move on? Is Duff stuck in the middle of nowhere? Read and find out!

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut is a gritty war novel that follows the experiences of solider Billy Pilgrim and his platoon. When Billy is captured by the Germans he is sent to a prisoner of war camp in Dresden, Germany. For a POW camp his time in Dresden is surprisingly good; he meets other soldiers who offer friendship and food and Pilgrim is allowed to tour the beautiful city of Dresden. All is well until one night when the Allied Forces decide to "light up the town". This one act leaves 130,00 people dead and Billy is forced by survivors to excavate corpses from the rubble. The novel just begins there, and it continues to follow Billy Pilgrims tumultuous life after WWII.

This book is about a fourteen year old girl named Georgia Nicolson that is writing a diary of her everyday life. She is a British school girl and her life is not much different than any other 14 year old girl. Her cat acts like a dog and she has to deal with her school and her friends at the same time! Her little 3 year old sister is very active and spoiled and doesn't know the word no. The boy she likes is 17 and he doesn't want to go out with her because she is too young. He tells her that there is a boy that he knows that would be good for her. To find out how the date goes with the mystery man you will have to read this book. On top of all that her dad is away on a trip trying to find a better job. This book is a series that will knock our socks off. If you want to learn more about Georgia you will have to read this book.

This novel is a sequel to "The Black Stallion". Alec Ramsay in the book "The Black Stallion" has always wanted a horse but couldn't afford one. While loading cargo on a ship, Alec sees a black horse fighting and willing to kill anyone to get free. After experiencing a terrible shipwreck, Alex follows the black stallion to a remote island and there is where he wins the Black's love and trust. In the sequel "The Black Stallion Revolts", the Black is not doing well in training for his races. Alec decided that he and the Black would travel west by plane. After upsetting the Black, the plane crashes and the Black is set out in the wild. After, jumping off of the plane Alec suffer from amnesia and is accused of being a murderer. Alec finds the Black who was the leader of a herd of wild horses and then wants to race him in the battle against the greatest horses of all. During the race when the Black is in the lead by a hair, Alec remembers who he is and urges the Black to more speed and wins the race! After the race, Alec calls his old friend Henry Dailey and his parents. This book will get you reading a mile a second.

My favorite book since I was little is "Green Eggs and Ham". The book is about a character named Sam I Am that keeps asking another character if he wants green eggs and ham and where would he like to eat them. Then at the end of the book he likes the green eggs and ham. He says, "He will eata them anywhere Sam I Am."

My favorite book would have to be holes. Holes is a book written by Louis Sachar, and it is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats, and he is charged for stealing a celebrity's shoes that were stolen from an auction to help the homeless. Stanley has one of two choices, either go to jail or go to a correctional facility. Stanley chooses to go to the correctional facility. The faciltiy is in the desert, and he is forced to dig holes six feet deep, under the blazing heat of the sun. He has bunkmates, and they are Armpit, Zero and X-ray. Evenually, Zero and Stanley escape from the camp and have only what they can find to survive on. With the knkowledge that they must turn back sooner or later, and the knowledge that if they go back, they may die, Zero and Stanley push on through the desert.

Jo’s father and all the men not to young and not to old are taken away with the soldiers for war. Now Jo is the man of the house and must watch after his mother and younger sister, Christine. The German soldiers come in, take over and set rules for the village.  Jo discovers Widow Horcada and her Jewish son, Benjamin, in the mountains, and things change.  He keeps this huge secret from his family, and everybody in his village. The German soldiers are everywhere. Their lives are at risk! Will the village plan work?

This book is so full of adventure and suspense that it can’t be put down from the first sentence. This book is great for anybody that is always ready for and adventure and will keep you on the edge of our seat until the end of the book. As I read the book I wasn’t completely sure I was going to like it n the beginning, but as I read more and more it turned out to be at thrill ride of suspense, adventure, but most of all pure  DANGER for the main character and his friends.

It is Los Angeles in the early seventies, and Stephen Friedman is living the groovy southern California life of a real estate wheeler-dealer. He is making money hand-over-fist and has long ago given up hope of finding the family he’s lost in war-torn Poland. But when a strange, deceased woman’s papers reveal that she possessed a priceless religious relic and that she many have been his mother, Stephen becomes hungry for answers. His hunger just might kill him. As Stephen frantically pursues his family’s lost legacy, someone pursues him, someone equally obsessed with the prize. Looks like the man most obsessed will gain everything. And the loser will lose it all.

Tyler’s nickname is Lemon, because he felt like one. He didn’t think he did anything right and he thought he was defective like the “lemon” of a car his mother once owned. Tyler best friend was Lymie. Late one night they snuck into the quarry to go swimming. There were “No Trespassing” signs everywhere, but it looked like fun. They jumped into the deep water and were fooling around when Tyler felt something sliding down his back. (Read some of pages 11-12). The dead man turned out to be the high school janitor and Tyler was determined to find out how and why he died. The only clue he has is two mysterious figures that drove away really fast that dark night. Who were they and would Tyler and Lymie be next!

Victor Flores is fifteen and is the sole provider for his mother, two sisters, and a five year old brother. His dad was killed in an industrial accident three years earlier and now Victor has the weight of the world on his shoulders. He works dusk to dawn with primitive tools trying to cultivate a corn crop. In Mexico the crop will not earn enough money to break even. Victor has little choice! His family barely eats now and he can’t bear to see his little brother go to bed hungry. He makes his decision to “cross the wire” into the United States to find work and send money home. Victor endures freezing temperatures, extreme heat, and many dangers as he attempts to cross the border into the U. S.

Bella Swan just moved from sunny Phoenix, Arizona, to dismal Forks, Washington, where she will live with her father. She is not too happy about moving especially being 17 and going to a new high school There Bella meets the the Cullens, an aloof and strange family. Who are the Cullens? Why does Edward stare at her with hatred, when she has never met him? Too many questions? Will Bella find out all the answers?